Announcing 2010/2011 Season Club Tryouts
Try-Out Information
Canyon PSA is an organized youth soccer club for girls and boys ages U9 to U18. We participate in The Coast Soccer League, and our club plays 10 months out of the year. Canyon PSA was established in 1998 and started out with 2 teams. Currently, we have 18 teams with 270+ families in the Canyon PSA Soccer Club program. Under the direction of Club Director Eddie Carrillo (Men’s Soccer Coach, Chapman University), Asst. Club Director Sal Lopez, and Technical Director Luis Balboa, who bring a combined 90 years of coaching experience and knowledge of the game, Canyon PSA provides a very experienced and professional staff. We are a strong competitive club that continues to grow and thrive with the focus to develop solid players on and off the soccer field. Our players are recruited from the Orange Unified School District area as well as surrounding areas.
Try-out Location: Riverdale Elementary School – 4540 E. Riverdale Ave, Anaheim (Lakeview/Riverdale, near Kaiser Hospital) Parking in back of school
Each year Canyon PSA players are selected through a try-out process conducted by our professional coaching staff and Club Directors. Players are encouraged to attend as many of the try-outs as possible in order to receive multiple evaluations during the try-out period.
2010-2011 Try-Out Materials
All players must complete the try-out profile form before participating in a tryout. Each player will receive an individual tryout numbered at each tryout attended. It is recommended that you attend all tryouts for your age group. Please arrive 15 minutes before your try-out time so you can complete the tryout profile form.
All players must wear shin guards and bring a ball and water to each tryout. Please reference the Age group information chart below to determine the correct age group your player will try-out for.
Team Selection
During tryouts, each age group is evaluated by several of the Club’s professional coaching staff who evaluates players for their age group. With the Club Directors, each Coach will select their players for the teams for the 2010-2011 soccer season.
Training:
Competitive teams, U10 thru U12 typically train two days per week for 1 ½ hours. U13 and older, typically train two to three days per week for 2 hours. Training fields are Riverdale Elementary and Villa Park High School. Currently, High school aged players receive additional sessions, which among other things, specialized strength and conditioning, life skills training, and college recruitment preparation
PSA Soccer Club, Inc Philosophy
It’s not only about winning. It’s about teaching, growing, and developing the elements necessary to compete at the college level and beyond. The Panther Soccer Academy wants to develop technically sound players with a vision of how the game should be played. We strive to win without sacrificing learning. We want players to build a base that will empower them during critical early stages of development. Desire, attitude, intensity, character, personality, and accountability are but a few of the traits we look for and will develop in our players. In the end, we do not wish to be judged by how many championships were won or lost. We want to be judged by how our players matured and developed into not only college caliber soccer players, but also great people. Our ultimate goal is to provide an environment where our players can reach their goals of playing in College and beyond.
Club Directors
Eddie Carrillo — Club Director: Canyon PSA was founded and has been under the direction of Eddie Carrillo since 1998. Eddie is currently the Director of Coaching @ Chapman University. Eddie has over 23 years of coaching experience with both men and women at the College, High School and Club levels. Chapman University is one of the top Division III University’s in the west region and is a perennial NCAA tournament participant. Contact info: 714-308-2985 or email carrillo@chapman.edu
Luis Balboa - Technical Director: Luis Balboa joined Canyon PSA in 2003. Luis has brought over 31 years of Club coaching experience to our club. His international and professional experience as a player and coach has helped direct our club to a more professional mindset. In addition to being a vital factor in his son’s development, (Marcelo Balboa—former US National team Captain and player of the year), Luis has coached many collegiate and professional players as well many top soccer clubs in southern California. Contact info: 562-756-6844