The 2026 Pre-Travel Academy is geared towards intramural players in 1st and 2nd Grade in the Fall of 2026 who love to play soccer and would like to have more opportunities to learn, develop and play.  This is a supplemental program to the Colonial SC Fall Intramural program.  While it is not required to tryout for the Travel Team Program in the Spring of 2027, this program is geared towards players who are interested in doing so.

Players will be introduced to developmentally appropriate training that will be both fun and instructional.  This program is an introduction to what players and parents can expect from the Travel program. 

The focus is individual technical development including dribbling, passing, receiving, shooting as well as small group tactics including 1v1 and 2v1 while learning the 7v7 game.

There are no formal tryouts for this program.  Details for each season are below.

The Pre-Travel Academy is run by our Technical Director, Danielle Fagan and she is assisted by our professional training staff and parent volunteers.

ELIGIBILITY
Boys and Girls in 1st Grade as of Fall 2026 - eligible for U8 Travel in 2027/28 
Boys and Girls in 2nd Grade as of Fall 2026 - eligible for U9 Travel in 2027/28

This program is for intramural players only and are a supplement not a replacement for the Colonial SC Intramural Program.

Players may not be rostered travel players with Colonial SC or any other club to participate in Colonial SC intramural programs. NO EXCEPTIONS.

SPACE IS LIMITED

 
Join Colonial SC Technical Director, Danielle Fagan who is a US Soccer A licensed coach, holds the United Soccer Coaches Premier Diploma and is a former coaching instructor for both US Soccer and United Soccer Coaches for activity-based clinics that will focus on the following themes:

2026 SCHEDULE

INTRO TO PRE-TRAVEL ACADEMY
Sundays 6/7 & 6/14 (6/21 Make up if needed)
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Colwell Park
$79 per Player


FALL PROGRAM 2026

Open to Intramural players only. 
Training and Games

Training: Sundays 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25 (Rain Date 11/8)

4:30-5:30 pm 1st Graders as of Fall 2026

5:45-6:45 pm 2nd Graders as of Fall 2026

Location: Greater Plymouth Community Center Upper Fields (Walton Rd Entrance & Parking Lot)

Tournaments

*Whitpain Tournament: 11/14 Girls & 11/15 Boys

*Langhorne Neshaminy United Tournament: 11/21 Girls & 11/22 Boys


COST: $269 includes 4 60-minute training sessions with professional training, uniform jersey for practices and tournaments.

1.  What is the methodology of this program?  We follow the play-practice-play methodology so each training session will start with a small-sided game or Rondo followed by a ball mastery skill and main activity.  Each session will end with a 7v7 scrimmage with an emphasis on teaching positions and the laws of the game including the modifications for 7v7: the buildout line and offside ruling.
   
   
2.  What is the role of the staff?  The program is led by Technical Director, Danielle Fagan and she is assisted by professional trainers and parent volunteer coaches.  The staff will provide minimal guidance during the first "play" section of the training session to allow for free play, creativity and for players to try new things to solve the problems of the game.  Think of it as a pick-up game with coaches as observers.
   
   
3. How far is the travel?  We will keep travel to under an hour for the friendlies and tournaments.  Our goal is to set up home/away friendlies with local clubs and enter tournaments such as Langhorne/Neshaminy, MonU, Parkwood and Upper Dublin for example.
   
   
4. Can I play for a travel team? An intramural team? This program is open to players in intramural only.  This is a supplemental program and doesn't take the place of being on an intramural team.  No carded travel team players are permitted to be in this program.
   
   
5. What is the time commitment?  The Fall program is 1 hour of training per week for 4 weeks.  Plan on 2 tournaments in November.  Tournaments will be one day in a weekend and the schedule depends on the tournament.  The Winter program is indoor futsal training 45 minutes per session for 8 weeks at Messiah Church Gym in Lafayette Hill.  We will not organize teams for winter leagues and recommend anyone who would like to play game in the winter to enter the house league or U8 Travel league at YSC Sports.  
   
   
6. Does my child have to tryout for the Colonial SC Travel Team program in order to participate in the Pre-Travel Academy?  No.  However, in the Spring of 2026, players  will have the option to tryout for the Colonial SC 2026/2027 Season Travel U8 and U9 teams.  
   
   
7. Does my child have to participate in the Pre-Travel Academy in order to tryout for the Colonial SC 2026/2027 Travel program?  No; however, it is recommended if players would like extra development and have a passion for the game.
   
   
8. Is this the same as the Fall Intramural Select Program?  No.  The Colonial SC Fall Intramural Select Program is for Intramural players.  The Select program is run by parent volunteers and requires tryouts to be selected for a team.  The club previously had a U8 Select program but it is no longer in existence due to the creation of the Pre-Travel Academy.  
   
   
9. What is the professional staff's background? The staff is all professionally licensed by the United States Soccer Federation.  Click here for their bios.