EDP Players? The Elite Development Program (EDP) is an organized regional league tailored for competitive and developing players committed to soccer. It is commonly regarded as a stepping stone or a level above most local travel leagues.

ELITE PERFORMANCE

High-intensity Winter High-Performance Phase for EDP players. It aims to maintain fitness, enhance tactical skills, and perfect technical mastery in tight spaces during the off-season.

Individual Ball Skills & Technique Development: Intensive sessions aimed to improve first touch, passing accuracy at all ranges, and dynamic under-pressure dribbling. The focus was on strengthening weak-foot skills and using Rondos to enhance decision-making.

Futbol-Specific Fitness & Strength & Conditioning: Structured workouts include plyometrics, resisted sprints, and ladder drills to boost acceleration, lateral agility, and change-of-direction skills. They often also include core-strength exercises and injury-prevention strategies.

Small-Sided Games (SSG): Using 3v3, 4v4, and Futsal to promote quicker decisions, faster ball movement, and transitional play in tight spaces, and highlighting advanced tactics like pressing traps and positional rotations.

GK Winter Clinic: Dedicated sessions focus on shot-stopping, distribution, cross-handling, and 1v1 breakaways, ensuring sharp reflexes and agility.

Competitive Leagues: Indoor leagues offer off-season conditioning and competitive matches, usually following rules similar to the traditional outdoor game but modified for a smaller turf field, such as four field players plus a goalie.

CLEATS GUIDE FOR FUTSAL

The main difference between the two types of play is that indoor futsal is played on a turf field, where you can wear indoor cleats during practice. Futsal, however, is played on a wooden floor, which requires flat soccer cleats. (see the picture) Usually, it is played in a basketball court gym.