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THE PHILOSOPHY
Skill Skool Soccer focuses on the individual soccer skills that are often overlooked in the team environment. Team skills and tactics are only valuable once a player has mastered the fundamentals of dribbling, turning, receiving, passing, and striking the ball. These are the essential skills every soccer player needs to break down a team defense or succeed under 1v1 pressure. The best time to develop these abilities is early in a player’s development, so they can be mastered and leveraged later on.
THE TRAINING
Skill Skool offers private and small group instruction focused on the core technical areas of the game. Through repetition and video analysis, players develop faster and reach their full potential. Skill Skool Soccer also supports players with drills they can practice on their own—at home, in the backyard, or at the park. Membership to the Skill Skool Podcast complements each lesson and is a key part of the homework assigned through group sessions.
THE COACH
Matt Blackbourne brings 30 years of professional playing and coaching experience to his business. He has empowered hundreds of players—from recreation through the professional ranks—with drills that build comfort and improve the execution of functional skills. As a multi-sport athlete in college, Matt takes an innovative, one-on-one approach to training, using equipment and technology to recreate game situations and provide visual feedback through video.
THE PLAYERS
Skill Skool Soccer currently works with professional players, over 20 Division 1 collegiate athletes, elite-level club players, and recreational players. Skill Skool Soccer emphasizes the importance of core technical training at every age and level. Our alumni page is a tribute to the individuals who have taken their game to the highest level—Our SkillSkoolers.