Our Story

Built By Coaches
Who Played The Game.

25+ years coaching from grassroots to semi-pro. One belief — most youth players don't need more training. They need better.

How It Started

A program built around the player.

Eugene and Andrei met through semi-pro soccer in Canada, and spent the years afterward coaching youth across the GTA. Between them, 25+ years developing players — from first-touch grassroots through semi-pro pathways. They kept seeing the same thing: players with real potential plateauing in systems not built to develop them.

Club training meant 20+ kids per coach. Private lessons meant hobbyists charging premium rates. In Form Soccer is their answer — every session led by a coach who's played at the highest level in Canada, formally licensed, paying genuine attention to every player on the field.

Coaches and players on the field at In Form Soccer

What We Believe

Our coaching philosophy

Technique is the foundation

Every great player has extraordinary fundamentals. We obsess over first touch, passing shape, and ball mastery.

Attention is the real product

Small groups on purpose. Every player gets feedback on every rep — no standing in line watching someone else train.

Teach the "why"

Players who understand the principles improve far faster than players who just mimic the drill.

Tell the truth about progress

We don't flatter parents. Progressing? We'll say so. Plateaued? We'll say that too — and what to do about it.

Players developed

Combined years coaching

Placed on OPDL rosters

GTA cities served

The Team

Your coaches

Full bios on the Coaches page.

Eugene Ishchak

Co-founder — Technical Development

CIS All-Canadian · CPSL Top Scorer · Provincial License · 10+ years with GTA youth.

Read Eugene's Bio

Andrei Gapanenko

Co-founder — Defensive & Tactical

CPSL Top Defender · National License · 15+ years · OPDL & university pathway specialist.

Read Andrei's Bio

Players and coaches at an In Form Soccer camp

Community

Rooted in the GTA.

We live where we coach. Our players come from Vaughan, Markham, Richmond Hill, Thornhill, and Unionville — the same neighbourhoods we drive through after every session.

We support local tournaments, partner with regional clubs, and welcome conversations with parents, coaches, and organizers who care about youth development in this part of Ontario.

Get In Touch

Ready?

Train with a program built on real experience.

Give us a call — we'd be happy to chat about your player.

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