Unlock Your Game with FTSA’s Elite Winter Technical Clinic

First Touch Soccer Academy (FTSA) is proud to announce the launch of its Elite Winter Technical Clinic, held on Thursday evenings throughout the winter months. Staying true to FTSA’s mission of providing club-neutral training during the off seasons, this program offers an intense, challenging, and fun environment for the serious and committed player.

Directed by FTSA owner Rob Leather and supported by some of the leading technical trainers in the North NJ area, players will benefit from expert guidance and a proven development model. (Final coaching staff will be announced closer to the start date.) Building on the success of FTSA’s Elite Camp format, players will be grouped according to both age and ability, ensuring maximum development in every session.

Training will emphasize fundamental technical skills that translate directly to game performance, including:

• Changing Direction & Positive Dribbling

• Attacking Space with Purpose

• Disguised Passing & Creative Playmaking

• Receiving to Turn, Attack, or Open the Field

With a curriculum designed to maximize touches, repetitions, and real-game application, this clinic is open exclusively to players currently competing at the club or academy level.

Where? Montclair Kimberley Academy Middle School Campus (201 Valley Road, Montclair)

Day? Wednesdays

Dates? Jan 8th, Jan 15th, Jan 22nd, Jan 29th, Feb 5th, Feb 12th, Feb 19th, Feb 26th

Times? 6.30-7.30pm - 2015-2017 and 7.30-8.30pm - 2012-2014

Who? Players participating in this program must be serious about their development and play at a  club or academy level. This is not a beginners / fundamentals program. 

What? First Touch Soccer Academy follow a Functional Training Methodology. All technical content is taught with the game in mind. The skill must be able to be applied to the game and a decision. Although this can be coached in isolation there must be reference back to where it fits in the game. 

Ages? Players will register (above) in the following birth years:

2015-2017
2012-2014

How many players? Each hourly session above will be capped at 40 players, so please do not hesitate to register

Format? There will be two different groups operating at one time in a separate training area. They will work with a specific coach each week on a different technical function and then be placed with a different coach the following week. Rob Leather will direct these sessions and be joined by three, top trainers from various clubs / academies.

For any questions regarding our technical training program please contact Rob ([email protected])