The Skills Acquisition Program

Developmental • Ages 6 - 12+

The Skills Acquisition Program (SAP) is a one-of-a-kind initiative that will revolutionize the way football is coached and taught. Starting as young as six years old and progressing through their college years, the fundamentals learned through SAP will pay a lifetime of dividends. The core foundation of playing football will be taught through phases. Once an athlete shows the proper development for the required skills at each phase, they will advance to the next corresponding training, all led by Lou Fusz Football certified coaches and trainers. SAP will teach football from the ground up, showcasing every position at a young age then focusing on position specific fundamentals as they advance and grow. This allows each player to understand ALL aspects of the game, ensuring Lou Fusz Football trained athletes to have the advantage over their peers!

Program overview

Little Lou's

Ages: 6-9

LFA Little Lou's Football program is specially geared towards our young, brand-new players with limited or zero football playing experience. These camps are open to anyone and everyone, regardless of experience and skill level. The camp features fun games and training to teach the fundamentals of every position on the field from the OL to LB to QB to K/P. Players will receive instruction from top area coaches and players. Most importantly, WE HAVE FUN! NO EQUIPMENT / NO CONTACT. The goal of Little Lou’s is to provide a safe high energy learning environment to ensure our youth fall in love with the sport of football. Our graduates progress into our Flag Football Leagues, which run year-round! 

Juniors

Ages: 8-11

Welcome to the second step of Lou Fusz Football youth development. Our LFA Juniors program is intended to identify some of our youth performers that are ready for a challenge and provide them with continued fundamental growth to allow for the safest progression to tackle football. Our focus is placed firmly on fundamental development through fun games and drills with instruction from top college and high school coaches in the area. Our Juniors will start to participate in limited-contact drills without pads to break down the skills necessary to achieve the safest and most successful tackling and falling techniques. Lou Fusz Athletic believes that football taught properly from the ground up maximizes our athlete's ability to stay on the field and out of the training room.

Junior Varsity

Ages: 10-14

Junior Varsity athletes are individuals that are striving to play football in high school. The LFA Football JV program provides position-specific training in small groups allowing maximum repetition and high-level instruction. JV athletes will be split between Skills and Bigs. Skills training will emphasize ball drills, open field movements, blocking/block destruction in open field, etc. Bigs training will stress the war in the trenches, providing drills that stress hand fighting, explosion, hip/ankle flexibility, as well as provide an introduction to the weight room from our CSCS certified strength staff! Limited-contact tackle drills will be commonplace during all trainings to ensure every athlete has a strong background in proper tackle technique and fundamentals, allowing our athletes to stay on the field and out of the training room. Here at Lou Fusz Football, we believe athletes' positions change day to day depending on their team needs and the overall growth of the athlete. JV training allows our athletes to maximize their growth in a variety of skills that will help them across all positions. Individuals must complete JV training before continuing to Varsity, unless given a pass by Director of Football, Jeff Fell.

Varsity

Ages: 12+

LFA Football is excited to provide small group, position-specific training for high-level football players in the area. Our Varsity program is intended for athletes that are interested in playing football at the college level (D1, D2, D3, NAIA, JC). Former college level coaches provide our Varsity athletes with high intensity football centered workouts to ensure they are fundamentally sound and develop next-level football skills. Contact drills are administered in a highly supervised environment to allow our Varsity players to continue to stay safe within this violent game. Along with the position specific instruction, our Varsity athletes will receive recruiting guidance from Director of Football, Jeff Fell, to allow our athletes to better themselves both on and off the field. Our Varsity program is the most comprehensive football instruction to allow our athletes to maximize their college opportunities. If you are serious about football, this is the program for you. 

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Registrations

LIL LOU'S DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
@ LFA Training Center
Sunday's 12:00pm-1:00pm
April 16- May 21
Ages: 6-9
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Spring Juniors Training
@ LFA Training Center
Sunday's 1:00pm-2:00pm
April 16- May 21
Ages: 8-11
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Spring JV Skills Training
@ LFA Training Center
Sunday's 2:30pm-3:30pm
April 16- May 21
Ages: 11-14
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Spring JV - Bigs Training
@ LFA Training Center
Sunday's 3:30pm - 4:30pm
April 16- May 21
Ages: 11-14
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Contact Information

Football Program Contact Information

Jeff Fell
Executive Football Director
Jeff.Fell@LouFuszAthletic.com

Parent Testimoinals

Billy Jansen

Parent

"Great facility! Such an awesome asset for the St Louis metro area. Lou Fusz is also a great club. Highly recommend."

Jere Wilmering Jr.

Parent

"World Class facility in every way. And the staff are really kind and helpful caring people."

Amy Rose

Parent

"Been a great experience for my daughter. Love how her coach and the club focus on skill development, sportsmanship and love of the game!"