A player in grey takes a first touch under a bright sky

Elite Technique Academy · Finishing Masterclass · Phillips Park, High Point

  • Fridays 5:30 · Elite Technique Academy
  • Fridays 6:30 · Finishing Masterclass
  • $100 a month each · $150 for both
  • Join any time · prorated

Friday night is training night.

Fast, high-repetition, technically demanding. Elite Technique Academy at 5:30, Finishing Masterclass at 6:30, every Friday at Phillips Park. One trip, two hours, $150 a month for both. Any club, ages 7–16, join any month.

Join Fridays How the hour works

Train every week

Two academies. One Friday night.

Back to back at Phillips Park, all year. Registration takes a few minutes and the first session is this Friday.

Weekly · any club · ages 7–16

Elite Technique Academy

One fast, high-repetition technical hour every Friday, 5:30–6:30 pm. $100 a month, four sessions. Grouped by age and ability.

Fri5:30–6:30 pmAcademy
Join Fridays at 5:30 How the hour works

Fridays · strikers to full backs

Finishing Masterclass

Fridays 6:30–7:30 pm. Both feet, composure, movement in the box, scoring at game speed. $100 a month.

Fri6:30–7:30 pmFinishing
Join Fridays at 6:30 What Fridays are
Best value

$150 a month for both. Academy at 5:30, Finishing at 6:30, one Friday trip. Join any time, prorated; cancel by the 15th.

Everything else

Sessions, plans, camps and seasons.

Beyond the weekly academies: private and small-group sessions, the written Individual Development Plan, summer camps and a homeschool season. Pick the door, see the price, take one step.

A player in blue drives the ball forward01Train weeklyElite Technique Academy at 5:30 and Finishing Masterclass at 6:30 every Friday, plus winter and nine-week blocks. $100 a month, join any time.Join Fridays A coach works one-on-one with a young player02Book a sessionPrivate 1:1, small group, or a whole team. Named coaches, real repetitions, times that work for you.Book A coach signs a young player's shirt after a clinic03The PlanWe watch, we write it down against the position profile, we sit down with you. Next Gen for invited players.Start my plan Players in training bibs play a small-sided game04Camps and seasonsSummer camp weeks, the Premier League residential camp, and a daytime homeschool season with real games.See the dates

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The method

Clarity. Ownership. Resilient. Elevate.

CORE is not a slogan here. It is the order we work in with every player, whether they come for one session or a whole year.

  1. Clarity

    Assessment first: observation in training or on film, a position profile, a baseline.

  2. Ownership

    The written plan: goals the player can say out loud, and the weekly work behind them.

  3. Resilient

    The reps: weekly academies, sessions and block programs that serve the plan.

  4. Elevate

    The report, the review with player and parents, and the next step on the pathway.

The film

One minute at Phillips Park.

Sixty seconds of what a session looks like: the touches, the coaching, the light going down over the field.

Not sure which door

Two answers. Every option that fits.

Birth year and what you are after. You get the programs that fit, with the price and the next step on each card.

Answer both and you see every option that fits, with its price and one next step.

Who you are buying

The coaches, not the brochure.

Three full-time coaches with histories you can check. The one who writes your plan is the one who watched your player.

Andy Thompson

Director of Player Development

Built two North Carolina youth organizations; designs the programs and leads Next Gen.

Josh Coupar

Director of Individual Training

Former High Point University assistant during back-to-back Big South titles; eight years of 1:1 training.

Takes bookingsWrites plans

Owen Vaughan

Staff Coach

Sunderland and Carlisle United as a youngster; Carolina University captain; four national championship appearances.

Takes bookings

Meet the coaches

In numbers

3
full-time coaches
Every one with a verifiable history
7
position profiles
The standard every plan is written against
2
hours every Friday
Academy at 5:30, Finishing at 6:30
2
school partnerships
Accelerator School and Carolina Soccer Factory

Straight answers

Do we have to be part of a club to train with IDP?
No. Every academy, session and camp is open to players from any club or no club. Come as you are.
What does a session cost?
Elite Technique Academy and Finishing Masterclass are $100 a month each, or $150 for both. Summer camps were $150 a week in 2026. IDP HE is $250 a season. Private and small-group sessions are $65 per player per session, booked through The Futbol Factory.
Where do you train?
Phillips Park Soccer Complex, 550 Hedgecock Road, High Point. One summer camp week runs at Mebane Community Park. School programs run on the school's own campus.
How fast will someone reply?
A coach replies to every form within one business day. Saturday notes are acknowledged automatically and picked up Monday morning.

All questions

Ready when you are

Book a session. A coach replies within one business day.

Tell us the player's age and what you want to work on. You get times, not another form.

Book a session Start a plan

Prefer email? josh.coupar@coreidp.com