BROOKLYN | 8 TO 10 YEARS OLD

S3A Winter Grassroots Program – Beginner Development Phase

The S3A Winter Grassroots Program has been carefully structured to provide our beginner players with a continuous pathway for improvement throughout the winter months. Designed especially for young athletes in their early stages of the game, this phase focuses on building a strong foundation through fun, dynamic, and well-guided activities.

Also known as our Grassroots Maintenance Phase, this program emphasizes steady growth across the four pillars of player development: Technical ability, Tactical understanding, Physical coordination, and Social-Emotional growth.

A core component of this stage is the development of psychomotor skills—the essential body movements that allow children to control their balance, coordination, agility, and spatial awareness. Through age-appropriate exercises, movement-based games, and ball-mastery activities, players will strengthen their motor foundations, which are crucial not only in soccer, but in all athletic development.