Soccer Beyond

Long story short, I paid for two lessons (for a friend and I) back in December. When I went to the correct location at the correct time stated on the website/​receipt, no one was there. No students. No Coach Frank. I wish there was a happy ending to this story but no one ever showed up and it was below freezing that day. I e-​mailed this place to see what was up (e.g. maybe the location got changed, maybe it got cancelled. I don’t know) but I never got a response and it’s been over a month. Take this as you will.

I played football (soccer) in Spain as a child and then I played in my HS team for various teams and leagues in the NYC area. I stopped playing for a long time and then came back to it with with Frank at Soccer Beyond.
It was perfect for me as I had some foundation for playing but was extremely rusty. With Frank, you get to play lots and also scrimmage a lot. You work a lot on foundations, passing and dribbling skills that are designed to help you develop those skills. Even if you are advanced, there’s a benefit. And you are a beginner, this is perfect as these are the type of drills you do as a kid. For someone who’s more advanced and may say «why would I need to do that?» the answer is that even the pros still do the same exact drills.
An as for beginners who might be put of by the previous reviewer’s comment that «many of the drills seem to advanced for the absolute beginners» the truth is that this is exactly what we did as kids in school. Exactly. You’ll get better just by coming often and working at it. (and get your own ball too)
The group of people are also really cool and they generally come back again and again. And Frank is a really good coach and a very nice guy. To get this kind of instruction is really difficult. There’s another guy in brooklyn that runs something similar and while I like him, he is simply no where near as good or as qualified as Frank is.

Soccer Beyond offers soccer lessons for adults. Sessions include scrimmaging and fitness, but I go for the drills. It’s true that drills can be a little dull, but Coach Frank chooses them well, changes them often, and my touch has benefited. The sessions are welcoming and cordial. Many people return week after week.
Skill level is skewed towards the beginner. Many of the drills seem a bit too advanced for the absolute beginners, who might benefit more from just getting a lot of touches via dribbling and passing drills.