EARLY SOCCER DEVELOPMENT (ESD)

ESD is our fun and exciting youth soccer program for both boys and girls who were born between 2015 and 2017. This program will expose your child to the game of soccer in a fun way, while developing the skills necessary at this age as a foundation for future growth.

• Our full-time, trained, and licensed staff coaches will work with volunteer parent coaches to provide a great overall experience.  Professional soccer players from Penn FC are often guest coaches at our training sessions.
  
• Programs typically run one night a week with games on the weekend.
  
• If you child would like to play with a friend, please note that on the registration!
  
• All Program Enrollment can be completed under the 'Registration' Tab at the top of the page.

FALL

• ESD's Fall season features training sessions on Tuesday nights from 5:30pm - 6:30pm and games on Saturday mornings. 
  
• Training sessions are run by a variety of staff coaches at Penn FC Youth, former professionals and current College soccer players. 
  
• All Program Enrollment can be completed under the 'Registration' Tab at the top of the page.
• LDSA's FALL REC Program is eight weeks on Monday evenings from 5:30pm to 6:30pm at Swatara Creek Park (151 S Hanover St, Hershey).  The program will run from Mid-August to October. The first four weeks will be training. Players will be divided randomly at the beginning of the session into groups and receive instruction from the PennFC Professional Players.
• After the fourth week of training, players will be assigned to teams and provided a colored t-shirt corresponding to their team color. Each team will then be coached by parent coaches. For the next four weeks the teams will play games.

WINTER

• Registration for LDSA's Winter Session January 2023- February 2023 - Registration pending
• LDSA's WINTER REC Program will take place on Saturday mornings in January and February at In The Net (798 Airport Road, Palmyra PA) and will include 30 mins of Technical Training and a 30 min game.  Technical sessions will be lead by Denis Clark (Penn FC Youth's Player Development Director) with assistance from other Penn FC Trainers.

SPRING

• ESD's spring session features training sessions on Tuesday nights at Swatara Creek Park (151 S Hanover St, Hershey)from 5:30 - 6:30pm and games on Saturday mornings. 
  
• Tuesday night training sessions are overseen by our full-time, licensed staff with the help of our fantastic volunteer coaches and Penn FC players. 
  
• The season will start Mid-April and run until the end of May.
  
• All Program Enrollment can be completed under the 'Registration' Tab at the top of the page.
• LDSA's SPRING REC Program begins in April and runs for 6 consecutive weeks.  The program is held on Mondays from 5:30pm - 6:30pm at Swatara Creek Park (151 S Hanover St, Hershey).  The Spring Kiddie Kicker program is a clinic type with coaching provided by professional coaches and College soccer players.

SUMMER

• Summer Camp Dates Pending 

GAME AND PRACTICE LOCATIONS (FALL & SPRING)

All games and practices take place at Swatara Creek Park.