PHMSA offers a variety of programs for all ages and skill levels. Players follow a player development pathway that starts with Playground and Schoolyard, and then moves on to Fall Core, Spring Select, Spring Academy, Fall Select, and ultimately AYSO United East Bay. Players that age out of our youth programs then have the ability to play in our AYSO Adult Soccer program.
All of our programs follow the AYSO 6 philosophies:
Everyone Plays
Balanced Teams
Open Registration
Positive Coaching
Good Sportsmanship
Player Development
Program Descriptions
Playground: This program is for our youngest athletes. It is specifically tailored to focus on fine motor skills and body mechanics using soccer related activities. Playground sessions are once a week during the Fall and Spring
Schoolyard: The Schoolyard program is an academy style program that introduces players to soccer and focuses on developing the basic techniques in a fun, relaxed environment. This program has once-a-week sessions on Sundays during the Fall where players participate in skill building soccer related activities, and then finish with a fun scrimmage-like game. No teams are formed and the sessions are coed.
Fall Core: 2022 UPDATE: Registration for our Fall 2022 program in now open; refer to the "Fall 2022" tab on the home page for details.
Spring Select 2022: Registration for the 2022-2023 Spring Select Season Tryout will take place in late November and early December.
Winter Training Academy 2022/2023: our winter training academy will be run by coaches from AMO Soccer Academy It is open to all kids with birth years 2009-2017 and will consist of 10 weekly 1-hour training sessions on either Saturday or Sunday at fields in Martinez and Pleasant Hill. Training cohorts of 13-15 kids will be formed and focus will be placed on technical and tactical skill development. The program will start in early December and run through early February (with breaks during the holiday weekends).
Spring Academy: The spring academy will consist of two hourly training sessions each week for 10 weeks (20 overall training sessions). The training sessions will be run by coaches from AMO Soccer Academy and focus on technical and tactical development.
AYSO United East Bay: This is the top level of the player pathway and is the official club program of AYSO. PHMSA supports the AYSO United East Bay club and encourages our players to tryout for the United teams each May. Additional information can be found on the AYSO United East Bay website at www.aysounitedeastbay.org.
AYSO Adult Soccer: The newest program to PHMSA, AYSO Adult Soccer offers a place for adults to play soccer in a fun, safe, and friendly environment. This program will be officially rolling out in the near future.