Lehigh Valley United Fall Academy Programs
Lehigh Valley United graduates are complete soccer players; able to play with confidence, in any position, on any team, in any playing environment. Development of superior foot and ball handling skills is a primary focus, and recognition of the visual cues needed to make consistent, independent tactical decisions is stressed.
Lehigh Valley United Soccer Circuit
Begins Friday, September 10
Lehigh County Sports Fields #4
Lehigh Valley United is proud to announce our soccer circuit for fall of 2010. For the first time ever we have multiple programming to choose from all at Lehigh County Sports Fields. We will have two four week sessions to enable players to choose a variety of options to enhance their soccer skills this fall.
Here is a list of LVU programming options:
LVU Academy: Players are invited to attend Academy sessions in addition to their regularly scheduled team training sessions to advance their technical skills. Premier level soccer players should be able to identify their weaknesses as well as their strengths, and seek opportunities to improve their weaknesses. This program is available for players ages 6-14 at a cost of $50 per 4 week session.
LVU Little Stars: A perfect introduction to group play and sports, LVU Kinder Kicks is designed to introduce the game of soccer to the pre-school age child. Soccer professionals will focus on improving motor, social and soccer skills in a friendly and fun environment while teaching proper soccer techniques! This program is available for players ages 3-5 at a cost of $50 per 4 week session.
LVU Golden Boot Striker School: For players interested in advanced development of their shooting, driving, and set piece technique. This program will focus on manipulating the different foot positions, follow throughs, and contact points (of ball and foot), in order to get the most out of modern soccer balls, in live play goalscoring and free kick situations. This program is available for players ages 8-14 at a cost of $80 per 4 week session.
LVU Footskills: This footskills programs covers mastery of the ball: for touch, quick feet, separation from a defender, improvisation, and coordination. This program is available for players ages 8-14 at a cost of $50 per 4 week session.
LVU Keeper Training:LVU GK professionals cover the basic skills and techniques any sound goalkeeper must master such as: shot stopping, angle play, dealing with crosses, communication, breakaways, and much more. This program is available for players ages 8-14 at a cost of $50 per 4 week session.
LVU Speed/Power and Quickness:This program is in conjunction with Velocity Sports Performance and administerd by their staff. Velocity Sports Performance will structure a soccer specific strength program around each individual althletes needs and demands. Through the use of plyometrics, core training, and lower and upper body strength training exercises each athlete will increase their power production and force reduction abilities. The movement Segment will focus on speed, speed endurance, agility, and power production movements. Soccer is a skill dominant sport, which requires executing quick stops and starts during the state of fatigue. Athletes will also have a full understanding of training and how the training they are doing relates to thier performance during competition. This program is available for players ages 8-14 at a cost of $50 per 4 week session.
LVU Soccerate:
SOCCERATE is the combination of soccer and karate. It applies specific karate movements to further develop the movements of a soccer player. A fun, but very intense workout, SOCCERATE strengthens and enhances the player’s overall fitness level as well as improving their kicks and movement. The motion of karate kicks mimic the movement of soccer kicks. For example, the winning goal in the World Cup was a low roundhouse kick! SOCCERATE will improve the player’s fast twitch muscle response and also improve the power of their kicks. SOCCERATE builds mental and physical toughness and instills a warrior spirit in the player.
There will be both a Beginner Class (any age and skill level) as well as an Advanced Class (current LVU players or other Premiere Travel Club players) offered at the Fall Academy.
SOCCERATE is used by the LVU 95 Boys (4 time PA State Title Champions), the LVU 96 Boys(2 time PA State Title Champions), and the LVU 97 Girls(PA State Title Semi-Finalists) as a conditioning, training, and team building tool to take their soccer skills to the next level.
This program is available for players ages 8-14 at a cost of $50 per 4 week session.
LVU Small Group Skills This program focuses on basic individual technique in a very personal environment. Teaching ratios are anywhere from 1:1 - 1:4 allowing for each players strengths and weaknesses to be identified and improved. Topics covered – Footwork, Dribbling/Shielding/ Passing/Control/Turning/Playing out of the air. This program is available for players ages 8-14 at a cost of $80 per 4 week session.
Session I Friday September 10, 17,24 and October 1 from 530-645
Session II Friday October 8,15,22,29 from 530-645
