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Youth Soccer training
Technical Academy
Technical Academy is a winter clinic built to develop confidence on the ball through focused, repetition-based training. Capped at 30 players per session, athletes get individualized attention from Ted Eck (former USMNT player) on 1v1 attacking and defending, first touch, turning, dribbling, ball striking (passing & finishing), and small-sided games. Beyond technique, players will sharpen their game awareness, gain composure under pressure, and build a deeper passion for the sport.
All sessions will be age-appropriate and both physically and technically challenging. Registrants should bring water, cleats, and a ball to every session.
Sessions will run from November 2 - March 20.
Ted Eck is a former professional soccer player with a distinguished 13-year career in the United States and Canada. A versatile and dynamic player, Eck earned 13 caps with the U.S. Men’s National Team from 1989–1996, including scoring against East Germany in 1990. He also represented the U.S. Futsal National Team, helping the team finish runner-up at the 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship.
Eck played professionally for the Kansas City Comets, St. Louis Storm, Denver Thunder, and Wichita Wings, while also earning Canadian Soccer League All-Star honors with Ottawa Intrepid and Toronto Blizzard. He won back-to-back APSL championships with the Colorado Foxes in 1992 and 1993 and was selected third overall in the inaugural MLS Draft by the Dallas Burn, helping the club win the 1997 U.S. Open Cup.
As a coach, Eck has worked at the professional, collegiate, and youth levels, including as an Assistant Coach with Real Salt Lake and Head Coach of the Ogden Outlaws. He brings an extensive playing and coaching background to player development, with an emphasis on technical quality, tactical understanding, positional awareness, attacking play, and game intelligence.
Ted currently serves as the Boys Director at Utah Surf, where he combines his elite playing experience and coaching expertise with a passion for developing the next generation of players and coaches.