Level 1: Academy Training & Academy PLUS
Program Overview
The primary focus at our "Level One” Academy Program is to develop each child’s basic motor skills utilizing a one player-one ball environment designed to be; fun, engaging, and rewarding.
Our professionally licensed coaching staff will incorporate a variety of mid week technical training sessions and bi-weekly game day experiences designed to help each child develop their soccer and social skills in a relatable environment centered around PLAY.
This program is an ideal introduction to soccer for complete beginners, or players who are actively participating in recreational (Park District & AYSO) programs and who would like more professional soccer instruction.
We now offer programs in THREE locations: ANTIOCH, GURNEE & GRAYSLAKE
Below you will find information on our seasonal programming. Please note: For the game day experiences, we combine all players from each location to allow us to connect all players and families across our program. Players are initially assigned fields based on age and skill levels, but can also be moved across fields as the season progresses to find the best challenge for their continued development.
Primary training & game day programs run year round and we will also be offering a Four day summer camp in mid June.
Should you wish to find more information on our soccer club with programming for players aged 5 to 18, please review our various web pages.
WINTER 2026 - ACADEMY PLUS
This program will take place solely on an artificial turf field and be a combined training session and game day experience.
During the first half of each session, players will develop their fine motor functions, general body mechanics and technical skills (with a ball) in a training environment. The second half of the session will incorporate small-sided games where players can experiment various skills in an enjoyable game-like environment using different size fields, number of players and scoring objectives.
NEW for 2026, we are excited to offer TWO locations. See below for details:
Start Date: January 10 2026
End Date: March 14 2026
Length: 10 weeks
Day: Saturday’s
Cost: $200 (includes training shirt)
Location One: Round Lake Sports Complex (2004 Municipal Way, Round Lake Beach, IL 60073)
Times: 9:00am-10:15am Or 10:30am-11:45am
Registration: CLICK HERE
NEW Location: Arena 41 (29800 N Skokie Highway, Lake Bluff, IL, 60044)
Times: 9:30am-10:45am
Registration: CLICK HERE
Max capacity: 30
For any program questions. email our Academy Director Matt Bohmann at mbohmann@fclakecounty.com
FALL 2025 - ACADEMY DETAILS
PROGRAM DETAILS
- Boys and Girls born: 2018, 2019 & 2020
- 10-Week Program
- Week of August 11 2025
- Week of October 13 2025
LOCATION OPTIONS AND TIMES:
- MONDAY'S @ Antioch (TIM OSMOND PARK) from 5:00 to 6:00 pm
- FRIDAY'S @ Gurnee/Grayslake **5 sessions per location (VIKING PARK/ALLEGHANY PARK) from 5:15 to 6:15 pm
- FIVE Game Day's (SUNDAY'S from 9:00 to 10:00am at Alleghany Park, Grayslake)
- DATES: 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/19, 10/26
PROGRAM REGISTRATION:
ANTIOCH - CLICK HERE & Select "Youth Sports" (Max 28 spaces) - FYI registration is handled through the Village of Antioch website
GURNEE/GRAYSLAKE - CLICK HERE (Max 48 spaces)
Cost: $175.00 (Includes t-shirt)
QUESTIONS
Email our Academy Director Matt Bohmann at mbohmann@fclakecounty.com
SPRING 2025 - ACADEMY DETAILS
PROGRAM DETAILS
- Boys and Girls born: 2017, 2018 & 2019
- 8-Week Program
- Start Date: Friday, April 11
- End Date: Friday, June 6
- No session 5/23 Memorial Day weekend
LOCATION OPTIONS AND TIMES:
- Antioch (TIM OSMOND PARK) from 5:00 to 6:00 pm
- Gurnee (HUNT CLUB PARK) & Grayslake (ALLEGHANY PARK) from 5:15 to 6:15 pm
- FIVE Game Day's (SUNDAY'S from 9:00 to 10:00am)
- April 27 & May 4 @ Hunt Club Park, Gurnee
- May 18 & June 8 @ Alleghany Park, Grayslake (Fields 12, 13 & 14)
PROGRAM REGISTRATION:
ANTIOCH - CLICK HERE & Select "Youth Sports" (Max 28 spaces) -
GURNEE/GRAYSLAKE - CLICK HERE (Max 36 spaces)
Cost: $150.00 (Includes t-shirt)
QUESTIONS
Email our Academy Director Matt Bohmann at mbohmann@fclakecounty.com