The Dutch Lions FC Academy is greatly looking forward to this 2013-2014 soccer year. With teams playing in competitive Ohio South leagues such as the Buckeye Premier League or the MVYSA League, the Dutch Lions Youth Academy is ready for another great year of developing young players.
The Dayton Dutch Lions FC soccer club offers 3 academy programs. The Junior Academy Program is for the youngest players (U4-U7). In this academy the primary focus is technical development. After the Junior Academy the players will move up to the Premier Academy or the Development Academy. Both Academy programs have similar objectives, coaching curriculum, and development plans. All of which are based on the Dutch Coaching Philosophy and closely working together with our Dutch Premier League partner FC Twente. The difference is the competitive level of which the teams play and the number of soccer activities per week, which includes training sessions, video analysis sessions, player and parent evaluation meetings, and other team events or meetings. In the Premier Academy the number of activities will be higher than in the Development Academy. You can find more information about team development in our section Academy Objectives.
| Boys Teams . | Coach . | Email Coach . | League |
| DLFC B04 | Wichert de Wit | w.dewit@daytondutchlionsfc.com | MVYSA U9 D1 |
| DLFC B03 Orange | Patrick Bal | p.bal@daytondutchlionsfc.com | MVYSA U10 P |
| DLFC B03 Blue | Marco Reitsma | m.reitsma@daytondutchlionsfc.com | MVYSA U10 D1 |
| DLFC B03 Red | Marco Reitsma | m.reitsma@daytondutchlionsfc.com | MVYSA U10 D1 |
| DLFC B02 | Shane Smith | s.smith@daytondutchlionsfc.com | MVYSA U11 D2 |
| DLFC B01 | Koen Driessen | k.driessen@daytondutchlionsfc.com | MVYSA U12 D2 |
| DLFC B00 Orange | Sid van Druenen | s.vandruenen@daytondutchlionsfc.com | BPYSL U13 P2 |
| DLFC B00 Blue | Marco Reitsma | m.reitsma@daytondutchlionsfc.com | MVYSA U13 D1 |
| DLFC B98 | Patrick Bal | p.bal@daytondutchlionsfc.com | BPYSL U15 |
| DLFC B97 | Dave Smits | d.smits@daytondutchlionsfc.com | BPYSL U16 |
| DLFC B95 | Eric Kissinger | e.kissinger@daytondutchlionsfc.com | U18 |
| Girls Teams | Coach | Email Coach | League |
| DLFC G03 | Wichert de Wit | w.dewit@daytondutchlionsfc.com | MVYSA U10 D1 |
| DLFC G02 | Shane Smith | s.smith@daytondutchlionsfc.com | MVYSA U12 D3 |
| DLFC G00 | Dave Smits | d.smits@daytondutchlionsfc.com | MVYSA U13 D1 |
| DLFC G99 | Eddie Hertsenberg | e.hertsenberg@daytondutchlionsfc.com | MVYSA U15 D1 |
| DLFC G97/98 | Eddie Hertsenberg | e.hertsenberg@daytondutchlionsfc.com | BPYSL U16 |
| DLFC G95/96 | Eric Kissinger | e.kissinger@daytondutchlionsfc.com | U17 |
| Goalkeepers | Coach | Email Coach | |
| All ages | Wichert de Wit | w.dewit@daytondutchlionsfc.com | |