Setting Your Soccer Goals for 2024
Setting goals can be an overwhelming process to start. There are many different directions on how and why to set goals. Whatever your current stage as a soccer athlete setting new goals for 2024 is essential to improving. As the saying goes “Life is a journey, not a destination.” This is very true in your…
Read More4 Ways for Parents to Inspire their Youth Soccer Player
It seems everywhere we turn these days, kids are spending more time alone and less time with other kids. Soccer and other youth sports are ways to keep your kids involved, learning interpersonal skills, staying fit and making new friends. At first, soccer may seem like an easy way to get involved but as the…
Read MoreSteamboat Soccer Academy is more than a summer soccer camp
We hear it every year. SSA really is a different soccer camp with more than 20 years of history and tradition of helping youth soccer players of all ages get better as a soccer player and create long-lasting, positive memories that reach beyond the lines of the soccer field. The Steamboat Soccer Academy takes place…
Read More6-vs-6 Tournament
Steamboat Soccer Academy has offered a unique soccer camp experience for thousands of participants over the years. Through our daily sessions, we create opportunities for players to gain new skills and understanding of the game of soccer. Each evening, we bring our players together for small sided games to apply the skills they have learned…
Read MoreHelp Your Child Elevate Their Soccer Skills
The new soccer season is here. In every new season, there is an opportunity for every player to establish new habits to have fun, work hard, develop and play to their max. As a parent, you may often feel like only a cheerleader or chauffeur for your player. Here are just a few ways you…
Read MoreWhat does it take to play college soccer? What college coaches say
We asked college coaches what are the most important skills soccer players need to be successful in their prospective programs. Their answers might not be exactly what you would think. What collegiate coaches value in their players is not just performance-based skills, however, life and character skills are equally important. Trevor Wachsman, Associate Head Coach at…
Read MorePreparing and training for spring soccer
Spring soccer season is just around the corner and you want to make it your mission to be the most prepared player on your team. That preparation begins now! A big part of the preparation is physical conditioning, but that is only one piece. Honing in on a strong soccer mentality and developing your personal…
Read MoreSteamboat Soccer Alumni Launch indoor Tournament
Steamboat Soccer Academy Coach and Steamboat Soccer Club Technical Director Hobey Early isn’t letting the snow keep Steamboat away from the world’s game. Earlier this month, SSC installed a brand new indoor futsal soccer turf at the Mountain Village Montessori Charter School. The new turf will allow players of all ages to continue to compete…
Read MoreHigh School Players – Create Your Prospective Student-Athlete College Resume
If you are a current high school player with an interest of playing in college you will need to compose a Soccer Player Resume designed for submission to college coaches. No matter what level you are looking to play at, here is an example resume will allow you to quickly input your information with images…
Read More10 habits that will earn you more playing time
A challenge that every player will experience, at some point in his or her playing career, is a lack of playing time. Playing time comes down to a player’s abilities, a player’s attitude, a coach’s tactics, and an opponent’s style of play. When it comes to playing time, the best thing a player can do…
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