The MPS Premier Team Program is designed for serious and talented soccer players aged 13-19 and is focused on player development.

As part of the club mission statement, MPS seek to provide players with the opportunity to improve as athletes and as people by fostering an identity of excellence.  MPS strive to produce players who can compete at the highest level of soccer competition throughout the world.

MPS’ commitment to its players is to provide them with the best coaching available in a professional, elite player environment. All players will conduct themselves at all times in accordance with the MPS Premier Team player code of conduct and all players will be treated as equals.

MPS currently has 30 Premier Teams who compete under the following monikers: 

MPS Bulldogs   -   MPS Renegades   -   MPS Crusaders   -   MPS Lady Crusaders   -      MPS Knights   -   MPS Lady Knights 

At MPS, Player Development is the number one priority.  The winning tradition MPS has established is based on each player improving over the time they are with the club.  The success of MPS programs is testament to the pursuit of excellence and the club’s ability to take players to a higher level of understanding technically, tactically, physically and psychologically.  Since its formation, MPS has won ten national titles at youth level.

MPS has also had great success in assisting with the movement of Premier Team players into some of the top collegiate programs in the United States.

MPS is the only club in Massachusetts to host an annual College Showcase event during the spring break for all its players.  The club also attends showcase tournaments such as PDA and Score at the Shore.  Players from the MPS Premier Team program have gone on to attend Harvard, Clemson, University of North Carolina, Boston College, University of Pennsylvania, Northeastern, Brown, Cornell, Providence and Williams and Amherst  amongst many others.

Premier Team Training Overview

1. Coaching Staff

The 2009 MPS coaching staff can be seen HERE

The MPS Premier Team coaching staff is of the highest quality with every head coach holding a UEFA B’ License as a minimum requirement.

MPS Director of Coaching Peter Bradley holds his USSF "A" License. 

2. Training

The key to development of elite soccer players is the ability for the coaching staff to have enough training sessions with the whole team so that there can be a consistent and professional approach to individual and team development.

The MPS Premier Team training calender is structured in the following way:

• Winter - December through March

Teams train for 12 weeks, skipping the February vacation week.  All teams train twice a week - typically one session during the week and one at the weekend.  All indoor sessions are conducted on field turf surfaces.

• Spring preseason - first two weeks in April

Teams will train three times a week for two weeks and focus on aerobic and anaerobic conditioning.

• Residential Camp week

All MPS Premier Teams attend residential camp during spring vacation week (except Private school players). 

At the U16 and U17 age range, the residential camp week is in conjunction with the MPS College Showcase event.

• Outdoor spring/summer training

All teams train three days a week - typically two sessions during the week and one at the weekend. Outdoor training runs from the last week of April until mid-August.

All MPS premier teams typically receive 70 training sessions through the course of the year with the club. 

• Goalkeepers

All MPS GK’s receive 10 GK-specific sessions during the indoor season and one session a week of the outdoor program is also devoted to GK-specific training.  Neill Caine is the GK Director for the entire MPS Premier Team Program and can be contacted on ncaine@mpsbr.com

3. Competition

MPS Premier Teams play in the USL Super Y-League during the spring / summer months.

The USL Super Y-League www.uslsoccer.com is designed to cater to the top players in the US who aspire to play in the MLS, USL, in National  Teams or abroad. The USL Super-Y League season is generally 10 - 14 games which are played from April through until August.

Teams that compete in the USL Super-Y League New England Division include:

Seacoast United (NH), Seacoast Wanderers (NH), Blackwatch (Albany), MPS Crusaders / Lady Crusaders, Nordic Spirit (VT), MPS Portland Phoenix (ME), Ottawa Fury, MPS Bulldogs / Renegades and MPS Knights / Lady Knights.

MPS teams also play in the USYS National Cup (State Cup), the US Club Soccer National Cup and attend tournaments throughout the year.  The number of tournaments attended depends on the age range of the team.  The U16 and U17 will attend 3-4 tournaments a year to showcase the players as much as possible.

Tournaments attended in 2009 include - MAPS (NJ), US Club Soccer, PDA, Score at the Shore, Disney, Raleigh Shootout.

4. Curriculum

MPS pursue a standardized approach to systems of play, whereby all Premier Teams will adopt a specific system of play, thereby making player movement through age groups. Teams have the autonomy to adjust their systems at times based on personnel and the playing environment, but this is done in co-ordination with Director of Coaching.