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WELCOME TO THE HERITAGE SOCCER CLUB! |
| ABOUT HERITAGE SOCCER CLUB |
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Founded in 2002, Heritage Soccer Club is a Pleasant Hill/Martinez based, non-profit organization that provides a competitive soccer program (also known as "Club") that is open to those children 8 to 18 years of age that have the skills, desire, and commitment to play soccer at a higher level and who want to receive training from experienced coaches. This training provides our members with the skills to play for their high school soccer teams, and in some cases, play collegiately.
Heritage offers a fun, safe, and solid foundation for your children to learn soccer, and at the same time, make lifelong friends. With over 30 coaches and trainers, the depth of soccer knowledge at Heritage is tremendous. We hire the best coaches and trainers in the area that hold National licenses, coach high school soccer, played collegiate soccer, and/or played professionally. All of the coaches in our younger age groups emphasize teaching ball skills and technical aspects of the game in order to lay the foundation for whatever level your child wants to achieve—be it to play for their high school team, or even collegiately. Many of our coaches have tremendous collegiate contacts, which has paid dividends for some of our members.
In order to ensure Heritage teams play at the highest competitive level they can, Heritage keeps up our yearly affiliations with California Youth Soccer Association-North (CYSA) and US Club Soccer, which allows our teams to play in these organizations’ respective playing leagues and tournaments. Affiliation notwithstanding, Heritage Board members and other Heritage parent volunteers are very active in these organizations, providing Heritage with the stability needed to continue offering a solid soccer program. These are very important attributes when looking at any soccer organization.
| OUR MISSION STATEMENT |
To provide a highly competitive soccer program for our players and parents in Pleasant Hill, Martinez and surrounding areas through our program of player development under the guidance of experienced and successful coaches and Club training staff committed to excellence and continued challenge for our kids to be their best. |
Our training goal is to develop continually successful teams so that players have a positive soccer experience while challenging players to play at the highest level they can in a healthy and safe environment. |
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| Specific Objectives |
Our efforts and energies are directed to the following objectives:
- We strive to develop players at all levels of play by building and improving their skills, confidence, fitness, and a sense of teamwork while maintaining a safe and positive environment.
- We are committed to developing coaches to the highest level through a quality instructional program.
- We encourage and promote ethical and moral behavior, good sportsmanship, community involvement and good citizenship.
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Heritage Soccer Club is looking to aggressively expand soccer opportunities to areas that have traditionally been underserved. This is achieved through the efforts of community outreach programs, company sponsorships/promoting, and volunteers. Join us and be a part of an experience that shapes our communities youth. |
MEMBERSHIP: Many of the kids that make up Heritage’s 24 teams are your neighbors, with nearly 200 living within the Mt Diablo Unified School District boundaries and 70 living within the Martinez Unified School District. We also have kids who, seeing the value that Heritage provides, travel from surrounding communities to try out and play in the organization. This diversity provides all within Heritage a chance to create friendships with those kids outside their normal, everyday surroundings.
Heritage 2009 Membership
City
Martinez/Pacheco 102
Pleasant Hill 86
Concord/Clayton 50
Lamorinda 36
Antioch 29
Walnut Creek 27
Pittsburg 22
Bay Point 21
Other 8 |
School Districts
Mount Diablo 198
Martinez 69
Acalanes 48
Antioch 29
Pittsburg 29
Other 8
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Costs
Because of our many volunteers (including our all volunteer Board) within our organization, our fees are very competitive when compared to other local Clubs. For 2011 our base registration fee will be $850 for U9-U11 and $1100 for U12-U19. Financial aid and flexible payment options are available. Initial payment of $250 for U9-U11 and $300 for U12-U19 is due at registration.
New this year we are offering the following discounts/refunds
- Increasing Sibling discounts for 3rd family players and beyond
- U9-U11 Team Refund for teams who register 12+ paid players by July 31st. More information at club registration night.
- U12-U19 Team Refund for teams who register 16+paid players by July 31st.
- Club Financial Goals Dividend in Feb 2012 for all paid players when the club exceeds our 2011 financial goals. More information at registration.
- Player financial aid available– volunteer hours required
- Flexible payment plans available
- Only 10 total volunteer hours per team required – No volunteer deposits.
Fees include: Fields for games and practices, Registration costs from CYSA and US CLUB, Coaches and Trainers, Referees for league games, coaching equipment (Soccer Balls, cones, flags, vests), two week all club soccer camp, our soccer academy, goalkeeper specific training sessions, and a practice T-shirt.
Fees also include our HSC Health, Strength and Conditioning program. Soccer is a contact sport that is physically demanding, requiring players to be strong and fit as well as possess skills. Heritage’s HSC program is designed to help prevent injuries and provide our kids with the foundation to meet the physical demands of soccer.
Fees do not include: Tournaments, approx $30 per player, per tournament (Most teams will attend 3 to 5 tournaments a year). Spring league, (Some teams will choose to participate in spring league, in place of tournaments through the spring) and Uniforms (approx $100 purchased from Soccer Pro Pleasant Hill).
Club soccer does entail a nearly year round commitment from both the players and the parents; however, there are down times throughout the season to ensure players are rested. Typically this is 3 to 4 weeks in May or June, and a break from Late November to Mid February. For those players with the abilities and commitment, Heritage soccer is a very rewarding experience. If you have any questions regarding Heritage Soccer Club, please contact any one of our Board members or coaching staff. |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Our all volunteer board is also made up of your neighbors, and includes teachers and business leaders from Pleasant Hill, Martinez, Concord and Lafayette. All are also active in their business community, churches and/or schools.
TRYOUTS: Every year, Heritage conducts open tryouts to either create new teams or add players to existing Heritage teams. Tryouts for the teams are conducted mid February (U9-U14) and the first of April (U15-U19) with practices starting in April or May. During the summer, teams participate in tournaments playing other Club teams in the state in order to hone their skills for the fall league season that runs from September through November. In late winter, our teams participate in state-wide tournaments.
FIELDS: Nearly all Heritage practices and home games are scheduled on Pleasant Hill and Martinez fields, including College Park and Alhambra HS all-weather fields. Heritage and its members were instrumental in providing financial backing for the all-weather field at College Park High School and thus has priority use of the field, except for when the school or District have activities at the field.
Club soccer does entail a nearly year round commitment from both the players and the parents; however, there are down times throughout the season to ensure players are rested. For those players with the abilities and commitment, Heritage soccer is a very rewarding experience. If you have any questions regarding Heritage Soccer Club, please contact any one of our Board members or coaching staff. |
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