TEAMS & Programs
Jonge
Introduction to Technical Development
Ages: 5 to 9 Years Old
Format: 25 mins Drills - 35 mins Matchplay
2 Training Sessions per Week & Local/Regional Weekend Travel Matches.
Match Play: 5-a-Side scrimmages & In-House Tournament Play
Jonge I (Ages 5 – 7) | The Grassroots Base
High-energy, technical fundamentals, and introducing 4v4 play.
Beginners gain experience through ballwork focus is purely on the individual ball-at-the-feet skills.
Jonge II (Ages 7 – 9) | The Club Prep & In-House Tier
Pre-travel environment, structured scrimmages, and positional awareness.
The Balance: This gathers your older recreational kids and those preparing for travel soccer.
FOUNDATIONAL REC
Fortuna Ravenswood Competitive and Select Programs are designed for players wanting to take their soccer development to the next level alongside similarly committed players and professional coaches.
⚽ Intro to Tactics & Teamwork
Players are introduced to basic attacking and defensive tactics, and are encouraged to work together to create strategies for their matches.
Players solve for problems together and use teamwork to overcome roadblocks on the field together.
⚽ In-House League & Travel Prep
Structured in-house scrimmages and mini 'World Cup' tournaments. Intro to simple passing concepts, spatial awareness, & Attack/Defense fundamentals.
📖 Jonge SELEKT: Travel Transition Tier
At ages 8 and 9, players preparing for the Junior Travel tier (ages 10–12) have the opportunity to play competitive.
Jonge SELEKT competes in 7v7 tournaments and is open to U9 & U10 players looking to try out the next level.
Intro to structured training, positional play, and the physical and mental jump to travel rosters.
Training Format
(Play - Practice - Play)
55Mins
Play: Technical Focus - Minigames (10 Mins)
Dynamic Warm-Ups (5 Mins)
Small-Sided mini gameplay simulating match scenarios. i.e attacking in the final third, possession minigames, and many more from the FRSC minigame catalogue
Practice: Technical (20 Mins)
Technical Focus A (20 Mins):
Weekly Focus-Specific Drills.
Part C: Matchplay: Scrimmage/Jonge World Cup (25 Mins):
Scrimmage Play
Full-sided Scrimmage simulating matchday conditions
or
Jonge World Cup: Bi-Weekly In-House Tournaments (30 Mins)
Group Cool-Down & Review
Jonge World Cup (30 Mins)
- Small sided (3/4/5 a-side) Tournament match play. 8min matches with each team playing at least 3 games. Join together to watch final match.
- Every team works together to pick a country to represent, set their positions and choose a strategy for each opponent.
- New teams are picked each week (Coaches pick teams).
Weekly Focus-Specific Drills.
Age Groups
| PROGRAM | AGE | FORMAT | TEAMS |
| Jonge I | 10-12 | 4v4, 5v5 | Recreational (Co-Ed) |
| Jonge II | 10-12 | 4v4, 5v5 | Recreational (Co-Ed) |
| Jonge SELEKT | U9-U10 | 7v7 | Competive Travel |