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Training Program

Our trainers are former professional and collegiate players who hold various soccer licenses in the state of Illinois.

Technical training clinics are held once a week for an hour and a half per team.

Optional weekly training is available on a per team basis. Please inquire.

One of the key principles of FVSC POWER training is the “learning process”. Each new skill is taught step by step. Each step of the skill is vital. We show it in slow motion, give a visual example and also explain the why, not just the how. Next we must make sure the player is performing the skill properly. We don’t want the player repeating the skill “improperly” or that is the way it will be engrained. This takes patience and must be done step by step, but after a while the good skill will come through. Then we repeat the skill over and over without pressure. We want the mind to be clear and focus on performing the skill at game speed. Once this step has been completed we add the pressure if it applies; with a closing defender or another player that is nearby. This step is critical so that the player “feels” the real game situation in which the skill will be used. This game like replication, with pressure, is a vital part of learning the skill for use in a game.

Teach a child how to receive a ball on their thigh when their 9 and by the age of 10 this skill will then become “instinctive”. Revisiting this skill weekly and by age 10 they are on to the next level. We desire to see our players perform all technical skills from an instinctive perspective.