WHO WE ARE
BE BRAVE AND GO TOGETHER
Yellowhammer Futbol Club was founded by like-minded people who are passionate about the beautiful game of soccer and our community. At Yellowhammer FC, we believe player and coach development is the foundation of individual, team, and club success. We are committed to supporting both players and coaches in reaching their highest potential and goals. At Yellowhammer FC, we define success as continued progress toward the defined goals through maximum effort. For us it is important to tie success to the level of effort and observed progress to reinforce the responsibility individuals and the team have in generating success. We aim to connect the lessons in playing this beautiful game to life – strengthening a passion for competition, fostering a willingness to persevere under hardship, promoting a commitment to something bigger than ourselves, and connecting hard work with having fun.
YELLOWHAMMER CULTURE
Mission
Develop players and coaches to reach their highest potential by instilling a passion for the game, a commitment to others, and a dedication to excellence on and off the field.
Values
Commitment:
Demonstrate loyalty and respect toward your coach, team, and family.
Love:
Treat others as you would like to be treated and be willing to put others first.
Excellence:
Devote yourself to being your best, striving for progress not perfection.
Boldness:
Be brave in your approach to all tasks, acting with courage and not succumbing to fear.
Vision
Cultivate leaders of character, competence, and creativity to serve within our families, communities, and beyond.
Playing philosophy
Brave on the ball
Generate one-on-one engagements.
We strive to instill the courage and creativity needed to confront one-on-one situations. Soccer is a series of one-on-one encounters that occur within a team construct. Dominating one-on-ones in both attack and defense sets the foundation for success in all other areas of the match.
Control the tempo
Dictate the terms of play.
We recognize the team that controls the tempo controls the match. We aim to develop players with the technique to control time and space effectively and efficiently and dictate the pace of the match collectively. Dominating the mental and physical requirements of managing tempo during a match increases chances for success.
Go together
Always seek to generate an advantage.
We value the team, we believe there is strength in numbers. In soccer individual effort creates chances but it is a team that exploits and capitalizes on them over time and space. Through our systems of play we instill a sense of responsibility, commitment, and trust to enable success on and off the field.
Phases of player development
We develop players who seek to learn more because they gain confidence from their individual progress and enjoy playing the game.
We develop players who demonstrate resolve and resilience because they are encouraged to take risks, improve weaknesses and be creative.
We develop players with dedication toward their team because they understand the value of competition and connect individual effort to team success.
We develop players who aim to win because they desire to be the best, succeed as a team and refuse to give in when it gets difficult.
DEVELOPMENTAL DIMENSIONS
OF THE GAME:
PLAYER STandards
01
Play with intensity
Bring your best effort each time.
02
Overcome mistakes
Focus on improving at the next opportunity.
03
Committed to progress
Take responsibility for development and performance.
04
Positive communication
Informative and encouraging words & body language.
05
Tenacious mental focus
Remain active and engaged the entire match/training.
06
Adapt to the game
Read the match at hand and remain flexible.
