The Sentinels

We will be holding an open Q&A meeting for parents at Osborne School in the cafeteria from 9:00 - 10:15am.  Feel free to come by to have any questions you might have about this spring's program, our partnership with FC Pittsburgh or to offer any feedback about the program in general.

ABSOLUTELY!  The FC Pittsburgh/Sentinel partnership will not eliminate the need for volunteer coaches.  Having enough Sentinel coaches to oversee training and match sessions each season is still critical to our model.

The difference will be that FC Pittsburgh coaches will be there to provide all the necessary education and support to the Sentinel coaches.  FC Pittsburgh has designed a complete coach training system that will include session plans and activities tailored to each age group, on-the-field support to help answer questions as they come up during the sessions,  specific program design recommendations to help maximize player development for all children regardless of ability, they will oversee team formation to make sure the players are competing at the correct competitive level and they will set guidelines on formations and the commands used by coaches during matches to help create coaching consistency across the entire program.

The Sentinels program still depends mightily on its coaches - but now those coaches will no longer be on their own to execute the program.  There will be staff of FC Pittsburgh professionals there to guide them every step of the way.

Exciting news.

Click here to read the press release.