ACADEMY

Academy Program Overview

The Academy Program is comprised of 8U through 12U players (boys and girls ages 8-12 years old). The focus of this program is individual technical development. This will be reinforced by focusing on how the individual player fits into the team environment. 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.

Quick Facts:

Offered to boys and girls 8U-12U. Fall and Spring season (Aug - May; team placement offers go out MID June)
Players are selected through a tryout process which takes place end of May.
Teams are led by professionally licensed coaches
8U: practice twice per week with games on the weekend
9U-12U: practice two/three times per week with games on the weekend
Attend four tournaments per year, two during Fall season and two during spring season

Our Club uses PlayMetrics as an all-in-one Club Operating, Registration,

Payment, Communication and Scheduling system.

If you are new to the club, you must create an account to register for a program.

Team Levels

8U (Tiered):

Boys Teams: United, Fire, Crew, Sporting, Galaxy, Wizards

Girls Teams: Reign, Courage, Thorns

9U-12U (Tiered):

Academy Program: Blue, Black, Navy, Royal, White, Gray, Club

Age Brackets & Format

Fall 2023-Spring 2024

Division	Birth Year	Format	Game Length	Practice
8U	2016	7v7	2- 25 min halves	2/week - 1.25 hour
9U	2015	7v7	2- 25 min halves	2/week - 1.25 hour
10U - Blue, Black, Navy	2014	7v7	2- 25 min halves	3/week - 1.25 hour
10U - Royal, White, Gray, Club	2014	7v7	2- 25 min halves	2/week - 1.25 hour
11U - Blue, Black, Navy	2013	9v9	2- 30 min halves	3/week - 1.25 hour
11U - Royal, White, Gray, Club	2013	9v9	2- 30 min halves	2/week - 1.25 hour
12U - Blue, Black, Navy	2012	9v9	2- 30 min halves	3/week - 1.25 hour
12U - Royal, White, Gray, Club	2012	9v9	2- 30 min halves	2/week - 1.25 hour

Important Dates

Fall 2023

Date	Description
August 1	First day of Fall practices
Mid-late August	Pre-season Tournaments
September 10	Regular season games begin
Mid Nov - Early Dec	Post-season tournaments

Spring 2024

Date	Description
February 5	First day of Spring practices
Mid-late February	Pre-season tournaments
March 2	Regular season games begin
Mid May	Post-season tournaments
Late May - Early June	Club Tryouts

Summer 2024

Date	Description
Early-Mid June	Roster placement offers
July	Pre-season Competitive Camp

Club Fees

Single Season (Fall and Spring) 2023-2024

Age Group	Estimated Cost
8U	$1,615
9U	$1,615 - $1,725
10U	$1,615 - $1,995
11U	$1,615 - $1,995
12U	$1,615 - $1,995

Inter Atlanta FC player fees are now all inclusive. Registration fee covers all costs associated with playing in the program except for personal travel and uniforms.

Financial Aid: We prioritize and make every effort to assist families who have a financial need through our financial aid fund. Financial aid is not guaranteed and there is a formal application and documentation upload process required before review. Please click the button below for more information and application.

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Uniforms

Our Academy uniform kits are ordered, fulfilled and customer supported by Soccer.com. Please click below to view ordering instructions.

All 8U-12U players need to order a uniform kit.
Jersey numbers are preassigned for each player to avoid duplicates.
Uniforms are for two years (23/24 & 24/25) and costs range from $270-$290.

How to order Uniform →

Academy Team Managers

Team Manager Overview

Managers are an integral piece in every team. Managers assist with administrative tasks, most notably assisting with communication between individual teams and Inter Atlanta club coaches/officials, online tasks throughout the season - registering and checking-in teams for tournaments/events, updating scores (when applicable), and some minor game day responsibilities to help keep their team organized and ready to play!

If interested in learning more about assisting in a team manager role, please click below to see a general outline of responsibilities:

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