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"Youth sport development – Could we learn some lessons from the French soccer development process? Here is some food for thought. This transcends soccer! • Emphasis on experimentation and creativity not matches • Access to top coaches • Value on unstructured play • 7 year olds play no format larger than 5V5 • No child slotted into one position until teenage years • Individual technique emphasized through age 16 over tactics • Coaches need to be quality demonstrators • Yelling at players not tolerated • All training must be fun"

"We are incredibly excited about this new partnership with the French Football Federation. As part of our vision to be among the top leagues in the world by 2022, we are committed to becoming leaders in the area of player development. This initiative will provide an important learning opportunity for MLS youth academies."

"The French way – We must always take a look at successful soccer nations and learn from what they do and how they do it. (...) The French have had great success in producing winning teams and highly skilled players. And, they seem to have a working, well thought-out formula in place to continue to do so in the future."

"The idea was to focus on who’s coaching the coaches. We decided to go to the source. The French Football Federation really revolutionized player development in Europe. It’s about creating intelligent players. It’s about teaching the coaches how to set that up, how to do that."

"I’ve noticed how in-depth and how comprehensively the French think about what they’re doing. Can we see ourselves as educators, rather than coaches? In other words: not playing to win on the weekend but developing the player to win in the future and to become a professional."

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"I wanted to congratulate you on having brought FSI to the school.  As parents, we have been enjoying Seiji’s training and Seiji’s Saturday games and clinics.  It is really inspiring to be able to meet with renown French soccer players who are currently playing at teams like the LA Galaxy.  It also adds to the purpose of our children being at SDFAS to be able to have after school activities in French. Ludovic is also a very warm and enthusiastic coach whom the children really like.”

"It’s sounds pretty exciting. The level of play over in Europe is definitely higher than here in the United States, so we want to see what they have to offer.”

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"Best developmental training for players and coaches in CA! If you want your child to develop their skill, knowledge of the game, knowledge of the field, how to make solutions for their teammates and make better decisions during state of play then know FSI will be able to attain this development for your child. As a coach I am able to take my team to next level play and myself to next level coaching! One thousand thank you’s FSI !"

"I think it’s great that they’re giving back to the community and especially if it’s something they want to start, like, building a rapport here, I think it’s a good idea they’re giving back.”