Why Academy?
You can test your abilities against PLAYERS who come from ALL OVER THE WORLD who have EQUAL or BETTER soccer abilities. Your mental and physical resolve, passion and commitment are tested in a unique environment so you can almost taste the passion and feel the commitment of all players. This is what makes it such a powerful experience. The experience of having mastered difficult challenges has a magical effect on your self-confidence, self-esteem, and attitude.
THREE WEEK ACADEMY:
Academy programs can be found in California and Massachusetts. The program instruction changes each week.
- WEEK ONE: Individual Skills, Techniques & Tactics
- WEEK TWO: Positional Play
- WEEK THREE: Team Play
TWO WEEK MINI-ACADEMY:
In California and Massachusetts it is any two-week combination of the three week program. In Wisconsin and New Jersey, the Mini-Academy offers Individual Skills and Techniques and a condensation of Positional Play and Team Play.
Eligibility:
There is a 12 and up age requirement and athletes are generally of the highest caliber. However, the most essential criteria is not age or experience, but attitude. We cannot tell you whether you are ready. The answer lies within you. The choice to attend the Academy should be yours and not only the decision of your parents or coach.
Weekends:
Physical recovery and mental rejuvenation are the objectives of Saturday and Sunday activities. There is a required schedule of non-physical activities both Saturday and Sunday. The activities include practicing mental and physical relaxation methods, extensive stretching sessions, visualization techniques, and listening to guest lecturers who speak on motivational subjects such as mental and psychological preparation for play. There is, of course, some scheduled free time in between activities, to go shopping take in a movie, or swim in the pool, where available.
We have planned Saturday evening activities at the Lawrenceville School and at the Brooks School. Students are fully supervised and travel by bus. Space is limited and therefore we ask that you call our offices to reserve your spot as soon as possible. A permission slip must be signed by a parent or guardian. Some of our new weekend activities include:
- Lawrenceville School:
June 27th - NY Yankees Double A Affiliate, Trenton Thunder baseball game, including a special fireworks display following the game. - Brooks School:
July 25th - Trip to Boston Aquarium and IMAX Theater.
August 1 - New England Revolution soccer match
August 8 - New England Revolution soccer match
For other non specific activity days, students leaving campus are not supervised by school staff. School staff is present on campus in a supervisory role during the weekend and during required meeting times. Only students with a signed permission slip are allowed to leave campus, in pairs, after having signed out and given a specific time of return.
Socccer Schools
