LIVERPOOL FC INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY UTAH PROVO

U14 Boys
State Select

Our goal is to develop complete players — focusing on physical, mental, and emotional health and becoming technically masterful and
tactically aware.
Spencer/Killpack
Team
Information
SEASON 26/27
OUR
PHILOSOPHY

We don't have to be the fastest team to be a great team. We want to be among the most fit, the most skilled, and the most aware. We coach soccer as a thinking game — like chess, not a footrace — built on daily effort, respect for teammates and coaches, and all of us working for each other.

01
PILLAR ONE

Fitness

Physical, mental, and emotional. Strength training, running, and core work paired with sleep, nutrition, and the discipline to care for the body and mind every day.

02
PILLAR TWO

Technique

Mastery of the ball. Players who dictate what the ball does instead of being dictated to. Daily ball work, first touch, and finishing.

03
PILLAR THREE

Awareness

Reading the field. Understanding space and the movement of teammates. Becoming a student of the game — the Premier League, La Liga, the Bundesliga, Serie A — on screen and in study.

Tools we provide Your Player
RESOURCES · 2026/27

Liverpool FC Academy Curriculum

Access to international academy sessions and videos — the same developmental framework used inside Liverpool's international youth academies — applied to the practices we coach.

Hudl Assist+ · Every Game Video Analyzed

Every match recorded and AI-analyzed. Each player receives personalized clips, individualized stats, and activity maps. The platform most NWSL, MLS, and Premier League club use — and the recruiting hub Division I coaches use extensively.

LockedIn App · Measured Practices

Our purpose-built coaching app tracks effort, growth, and attitude session by session — then we cross-reference that data with Hudl game results so we know what's translating from the training pitch to match day.

Licensed, Studying, Engaged Coaches

USSF C License with the B License underway in 2027. Constant study of the modern game — from Liverpool's Arne Slot, Manchester City's Guardiola, to Brazil's Ancelotti — and a coaching staff that is committed to video recording ourselves and self reflecting so we can keep getting better.

YOUR COACHING STAFF
Commitment to the well-being of the boys and to improving our coaching.
Robert Spencer
Head Coach
USSF C License · B License candidate 2027
801-919-5565
robert.spencer@lfcacademyut.com
Marc Killpack
Assistant Coach
Session planner · player development
404-895-3243
marc.killpack@lfcacademyut.com
Holly Killpack
Assistant Coach
Team manager · player support & development
RECENT COACHING READS Pep Confidential · Pep Guardiola (Perarnau) · Pep's City (Martín & Ballus) · Quiet Leadership (Ancelotti) · Soccer IQ (Dan Blank). We are firm believers of our need as coaches to constantly study the game.
THE 2026–27 SEASON
  • TEAMProvo-based · South League
  • GAMESHome games at Epic Park & most nearby (≤ 30 min)
  • SUMMER
    PRACTICES
    Tue/ Thu 7:30–9:30 AM · Sat 10–11:30
  • SCHOOL YR PRACTICESTue/ Thu 4:30–6:30 PM · Sat 9–10:30
  • TOURNAMENTEpic Park, Provo · Aug 13–15
  • WINTER SEASONOptional indoor league
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