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USA realizes that every team is different and has it's own unique camp demands. On each USA pre-season camp, content can be tailored to the needs of the team, to ensure that each team receives a truly beneficial camp experience.

USA's experience of having prepared teams for almost 30 years allows team coaches and managers to rest assured that their team is in good hands. Whether you're looking for USA to completely design your camp, or you already know exactly what your team needs, we have the camp solution for you. USA allows any team coach or manager to choose from one of three team camp options:

1. Allow USA to design your pre-season camp
Leave the camp to USA. We will give your team a comprehensive and effective camp experience that encompasses all critical aspects of preseason preparation. Players will focus on physiological and technical conditioning through intensive ball-orientated workouts. The team will also become reacquainted with systems and styles of play through structured exercises, from small-sided games to units of players training in phase and shadow play.

2. Design your own curriculum from our a'la carte Component Menu
You can choose from our Team Camp Components Menu to create a camp that is focused entirely on the specific needs of your team. Choose from a menu of topics that cover everything from goalkeeper to forward and offer technical, tactical and functional training. From one-on-one instruction to phase play and coaching within the game, USA trainers will ensure that every detail is covered.

3. Try a combination of both
This option is for a team that wants the comprehensive pre-season experience but still has a little to work on. Choose a small number of topics from our a'la carte menu and USA will work this instruction in to the camp schedule. Whatever option you choose, USA will provide every team with a pre-season that they will never forget.

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Attacking: Tactical: Following on from the Technical Attacking instruction this topic gives players the ability to make better decisions when they have the ball. Building effective attacks that will consistently unbalance your opponents is critical for those teams that are looking to go to the next level. Players will be taught how to recognize when to hold and when to attack. Counter attacks and patient possession will be explored when discussing the importance of controlling the tempo of a team’s attacking play. The attacking options presented by team shape in different formations will also be discussed and discovered.
Defending: Tactical: Following on from the Technical Defending instruction this topic gives players the ability to make better decisions when they do not have the ball. These sessions are for those teams who need to go beyond pressure, cover, balance 3v3 games. Players will learn about when to press the ball and when to delay the opponent’s attack. Defensive styles will be critiqued and how they apply to different formations. Players will be introduced to defending from the front and the benefits of showing opponents inside or outside.
Defending: Technical: The principles of defending are taught to each player as an individual. It is key that each player knows these basic principles and how to perform them before teaching the tactical aspect of defending as an individual and as a team. The players will learn how to position their body, shadow a player and how and when to tackle. Players will leave with a far greater knowledge of defending skills, and when and where they should be applied.
Fundamental FootworX: Each player will be given the opportunity to work alone with a ball and develop the vital skills that lead to ball mastery. Repetition of fun activities is the key here. Players will develop techniques of juggling, tricks and ball manipulation with both feet. Add to these techniques a range of specific turns and moves, appropriate to players age and ability, and it is easy to see how this will impact player performance on the field.
Advanced FootworX: Players work with their own ball on developing vital skills which lead to ball mastery and proficiency with both feet. Players will learn to manipulate the ball using a wide range of foot movements and tricks. These movements and tricks are then applied to highly pressurized situations, where repetition is key.
Small Sided Games: Small sided games modify the large sided game without losing the essence of soccer. They are utilized on our camps to help players make the transition from drills and exercises to real game situations. Smaller teams and a reduced playing area allows for greater involvement in the game, with more touches, dribbles and passes allowing for a positive learning experience. In a game where learning by doing is important, players develop both attacking and defending skills in the small sided game environment.
Crossing and Finishing: Throughout the season a lot of practices will be based on possession. Crossing and finishing is an end product to possession. Adding a purpose (scoring) to possession is a key element of the game. Players will work on the tactical aspect of getting into good crossing positions, and learn the correct technique and areas to play the ball for a positive outcome. Players will also learn how to turn a good cross into a goal scoring opportunity from timing of their runs, reading a cross and finishing off a cross.
Possession: Players will go beyond the keep-away exercises and find out why possession is important. To be truly effective a team’s possession must have attacking intent and not be possession for possession’s sake. Players will learn how to manipulate the opposition’s formation using possession and how this leads to goal-scoring opportunities. Teams will investigate the rhythm of possession and how to affect the tempo of a game through different possession styles.
Situational Soccer: During Situational Soccer training players will be discover how to react to situations that the game may throw up. Players will learn how to defend a lead by playing low risk and bolstering their defense or conversely how to go after a goal with high pressure and pace. Teams may also discover how to react to losing a player during a game or how to capitalize on their own numbers-up situation. Players need to be able to think on their feet, as there are no time-outs and the game moves quickly.
Formations: Every formation has strengths and weaknesses. In this topic teams will not only work on their own formation to make the most of the attacking platform that it provides, but will also find out where their formation exposes them to counter attack. Players will learn what the vulnerabilities are in other team’s formations and how to expose these weaknesses. Players will also find out how formations are related and how to change their shape within a game.
Transition: Teams that demonstrate quick and effective transition create more goal-scoring opportunities. However, the transition of the ball, and turning defense into attack, requires players to make decisions under pressure with and without the ball. In this topic teams will experience transition under varying levels of pressure. The team focus on the movement of players away from the ball and how there are many pieces to being truly effective in transition.
Effective warm-ups: Warm-ups and cool downs are vital for athletes of all sports and the demands of soccer make effective body preparation imperative. There has been much discussion regarding the best way to physiologically prepare soccer players for exercise and ensure that players can perform well without the risk of injury. In this topic players will be taught how to own their preparation and will be armed with a variety of dynamic stretches for soccer specific movements. Warm-ups that incorporate a ball and specific stretching routines will also be introduced.
Passing: Passing is one of the key elements of the game of soccer. Your United Soccer Academy coach will work on each individuals passing technique. Players will focus on different types of passing including long and short passes, passes to a player and to space, driven and lofted passes. This module can be combined with possession.
Team Building: Your United Soccer Academy coach will take your team through a series of team building, guidance and discovery games to ensure that your team are working together as a unit. Games are fun but challenging, testing all of your players abilities to work with their team mates. This is an ideal module for any teams that have added players in the off season.
Heading: Heading the ball is a skill that many young players find daunting. The heading module will focus on different types of headers, ultimately giving the players more confidence in using their heads during a game. Fun and inventive games are delivered in a safe environment to ensure maximum success. Heading techniques that are covered are Defending Header, Attacking Header, Glancing Header, Flick Header and diving headers.
Speed, Agility & Quickness: Our experienced coaches will use a variety of modern training tools, such as weighted parachutes and speed ladders to deliver sessions similar to those used by professional soccer clubs throughout the world. We deliver SAQ in our curriculum to develop not only the speed of players but also their acceleration, reaction times and ability to execute skills quickly.
Introduction of the ball to the SAQ session ensures the improvements are specifically applied to soccer skills and techniques. After taking part in these sessions for a week, players will not only feel sharper and faster they will feel more confident and this will show in their play.
Restarts: Does your team have trouble making a wall? Are players static at corners? Do your players understand direct or indirect? Does your team lose the ball too easy from a throw in?
If you answered 'Yes' to any of the above, we have the answers! Players will work on all aspects of restarts including Kick offs, throw in's, goal kicks, corner kicks and free kicks. Your team will work on strategies of attacking and defending keeping you one step ahead of your opponents.
Goalkeeping: Players will work on the technical and tactical aspects of goalkeeping. Goalkeepers will work on an abundance of skills including shot stopping, positioning, ball handling, reaction saves, footwork and distribution. This is ideal for current goalkeepers and players who have an interest in becoming a goalkeeper. The goalkeeping module can be combined with crossing & finishing.

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