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Academy Edge U9-U13
The Path to Elite Play Starts Now
This is the stage for serious development. Enroll today to master the technical skills and tactical intelligence needed to advance your game
Building Tactical Intelligence
Program Description
We are the only club in Canada that tracks your child’s progress and sends Bimonthly Progress Reports!
This program is specifically designed for the transition into serious competition, moving players beyond basic skills to mastering their on-field intelligence. At this stage, we intensify the training to focus on technical refinement under pressure, introducing complex moves and positional responsibilities. Players will develop a deeper tactical understanding—learning spacing, transition play, and decision-making within a cohesive team structure. Our goal is to forge technically proficient and strategically smart players, preparing them for the competitive demands of elite youth soccer and instilling the discipline required for long-term athletic success.
Training Structure
Our methodology is an intensified version of the foundational work, ensuring players develop the physical, technical, and cognitive capacity needed for high-level play. We continue to utilize a proven, four-phase structure based on the best practices of elite European academies
Each session is divided into four distinct phases:
- Dynamic Movement Activation: Focus shifts to greater agility, explosiveness, and conditioning. This phase is crucial for preparing the player to sustain high-intensity effort throughout competitive matches.
- Coordination & Reaction: Drills become complex and demand higher processing speed. We challenge players to make rapid technical and positional adjustments, sharpening the cognitive tools required for fast-paced decision-making under pressure.
- Ball Familiarity (Technical Refinement): The focus is on executing advanced techniques and combinations at speed. Players work on mastering turns, complex passing patterns, and finishing, ensuring their technical ability holds up in competitive situations.
- Game-Like Intensity (Tactical Integration): We introduce condition-based small-sided games and full-field scenarios to develop team shape, transition speed, and positional awareness. This phase is dedicated to integrating individual skills into a cohesive, intelligent team performance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does my kids need to know soccer before joining?
No. A lot of our kids have started to play the very first time with us and now they’re real ballers. We are are students and learning everyday
Will the team participate in any leagues?
Yes, the kids will train and eventually they will participate in leagues where they can develop more the feeling of being part of team and go through emotional rollercoaster of what it takes to be a champ.
Does the kid need any equipment?
We provide all the training gear: goals, hurdles, balls, cones, bibs etc. However the kids need to always be wearing the kit when training with the club or playing on a league. The kits can be ordered here. When playing outside, preferably the kids need to wear cleats, and when playing indoors in gyms they need to be wearing appropriate indoor shoes (futsal, sala).
How many kids will there be on my kids group?
Yes, unlike many other clubs, our priority number 1 is development and progress. We will always have limited numbers of spaces on our groups and will make sure to not have more than 8 kids per instructor.