The Academy Program is a 6 week goal driven program that introduces and develops basic soccer skills below:   

Ball Control

• Keep the ball close while moving
• Run with the ball using the outside of the foot and instep
• Screen the ball by using the outside of the foot and positioning the body between ball and defender
• Turn the ball with the outside and inside of the foot.
• Introduce screening and 1 on 1 moves.

Passing and Receiving

• Pass to feet accurately for short to medium distances (age appropriate)
• Receive the ball with the inside and outside of each foot
• Receive the ball while moving
• Open up to the field while receiving
• Turn on the first touch
• Scan before receiving
• Pass with correct pace

Defense

• Defensive Stance
• Approaching the Ball
• Defensive Positioning
• Tackling (Block and Poke Tackle)

Shooting

• Put eyes on the target
• Line up the body with the target and planted foot points to target
• Body in balance
• Put the shooting foot through the middle of the ball
• Follow through to the target

Goal Keeping

• Mechanics of Catching and Deflecting Techniques
• Footwork inside the Goal Box
• Proper Positioning inside Goal Box 
• Throwing, Kicking, and Punting the ball with accuracy

How our Academy helps your child accomplish these goals?

• Each week the Staff Coaches instruct a new skill to the athletes.  The program is designed to break up the skill being taught into age appropriate pieces to help the athlete master the skill.  Once the athlete masters the smaller pieces the Staff Coaches begin to put the pieces together and keep building on these achievements to develop advanced levels of the skills.  As the sessions progress the athlete will utilize the skills that they learned in the previous sessions to help them build on new skills. 
• Each child's accomplishments are tracked using a assessments made throughout the 6 week sessions by the Staff Coaches.  The parents and athletes will recieve a "report card" at the end of the 6 week session which highlights their achievements.
• We break all skills into age appropriate pieces, then once the child has mastered these smaller pieces we put the pieces together again
• Promote mastery of skills using a high coach (coach assistant) to player ratio
• Use skills in age appropriate games
• Have fun!