Now enrolling for Summer 2026

BUILD
ELITE
ATHLETES.

Youth speed, strength, and conditioning training on the South Shore. Pembroke and Hanover, MA.

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14+

Weekly sessions

2–17

Ages served

The Coach

Led by Francis Mulkern

Former Merrimack player and Boston Bolts coach bringing college-level standards to youth athlete development.

Francis Mulkern

Founder & Head Coach

Francis Mulkern challenging for the ball during a soccer match

Founder-led training

A training environment built around standards, confidence, and long-term athletic growth.

Former collegiate soccer player at Merrimack College with a background in Sports Medicine and Pre-Physical Therapy. Spent 10 years coaching with the Boston Bolts, most recently leading a team where 19 of 23 players went on to play college soccer. Created The Athlete Lab to provide structured, intentional youth athletic training on the South Shore.

Programs

Find the right program for your athlete

Structured, coached programs built around long-term youth athlete development on the South Shore.

▶ Mini Soccer in action

★ FEATURED PROGRAM

Ages 3–5

Mini Soccer

Where young athletes learn to move

Introduces the basics of soccer while developing balance, coordination, running mechanics, and body control. Athletes work on dribbling, stopping, and ball skills through stations and interactive games.

Ball skills & dribbling

Running mechanics

Confidence building

Game-based learning

$1408-week session

or $25 drop-in

Book Summer Session 1 ($140)Book Summer Session 2 ($140)Book a Drop-In ($25)

How We Train

Train for the moments
that decide games.

When your kid is still running full speed and everyone else is slowing down, that is the difference. We train the speed, strength, agility, and conditioning it takes to compete there.

Speed & Agility

Faster feet. Sharper cuts. Better control.

Athletes train acceleration, footwork, balance, and reaction so they can move with more confidence when the game speeds up.

Strength & Control

Strength that actually shows up in games.

We build age-appropriate strength through the legs, hips, and core so athletes can handle contact, stop, cut, recover, and keep playing hard.

Conditioning

Still running full speed late.

The Athlete Lab difference shows up when your kid still has another sprint, another recovery run, and another burst when everyone else is slowing down.

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