Middle School Programs

SAQ Clincs

These sessions are for athletes in grades 3-8 who want to get the most out of their bodies by building better training habits. Each session will focus on improving core strength, sprinting technique, balance, coordination, explosiveness and agility. Any athlete that attends these sessions will see an improvement in their physical performance, confidence and mental toughness.

Agenda –
Speed, Agility, Quickness (SAQ) and Injury Prevention
-Running and Sprint Technique Assessment/Corrective Strategies/Preventative Counsel
-Balanced/Functional Bodyweight Exercises for most efficient skill transfer to sport
-“Core” education, understanding of, awareness during movement, and training of
-Occurrences of Injury, how to prevent, avoid those situations
-Understanding and Application of Warming-Up, Train/Compete, Warm-down Cycle
-Balance of Training for Sport, Own Health, Team

Skills Clinics

Our staff of former professional and collegiate soccer players are all fully licensed and are well respected within the soccer community. This clinic will focus on improving each players personal techniques, physical abilities, mental approach to practices and games and their knowledge of the game. We provide such clinics for both boys and girls and our objective is to make every player that attends, a more confident individual and capable athlete. During the program players will work on their 1st touch and receiving, turns,moves and fakes, passing & shooting, dribbling and running with the ball and their decision making skills.

Goalkeeper Clinics

Brit-Am Goalkeeper School clinics are run by professional, licenced goalkeeper coaches who use an age-based curriculum to ensure each goalkeeper gets the most out of the clinic. With a high coach to player ratio, coaches are able to provide individual instruction and attention each session. All keepers will receive a personalized player evaluation at the end of the clinic.

Clinic Agenda:

• Footwork Balance & Positioning
• Shot Stopping
• Dealing with Crosses
• Diving for saves, deflections and level’s
• Kicking and distribution
• Decision making and communications

Coach Jonah will provide a personalized player evaluation for each goalkeeper after the clinic.

Clinic Agenda:

• Footwork Balance & Positioning
• Shot Stopping
• Dealing with Crosses
• Diving for saves, deflections and level’s
• Kicking and distribution
• Decision making and communications

Striker Clinics

Our staff of former professional and collegiate soccer players are all fully licensed and are well respected within the soccer community. Depending on which type of clinic you choose, the focus is on improving each player’s personal techniques, physical abilities, mental approach to practices and games and their knowledge of the game. We provide such clinics for both boys and girls and our objective is to make every player that attends, a more confident individual and capable athlete.

Skills covered during this class:

• Long & Short Range Shooting
• Shots on the Turn
• One Touch Finishing
• 1v1’s
• Volleys
• Headers
• Movement to Create Space
• Playing with Back to Goal
• Creating Shooting Opportunities