The goal of the Baltimore Armour Academy Summer Training program is to work with the youngest players in order to develop more confidence on the ball and enhance technical skills. We want our players to get a lot of touches on the ball to allow for more control and composure with the ball at their feet. We will incorporate a lot of individual ball work which will include change of direction and 1v1 moves to get away from and beat defenders. We will have a strong emphasis on proper technique and encourage our players to be creative and confident with the ball! We will also work on passing and shooting technique and scenarios to make sure we are working on all facets of the game with our players. Each session we will also incorporate small sided games to allow players to work on their individual skills as well as work within groups and teams to develop offensive and defensive game concepts and awareness. 

In this age group, we will introduce the players to the Baltimore Armour style of play and training exercises and environment that we have with our Academy teams. We will use our Baltimore Armour training model to work with the players to work on all areas of the game. We will use each session to incorporate a warm up with the ball and then move into our training activites and games. These will include small sided possession and transition games as well as attacking and defensive exercises to goals in order to create a very high energy and fun training environment where the players will enjoy the game while getting better!