We blend world-class coaching with a friendly and inviting traditional camp setting to guide girls to discover their greatness on and off the field.
The Academy’s innovative coaching approach provides each athlete with consistent, individualized instruction.
Individual Improvement
At the Berkshire Soccer Academy, our goal is to meet every player where she is and challenge her to train with greater intensity, precision, and purpose, so she develops the skills, confidence, and passion to elevate her performance and make a stronger impact on her team at home.
Throughout each session, athletes receive personalized instruction and consistent feedback from our experienced coaching staff. Every player spends substantial time with a ball at her feet, getting hundreds, sometimes thousands, of touches each day.
Our coaching approach emphasizes both mastery of the fundamentals—such as ball control, passing, shooting, and first touch—and growth in advanced attacking and defending tactics. Regardless of skill level, every player is encouraged to push the limits of her ability, maximizing her individual improvement and love of the game.
Development through Meaningful Relationships
At the beginning of the week, all athletes are placed into one of our five training groups. Each training group of approximately 25-30 players works with the same 4-5 coaches throughout the week. These coaches, led by a Master Coach, provide each player with consistent instruction and individualized skill development. Both coaches and players benefit from getting to know one another, and they form meaningful relationships, which, combined with an elite training environment, yield extraordinary results. Over the past two summers, 98% of BSA athletes have reported improvement in their soccer.
About the Soccer Program
Team Play
Team Play
Our athletes also focus on game-specific training and competitive play. We schedule two fun and exciting tournaments and optional scrimmages during which teams, including goalkeepers, work on movement off the ball and strategic play. Field sizes are age-appropriate: younger players play small-sided games, while Varsity athletes sometimes play 9 v 9 or 11 v 11 on our regulation field.
Mental Skills
Mental Skills Training for Soccer
Beyond technical and tactical development, athletes engage in daily mental skills training—both on and off the field. Mental skills topics are incorporated into training sessions and included in post-training debrief discussions.
The Academy’s Mental Skill curriculum is focused on “The 5 C’s”
- Connection
- Consistency
- Coping
- Culture
- Confidence
Goalkeeper Track
Goalkeeper Track
The Goalkeeper Track is offered to both new and experienced goalkeepers at every session. Goalkeepers step away from their training group for at least one, 45-minute keeper-specific training session each day. During these sessions, goalkeepers work with our dedicated keeper staff on techniques like positioning, catching, diving and distribution. Goalkeepers train as field players during all other soccer sessions to develop necessary foot skills. To train as a goalkeeper at the Academy this summer, indicate “Goalkeeping Track” on your Camper Application.
Soccer FAQ's
Soccer FAQ’s
To learn more about Private Training, Visiting Pros, or other soccer-related questions, visit our FAQ’s or contact us to have your specific questions answered.