Rooftop soccer school opens
Training is tailor-made for the children in a fun, safe and friendly environment.
In a bid to uplift soccer training and skills in the country, SuperSport United has opened a soccer school in Kempton Park.
The school, aimed at training boys between the ages of four to 15, trains at the five-a-side soccer field on the rooftop parking area at Festival Mall.
Training sessions take place on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 5.30pm to 6.30pm.
Classes are also conducted on Saturday mornings from 10.30am to 11.30am.
“Our main aim is to produce professional football players and to send them through to our academy sides at SuperSport United,” said Ryan MacFarlane, from of the soccer school.
“With these schools, we enter a new era of proudly South African soccer schools.”
The coaching is innovative and designed to challenge, but also rewards players in every aspect of the game. Attention is given to teaching the fundamental techniques of the game and showing young players how to master their skills.
Training is tailor-made for the children in a fun, safe and friendly environment.
Different levels of coaching are offered, starting at grassroots level for young and beginner players. Grassroots programmes are a great introduction to the more advanced programmes and also introduces players to the 10 core moves and fundamentals of football.
Training at junior level is aimed at players between eight and 11, working on the improvement of their technical skills and developing their game-play through small-sided games.
Senior training focuses on players striving to improve their technical ability and game play to move them up to professional academy level.
Included in the registration fee is SuperSport United Soccer School kit and a skills badge challenge book with stickers (for grading).
A monthly fee is charged, depending on how many days a week the boys attend.
The fees cover the costs of coaches and the training venue, among other things. The school also sponsors one development player for every four paying children it has.These are talented players whose parents cannot afford coaching. Kempton already has a few development players.
Parents are welcome to contact MacFarlane on 083-227-6852 or email kemptonpark@ssuss.co.za to book a free training session for their child.
