Peoria City Announces Three Months of Skills Development Programs
(AUG. 4, 2026 | PEORIA, IL) – Offering the area’s boys and girls youth soccer players of all ages and skill levels a comprehensive program in both on-the-ball training and conditioning, Peoria City’s popular After-School Training Program will resume Aug. 31 with three, month-long sessions on tap.
Combining accomplished instructors in both soccer and body development inside the area’s premier indoor training facilities, Peoria City will continue to offer a comprehensive after-school training program at The Yard Peoria (1503 W. Altorfer Drive) and sister facility The House Barbell Club (7920 N. Sommer Drive) to aid the skill development of boys and girls soccer players of all ages and skill levels.
The Peoria City After-School Training Program is a collection of 4-week sessions, each consisting of eight, one-hour sessions from 5-6:00 pm that focus on soccer skills on Mondays and Wednesdays in the soccer room at The Yard Peoria, as well as eight, one-hour sessions focused on strength, speed, agility, flexibility and core development on Tuesdays and Thursdays at The House Barbell Club. Participants have the option of combining the benefits of both programs in a bundled registration for all 16 sessions or selecting from just the soccer program or just the body development program in full. The two specialized programs also are available in half-session options for one training day per week.
Directing Peoria City staff and players for the soccer sessions, club president Jim DeRose oversees the comprehensive training program in coordination with Joey O’Brien, Director of Wellness & Fitness at The House Barbell Club, who leads the conditioning program.
Session 1 of the Peoria City After-School Training Program kicks off Monday, Aug. 31 and will continue through Monday, Sept. 28, followed by two more month-long sessions throughout October and November:
- Session 1: Aug. 31-Sept. 28 (no training Labor Day Sept. 7)
- Session 2: Oct. 5-29
- Session 3: Nov. 2-Dec. 3 (no trainings the week of Thanksgiving)
Conducted each Monday and Wednesday during the 4-week session, the soccer program is available to children in grades PreK through 12th grade (ages 4-18), while the Strength, Speed & Agility program operates on Tuesdays and Thursdays and is available for children in grades 5-12 (ages 10-18). Participants in both programs are grouped by age and skill for appropriate instruction and development.
The Soccer and SSA programs for each 4-week session are priced at $120 for The Yard Peoria Soccer Members and $180 for non-members, while the bundled option featuring all 16 sessions in both programs is $200 for members and $315 for non-members. The half programs in Soccer and SSA each are available at $75 for members and $115 for non-members.
For more information on the Peoria City After-School Training Program and to register for any of the open three sessions, visit peoriacitysoccer.com/ and click the “Camps” option in the main header.
Peoria City After-School Training Sessions
Session 1
Aug. 31-Sept. 28, 2026 (No training Labor Day Sept. 7)
Session 2
Oct. 5-29, 2026
Session 3
Nov. 2-Dec. 3, 2026 (No trainings Thanksgiving week)