Players enter the TST Family in our free Just For Girls program for 6 and 7 year olds that runs in the Spring and Fall of each year. Just For Girls is designed to give young girls a strong foundation in the technical skills needed to grow and succeed in competitive soccer. Training is largely play-based, allowing girls to learn through trial and error, build creativity, and develop confidence in a supportive environment. By starting during these vital early years, we can support their development from the very beginning.

 

From the U8 age group, our teams are then exposed to competition and this is where our club program truly begins. In our youngest age group players are part of a training pool that splits each weekend for games. Considering the significant difference in rate of development experienced within these formative years, we feel the pool approach allows us to best provide the necessary level of developmentally appropriate challenge for players within these ages. As such, the groups are fluid and players should expect to play with different people each week.​ Teams will then become fixed for the year as they get older. 

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With player development at the center of what we do, it is not uncommon to see the concept of horizontal integration applied across our teams. In essence, this means players of different ages may be afforded the chance to play and train up, or across age groups, with even the boys and girls coming together as and when appropriate.