Peninsula Soccer Club Academy
Port Royal, Catamaran, Edgewater, and Boothbay Fields, 499 Catamaran Street, Foster City, CA 94404
About
Peninsula Youth Soccer Club Academy offers Sunday Essential Skills Clinics, skills clinics, striker clinics, GK training, SAQ clinics, monthly motivational workshops, college ID camps, and seasonal Spring break and Summer Camps. The Academy Program for players born in 2014, 2015, and 2016 runs as 12-week series in both Fall and Spring with 24 sessions and 3 playdates each season. Program activities also include league play that generally consists of 8–12 games and tournaments for 5v5, 7v7, 9v9, and 11v11 teams.
• Ages: 4–12 years old
• Schedule: Academy programs run in 12-week series in Fall and Spring; for players born 2017–2021, one Spring 2026 Academy runs February 24–May 14, and another Spring 2026 Academy is listed from August 11–November 3; Sunday Essential Skills Clinics include sessions for 4–6 year olds and 7–10 year olds; teams typically train 2–3 times per week with a minimum of 32–45 sessions per season.
• Price: 9v9 and 11v11 teams are $975 per season; 5v5/7v7 teams are $850 per season for 2 sessions and $975 for 3 sessions; the Academy Program for players born 2014–2016 is $500 each Fall or Spring season; girl players receive a 10% discount in spring.
Peninsula Youth Soccer Club Academy states a mission to create a challenging and fun learning environment where every child is pushed to their potential as a soccer player while also aided in building life skills such as leadership, dedication, hard work, and teamwork. The club reports a 27-year history of serving the Foster City and San Mateo County community and describes itself as more than just a soccer club and as a family, with year-round programs to develop families and players.
The Academy Director is Luciano Estrada, who oversees the development of all players in the program and holds a USSF B license with experience coaching in and leading US Soccer DA programs. The Club Director of Coaching is Val (Valerie) Henderson. The club states that its licensed coaches have professional and collegiate playing experience and professional and collegiate coaching experience.
Peninsula Youth Soccer Club Academy describes a Peninsula Style of Play that focuses on aggressive but thoughtful attacking possession and ruthless defending in an organized, proactive way. Players are separated into teams by age, gender, and skill and train under a professional coaching team, with a research-based focus on U6 and U7 players getting more touches on the ball through 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4 play. For 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 birth years, the program emphasizes growing love for the game, love of the ball, and essential 1v1 and 2v1 skills.
The club follows health and safety measures based on CDC and local health and safety guidelines and best practices agreed on by health supervisors and other clubs. It uses a year-long model with official tryouts and new team formation in May each year, and teams play both a Fall and Spring season with breaks over summer and winter.
Peninsula Youth Soccer Club Academy runs a Monthly Motivational Series as a free webinar that has included specialists such as college recruiting presenters, a UCLA Athletics Nutritionist, a sports psychologist, a professional striker from Manchester United, Tommy Thompson from the San Jose Earthquakes, a UC Davis Athletic Trainer, and more. Monthly motivational workshops also feature college coaches, sports nutritionists, sports psychologists, pro players, and others, and the club offers a PYSC Family Education Presentation explaining the club vision and curriculum, along with a motivational series presentation on the mental side of the game with Mental Coach Pro Itzik Rappaport.
The club hosts an annual charity event to help support under-served and disadvantaged children and families in the community and offers scholarships to help support those within the club. Programs and events have included taking the club to local collegiate games, a Youth Coach Program, an annual charity event, and a club-wide potluck, with some programs suspended during COVID.
Parent testimonials during COVID describe the club as having stepped up to make soccer look and feel normal for players, delivering a way for kids to see their friends and play their sport, and creating what parents describe as a safe environment where their children could keep playing and improving.
Last updated March 19, 2026.
• Ages: 4–12 years old
• Schedule: Academy programs run in 12-week series in Fall and Spring; for players born 2017–2021, one Spring 2026 Academy runs February 24–May 14, and another Spring 2026 Academy is listed from August 11–November 3; Sunday Essential Skills Clinics include sessions for 4–6 year olds and 7–10 year olds; teams typically train 2–3 times per week with a minimum of 32–45 sessions per season.
• Price: 9v9 and 11v11 teams are $975 per season; 5v5/7v7 teams are $850 per season for 2 sessions and $975 for 3 sessions; the Academy Program for players born 2014–2016 is $500 each Fall or Spring season; girl players receive a 10% discount in spring.
Peninsula Youth Soccer Club Academy states a mission to create a challenging and fun learning environment where every child is pushed to their potential as a soccer player while also aided in building life skills such as leadership, dedication, hard work, and teamwork. The club reports a 27-year history of serving the Foster City and San Mateo County community and describes itself as more than just a soccer club and as a family, with year-round programs to develop families and players.
The Academy Director is Luciano Estrada, who oversees the development of all players in the program and holds a USSF B license with experience coaching in and leading US Soccer DA programs. The Club Director of Coaching is Val (Valerie) Henderson. The club states that its licensed coaches have professional and collegiate playing experience and professional and collegiate coaching experience.
Peninsula Youth Soccer Club Academy describes a Peninsula Style of Play that focuses on aggressive but thoughtful attacking possession and ruthless defending in an organized, proactive way. Players are separated into teams by age, gender, and skill and train under a professional coaching team, with a research-based focus on U6 and U7 players getting more touches on the ball through 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4 play. For 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 birth years, the program emphasizes growing love for the game, love of the ball, and essential 1v1 and 2v1 skills.
The club follows health and safety measures based on CDC and local health and safety guidelines and best practices agreed on by health supervisors and other clubs. It uses a year-long model with official tryouts and new team formation in May each year, and teams play both a Fall and Spring season with breaks over summer and winter.
Peninsula Youth Soccer Club Academy runs a Monthly Motivational Series as a free webinar that has included specialists such as college recruiting presenters, a UCLA Athletics Nutritionist, a sports psychologist, a professional striker from Manchester United, Tommy Thompson from the San Jose Earthquakes, a UC Davis Athletic Trainer, and more. Monthly motivational workshops also feature college coaches, sports nutritionists, sports psychologists, pro players, and others, and the club offers a PYSC Family Education Presentation explaining the club vision and curriculum, along with a motivational series presentation on the mental side of the game with Mental Coach Pro Itzik Rappaport.
The club hosts an annual charity event to help support under-served and disadvantaged children and families in the community and offers scholarships to help support those within the club. Programs and events have included taking the club to local collegiate games, a Youth Coach Program, an annual charity event, and a club-wide potluck, with some programs suspended during COVID.
Parent testimonials during COVID describe the club as having stepped up to make soccer look and feel normal for players, delivering a way for kids to see their friends and play their sport, and creating what parents describe as a safe environment where their children could keep playing and improving.
Last updated March 19, 2026.
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