ALBION SC was founded in 1981, and in 1998 the club of 6 teams moved in a direction to build a world class youth soccer club and become the industry leader. ALBION SC hired the best coaches and administrators, and developed an exemplary soccer curriculum based on technical superiority, game situations, and principles that would build a clear identity and style of play. Committed to the player and the best pathway for success in reaching the college or professional level, the club built a culture that fosters standards of excellence and winning habits to develop the player and person for a lifetime.
ALBION SC Central Valley (based in Fresno/Clovis, Ca) is seeking an experienced soccer professional to serve as our Development Director. This position is ultimately responsible for ensuring the success of all of our U8-U10 players and teams, within the ALBION SC philosophy and curriculum.
The successful applicant will be committed to the long term, holistic development of the individual player within the team concept. They will be comfortable leading other coaches and will be self motivated, self directed and driven to inspire excellence within their department. They will also be a team player who leads by example, and is aligned with a club driven development model.
The successful applicant will also head coach a maximum of 2 teams.
The ALBION Soccer Club believes in player development as the approach to building the soccer club and individual teams, while always maintaining a club atmosphere. We use a standardized curriculum that keeps the entire program operating together and developing the players in the same fashion. Our entire coaching staff gets trained on the "ALBION Way"; a system geared to train and develop the player and teams in the most progressive manner.
We expect every player in the club to master the “Core Curriculum" of ALBION SC allowing all of our players to have the best foundation to play the game and exhibit some of the best technical skills in Southern California.
As we develop our younger players and teams with a concentration on technical training and possession, the players will eventually graduate through the program year by year to a greater level of tactical training, where movement off the ball and decisions on the ball become extremely important. We believe in out of state travel and competitions to develop the players and teams to compete with other Regional and National soccer powerhouses. The players learn how to travel and prepare for competition away from home and th...ey will face different playing conditions and styles of play. Our focus has always been on player development and through our own curriculum, we seek to advance ALBION SC player’s onto the college and professional level. The structure of ALBION SC allows the philosophy and curriculum to be fully executed giving the players the best environment to develop and succeed.
With the heavy influence of US Soccer and the US Development Academy the staff and the curriculum being built here will also heavily influence the methods, the approach, and the overall direction of the ALBION SC curriculum.
