The technical preparation of each player is the most important aspect in the developmental program at SEFA Soccer. A soccer player is continuously under pressure to perform successfully, and we provide the skills required to achieve that success through our technical training programs. A combination of different movements and actions that do not repeat each other in structure are key to developing these high level skills — the ability to change the combination of movements in random succession is what leads to successful player development.

The ability to receive, handle, pass, feint and dribble the ball, along with striking techniques, are the most important elements of modern football, and the most sought after players are those who display these high level techniques. Coaches at SEFA Soccer pay special attention to developing and refining these skills.

Soccer tactics consist of knowledge, skills and the ability to understand the situation. Tactical preparation of each player is a very important component of the game, especially for players aged 13 years and older. The ability to recognize different patterns, to adapt to different game formations, to choose the correct position on the field, to “read the game” and to distinguish between attacking and defensive tactics are all extremely important elements of modern soccer.

A proven training process at SEFA Soccer includes mandatory viewing of post-game video. We carefully analyze both our failures and our successes, supplemented by video of world class players and teams showing similar situations and how to properly execute those plays. The result is instant feedback and understanding.

In football there are two aspects of training: general and physical. General training provides the comprehensive development of the player's physical abilities; physical training develops the functional capabilities specific to each football player.

Our approach to physical training at SEFA Soccer is based on a combination of player age and physical development. For younger players we focus more on the development of coordination, agility and running technique. At the older ages (13 years and up) the emphasis shifts toward speed endurance, strength endurance and explosive, high speed maneuverability and movement. The purpose of this program is to be able to perform these techniques at a consistently high level.

The success of a player can be amplified by knowledge of the basics of psychology. In the interactions between coach and player, questions arise requiring proper feedback, and proper planning is required to deliver the correct answer. The strategy of preparing an athlete in an individual sport is very different from preparing an athlete in a soccer team: in the former it is a single individual, in the latter a single individual within a group of many.

Generally, children under 12 are interested primarily in the training process itself, and the quality of soccer in itself is of no interest to them. Children over 12 are more critical and more prone to analysis, and are therefore more interested in the fine tuning of their skill set. That is why we at SEFA Soccer consider psychological preparation as challenging, and as requiring an individual approach tailored to each player.