Junior Academies
The GaREAT Sports Complex is proud to announce the launch of The Junior Academy sports programs. Each Junior Academy provides a superior developmental and educational program for youth players.
The Junior Academy mission is a commitment to provide a positive sports experience through a fun and safe environment which will nurture and foster each young athlete’s character and mental and physical skills.
The Junior Academy is unique in its ability to offer the local community the combination of a world class facility and professional coaching expertise. The Junior Academy program will provide players with opportunities to learn about, play, and most importantly enjoy the game. The Junior Academy program is open to players of all abilities.
The Junior Academy provides professional training with dedicated coaches at a world-class facility..all for a price that is comparable to most recreational leagues.
Junior Academies are offered in the following three sports:
Program Details
The Junior Academy is for the emerging youth player who is looking for more than what the local recreation program has to offer...and especially for those players looking to make the transition from their recreational to travel programs.
Program Features
| Professional Staff | The staff will include professional, dedicated coaches. |
| World Class Facility | The combination of the best synthetic surfaces and a climate controlled building creates the perfect training and playing sports facility available today. |
| Age Appropriate Training | All training sessions will be designed to teach skills that are relevant to each players age and ability. The main focus will be on the technical aspects of the game. |
| Exciting Training Sessions | All sessions will have lots of player movement in a fun and challenging atmosphere. Sessions will not consist of players doing boring drills and standing in lines. |
| Small Sided Games (3v3 through 7v7) |
The use of small sided games maximizes the number of opportunities to apply skill during a game. It allows for more individual teaching time, more playing time, and most importantly, more opportunities to score! |
| Appropriate Field/Court Sizes | Having appropriate field/court and goal/net dimensions are very important to maximize player involvement and enjoyment of games. |
| Player Creativity | We will allow player to creatively express themselves through the game. Players will be encouraged to take risks and develop their own style of play. |
| Training Equipment | As important as coaching and the facility, having quality training equipment is a must for proper player development. We will have quality training balls, appropriate size goals and other equipment that will help foster the development of each player. |