NASC offers countless camp, clinic and development programs designed to maximize the performance of players of all ages and abilities from age 3 to adult using our PLAY S.A.F.E. and A.T.T.A.C.K. curriculums. With over four decades of proven research, unsurpassed experience and our world-exclusive Strengths-Based Coaching philosophy, NASC's innovative and exciting programs far surpass those of our competitors. By matching our offerings to the specific needs of both the club and its players, and providing the most qualified coaching staff in the industry, every player is sure to experience success.
- Training Camps
- Development Schools
- Specialty Clinics
NASC offers three levels of training, which cover all ages and skill levels, from beginners to advanced, collegiate or professional level players. They are as follows:
PLAY S.A.F.E.
PLAY S.A.F.E. camps feature an innovative curriculum designed to meet a child's need pathways. As part of the SBC curriculum, NASC focuses on the child as an individual and as a player. Therefore, we develop communication and social interaction, cooperation and teamwork, trust and patience as well a further interest in the game and MLS.
View more info on PLAY S.A.F.E, or free samples of its Kidriculum
A.T.T.A.C.K.
The A.T.T.A.C.K. program is for the more serious soccer player looking to progress to the next level. The majority of players at these camps are moving from a recreational to a more competitive camp setting, and looking to develop their techniques and test them against opponents within a team setting. The coaching style on these camps is designed to maximize the player's ability and push them along by insisting on correct attitude, reinforcing the need for soccer-specific conditioning before moving through a technical to tactical to positional play within the team. At the end of each camp day we move into a competitive setting before warming down and discussing the theme for the day and how they can use this during their upcoming season. At this level we are looking to see if players understand the responsibilities of positions on the field as well as formations and tactics. Above all, an attitude to compete and develop is #1!
View more info on A.T.T.A.C.K., or free samples of its Kidriculum
Pro Performance Training
Rather than call this program a "camp," NASC prefers to see it as a training week to prepare your most advanced players for their upcoming season. The curriculum is a replica of what a pro player might expect to go through as they prepare for the season. The emphasis on Physical, Positional and Team Performance requires that only our most elite coaches be used. At this level it is not just playing with a soccer ball, but a chance for players to test themselves against opponents to see how prepared they are to attain the elite level of play that professionals aspire to. Our goal is to develop complete players who understand team formations and strategies, with practice always at game intensity. They must also have a clear understanding of their positional role within the team. As part of Pro Performance Training, our team of professionally certified Conditioning Trainers runs a clinic to educate your coaches on how to utilize the training package. All equipment is left with your organization so you can continue to condition your players throughout the season. This Conditioning Training Package is valued at over $600, and consists of 5 Medium Smart Toners (covered resistance tubing), 5 Slingshots, 2 Agility Ladders and 12 Agility Hurdles.
View more info on Pro Performance, or free samples of its Kidriculum
R.E.A.C.H. Goalkeeping Clinics
In creating the Goalkeeper Training program, we recognized the uniqueness of the position and injected a number of preparatory speed and agility drills, skill development drills and active functional practices. Many of the rule changes invoked by FIFA have had a significant impact on the position and demands of coaching the position. The role of the keeper is addressed directly in our R.E.A.C.H. curriculum: Readiness, Excellence, Attitude, Coordination and Handling. The first three areas address the mentality and the demands of the position. Coordination and handling relate to the specific skills needed for the goalkeeper as we coordinate the psychological training with the technical and tactical elements. Goalkeepers must be well rounded in all aspects of the game. R.E.A.C.H. ensures that they are equipped for the demands of shot stopping, diving and deflections, catching and punching, positional play, distribution, field organization and playing the role of the fifth defender
Learn more about our Specialized R.E.A.C.H. Goalkeeping Clinics
PLAY S.A.F.E.
PLAY S.A.F.E. camps feature an innovative curriculum designed to meet a child's need pathways. As part of the SBC curriculum, NASC focuses on the child as an individual and as a player. Therefore, we develop communication and social interaction, cooperation and teamwork, trust and patience as well a further interest in the game and MLS.
View more info on PLAY S.A.F.E, or free samples of its KidriculumA.T.T.A.C.K.
The A.T.T.A.C.K. program is for the more serious soccer player looking to progress to the next level. The majority of players at these camps are moving from a recreational to a more competitive camp setting, and looking to develop their techniques and test them against opponents within a team setting. The coaching style on these camps is designed to maximize the player's ability and push them along by insisting on correct attitude, reinforcing the need for soccer-specific conditioning before moving through a technical to tactical to positional play within the team. At the end of each camp day we move into a competitive setting before warming down and discussing the theme for the day and how they can use this during their upcoming season. At this level we are looking to see if players understand the responsibilities of positions on the field as well as formations and tactics. Above all, an attitude to compete and develop is #1!
View more info on A.T.T.A.C.K., or free samples of its KidriculumPro Performance Training
Rather than call this program a "camp," NASC prefers to see it as a training week to prepare your most advanced players for their upcoming season. The curriculum is a replica of what a pro player might expect to go through as they prepare for the season. The emphasis on Physical, Positional and Team Performance requires that only our most elite coaches be used. At this level it is not just playing with a soccer ball, but a chance for players to test themselves against opponents to see how prepared they are to attain the elite level of play that professionals aspire to. Our goal is to develop complete players who understand team formations and strategies, with practice always at game intensity. They must also have a clear understanding of their positional role within the team. As part of Pro Performance Training, our team of professionally certified Conditioning Trainers runs a clinic to educate your coaches on how to utilize the training package. All equipment is left with your organization so you can continue to condition your players throughout the season. This Conditioning Training Package is valued at over $600, and consists of 5 Medium Smart Toners (covered resistance tubing), 5 Slingshots, 2 Agility Ladders and 12 Agility Hurdles.
View more info on Pro Performance, or free samples of its KidriculumR.E.A.C.H. Goalkeeping Clinics
In creating the Goalkeeper Training program, we recognized the uniqueness of the position and injected a number of preparatory speed and agility drills, skill development drills and active functional practices. Many of the rule changes invoked by FIFA have had a significant impact on the position and demands of coaching the position. The role of the keeper is addressed directly in our R.E.A.C.H. curriculum: Readiness, Excellence, Attitude, Coordination and Handling. The first three areas address the mentality and the demands of the position. Coordination and handling relate to the specific skills needed for the goalkeeper as we coordinate the psychological training with the technical and tactical elements. Goalkeepers must be well rounded in all aspects of the game. R.E.A.C.H. ensures that they are equipped for the demands of shot stopping, diving and deflections, catching and punching, positional play, distribution, field organization and playing the role of the fifth defender
Learn more about our Specialized R.E.A.C.H. Goalkeeping ClinicsDevelopment Schools
Development Schools are divided into two categories, Club and Regional. Club Development Schools feature the town hosting a school for players within a community. Regional Development Schools get players from the surrounding area to sign up to attend and play against other players from different towns.
Some of these schools are sponsored by the local MLS team and can provide the first step towards playing professionally in Major League Soccer! Regional Development Schools are often by invitation only and players have access to benefits with the MLS team in their area such as tickets and in some locations meeting the players and coaches of the team. The programs run for 4 to 8 weeks and can run throughout the year moving to indoor locations during the winter and early spring.
Structure of the Development Schools
The curriculum for the school is based around structured session components. Each week a different technique and skill is focused on so that by the end of the program the player has had the chance to go through an intensive soccer education and development. At the end of the schools, each player is assessed to a level of play from 1 through 5.
PLAY S.A.F.E. Development School addresses the first 3 levels and suggests the player is developing the skills required
A.T.T.A.C.K. Development School is Level 4 and identifies a player that has achieved the necessary skill
Pro Performance Training is Level 5 and suggests players have mastered all skills
Session Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Benefits
Contact Matt to learn more
Development Schools are divided into two categories, Club and Regional. Club Development Schools feature the town hosting a school for players within a community. Regional Development Schools get players from the surrounding area to sign up to attend and play against other players from different towns.
Some of these schools are sponsored by the local MLS team and can provide the first step towards playing professionally in Major League Soccer! Regional Development Schools are often by invitation only and players have access to benefits with the MLS team in their area such as tickets and in some locations meeting the players and coaches of the team. The programs run for 4 to 8 weeks and can run throughout the year moving to indoor locations during the winter and early spring.
Structure of the Development Schools
The curriculum for the school is based around structured session components. Each week a different technique and skill is focused on so that by the end of the program the player has had the chance to go through an intensive soccer education and development. At the end of the schools, each player is assessed to a level of play from 1 through 5.
PLAY S.A.F.E. Development School addresses the first 3 levels and suggests the player is developing the skills required
A.T.T.A.C.K. Development School is Level 4 and identifies a player that has achieved the necessary skill
Pro Performance Training is Level 5 and suggests players have mastered all skills
Session Outcomes
- Three-stage dynamic warm-up (aerobic-mobility-skill specific)
- Ball mastery or foot-ability
- Port conditioning
- Soccer specific balance, strength and movement skills
- 1v1 turns and signature moves
- 2v 2 to 4v4 Small Sided Game Application
- Cool Down & Developmental Stretching
- Debrief/Extension Activity
Learning Outcomes
- Attacking space and defenders
- Short passing & maintaining possession
- Closing down and the role of the 1st defender
- Combination play and creating space as an individual
- Creative passing and switching the point of attack
- Defensive cover & the role of the 2nd and 3rd defender
- Attacking play, heading and shooting
- Width in attack, crossing and finishing
Benefits
- Additional individual player development that supplements team training programs without compromising existing travel team commitments
- Host organization can customize the program to meet their needs; e.g., have an NASC coach work only with their travel teams on a Wednesday evening once a week for the entire season
- Players, coaches and parents pay for the program directly so the host organization is not faced with outlay at the start
- Host organizations may be eligible to receive discounted prices, equipment and kickbacks for every registration
- Host organization does not need to accommodate the NASC trainer
- Host organization does not need to commit to a regular trainer program but rather can offer this program to various teams within their club
- Your organizations players now get the chance to have elite level professional coaching throughout the complete season
- Your organization has the chance to have a professional coach within your community over the season on the days when you need them!
Contact Matt to learn moreIndividual Training
NASC offers 1-on-1 clinics for U10-U18 competitive players looking to develop or refine their skills. Our 1-on-4 clinics provide a licensed soccer coach that works with recreational teams U8 all the way through to elite and high school players/teams U14 thru U18 to develop individual or small-sided techniques and skills. These clinics are scheduled at a time and place convenient to you and cover a list of specialized options, such as MLS Top Ten Turns to beat a player, Soccer Speed and Conditioning, and Goalkeeper Skills Development. Using our A.T.T.A.C.K. curriculum, we focus on the development of attitude, training and conditioning, technical development, positional awareness, and competitive one-on-one situations. We then go one step further and create an individual training plan for further progressions.
Features
Benefits
Contact Matt to learn more
Team Training
NASC Team Training clinics are designed with the focus on developing your team. We send a professional, licensed NASC coach to work with your team in your community. We created five easy steps vital to the success and development of your players. Step 1: Provide a team analysis sheet for our coach to review, Step 2: Schedule your team clinics with our NASC coaching staff, Step 3: Get your players to attend, Step 4: Receive an analysis and season-long development plan, and Step 5: Review and debrief the season with your NASC coach.
Features
Benefits
Contact Matt to learn more
NASC offers 1-on-1 clinics for U10-U18 competitive players looking to develop or refine their skills. Our 1-on-4 clinics provide a licensed soccer coach that works with recreational teams U8 all the way through to elite and high school players/teams U14 thru U18 to develop individual or small-sided techniques and skills. These clinics are scheduled at a time and place convenient to you and cover a list of specialized options, such as MLS Top Ten Turns to beat a player, Soccer Speed and Conditioning, and Goalkeeper Skills Development. Using our A.T.T.A.C.K. curriculum, we focus on the development of attitude, training and conditioning, technical development, positional awareness, and competitive one-on-one situations. We then go one step further and create an individual training plan for further progressions.
Features
- 1-on-1 clinics adapted for any ability level for U10-U18 players
- Movement with the ball by dribbling, running with the ball, turns, fakes and tricks
- Technical development of passing, control, shooting and heading
- Offensive skills such as finishing, scoring and crossing
- Defensive skills such as marking, pressuring the ball and tackling
Benefits
- 1-on-4 clinics are a great way to limit the cost of specialist training
- Work as a team unit as it relates to the areas of the field
- Creating space as a unit, movement with and without the ball
- Attacking strategies and options in the final third
- Defending as a unit, the flat back four, zonal defending and man to man marking
Contact Matt to learn moreTeam Training
NASC Team Training clinics are designed with the focus on developing your team. We send a professional, licensed NASC coach to work with your team in your community. We created five easy steps vital to the success and development of your players. Step 1: Provide a team analysis sheet for our coach to review, Step 2: Schedule your team clinics with our NASC coaching staff, Step 3: Get your players to attend, Step 4: Receive an analysis and season-long development plan, and Step 5: Review and debrief the season with your NASC coach.
Features
- Passing for possession and penetration
- Attacking after regaining possession in midfield
- Coaching the goalkeeper and defense to deal with crosses
- Attacking from wide positions
- Playing with a flat back four
- Attacking with central strikers
- Attacking and defending set pieces
- Defending to deny, delay and destroy
- Creating space as a team with and without the ball
- Systems of play and team formations
Benefits
- A series of structured coaching clinics to assist in the development of your team
- Individual coaches have the ability to organize their own clinics
- No need for a host organization to commit to 15 hours a week
- Team Analysis and Assessment and tournament preparation
Contact Matt to learn more