who we are
the fcd way
As a member of FC Dallas East Texas (FCD-ETX), you will have access to a wealth of resources, opportunities, and assistance. The FCD Professional Team and Professional Coaching staff, Toyota Stadium and Toyota Soccer Center, MLS games, The FCD Juniors Program, Elite Clubs National League, a front office staff to help in administrative work and collections, increased fundraising opportunities, college advising, international partnerships, a rapidly growing affiliate program, pool training, national recognition, School of Excellence camps, continuing education for our coaches, professional camps and clinics, distinction, continuity, tradition, and success The future of youth soccer is in The FCD Way. We encourage our players to find the way or, busca la forma, as it is said in Spanish.
The FCD Way is a collective method of soccer coaching and play; a system that embodies more than just the type of soccer skills and techniques we teach on the field. It reaches beyond the notions of winning; and instead challenges players to focus on success and fulfillment of both on and off the field achievements.
The FCD Way shapes the very essence of our development program. It incorporates player welfare, integrity, individual effort, academic support & college preparation, sportsmanship, work ethic, brand loyalty, and an unparalleled sense of honor and respect for the game.
Our focus extends beyond giving kids the opportunity to succeed in soccer we want kids to succeed in their futures.
Player Development
Player Development Model
FC Dallas is striving to become the best soccer club in the country by changing the current local youth soccer culture for our players. Our club is player-centric and not team-centric or coach-centric. We are able to focus our attention on player development and put less emphasis on team success by connecting our teams together with this common curriculum and encouraging player movement and training opportunities within the club. We also continue to provide better opportunities for soccer development by stressing individual creativity and free play over regimented team structure and team results. By following The FCD Way, our model for successful player development, we will build our players self-esteem and creative abilities and accelerate the learning process.
College placement for our players will remain a priority and we will place a large number of them into college programs by developing technically sound players, educating them on the college recruitment process via our college preparation program, and networking with our existing college contacts. Increasing numbers also have opportunities to interact with the FC Dallas first team. Our goal is and will continue to be to put our youth players into MLS and top tier college programs. At FC Dallas, we aim to develop a strong, supportive, and growing fan base for our brand and for all members of the FC Dallas family.
FC Dallas Professional Level
The Professional team was founded in 1996 and is owned by Hunt Sports Group. Originally named the Dallas Burn it played its games in the Cotton Bowl. In 2005 the club rebranded and changed its name to FC Dallas. It plays all its home games at Toyota Stadium, a 20,000 seat soccer specific stadium located in Frisco. In 2006 FC Dallas formed exclusive partnerships with Mexican First Division team Tigres UANL as well as Brazil First Division team Clube Atletico Paranaense (CAP).
CLUB CURRICULUM
The FCD Way as we like to refer to it, is a collective method of soccer coaching and play; a system that embodies more than just the type of soccer skills and techniques we teach on the field. It reaches beyond the notions of winning and instead challenges players to focus on success and fulfillment of on and off the field achievements and goals. The FCD Way shapes the very essence of our developmental program. It incorporates both on the field training, as well as off the field principles including player welfare, college preparation and recruiting, academic support, integrity and fair dealings, sportsmanship, and work ethic. Our focus extends beyond giving kids the opportunity to succeed in soccer we want kids to succeed in the world around them. Each FC Dallas ETX (FCD-ETX) Coach will receive a copy of The FCD Coaching Manual, including access to the very techniques and on field systems that distinguish our program from so many others. The FCD Way will be consistently implemented and followed from every age of development all the way up into our professional team. We want our players to be identifiable and distinguished. To play as an FCDY player is more than wearing an FCD jersey: it is having professional soccer education, professional training, and involvement within the same development system utilized by our professional team.
The FCD-ETX Age Specific Soccer Curriculum will provide each player the opportunity to play soccer in a supportive and rewarding environment that emphasizes player development in a challenging, yet enjoyable way. It is a superior alternative to recreational team programs and offers Boys and Girls age U7-U19 the opportunity for advanced team development in soccer through a detailed progressive curriculum.
The FCD-ETX Soccer Curriculum is committed to bringing more technical expertise into each specific age-group program, creating a curriculum of instruction specific to developmental needs at each age group level. It has the focused objective of developing players of all skill levels and preparing those players for the game at the competitive level.
The Curriculum is based on key developmental needs that have been identified for each age group. The program is divided into modules that follow a progressive curriculum that focuses on fundamentals, applied techniques and tactical awareness in game situations. The FCD-ETX coaching staff will follow the coaching curriculum developing the technical, tactical, physical, and mental components of the game in an age appropriate manner. Through this curriculum, coaches are able to develop players and groups within their pool in a way that best suits their progress and developmental needs.