Pre ECNL (U12)

Pre ECNL (U12)

Ongoing multi-disciplinary player development is paramount to developing well rounded players comfortable competing in a variety of gameday scenarios. AFC strives to start the development of player talent early in the youth development curve and inline with our mission statement and style of play. AFC Pre ECNL is one cornerstone step to achieve this.

Currently registered players from Castro Valley Soccer Club (CVSC), Clippers FC (CFC) & Piedmont (PSC) Soccer Club’s top teams are eligible to try out for our Pre-ECNL program.

These include: CVSC’s Green, CFC’s Red, and PSC’s Purple teams at the U12 age group.

Where a club has a particularly strong age group, the Director of Coaching, may recommend players from the second team for that age/gender.

  • This will be a year round program (Fall, Winter & Spring)

    Try-outs for this will be held after club tryouts in May.

    Here are details of those try-outs:

    • Wednesday 13th May, 2026:

      • 5-6.30pm - U12 Girls

      • 6.45-8.15pm - U12 Boys

    • Thursday 14th May, 2026:

      • 5-6.30pm - U12 Girls

      • 6.45-8.15pm - U12 Boys

    After completion of CVSC, CFC and PSC try-outs, players that make the appropriate teams will be given a link to sign up for the Pre-ECNL try-outs.

    Players will be selected based on the ‘AFC Key Player Qualities’, with final decisions made by the Pre-ECNL Director

  • Accepted players will be provided with the following additional opportunities to put them on the AFC Pathway:

    • Pre-ECNL camp in the summer (5 days. 2 hours per day)

      • U12 Boys: Monday 22nd June - Friday 26th June - 10.45am-12.45pm @ Alden Oliver Sports Park

      • U12 Girls: Monday 22nd June - Friday 26th June - 1pm-3pm @ Alden Oliver Sports Park

    • Weekly once per week training during fall (when their club team is not practicing) 

    • Weekly once per week training during winter (when their club team is not practicing)

    • Weekly once per week training during spring (when their club team is not practicing)

    • 4 scrimmages throughout the year 

    • 2 tournaments throughout the year (typically one in Fall/Winter and one in Spring)

    • AFC Pre-ECNL Training Uniform (will also be used for games)

    All of this will be in addition to the player’s own team training commitments, with their current team.

    All sessions will be led by our Pre-ECNL Directors, Stuart Harte & Marco Plascencia.

  • There will be a cost for the program that will cover the whole season.

    Total investment includes all costs that are involved with the program (coaching, fields, uniform, tournament cost, referees and all administrative costs).

    Total investment = $TBD for 2026/2027 Season
    (Investment for 2025/2026 season was $1350)

    Payments can be made over 7 separate payments