“Our goal at Roots has always been to build technically sound, mentally sharp footballers who can thrive on and off the field. With SixS Sports, we’re adding a layer of science, structure, and cognitive development that takes our athlete pathway to the next level.” - Founder, Roots Football Academy
SixS Sports is excited to announce its collaboration with Roots Football Academy, one of South India’s most respected grassroots football development institutions. With a legacy of technical training and youth-focused coaching, Roots has long been a nurturing ground for future stars, and this partnership brings a powerful scientific edge to that foundation.
Together, SixS and Roots are integrating a full-stack development model into the academy’s training environment. This includes performance assessments, movement screenings, cognitive training modules, and mental resilience programs tailored for footballers aged 8 to 18. Players are not only trained in ball mastery and tactics but also in how to think, react, and recover like professionals.
Athletes at Roots now have access to SixS’s proprietary Brain Training Lab for Football, featuring reaction time drills, decision-making simulations, and neurocognitive load monitoring. This integration helps young players develop faster thinking, emotional control, and tactical clarity, skills essential for elite-level performance.
The partnership also strengthens injury prevention and recovery, with SixS physiotherapists and strength & conditioning experts embedded into Roots’s weekly training cycles. This holistic approach ensures that athletes grow stronger, smarter, and safer as they progress through their development phases.
In addition, SixS and Roots are co-designing a performance pathway framework, connecting top talent with scouts, university scholarships, and club trials, including links to ISL development teams and international exposure programs. This structured pipeline turns local potential into professional opportunity.
This partnership represents a shared philosophy: that great footballers are not just born, they are built with intention, education, and science. Roots Football Academy and SixS Sports are now working side-by-side to set a new national benchmark for how grassroots football should be developed in India.
