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EXTRA TRAININGS AVAILABLE





Liberty FC is now offering extra trainings for players who want to get more touches on the ball and improve their game. Email Vlad at [email protected] if you are interested in any of the options below.  

Technical Trainings- 2010 and younger, there are still spots open 
Mondays, Jan 8th - March 11th from 4 – 5:30 pm at Akron Indoor
The first hour of the session will be footskills, ball mastery, and technical proficiency.
The last half hour will be small sided games, where players will have to make a lot of decisions.
Cost: $175.00 (will be adjusted if signing up late)

GLA Extra Trainings - U16B, U17B, U18/19B, U17G
Fridays, Jan 19th - March 1st from 3:45 – 5:00 pm at Akron Indoor
Cost: $150.00

Goalkeeper Trainings - Keepers U11 and older
Mondays, Jan 22nd - March 11th from 4 – 5:30 pm at Akron Indoor
This goalkeeper training will be run by Stevan Bjelicic. He is our U16 boys coach and head coach at Orange HS. He played collegiately at Gannon University.
Cost: $150.00 (or $25.00 per session)

There are no trainings Martin Luther King Day or Presidents Day


PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE BY GIVING VLAD A CHECK AT TRAININGS OR MAILING IT IN TO:
Liberty FC
7740 Parkside Dr
Parma, OH 44130 

Online payment is not an option for these trainings. 


2023 - 2024 SEASON TRYOUTS

Tryouts for 2023 Winter/Spring season have concluded. Please contact Vlad at [email protected] if interested in becoming a part of our club



Tryout option #1:

Monday, October 30th, 2023 outdoor grass from 4-5:30pm 
Liberty FC Field - 3532 Clark Mill Rd, Norton, OH, 44203 


Tryout option #2:

Wednesday, November 1st 2023 - outdoor turf from 6-8pm 
Pinnacle Sport Complex - 313 Medina Rd, Medina, OH, 44256

Tryout option #3:

Thursday, November 2nd, 2023 outdoor grass from 4-5:30pm 
Liberty FC Field - 3532 Clark Mill Rd, Norton, OH, 44203

Tryout option #4:

Sunday, November 5th, 2023 outdoor turf from 2:30-4:00pm 
Wentz Family Fields - 500 Black Street, Akron 44306

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR YOUR TRYOUT DATE!

Tryouts are open for Boys and Girls born in 2005-2016. Scroll down for registration forms.  Please hand in forms at the registration table before going out on to the field.  Please arrive 20 minutes prior to the start of tryout time. Bring your own soccer ball and water.

NEW Liberty FC players will need to bring the following filled out:
  1. Copy of your Birth Certificate - We will take a photo and return this to you immediately. Please make sure to bring a clear and legible copy.
  2. Liberty FC Medical form 
  3. US Club Soccer form 
  4. Lindsay Law form
Liberty FC RETURNING players need to bring filled out: 

  1. Liberty FC Medical form - a new one is needed each year
  2. Lindsay Law form - a new one is needed each year
  3. US Club Soccer form - not needed if you have played with Liberty FC starting with the 2022 fall season 

Note: You only need to attend one tryout session - but you are welcome to register for more than one if you are new to our club and would like the coaching staff to get more than one look at your abilities. If you cannot attend any of the above dates but plan on playing with Liberty FC, please email Vlad Muresan at [email protected] 

HOW TO PREPARE

Below is some advice from our coaching staff:

1. Give your best. Always put your best effort into every tryout.

2. See Where Your Style Fits. Remember, you are not going to dramatically change your skill set overnight.  So, go play and see if the way you play fits in.

3. Look for Development.  If I could tell parents one thing it would be to go to the coach who is more concerned with developing players than winning. Youth soccer is very competitive. Club coaches have to win games or they lose their jobs or lose their players. This is not the case in our club. It is important to select a club who genuinely cares about developing their play – and parents need to be less concerned about winning U12 tournaments.

4. Prepare Mentally. Get a better idea about the club or organization, the team, the players and the coaches. When you are on the field, think about the position(s) you play and the things you like to do when playing soccer.

5. Prepare Technically and Physically. Soccer is a skilled game which requires players to have a good fitness base. Set up a training plan that requires you to do extra skill work leading up to the tryout. Next, do skill work with the ball: passing, shooting, dribbling, and, most importantly, receiving of the ball as you have time for. This is a great time to pull from some of those images you stored in your mind from your research.

6. Prepare on Tryout Day. This is game day, so to speak, and the main thing to do throughout the tryout is to keep reminding yourself that the tryout is going to be fun because you know that you will do your best. Get to the field early, at least 25 minutes in advance. Once you arrive at the field, get ready early and begin to warm up (with the ball) on your own. Be yourself and play to win! You are now ready to give your best to become your best.

7. Be Yourself. Don’t try to be a Messi or Abby Wambach at your tryout. Just be the best “you” can be.

8. Play Simple. Most players try to do too much at a tryout. Coaches look for those players who play the ball simple and do it well.

9. Use Your Skills. Coaches love to see skill and love players that are not afraid to use those skills they have developed.

10. Stay Involved. Just because you don’t know anyone at tryouts doesn’t mean you can’t stay involved. Say “hello” to all the other players before you start and get comfortable as soon as you can.

11. Leave an impression. Work hard to be special in whatever way possible. Play as if the coaches have no other choice but to pick you. At the end, shake each coach’s hand, tell them your name and thank them for the opportunity to try out. Cool down on your own, even if nobody else is, then put your sweats and jogging shoes back on and go home.

12. Have Fun. Enjoy the experience. This is not National Team tryouts. Enjoy the new players and coaches. Have a smile on your face and truly love the game of soccer. After all, why else are you there?