This is a top notch soccer club. I’ve had 3 kids go through the program since they were 5 years old and are now 13. My kids love the coaches and have excelled under their guidance.This is a very competitive club and isn’t for everyone. If you want your kids to get top quality coaching and tough competition in soccer then this is for you. My kids love the competitive nature of the club and have excelled every year.If you don’t want to have your kids being challenged as they learn the game, then AYSO is for you.Force North Soccer club can help your kid get to the next level while loving the game.

I have had three children go through the program and believe the Sunday pre-academy program, without a doubt, the best technical training for kids aged 3-9. The older club (ages 6-18) teams are coached by highly qualified coaches and consistently do well in state competitions.

I noticed the complaint from the classmate parent of my son in B11. since I can only testify for his class, the only comment i can provide is that it is a missed match of expectation?! It is a competitive club so there is not much babysitting.... Perhaps that is the Hillsborough/Burlingame mentality?I have observed many times the coach stayed behind and watched the kids playing after training session. Something is working, I guess. As it turns out, I think this class is the best in the Peninsula area so far this year.As a parent of 4, I totally understand the struggle of parents. Good luck with your kids and hopefully you can find a club that matches your kids level.

This is a first rate club and Ive been very pleased with the experience my three kids have had. Leadership is active, forward thinking, and always looking to improve with a growth mindset. Weve had a number of coaches and all have been highly engaged, very well qualified, committed, and supportive.Note that this is a competitive soccer club, which is not for everyone. In contrast to recreational league soccer programs (e.g., AYSO), competitive clubs like Force North have professional coaches, require greater training and other commitments from player and parent and are geared toward technical development and fielding top teams. It is a large commitment, but if your child is enthusiastic about soccer it is time very well spent and Force North is among the top clubs.

I’m currently employed with Force North SC as a Coach but also speak as a parent.FN currently has a board full of professionals who are committed to providing a product which is unmatched.The club has an incredible vision. The only challenge which is out of the club’s control is field allocation.You have a situation where recreational coaches have first dibs on fields and professionals with last dibs. It’s frustrating but where there is a will there is a way!I have faith in this club and this community.

I was really disappointed to face Force North’s archaic policy of dividing up four year olds by gender. My daughter lost all interest in the sport when the coaches forced her to play with all the girls instead of her best friend, who happens to be a boy.Force North divides up the field and has children of different age groups practice in different sections. It was interesting to see a 50:50 mix of boys and girls for the under 4 age group, a roughly 1:2 split for the under 6 age group, and hardly any girls on the field beyond the u-6 age group. How long have they been discouraging girls from the sport with this policy?

My 7yo son played for Force North for his first season after playing in AYSO since 5.I have to admit I was sold by Force Norths presentation. They answered my emails, Held informational meetings and just seemed like a great business. My eldest son plays at the Club level with some amazing teams/clubs. Never were there ever informational meetings and so much data before paying any fees. After we paid the fees was where the problems started.Details below, but I wanted to save time and money for those interested in Force.My 7yo is now with another club and has been practicing with them for just 4 weeks. Its 1 coach and 10 kids. He enjoys his practices more and I can see a huge improvement already. Ive also recd input from the coach which I never got from Force North the entire season.Good Luck.1) At the age of 7 they basically took all players that paid the fees regardless of skill level. In my sons case, they built FOUR teams for the 2011Boys. During practice ALL four teams practice together with only 2 coaches (each team has anywhere from 8-10 kids that show up per team)….up to 40 kids!!! It was sheer chaos controlling a bunch of 7yo boys with only 2 coaches.2) They did not have the infrastructure to support all 4 teams. They had to hire a coach for the 2011 Boys AND had to find field space for them to practice. I was told they were a growing club and field space is an issue because so many clubs were vying for field space. Understood but we were still paying the fees for not practice space.3) All 4 - 2011 boys teams games showed up on our team snap acct (schedule app for teams) It caused confusion for our family as we have 3 kids with extra curricular activities. Their response is our kid could make themselves available for other teams games. The only problem with that is 40 kids for 1 game made the odds not in our favor to get my son scheduled for EXTRA games. We had to also wait for the last minute to see if they needed him.4) We had very few games scheduled for our particular team. Additionally half were in San Jose or against the Force squad in San Jose. No clue what league we were a part of, but it did not seem like NorCal

I want to echo the sentiments of the other negative reviews. Coaches show up late for games and spend practice looking at their phones rather than coaching. My son came to this team loving soccer and left begging us not to make him go to practice. My daughter talked about how coaches would say, “We’re so bad” in front of the girls when things went poorly. Now she wants to quit.My advice: If you want your kids to love the sport, stay away from this club. It is one thing for coaches to be tough but these guys manage to be both indifferent and negative at the same time. There are a lot of good programs that are alternatives to this team.

My son signed up for a season with two of his friends (one boy and one girl). For some reason, although it didnt say this on the website, they divided boys from girls during the lessons. Since my four year old son wanted to play with both his friends I decided to ask why they did this and request they stop dividing four year olds by gender.I asked the assistant coach first and she said they had complaints about this before but she couldnt do anything about it. She told me to speak to the head coach. He told me thats just the way they do it. When I asked why he said boys are too aggressive and it isnt good to put boys and girls together.I dont want my child coached by someone with this mentality. If any child, male or female, is too aggressive, as a coach you have a responsibility to remove them from the game.In addition, I found the coaches to be rather harsh and rough around the edges. For example, another child in the 3 to 5 year group was told he would be benched if he didnt get his hands out of his pockets.I sent an email to complain about their coachs sexist policy. I will update if I hear back. In the meantime I encourage everyone to stay away from this organization.

Poor kids try so hard just to have their aspirations shuttered by a complete ambivalence of their coaches.Find a program where coaches actually care about having a Team and don’t just sit around on their behind during games but support and COACH. A very frustrated parent here, should’ve listened to others before wasting time as other parents were warning us.