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Junior Academy South

Our FC Westlake South program caters to players and families located in South Austin and surrounding areas. Established in 2018, our South Program will offer a developmental and fun program that is a great fit for all ages and abilities.   

Teams will train twice per week at Covington Middle School in South Austin. All games will be played on weekends in the Austin metro area.

All players must purchase the uniform package through our uniform supplier Capelli Sports. Ordering information will be sent to you.

For more information, please click the button below to contact our South Junior Academy Director!

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Game Play In Practice

Playing games is essential.  

At the Academy level, children learn and develop to their fullest potential through game-like experience in an enjoyable environment that supports individual growth.

Playing is not only essential to having fun, developing social skills, fostering creativity, improving dexterity, and promoting sportsmanship; playing games is where players hone their instincts for the sport.  How does a great player know just the right moment to pause, the exact second to change direction, and anticipate opportunities before they appear?  They’ve practiced it 1,000 times without even knowing they were practicing…they thought they were just having fun playing a game.  

5v5 Age Group – BUILD A CULTURE OF ACTION

The very first thing our players have to learn is how to be effective, how to fend for themselves, and to be confident enough to take part in the game.  Mistakes will be forgiven and poor decisions will be excused, but we want our players to be brazen, bold, and audacious enough to get out there and try things.  Be assertive and play, let the chips fall where they may.  Meanwhile, the most fundamental skill in soccer is individual mastery of the ball and the creativity that comes with it.  Our sessions are built around facilitating the development of the skills necessary to move and control the ball well.  As the individual skills and the creativity to make them come alive in the game are developed to a level of competence, the finer points, like passing and team organization, can be taught. The most common phrases used with our U7 & U8’s are, “Go! Go! Go!” “Dribble!” & “Control the ball.”

7v7 Phase 1 – PASSING & “SPACE THE FINAL FRONTIER”

Academy soccer at U9 is where we see the most significant jump in our players’ abilities and general understanding of the game.  With this in mind, we want to try to encourage comfort with the ball and the confidence to use this skill creatively.  Our teams at this age should be full of "little dribblers,” so we can start to slowly introduce and organize the art of finding space, moving without the ball, and combining with your teammates.  The most common phrase used with our U9’s is, “Find Space!” & “Go and support!”

7v7 Phase 2 – HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, SMARTER

We want our U10’s to be able to recognize and understand how the skills learned in U7, U8, & U9 are connected to solving problems during play.  The goal is to develop players who are clever, and able to quickly and effectively make “soccer decisions.”  The most common phrases used with our U10’s are, “Play when you don’t have the ball” and “Was that a good decision?” 

Important Dates

Fall 2025 Junior Academy Important Dates

  • August 18th - Season Begins
  • August 23rd/24th - Intra-Club Scrimmages
  • August 30-September 1st - OFF (Labor Day Weekend)
  • September 2nd - Final Teams Announced
  • October 31st - OFF (Halloween)
  • November 1/2nd - FC Westlake Jr. Academy Soccer Festival
  • November 8/9th - FC Westlake Jr. Academy Soccer Festival
  • November 9th - End of Season

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