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The Union FC '99 Boys teams represent the youngest members in Union FC, players born after 9/1/1999. The players range in age from 5 1/2 to 7 years old. Most of the players are playing 'up' against older players in league play. Like many teams in the club in the past, they are playing against older players in their formative years.
While this is difficult in terms of achieving favorable match results, it is, on the other hand, beneficial for the players/teams long and short term development. All players 9 years and younger play on the same size field in league play. The jump to 11 v 11 on full-size fields donest occur until late in the U/10 age group. At some point in the next few years, the team may play back in their own age group so its likely that they will be playing U/9 for the next few years.
Union FC is an fully inclusive club which offers an environment for all young players who are given the best opportunity to develop their skills and joy of the game with out the pressure to win at all costs. At the youngest ages there can be very large differences in ages, size and athletic ability of players Union FC looks at the dedication and joy of playing of the player. Our goal is long term development.
Union FC believes that any player regardless of age if they show ability and dedication to the game should have the opportunity to play on an older/upper level team in order to challenge each player and provide valuable learning experiences. The Union FC philosophy is unique for our local area as all players are members of the club and not individual teams.This model, which is not unique to high level clubs, allows us to bring out the best in all of the players.
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