Player Development
We offer small-group training and team training throughout the year. While some trainers require you to travel to them, we will travel to you. We have conducted training sessions in domes, gymnasiums, high school fields, local parks, day-care centers and even back-yards. Just let us know your group/team needs and we will find a solution.
Our training guidelines are aligned with US Soccer Best Practices. This document is "designed to give youth and junior level soccer coaches in the United States a set of fundamental tools to help open up the game of soccer to young players in ways that celebrate the sport’s spontaneous qualities." (www.ussoccer.com)
Click here to download a copy of the US Soccer Best Practices for Coaching Soccer in the United States.
Our training guidelines are as follows:
Pre-Academy Level Training (ages 5-8)
Duration of training session will be 30-45 mins per session
Majority of activities will be one child per ball or two children per ball
Players will be encouraged to use their imagination to have fun
Players will learn by watching and copying
Academy Level Training (ages 9-12)
Duration of training session will be 60-70 mins per session
Focus will be on technical development
Practice will provide opportunities for simple problem-solving and goal scoring
Junior Level Training (ages 13-16)
Duration of training session will be 75-90 mins per session
Focus will be continued technical development and understanding of principles-of-play
Practice will involve larger team issues such as the relationship between different lines
Improving speed of play is important at this age
Senior Level Training (ages 17+)
Duration of training session will be 75-90 mins per session
Continued technical development and improved speed-of-play
Focus willl involve working on principles-of-play and functional training
Understanding of how all 11 players work together on the field
Our training guidelines are aligned with US Soccer Best Practices. This document is "designed to give youth and junior level soccer coaches in the United States a set of fundamental tools to help open up the game of soccer to young players in ways that celebrate the sport’s spontaneous qualities." (www.ussoccer.com)
Click here to download a copy of the US Soccer Best Practices for Coaching Soccer in the United States.
Our training guidelines are as follows:
Pre-Academy Level Training (ages 5-8)
Duration of training session will be 30-45 mins per session
Majority of activities will be one child per ball or two children per ball
Players will be encouraged to use their imagination to have fun
Players will learn by watching and copying
Academy Level Training (ages 9-12)
Duration of training session will be 60-70 mins per session
Focus will be on technical development
Practice will provide opportunities for simple problem-solving and goal scoring
Junior Level Training (ages 13-16)
Duration of training session will be 75-90 mins per session
Focus will be continued technical development and understanding of principles-of-play
Practice will involve larger team issues such as the relationship between different lines
Improving speed of play is important at this age
Senior Level Training (ages 17+)
Duration of training session will be 75-90 mins per session
Continued technical development and improved speed-of-play
Focus willl involve working on principles-of-play and functional training
Understanding of how all 11 players work together on the field
