USA North

Academy Program

Ages 5-7

 

      Our Academy Program is the starter program for kids aged 5-7 years old and overlaps with our Competitive Juniors for players in the older age ranges. Ages 5-7 play 4v4 on a 25-35 yard field. This program provides a weekly instruction for players and games throughout the course of the season in a simple for-parents format with a training and game schedule issued prior to the season.

     Our soccer training is Coerver - based,  Coaches are USSF-Licensed, and our areas of focus broadly include Technique, Basic Game Understanding and Concepts, Small Unit Tactics, Athleticism, and Mental Development. 

 

Technique - Individual ball control skills. Players are encouraged to learn to properly manipulate the ball with their feet and are put in a learning environment to explore and understand the basics of soccer

• Dribbling

• Passing

• Shooting

• Receiving

 

Basic Game Understanding - How the game works and what individuals and teams are trying to accomplish throughout a game of soccer

• Basic Rules and Concepts

• Teamwork

• Decision Making with the Ball

• Movement without the Ball

• Spatial Discipline

• Situational Awareness

 

Athletic and Mental Development 

• Stamina

• Speed

• Agility

• Acceleration

• Strength

• Awareness

• Confidence