Braddock Road Youth Club (BRYC) has had a rich history in the community since 1966. With growing numbers in the area, BRYC was created to ensure everyone got a chance to get involved in group sport activities. Starting with the first game in 1966, BRYC has brought group sports to an estimated 175,000 children. Every thing we do, our goal is to create and foster a positive environment for the children to grow and learn as indiviuals and as a team. At BRYC Elite Soccer we are committed to produce players who demonstrate advanced technical skills, those who value ball retention and can perform at an aesthetically pleasing level, and players who are able to operate effectively in multiple systems of play and with a greater cerebral appreciation of the game. In order for our club to best facilitate this commitment to our membership, we have defined a systematic program for teaching specific training ground themes at the most appropriate stages of players’ physical, psychosocial and coordinative development. We have established development pods within our club structure, (Technical, Formation & Competition), which mirror the standard age bands of most progressive education systems currently in place in the USA – Elementary, Middle & High School. Our age grouping allows us to successfully implement a teaching curriculum that best fits the development stages of youth soccer players and replicates what standard US education programs follow in the general education of students in America. Our emphasis at all stages of player development is to stress individual player improvement/growth, and to protect against the tendency for players, parents and coaches to focus on the success of independent teams within our club.