Player Advancement Program U9-19
AKKA Soccer offers two levels of training classes, co-ed, grouped by grade 2nd-4th, 5th-8th, HS ages;
“AKKA 1, 2, 3” for novice to intermediate ability players who often have not yet chosen soccer as their primary pursuit and have base technical needs of passing, receiving, and overall fundamentals of ball control.
“Soccer 1st” for ambitious players that have a decent technical base and ready to add on higher level skills and ideas, they also typically prioritize soccer first, above all competing interests.
Both have the same purpose; to help players gain more comfort on the ball so they can get their heads up under pressure, change the tempo of the game, and exercise more options in solving problems. Both are 60 minutes in duration and use the same approach building from isolated technical reps to adding partners and pressure, and often finishing with full pressure of a small game situation.
“The difference in interest level of the players and their base abilities cannot be ignored.” We offer the two levels because nobody get’s better nor falls more in love with the game when they’re drowning because the cumulative level of the class is far above them, and conversely players who need more do not get better unless they’re challenged regularly.