Junior Academy
CLUB TEAM PROGRAM
Boys and Girls: U6-U10
The Athlone Town Junior Academy Club Team program is a fun, advanced training and competition development program designed specifically for ambitious youth players that aspire to play at the highest level. The program is focused on creating a positive learning environment that encourages creativity, technical excellence and above all having fun.
Players will have the option of training 1 or 2 times per week and will compete in local instructional-league games on the weekend over the course of the season.
Highlights
- Focus on individual player development (skill, technique, game intelligence, etc.)
- Professional coaches (Local and International)
- Athlone Town Senior Professional Players as coaches and mentors
- Progressive weekly training sessions
- Participation in regional/ national leagues
- Participation in national and international tournaments
Benefits
- Cheaper overall
- More training opportunities
- Wearing match worn Athlone Town AFC jerseys
- Represent the club in external leagues and tournaments
- Season Ticket that covers all Senior Men and Women home games.
- Senior Men’s and Women’s players as mentors
| DETAILS | TIME | DAY(S) |
|---|---|---|
| TRAINING | ||
| U6 – U10 | 5 – 6pm | Monday/Wednesday |
| LEAGUE GAMES | ||
| EDP (U6 – U8) | 9 – 10am | Sunday |
| EDP (U9 – U10) | 10am – 11.30am | Sunday |
| EDP (U11 – U12) | 11.30am – 1pm | Sunday |
SKILLS CLINICS
The Skills Clinic involves the same training as the Club Team Program but allows players to pick and choose the amount of training/matches they particpate in, allowing more flexibility over their involvement with the Training Academy.
MINIONS
Boys and Girls: Ages 4-6
Fun! Fun! and even more Fun! is the foundation of this program. The Minions Program is designed to challenge and improve player’s skills and physical abilities. Each week’s activities are varied and include lots of fun games created explicitly for young players.
They will learn all the basic skills: dribbling, ball control, passing and receiving in an unstructured way. Each activity has been designed to develop coordination, physical skills, and social interaction.
MINI-CHAMPIONS
Boys and Girls U6-U10
The Jr. Academy Mini Champions Program is an advanced, moderately intensive, yet fun program designed specifically to improve a player’s individual skill, technique, and tactical awareness while fostering a love of the game.
The focus of each athlete is to improve his or her skill, and creativity and become more confident and comfortable with the ball. Players train once or twice per week and in each training session, athletes are guided through fun and challenging workouts that are combined with homework to maximize improvement and ultimately help them become more creative, efficient, and effective players.
Details
| DETAILS | TIME | DAY(S) |
|---|---|---|
| TRAINING | ||
| U6 – U10 | 5 – 6pm | Monday/Wednesday |
| LEAGUE GAMES | ||
| EDP (U6 – U8) | 9 – 10am | Sunday |
| EDP (U9 – U10) | 10am – 11.30am | Sunday |
| EDP (U11 – U12) | 11.30am – 1pm | Sunday |
Cost
| DETAILS (PER WEEK) | COST (PER MONTH) |
|---|---|
| 1 Training Session | €80 |
| 1 Training Session + 1 Game | €100 |
| 2 Training Sessions | €120 |
| 2 Training Sessions + 1 Game | €150 |
| 1 Game | €20 |