GLEN CELTIC TIGERS ACADEMY PROGRAM
We use Futsal to develop our players
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U6 - U8: Born 2018 - 2016
The GCA FC Celtic Tigers Academy program is at the core of what makes our club great and effective.
Along with our Developmental Academy, it is our foundation and the starting point of our Club's player development pathway.
This is where our young players begin to learn technique, ball control and speed of thought. In short, the Academy is where our kids learn to love the game.
Because we believe these are the critical years of our children's long term development and growth, we offer a combined Fall, Winter and Spring program for our kids using a Street Soccer style inspired curriculum designed to develop each player's technical and tactical skill. We are certain that our best players will be the players that start with us at this young age and will continue to develop over the important years to follow.
Our Academy program has no cuts as we admit to make no judgement about how well a player will develop or how far he or she will go at this young age.
The GCA FC Academy is open to all kids that want to become better soccer players yet understand that this is not a recreational program. It is an instructional program based on teaching the fundamentals of the game, we understand that all players learn at a different pace, so we have exceptional patience with our young players.
CELTIC TIGERS ACADEMY ORGANIZATION
The Celtic Tigers Academy program is open to all kids 6 through 8 years old with no cuts for players of that age group.
We will however limit enrollment so that proper player-to-coach ratios and quality instruction are maintained. Players are encouraged to enroll into the Academy program until enrollment is full.
For 6 to 8-year olds, in addition to training once per week, they may have the opportunity to play 5v5 against teams from other clubs during the Fall and Spring season. They will train and compete in 2 indoor Futsal league sessions on the weekends in Winter.