DON'T JUST TRAIN - TRAIN IN XS
Xplore - Xpand - Xcel
About Us
Soccer XS is a professional coaching company comprised of expert and specialist coaches focusing on long-term coach and player development strategies for youth soccer clubs in America.
We are leading providers of 'Soccer Specific Training Programs' aimed at improving all areas of youth soccer training. We provide consultancy and expert advice in structuring a complete development model for youth soccer organizations.
Mission Statement
The Soccer XS corporate mission is to empower every coach, player and youth soccer organization to fulfill their potential and reach their goals, by providing superior coaching, consultation, training programs and services.
Company Overview
Established in 2008, Soccer XS is an innovative coaching company aimed at meeting the needs and aspirations of youth soccer coaches, players, clubs and organizations across America.
Soccer is now the most participated youth sport in America. There are over 17 million soccer players in the US today. Around 80% of players participating in soccer are aged between 6 and 11 years old and 60% of children aged between 5 and 9 name soccer as their number one sport.
Whilst this is a fantastic statistic for the growth of US soccer, by the age of 14 an alarming 70% of players have dropped out of the game. There are several reasons for this decline, however many soccer experts state that players are simply no longer having fun, due to a lack of quality coaching and often an over-emphasis on competition and winning at younger ages. This has resulted in young players being exposed to soccer environments that have a misplaced philosophy in developing players and ultimately they lose interest or become disillusioned with the sport.
Soccer XS exists to address this statistic at the very heart of the problem. In partnership with numerous coaching experts and practitioners, Soccer XS has devised club development models that provide professional coaching, consultation, coach education and player development programs for youth soccer organizations that are in desperate need of properly structured soccer development.
By partnering with Soccer XS, youth soccer clubs and organizations can realize their potential and fulfill their goals in providing an educationally sound learning environment for players, coaches and parents.
Name: Tim Larocca
Position: Field Player Academy Director
Email: timlarocca_soccer-xs.com
Tel: (413) 204 3465
Name: Rob Lamb
Position: CEO and Founder
Email: roblamb_soccer-xs.com
Tel: (860) 573 2022
Name: Meabh De Burca
Position: Academy Coach
Email: meabhdeburca_soccer-xs.com
Tel: (203) 314 5977
Name: Karen Ray
Email: karenray_soccer-xs.com
Tel: (860) 819 4761
Since meeting and working with Rob, I have been especially impressed by his coaching talent, passion for the game of soccer and his professionalism. Rob is a well educated coach with both the English FA and NSCAA and he has a wealth of experience coaching all age groups and ability levels. Rob has a great ability to adjust his coaching style, so whether he is coaching a 9 year old player or one of my college players, he always delivers coaching that is age and ability appropriate, fun and challenging. As a professional coach of 30 years,
I fully recommend him as a well educated, experienced and well rounded soccer professional.
- Dan Gaspar: University of Hartford (Div 1) Men's Head Coach, Owner of Connecticut Soccer School and Star Goalkeeper Academy and the 2010 World Cup Portugal National Men's Team Goalkeeper Coach.
Rob impressed me from the outset with his raw coaching abilities, determination to succeed and an ability to be a leader amongst other coaches. He always struck me as a coach who was destined to have a successful coaching career.
Rob is a very organized and enthusiastic individual who strives for the very best not only from him-self but from others around him.
He is a natural motivator which not only comes across in his coaching but also as a leader.
- Matt Weston: Technical Director for USL Men's Team FC New York and Owner/Director of Weston Pro Soccer.
Rob and Soccer XS have consistently provided the highest quality training, dedication and commitment to the Simsbury Soccer Club.
Rob’s training approach is very unique in that he takes a very holistic approach to his coaching. By taking the time to incorporate the Club’s philosophy into their sessions, Soccer XS has differentiated themselves from other companies and, as a result, have developed a loyal following within the Club.
- Tom Hayden: President of Simsbury Soccer Club.
As well as being a well organized and professional soccer coach, Rob is a talented communicator who works well with soccer players of all ages. He has a clear grasp and love for the game of soccer and is able to get players excited about working hard and developing themselves as players.
- Ed Lebo: Athletic Director at The Master's High School.
We feel very lucky and truly grateful to have Rob Lamb and Soccer XS working with the Simsbury Soccer Club. I have contacts and experience with numerous individuals and organizations that try to provide some similar professional training services, but Rob has a very unique combination of soccer skill, experience, adaptability and teaching style that set him and his company above and beyond the others. He is equally effective working with five year old children, fourteen year old youth or adult coaches and parents. Robs ability to adapt in many situations is quite unique as is the wide range of product he is able to personally deliver through his programs with Soccer XS.
- Sean Glasgow: Director of Coach and Player Development at Simsbury Soccer Soccer Club.
Rob Lamb is an expert in his field and takes his work very seriously. He has tremendous interpersonal skills and is very good at communicating his ideas and goals. Given enough time, he will produce results.
- Adam Kaufman: Board Member at Westerly Youth Soccer Association.
Rob and I worked together for a number of years at MLS Camps. He was an excellent addition to our coaching team. He helped develop an excellent relationship with a key client and was an asset to our team. Rob has a good work ethic, he is enthusiastic, creative and ambitious and has a bright future in the soccer industry. He has a passion for soccer and is dedicated to share this with eveyone he meets.
It was a pleasure to have the opportunity to work with him, I am sure he will continue to be a success in the future.
- Roy Collins: Regional Manager and Senior Account Executive at XARA Soccer.
ADDRESS - TELEPHONE - E-MAIL - WEBSITE
Soccer XS, LLC
540 Hopmeadow Street, No.8
Simsbury, CT 06070, USA
E-Mail: roblamb_soccer-xs.com
If you are contacting us about current Soccer XS training programs, are interested in Soccer XS providing a free
Xplore, Xpand, Xcel cinic workshop for your club or are applying for a coaching position at Soccer XS, please
contact us directly using this e-mail form.
Thank You
Rob Lamb
CEO and Founder - Soccer XS
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5 Stage Player Development Model For Coaching U6-U18+ Players
Using over a decade of child centered research and extensive studies into the physical and psychological development of youth soccer players, Soccer XS has designed an in-depth training model that covers five stages of player development.
The Soccer XS 'Player Development Model' provides coaches with age specific guidelines and best practices for structuring developmentally appropriate training.
Also provided to club's working with Soccer XS are the age
appropriate interactive seasonal practice curriculums.
The seasonal curriculums provide your volunteer coaches with
a full seasons worth of age appropriate practice sessions,
to ensure consistency of coaching through-out your program
and targeted learning for both coaches and players.
A powerful combination for coach and player development.
TEAM TRAINING - SKILLS CLINICS - TECHNICAL & TACTICAL ANALYSIS
Here at Soccer XS we are passionate about individual player development.
We recognize the need for appropriately structured training programs for youth soccer clubs that strive to provide equal opportunities for all their members, regardless of their budget or the ability of their volunteer coaches.
Most volunteer youth soccer organizations do not take the necessary time to properly organize and structure a long-term player development philosophy,
often this results in coaching and training programs that lack direction and purpose.
Soccer XS provides numerous training programs for youth soccer club's
that help address their developmental needs and provide a sound structured learning environment for each stage of player development.
Please take some time to explore our player development training programs below. If you have any questions or would like to schedule one of these programs for your team or soccer club, please contact us.
Team Training
Soccer XS professional coaches will structure and deliver age and ability appropriate training sessions for your team. Volunteer coaches have the opportunity to observe professionally ran training sessions and be mentored by our coaching staff as they work with your team.
Coaching a youth soccer team can be challenging and frustrating, especially for volunteer coaches who have little or no formal soccer education or lack coaching experience. Being unable to gauge your teams stage of development can make your team training sessions either boring for your players if your are behind their stage of development or frustrating for your coaching staff if you are to far ahead.
Soccer XS has a 'Player Development Model' that covers 5 stages of player development from U6-U18.
Using this model Soccer XS coaching staff will select from our extensive age appropriate curriculum lesson plans that best suit your teams age and ability level. Delivering training sessions that are both age and ability appropriate is vital to the enjoyment and development of each individual on your team.
The Soccer XS Team Training program is the answer to all your team training needs. Professional team training provides your team with varied and exciting training sessions that engage your players and maximize training time.
Skills Clinics
Soccer XS professional coaches will deliver hour long 'Skills Clinics' on a variety of topics. These clinics are designed to create a structured yet less pressured learning environment, where players are exposed to professional training on the technical and tactical aspects of any soccer skill. Players are encouraged to experiment with these skills in well structured technical training activities and small sided games.
The US Soccer Federation as well as the English F.A. strongly encourages the use of 4v4 small sided games as a tool for teaching and developing the technical and tactical aspects of soccer with youth players. Studies have shown that 4v4 small sided games create a realistic game environment that increases the number of touches and decision making moments players experience, this often leads to more passes, more dribbling opportunities, more shots and generally more time each individual player is involved in the game.
Soccer XS 'Skills Clinics' provide an added opportunity for players at your club to receive an extra hour a week of professional training and skill development. This program is in addition to your regular team training practices and can be offered to a variety of age groups or teams at your club.
Here at Soccer XS we realize that each youth soccer club has different developmental needs and therefore our 'Skills Clinics' program can be customized to the specific needs of your club.
Technical Team Analysis
A Soccer XS professional coach will document and deliver detailed analysis of a teams technical game performance at your weekend games. Competitive games at the youth level are enjoyable for participants and spectators alike, however it can be detrimental to the enjoyment and development of young players if they are subject to stressful, unrealistic objectives.
Often volunteer coaches approach competitive games with an emphasis on winning, whilst winning and competition is the backbone of any sport, at the youth level it can very easily become unproductive and worthless if we have the wrong focus. However, competitive games can be very useful to players and coaches if the aims and objectives are clearly set for each game and the focus is on the development of the players.
With the 'Technical Team Analysis' program, a Soccer XS professional coach will work alongside the teams head coach to help with the structure and emphasis of your game day. This program includes help with the warm up, team talks, sideline coaching manner, debrief and cool down. At the end of the game the head coach will be provided with detailed analysis of the teams technical performance, with recommendations for key areas for the coach to focus on in their following practices.
Tactical Team Analysis (For teams U13 and above)
A Soccer XS professional coach will document and deliver a detailed report of the teams tactical performance during weekend games.
At this stage of player development, coaches can place more emphasis on tactical training concepts such as;
group defending, transitional play, overloaded situations, counter-attacks, team shape and team formations. These advanced training ideas can be difficult to coach to youth players and having the right knowledge and experience to effectively communicate and teach these concepts is vital.
Assessing whether the players are successfully applying tactical training ideas to a game situation is difficult, especially for a coach with little or no formal soccer education.
Soccer XS 'Tactical Match Analysis' helps document an independent and objective view of whether the teams tactics are being executed properly by the players and whether they produced a successful outcome.
Tactical area's reviewed include; the teams current formation and style of play, a recording of where shots and crosses came from in each half and the number of goal scoring opportunities, the coaches tactical instructions, the players understanding in executing the teams tactics and offensive/defensive tactical areas of concern.
FREE CLINIC WORKSHOPS - COACH EDUCATION - CLUB DEVELOPMENT - COACHING DEMOS
Soccer XS offer one time FREE 'Clinic Workshops' to allow youth soccer organizations the opportunity to:
X plore the array of programs and services Soccer XS could provide for your club.
X pand the knowledge and education of your club's volunteer coaches.
X cel in youth soccer & provide the best soccer emotion, experience & environment at your club.
How do the Xplore / Xpand / Xcel free clinics work?
A Soccer XS 'Club Development Consultant' will schedule a date and time
to visit your soccer club and provide one of the following options:
It's FREE and EASY - All you have to do is select the date, time and clinic package
that best suits your club and we'll do the rest.
Club Benifits
Free 'Coach Education Clinic' for your club's volunteer coaches.
Professional instruction from highly qualified and experienced Soccer XS coaches.
Learn NEW coaching tips, activities and ideas for coaching your own players and club teams.
Practical and theoretical education from youth soccer development specialists.
Learn more about Soccer XS 'Club Development' programs and how they can benefit your club.
How can I arrange a Free Clinic Workshop for my soccer club?
Simply e-mail or call us with the following information:
A Soccer XS representative will respond promptly to schedule your free clinic workshop.
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PRACTICAL FIELD CLINICS - CLASSROOM WORKSHOPS - COACH MENTORING
At Soccer XS we believe every successful soccer program starts with educated, motivated and skilled coaches.
The success of a soccer program largely depends on the day to day training provided for the players, and the education and development of the coaches.
Most youth soccer programs in America have volunteer coaches, who whilst having their regular jobs are expected to structure coaching sessions to improve their players. Most have received little or no training and most lack the time to properly plan and implement a training program that is age and ability appropriate and that will fully develop your players.
COACH EDUCATION
We have developed 'Coach Education' programs for every age group, based on over decade of academy coaching and extensive studies in to the psychological mindset and physical attributes of children as they develop.
Through our network of highly experienced coaching professionals, college coaches and soccer educators, all of which are UEFA and USSF A or B licensed, Soccer XS will deliver 'Coach Education' workshops customized to the level of the coaches on your program.
Our 'Coach Education' programs inform and educate coaches at what ever age group or level you currently work with. We guarantee to improve your technical and tactical coaching techniques, boost your confidence as a volunteer coach and accelerate your potential to teach and develop youth players.
PROFESSIONAL COACHES - OBJECTIVE PLAYER ANALYSIS - GUARANTEED ACCURATE RESULTS
Soccer XS professional evaluators will structure and deliver our proven try-out system to create an impartial selection process. All Soccer XS evaluators will have extensive soccer experience and will receive several hours of assessment training, to ensure all our evaluators are looking for key levels of performance at each age group.
Selecting players during a try-out is a major task soccer clubs and organizations are subject to, very few club members, coaches or players enjoy the experience.
Often the assessors are volunteer coaches, sometimes including the coaches who will eventually pick the teams. Most have little or no soccer experience and most havn't recieved any formal assessment training that would provide them with the knowledge needed for this selection process.
With the Soccer XS 'Try-Out' process, we provide a proven try-out system, ran by professional coaches and evaluators that focus on selecting players purely based on key ability levels and performance at each stage of player development.
This provides youth soccer clubs with a structured system that is objective and shows no favoritism towards the players, ensuring that each player has a fair chance of being selected.
ALL BOYS ACADEMY / ALL GIRLS ACADEMY / GOALKEEPER ACADEMY
Academy Camps - Boys / Girls / Goalkeepers
Academy Camps are designed for Competitive, Travel & Premier level players aged 6-18 yrs.
This camp program covers 4 stages of our player development model:
FUNdamental U7-U9 / Developmental U10-U12 / Advanced U13-U15 / Elite U16-U18+
The Academy Camps are training camps for more serious and dedicated soccer players. Training is age appropriate and of course we cater to the level of each player, however the training environment at this camp is a little more intense than the Soccer STARS camps.
Academy Camps are split into three training programs to best suit the sex, age, ability and position of each player to ensure they receive personalized age appropriate high level professional training.
Moning Camp is a 5 day, 1 hour 30 minute camp for 6-8 year old players (Mini Kickers Academy)
Half-Day Camp is a 5 day, 3 hour camp for 8-18 year old players
Full Day cam p is a 5 day, 6 hour camp for 9-18 year old players
All BOYS Academy / Cost: $105 (Morning Camp) or $145 (Half-Day Camp) or $195 (Full Day Camp)
The All BOYS Academy is a camp program focused on the specific training environment boys need to train and develop in. It will consist of high level training from an all male Soccer XS coaching staff and is a fantastic camp for competative male players.
All GIRLS Academy / Cost: $105 (Morning Camp) or $145 (Half-Day Camp) or $195 (Full Day Camp)
The All GIRLS Academy is a camp program sensitive to the specific training environment girls need to train and develop in. It will consist of high level training from an all female Soccer XS coaching staff and is a fantastic camp for competative female players to flourish in.
Goalkeeper Academy / Cost: $105 (Morning Camp) or $145 (Half-Day Camp) or $195 (Full Day Camp)
The Goalkeeper Academy is our only camp program that specifically caters to goalkeeper developmeant and focuses on the specilaized training needs of goalkeepers. This camp will consist of high intensisty and high level training from experienced Soccer XS goalkeeper coaching staff and is a fantastic camp for competitive goalkeepers of all abilities to hone their technical and tactical goalkeeping skills.
Current Academy Camp Locations: Simsbury, CT (July 11th - 15th) & Westerly, RI (August 1st - 5th)
SPEED - AGILITY - QUICKNESS - BALANCE - CO-ORDINATION - FOOT SPEED - POWER
Xcel Performance Camps
Xcel Performance Camps are designed for all levels of players aged 6-18 yrs.
The Xcel Performance Camp Trianing Program is designed to develop
the TOTAL SOCCER ATHLETE . This Camp is a 5 day, 1 hour - 1 hour
30 minute high intensity fitness training camp.
Highly trained Soccer XS fitness coaching staff will deliver this
exciting, heart pumping camp program suited to the age and
ability level of every player.
Xcel Performance Camp for 6-8 yr old players: FUNdamental 1 hour / Cost: $100
With younger players we focus on basic motor skills, co-ordination, balance and overall soccer movement.
Xcel Performance Camp for 9-14 yr old players: Developmental & Advanced 1 hour 30 mins / Cost: $105
With youth players we focus on foot speed, agility, explosivness and general soccer specific fitness. Includes high intensity S.A.Q. work.
Xcel Performance Camp for 15-18 yr old players: Elite 1 hour 30 mins / Cost: $105
With older players we focus on positional specific fitness requirements including goalkeepers. Includes high intensity S.A.Q work.
Current Academy Camp Locations: Simsbury, CT (August 15th - 19th)
TECHNICAL TRAINING - PHYSICAL PREPORATION - TEAM BUILDING - TEAM TACTICS
Pre-Season Team Camps
Pre-Season Team Camps are designed for Recreation, Travel and Premier level teams.
Our highly qualified and experienced coaching staff will design and deliver a pre-season camp training program for the specific age, ability and playing level of your team. Your team will receive 15 hours of professional coaching instruction focused on preparing your players physically, mentally, technically and tactically for the coming season.
Our pre-season team camp programs feature soccer specific fitness training based on S.A.Q. fitness training principles to inrease your teams Aerobic and Anaerobic soccer specific fitness capacity's.
Using our 5 stage player development model and our age and ability appropriate curriculum, our coaches will sharpen your players technical skills and improve their tactical awareness to have your team hit the ground running at the start of your season.
Soccer XS coaching staff will also work closely with the Head Coach of the team to plan out a theme or training focus for the week.
Soccer XS Pre-Season Team Camps will FULLY prepare your players and help build team cohesion for the start of the season.
Teams can pick from 3 time slots:
9:00am - 12:00pm (Morning Camp) / Cost: $1150 per team (Includes balls & t-shirts for every player)
1:00pm - 4:00pm (Afternoon Camp) / Cost: $1150 per team (Includes balls & t-shirts for every player)
5:00pm - 8:00pm (Evening Camp) / Cost: $1150 per team (Includes balls & t-shirts for every player)
Current Pre-Season Camp Locations:
FUN SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS - DEVELOPMENTALLY AGE APPROPRIATE COACHING
Soccer STARS Camps
Soccer STARS Camps are designed for Recreational - Travel level players aged 6-14 yrs.
This camp program covers 3 stages of our player development model:
The Soccer STARS camps are fun, developmentally appropriate and engaging camps that cater to the needs of Recreational and Travel level players. Whilst there is excellent training delivered by top Soccer XS coaching staff, the camp has a fun element to it, incorporating theme days, competitions, joke breaks and fun games.
Soccer STARS Camps are split into three training programs to best suit the age and ability of each player to ensure they receive personalized age appropriate professional training
STAR Kickers / Cost: $105 (Morning Camp)
The STAR Kickers camp program is for 6-8 yr old players and is a 5 day (Mon-Fri), 1 hour 30 minute camp.
8 year old players have the option to sign up for the 3 hour Young Stars camp if they are physically and mentally capable of training for that long. This camp program focuses on FUNdamental technical skill development such as passing, dribbling, shooting etc... training is based around exciting and engaging games and races.
Young STARS / Cost: $145 (Half Day Camp)
The Young STARS camp program is for 9-11 yr old players and is a 5 day (Mon-Fri), 3 hour camp.
This camp program focuses on Developmental training concepts and introduces more technical and tactical training ideas based around fun, engaging and age appropriate games and training activities.
Future STARS / Cost: $145 (Half Day Camp)
The Future STARS camp program is for 12-14 yr old players and is a 5 day (Mon-Fri), 3 hour camp.
This camp program focuses on more Advanced technical and tactical training concepts of support play, combination play and overall team play. S.A.Q. training equipment is also used to develop players foot speed, balance and co-ordination.
Current Soccer STARS Camp Locations:
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Overview:
Dinomites is an FUN interactive soccer program for 3-6 year old children.
This 5 week program is facilitated by professional coaches with extensive educational training and is supported by an age appropriate, story based curriculum covering our 'Introduction' stage of player development.
The curriculum takes your child on a new adventure each week with Dino and Deana the male and female dino soccer balls.
Cost: $110 (without ball)
$120 (with ball)
Where:
The Masters School Gym
36 Westledge Road
West Simsbury, CT 06070
Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm
Dates:
Saturday 14th January
Saturday 21st January
Saturday 28th January
Saturday 4th February
Saturday 11th February
Program Includes:
Every player must have a Dino ball for the story based curriculum. If you already have a ball from a previous Dinomites program, you don't need purchase a new ball.
Saturday 3rd March
Saturday 10th March
Saturday 17th March
Saturday 24th March
Saturday 31st March
NOT OPEN
CT Baseball Academy
598 Deming Road,
Berlin, CT 06037
Time: 2:30pm - 3:30pm
