Academy Program Overview
The Academy Program is comprised of 8U through 12U players (boys and girls ages 6-12 years old). The overall focus of this program is to provide development of technical skills, with no emphasis on wins vs. losses. All Academy teams practice at least twice per week and will be trained by professional club coaches to provide the players with the best foundation of skills, abilities, and knowledge of the game.
Players must tryout for the Academy Program, with no guarantee of acceptance. We do aim to provide every player the opportunity to play Academy-level soccer, but this is not always possible. In age groups with multiple teams, players are grouped according to skill level. This ensures consistent development for each player, because playing with/against similarly skilled players at this age is important. As much as possible, games for each team are scheduled against opponents with similar skill/ability levels.
Important Dates
Spring 2020 Dates (current season)
• February 3 – First day of spring practices
• February weekends – Pre-season tournament weekends
• March 7 – Regular season games begin
• April 4-5 – No games (Spring Break)
• April 6-10 – No practices (Spring Break)
• April 11-12 – No games (Spring Break)
• May 9-10 – Post-season tournaments
• May 14 – Last day of spring practices
• May 16-17 – Post-season tournaments
• May 19-21 – Sharpen Skills Camp
• May 26-29 – Academy and 13U Select Tryouts (Fall 2020-Spring 2021 seasons)
Summer 2020 Dates
• June 1st week – Roster placement offers
• June 22-26 – Academy Summer Camp
• July 6-10 – Academy Summer Camp
Fall 2020 Dates
• July 27-30 – Pre-season camp
• August 3 – First day of fall practices
• Mid-late August – Pre-season tournaments
• September 5 – Regular season games begin
• October 10-11 – No games (Fall Break)
• November 14-15 – Post-season tournaments