Winter is when the gap opens up.
Outdoor season ends. Four months later, spring tryouts start. Soccer Field Academy is 40,000 square feet of indoor turf, small groups and real coaching — so your player spends the winter getting sharper instead of getting rusty.
A winter night at the academy.
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Supplemental winter training
Your season ended. Their development didn’t.
Most players in Columbus train hard from August to November, then touch a ball twice a month until March. They come back to spring tryouts a little slower on the ball than they left.
Weekly Academy training at SFA is built to sit alongside your player’s own team, not replace it. Small groups, a four-week curriculum, and coaching from staff who work to Southampton FC-informed methods. Players keep their touch, their sharpness and their confidence right through the cold months — and arrive at spring selection ahead of where they finished the fall.
Every session is indoors on real turf. No cancelled sessions for weather, no hunting for a gym, no three-month gap.
The players who make the jump in spring are almost always the ones who kept working through winter. The work compounds.
The winter calendar
Four cycles, one holiday break.
Training runs in four-week cycles with a set curriculum. Join at the start of any cycle — or take all four on a Winter Pass and get a free bonus session every cycle.
40,000 square feet. Nothing gets cancelled for weather.
Winter offers
Three ways to get more this winter.
The Winter Pass — 4 free sessions
Pay for all four winter cycles up front and get a free bonus session every cycle — Tech-Fusion, Finishing Factory or Ball Mastery, your pick. One payment, a guaranteed place in every cycle, no re-registering.
Early bird — a free session
New to Soccer Field Academy? Pay for your first cycle by Sunday 18 October and add a free Tech-Fusion, Finishing Factory or Ball Mastery session.
Refer a friend — rewards both ways
Introduce a teammate. They get a free Tech-Fusion, Finishing Factory or Ball Mastery session when they enrol, and you get a $50 account credit once they’ve completed their first cycle. No limit on how many you bring.
Winter Pass pricing
| Tier | Sessions / week | Per cycle | All four cycles | Winter Pass bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 1 | $175 | $700 | + 4 free sessions |
| EliteMost popular | 2 | $300 | $1,200 | + 4 free sessions |
| Platinum | 3 | $425 | $1,700 | + 4 free sessions |
| Diamond | 4 | $550 | $2,200 | + 4 free sessions |
Winter Pass covers Cycles V, VI, VII and VIII (26 October 2026 – 28 February 2027). Bonus sessions are booked subject to availability and must be used by 28 February 2027. The early bird can’t be combined with the Winter Pass or a referral reward. Not ready for a full cycle? A single Weekly Academy drop-in session is $50 — waiver and payment handled in one form.
What runs this winter
Everything on the field, November to February.
Not sure which fits? Book the free tech assessment and we’ll place your player by age, level and schedule.
Weekly Academy Training
The core program. Four-week cycles, small groups, age and ability grouping. Train one night a week or four — most supplemental players take two.
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SoccerBot360 & Tech-Fusion
The 360° AI training arena used by Premier League and Bundesliga academies — the only one in Columbus. Measured reps, instant analytics, no weather.
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SFA Strike Lab
TrackMan radar measures ball speed, spin and accuracy on every strike, and a progress report is emailed to you after each session. Coach-led sessions, or a 30-minute add-on for 1-on-1 players.
Explore Strike Lab
Private 1-on-1 Training
One coach, one player, one focus. Sessions run through the holiday break too — the easiest way to keep working when group training pauses.
Book 1-on-1 sessions
Goalkeeper Training
Position-specific reps with a specialist goalkeeper coach, in small groups and grouped by age and stage. Train one night or both.
Explore goalkeeper training
Sports Performance Training
Strength, speed and injury-prevention work with Dr. Cory Schierberl, CSCS. It starts with a free movement-screen orientation, then one-hour small-group sessions built to fit around your team’s schedule.
Explore Sports Performance
Futures & Tiny Toes
Our youngest players, indoors and warm all winter. Both programs offer a free trial session so you can see whether it fits before committing.
See the youngest programsRec+ Indoor League
Small-sided indoor games for the youngest age group — real matches, real coaching, and a warm building on a February Saturday.
See Rec+ detailsOnly in Columbus at SFA
The winter edge nobody else has.
SoccerBot360 is a 360° AI-powered training arena — balls delivered from multiple directions at match speed, difficulty that adapts to the player in real time, and every touch measured. Three facilities in the United States have one. One of them is on East 4th Avenue.
For a player doing supplemental winter work, it’s the difference between logging touches and having them scored, tracked and compared week over week.
Alongside it: TrackMan radar in the SFA Strike Lab, measuring the speed, spin and accuracy of every strike, and the Speed Court for reaction and repeat-sprint work.
Winter FAQs
The questions parents actually ask.
Can my player train here and stay with their own team?
When does winter training start and finish?
What happens over the holiday break?
What if my player misses a session?
How do I know which tier to pick?
Is the Winter Pass refundable if we stop?
Where are you, and is it really indoors?
Winter 2026 – 27
Spring tryouts are four months away.
Cycle V opens Monday 26 October. Register now, or book the free assessment first and we’ll tell you exactly where your player fits.
Questions? Call or text (614) 300-0016
