The Philosophy
SKILL SKOOL SOCCER FOCUSES ON THE INDIVIDUAL SOCCER SKILLS INFREQUENTLY TAUGHT IN THE TEAM ENVIRONMENT. TEAM SKILLS AND TACTICS ARE ONLY VALUABLE ONCE THE PLAYER HAS MASTERED THE INDIVIDUAL SKILLS OF DRIBBLING, TURNING, RECEIVING, PASSING AND STRIKING THE BALL. THESE ARE THE SKILLS THE SOCCER PLAYER NEEDS TO BREAK DOWN TEAM DEFENSE OR UNDER PRESSURE 1 ON 1. THE TIME TO DEVELOP THESE SKILLS IS EARLY ON IN THE PLAYERS DEVELOPMENT SO THEY CAN BE MASTERED AND LEVERAGED LATER.
THE COACH
MATT BLACKBOURNE BRINGS 30 YEARS OF PLAYING AND COACHING PROFESSIONALLY TO HIS BUSINESS . HE HAS EMPOWERED 100'S OF PLAYERS FROM RECREATION THROUGH THE PROFESSIONAL RANKS IN DRILLS THAT ENCOURAGE COMFORT AND BETTER EXECUTION OF FUNCTIONAL SKILL. AS A MULTI SPORT ATHLETE IN COLLEGE, MATT'S INNOVATIVE, 1 ON 1 APPROACH TO TRAINING CAN BE SEEN IN HIS USE OF EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TO HELP RECREATE MOMENTS IN THE GAME AND ALSO PROVIDE VISUAL FEEDBACK THROUGH THE USE OF VIDEO.
THE TRAINING
SKILL SKOOL OFFERS PRIVATE AND SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION THAT WILL WORK ON THE CORE TECHNICAL AREAS OF THE GAME. THROUGH REPETITION AND VIDEO ANALYSIS, THE PLAYER(S) WILL DEVELOP QUICKER AND FULL FILL THEIR OVERALL POTENTIAL. SKILL SKOOL SOCCER WILL ALSO SUPPORT THE PLAYER TO PROVIDE THEM THE NECESSARY DRILLS TO WORK ON THEIR OWN AT HOME, IN THE BACK YARD, OR AT THE PARK. MEMBERSHIP TO SKILL SKOOL PODCAST WILL COMPLIMENT THE LESSON AND WILL BE A KEY COMPONENT IN THE HOMEWORK SET THROUGH THE GROUP LESSON.
the players
SKILL SKOOL SOCCER PRESENTLY WORKS WITH PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS, OVER 20 DIVISION 1 COLLEGIATE PLAYERS, ELITE LEVEL CLUB PLAYERS AND PLAYERS OF RECREATIONAL LEVEL. SKILL SKOOL SOCCER EMPHASIZES THE NEED FOR CORE TECHNICAL TRAINING AT ALL LEVELS TO ALL AGES. OUR ALUMNI PAGE IS A TRIBUTE TO THE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE TAKEN THEIR GAMES TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL. SKILLSKOOLERS