Stellar FC - LAKE TRAVIS AREA SELECT SOCCER - VETERAN MANAGED AND OPERATED.
Stellar Academy & Pre-Academy: Individual Player Development
Our Approach
Stellar Football Club's philosophy at the Academy level is focused on individual player development over team development. This means incorporating the appropriate developmental techniques at the right developmental stages tailored to individual needs. Most importantly travel is limited in favor of more opportunity to develop players.
We also use a concept called bio-banding where we align players with their physical development along with their chronological development. These concepts are largely counter-club culture and important features that differentiate Stellar from other club programs. Stellar's vision and approach is first of it's kind statewide.
Coaching and Training
Stellar Coaches are composed of experienced players, technical trainers and on field leaders. Our coaches are unique in the sense that all Stellar Coaches are current or former high level players, highly technical trainers and are tactical leaders.
All clubs and levels of play have coaches but not all coaches are qualified to train technical skills, manage games tactically and lead young players with confidence.
If you are evaluating clubs and notice your potential coach is not leading technical sessions, it should be a question. Technical coaches create technical players. There's no substitute. It's how we know our coaches are truly are Stellar.
Competition
At the Academy level we focus our competition internally for the majority of a season and plan to compete monthly in external tournaments. This equates to less weekly travel, more time to develop individually and more flexibility on scaling external competition as needed. We can increase or decrease competition levels regularly. This is also dependent on where our players are and how their team dynamic is developing.
This is where Stellar takes a stand to focus on the player versus the club and registration numbers.
Team and Tournaments
In-house teams are selected to create the most challenging competition levels and minimizing players in the sideline. Players will compete weekly in our Match Day concept. This is a small-sided + team competition event. This is another feature that differentiator and another concept Stellar is confidently pioneering.
Tournament teams are selected monthly to provide additional opportunity to player competition levels. Tournament team selection is not guaranteed for every player and largely depends on their individual skill and development.
Seasons
Our outdoor soccer program for the 2024-25 season runs from August through May. We have a minimum of two tournaments in the Fall and two in the Spring. In between seasons we do off-season training, indoor competition and extra tournaments.
2024-2025 Season
Fall 2024: August to November
Spring 2025: February - May
Pre-Academy Differences
- Pre-Academy teams area coed.
- Pre-Academy have integrated practices and games on practice days.
- No separate game days.
- Pre-Academy will likely not have external tournaments.
- There are lesser fees for pre-academy.
- All other approaches to player development are the same.
Practice and Game "Match Day" Locations
- Practice will be Mondays and Wednesdays, 6PM-730PM Time frame.
- Academy Match/Game Days will be on Fridays.
- Practice locations will be LTISD, County facility or local fields under development.
- Academy Match Days are planned for LTISD or County Facility.
- Stellar is currently developing fields for its sole use in the Bee Cave/Spicewood area. More information to come.
Tournament Dates
Planned Tournament Dates
- August - 23rd-25th - San Antonio
- October - 11th-13th - San Antonio
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- March - March 8th-9th - Austin
- May - 2nd-4th - Austin
Possible Major Tournament Dates (7v7/9v9)
- September - None
- November - 23rd-24th - Corpus Christi
- December - 1st-3rd - Austin
- December - 6th-8th - Austin
- January 18-20 - Austin
- February - None
- April - None
- May - 9th-11th - Austin
- May - 16th-18th - Florida
- May - 23rd-25th - Las Vegas
Fees
- Pre-Academy | U6-U7 (2018-2020) | $900 | August to May Outdoor Soccer
- Academy | U8-U11 (2018-2015) | $1300 | August to May Outdoor Soccer