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Futura Mission
Statement
The Futura
Futbol Club's
mission is to
provide an
exceptional
youth soccer
training
experience in a
professional and
fun
environment.
Players will
focus on
individual
skills
improvement and
the benefits of
team play, while
developing a
consistent
commitment to
pursuing
excellence
through soccer.
Futura is
committed to
maintaining its
reputation as a
leader in youth
soccer training
in the Kansas
City area. The
Club prepares
players for high
school,
intercollegiate
and future
professional
soccer
opportunities,
while developing
important life
skills including
character,
persistence,
discipline and
teamwork.
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Futura Futbol
Club - History
Long-time soccer
player & coach
Todd Logan, of
Liberty,
Missouri,
founded the
Futura Futbol
Club in 1992.
Logan, still the
Club President
saw the need for
soccer
instruction
focused on
individual
technical
development,
teamwork and a
commitment to
excellence.
The club
consists of more
than 475 youth
soccer players
in the Kansas
City metro area
ranging in age
from 4 to 18.
Programs such as
the Kick Start
Academy for
young children,
Speed and
Agility Training
Camps, and
strategic
partnerships
with Adidas and
The Kansas City
Wizards are
continuing to
strengthen our
opportunities to
teach and
motivate
committed young
soccer players.
Future plans
include the
purchase of land
for training
fields and even
an indoor
training
facility located
in the
Northland.
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Club Policies
Play Time
Futura teams
play in both
indoor and
outdoor leagues,
and coaches use
these league
games to
evaluate talent
and work on team
concepts in
preparation for
tournaments.
Efforts will be
made to provide
all players with
equal playing
time during
league games.
However, coaches
can reduce
playing times
below the
guidelines for
reasons such as
missing or
disrupting
practices, being
late to
practice, not
notifying
coaches in
advance
regarding
absences from
practices or
games, being
absent for more
than one week
from practices
and games, or
not following
coach
directions.
Futura teams
actively seek
tournament play
opportunities
including the
pinnacle of
Missouri state
soccer, the
Snickers State
Cup, as a way to
measure
individual
player and team
skills against
other similarly
talented teams.
These
tournaments are
also great ways
to maximize
touches on the
ball, emphasize
winning over
defeat, and
teach
sportsmanship.
Tournament
playing time may
not be equal due
to a club
commitment to
master these
challenges. The
coaches will
decide, in the
context of the
tournament game,
which players
will play and
for how long.
Coaches will
take into
consideration
the strength of
the opposing
team, the
importance of
the game, the
relative
strengths of the
players, and the
players'
attendance and
dedication at
practice and
games. If a
parent feels he
or she must
discuss playing
time with the
manager or
coach, this must
be done at a
scheduled
meeting so that
everyone has
time to think
clearly about
the child's
needs and the
team's
situation.
Commitment
When a player
and his/her
family accept an
invitation to be
part of a Futura
Futbol Club
team, they are
making a serious
commitment to
their team.
Each team counts
on all their
players to
practice and
compete with
enthusiasm; a
player, who
doesn't fulfill
his/her
commitment, lets
down his/her
team. Practices
and tournaments
are mandatory.
If a player must
miss a practice
because of
another
commitment or an
illness, he/she
must notify the
team manager or
coach. If a
player knows in
advance that
he/she cannot
attend a
tournament,
he/she must
notify the team
manager or coach
as soon as
possible so that
the team can
find a
substitute
player. The
only reasonable
last-minute
excuse for
missing a
tournament is
illness/injury
of the player,
or a family
emergency. If a
player is late
for practices or
misses
practices,
his/her
playing-time
during games may
be decreased.
If a pattern of
absences from
practices and
tournaments
develops, a
player can be
removed from
his/her team.
Each team also
requires a
financial
commitment to
pay for training
and
tournaments.
Families are
expected to stay
up-to-date on
their payments.
If a family
cannot afford
the team fees,
they can discuss
scholarship
options with the
team manager.
Club Uniform
Futura Futbol
Club will have a
“club uniform.”
that has been
approved by the
board. The
“Official” club
colors are
white, black,
heather gray,
and royal blue.
The “club
uniform” will
include a
primary and a
secondary
jersey, shorts
and socks.
For teams
playing U8 and
younger, teams
may choose a
Futura T-shirt
jersey in any of
the four primary
colors provided
by the Futura
Club.
For teams
playing U9 and
older, the
primary uniform
will be an
Adidas Mundial
in white. The
secondary jersey
should be either
the same Mundial
jersey in royal
blue, or a
t-shirt jersey
in royal blue.
All uniforms
must be
purchased
through the
Futura Club and
from an approved
Futura vendor.
No other uniform
may be worn.
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