Exclusive Women’s Pro Team Youth Development and Club Affiliate Programs Are Built For Area Youth, Teams, and Clubs!!!

The Philadelphia Independence is proud to announce the introduction of its new Team Independence Youth Development Program and Club Affiliate Program, marking the emergence of one of the most comprehensive soccer youth systems in the United States. The Team Independence Youth Development Program is a multi-faceted system that gives Delaware Valley region players and teams the best opportunity for top performance in their sport. Team Independence, an important and integrated business directorate within the Philadelphia Independence women’s pro soccer team, is developing what will be a vast network of boys and girls teams, camps, clinics, and training services. “By continually refining and building this pro team component, and strengthening it with professional team resources,” says General Manager Terry Foley, “we have created a Team Independence Youth Development Program that is unparalleled and will become the industry standard for performance excellence in the world of soccer youth development.”

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The Team Independence Youth Development Program, under the leadership of Philadelphia Independence pro team personnel, such as Olympian and UNC All-American Staci Wilson, provides male and female players with stepping-stones to achieve the highest level of soccer learning and success. Team Independence coaches and trainers possess a distinctive wealth of knowledge and experience at every level of soccer. In addition to individual expertise and acclaim, youth development coaches are equipped with high-quality, standardized Independence curricula for all activities to maximize player understanding, fitness, soccer technique, and success. Within the new youth development model, training programs challenge players technically, physically, and psychologically in an environment conducive to learning, competition, and fun. The program also offers a variety of diet, nutrition, fitness, conditioning, speed, agility, and general wellness training through the Team Independence Center For Sports Excellence.

In addition to providing high level soccer training, the Independence has strengthened the soccer community in the Philadelphia region by developing great relationships between the professional team and surrounding clubs. The creation of both the Club Affiliate and Independence Membership programs invite local clubs to be directly connected and involved with pro team activities and success. According to Kelly Rowland, Director of Outreach for the Independence, “the Affiliate program is a free association with our organization that allows local clubs to truly take advantage of having a Women’s Professional Soccer team in Philadelphia. The Membership program provides terrific inside access to the pro team Independence while also offering ticket packages, camp discounts, and much more. These programs will be of great value to local teams and players and will benefit area clubs on multiple levels.”

“The number of soccer clubs joining the Philadelphia Independence Club Affiliate program has exceeded our expectations,” says Staci Wilson, Assistant Coach and Team Independence Director, “we are proud that all kinds of area clubs are coming into our program – large, medium, and small clubs from all around Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Southern New Jersey. If you love the sport and youth development, come be a part of the Independence.” According to Wilson, the first five Team Independence Affiliate Clubs are: Philadelphia SC (PA), Haverford SC (PA), Amity AC SC (PA), Harrison SC (NJ), and Cherry Hill FC (NJ).

The Philadelphia Independence is proud to strengthen the Philadelphia soccer community with an advanced and responsive Youth Development Program. To take advantage of Team Independence capabilities – sign up today for one of its many training, camp, clinic, or affiliation programs by visiting www.wpsphillyindependence.com or www.teamindependence.org.

For more information about Women’s Professional Soccer in Philadelphia, including news about player drafts and ticketing programs, stay tuned to www.wpsphillyindependence.com.

Dear Soccer Partners and Friends,

On behalf of the Philadelphia Independence, I want to welcome you to the Independence family. As you know, we are the 8th franchise to enter the Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) league and are proud to be getting underway for our spring 2010 season start. We are building our soccer club and team affiliate programs, expanding our youth development organization and capabilities, preparing our fan experience and ticketing programs, and cultivating strong relationships with Philadelphia fans and communities.

The Philadelphia Independence Club Affiliation and Membership programs are being built to provide local soccer clubs the opportunity to be closely connected to and involved with the Philadelphia Independence. You can expect our no-cost Club Affiliation program to provide your organization with insider access to our pro team, and allow your club to truly take advantage of having a Women’s Professional Soccer team in Philadelphia. The Membership Program will provide tremendous access to the Independence players while also offering unique ticket packages, camp and training discounts, and much more. These programs and partnership initiatives will be very attractive and of great value to your club, teams, and players and will help to strengthen the ties between your club, the Independence pro team, our youth development programs, and our surrounding communities. We are excited about working with your club, and will be sending you more information about the programs we are developing very soon.

Finally, please expect to hear from me or others in the front office as we arrange to visit your club and introduce ourselves, share with you our excitement, and hear your thoughts about the team and this great adventure. Meanwhile, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me and/or Staci Wilson, the former Olympian and one of our assistant coaches. Staci’s contact information is provided below as well. We look forward to partnering with your clubs and speaking with you soon!

Sincerely,

Kelly Rowland | Operations Manager & Director of Outreach
Philadelphia Independence
Philadelphia Women’s Pro Soccer LLC
Two Penn Center, Suite 200 | Philadelphia, PA 19102
office: 1-877-WPS-PHIL
email: kelly.rowland@wpsphillyindependence.com
website: www.wpsphillyindependence.com

Staci Wilson | Assistant Coach & Outreach
Philadelphia Independence
Philadelphia Women’s Pro Soccer LLC
Two Penn Center, Suite 200 | Philadelphia, PA 19102
office: 1-877-WPS-PHIL
email: staci.wilson@wpsphillyindependence.com
website: www.wpsphillyindependence.com

This large training organization provides the perfect cradle-to-grave structure for the soccer athlete starting at an early age with camps and Youth Premier Soccer League (YPSL) participation, evolving to its high school and college minor league teams within Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) and National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), and culminating in the pro team’s designated women’s minor league feeder team, the CDSA Future. This elaborate youth soccer progression system, all of its coaches/trainers, sports professionals, methodologies, and facilities are part of Team Dynamics, which is owned and operated by the same ownership team as the WPS Philadelphia 2010 women’s pro soccer organization.

Says Team Dynamics founder Matt Driver, “I am proud to see our professional soccer training and development programs continue to grow and now include thousands of youth soccer players and hundreds of teams and community programs across Pennsylvania, Delaware, and southern New Jersey communities. The final piece to this exciting Team Dynamics pyramid was added on March 16, 2009, when the WPS awarded Philadelphia the 8th women’s pro team franchise, and Team Dynamics became an important and permanent corporate entity within the WPS Philadelphia women’s pro team parent company.”

Team Dynamics provided our teams with PRO-FESSIONAL trainers who were sensitive to the needs of our individual teams and players. This was important as our teams are of different ages and genders. Team Dynamics did not come with a pre-written training manual, rather we discussed together each teams’ needs. The summer camps provided proficient soccer training and mixed work with fun. Also, any questions I had were answered with a single phone call to the organization.”

Ron Di Giovanni, Former President – Upper Twp Soccer Association

Dave Melcher, North Caroline High School