De Anza Force 2015 and 2016 MLS Next Player ID Sessions

Force Soccer Club will be hosting a series of MLS NEXT Player ID training sessions during October and November for boys born in 2015 and 2016.

Come experience a high-level training environment and a club with a proven player-development methodology and pathway. For the past 13 years, Force has helped place more than 50 players per year into college soccer programs while also helping hundreds of players earn opportunities with professional academies in the United States and Europe.

Force players have received opportunities with organizations including Ajax, Real Madrid, Villarreal, Liverpool, Werder Bremen, Borussia Dortmund, TSG Hoffenheim, Freiburg, PEC Zwolle, KS Cracovia, LA Galaxy, Colorado Rapids, Houston Dynamo, FC Dallas, Nashville SC, Inter Miami, FC Cincinnati, Portland Timbers, Minnesota United, Austin FC, and many others.

About the ID Sessions

These sessions are designed to identify and track prospective players for potential participation in Force Soccer Club's 2027/2028 MLS NEXT season.

Sessions will be held on Wednesdays at 6:00 PM during October and November.

An important part of the process is that each participating player will receive a written evaluation outlining their strengths, areas for improvement, and where they currently stand in relation to the expectations and demands of the MLS NEXT level.

Space is limited and pre-registration is required.

After registering, selected players will receive an email with additional information and confirmation of the specific date they are invited to attend. Registration does not guarantee an invitation to an ID session.

ID Session Lead Coach

The sessions will be led by former MLS professional, Santa Clara University National Champion, De Anza Force Director of Soccer, and USSF National A Licence Coach Jeff Baicher. Over the last 25 years, Jeff has developed and mentored hundreds of players who have gone on to successful college, youth national team, and professional playing careers.

Jeff Baicher

As I look back at my own youth soccer development, I feel that there were 3 fundamental missing components: access to a club with proven methodology, professional coaches, and a national platform to compete. The mission of the De Anza Force has long been player development combined with a pathway for professional coaching development. This has resulted in the most college and professional players developed over the last 25 years. The De Anza Force staff has combined over 26 years of professional playing experience, 40 years of college coaching experience and the most USSF A Licenses. All this experience combined with the ECNL Boys and MLS Next platforms creates an amazing development environment for today's youth.

Jeff Baicher
Director of Soccer

2010 MLS Next Video

Learn The Force Way

This video is an example of the Force style of play. Here our 2010 MLS Next boys demonstrate composure in our build-up play to attract pressure and break lines to open up the opposite side of the field to begin generating our attack.

De Anza Force MLS Next. Your path starts here.