Fun. Our highly experienced staff know how to run fun, competitive, and effective training sessions & daily 7v7 and 11v11 games that will improve your skills and keep your attention. Experienced Coaching Staff. All players are coached by active, college coaches. College coaches are running training sessions and directly interacting with participants. Players work directly with at least three college coaches and receive recruiting exposure to all coaches in attendance. 2017 Staff represented 48 colleges and universities. Personal Attention. Attendance at each academy is limited in ord ..read more

What’s the 1-Day Showcase at CSA like? What happens? Here’s a peek at what to expect on the day. 08:00-08:45 AM: Registration 09:00-09:50 AM: Field training sessions 09:50-10:00 AM: Water Break 10:00-10:50 AM: 7v7 Play 10:50-11:00 AM: Water Break 11:00-11:50 PM: 11v11 Play 11:50-12:15 AM: Coaches Q&A Zoom Follow Up - The Recruiting Process (Presentation on Zoom with all participant guiding the players through how to navigate the recruiting process ..read more

What’s CSA like? What happens? Here’s a peek at what the week has in store. DAY 1 10:30-1:00 PM: Registration 2:00-3:30 PM: Field/Goalkeeper training sessions 3:30-5:00 PM: Field/Goalkeeper training sessions 5:00 PM: Dinner 6:00-8:30 PM: 11v11 games 8:45-9:45 PM: Recruiting Series Presentation - The Recruiting Process 11:00 PM: Lights Out DAY 2 7:00 AM: Breakfast 8:00-10:00 AM: Round Robin or 11v11 games 9:50-11:00 AM: Goalkeeper training 11:30 AM: Lunch 12:00 PM: Classroom Session (Sports Yoga and/or SAT preparation) 2:30-4:00 PM: The Shooting Showcase 5:00 PM: D ..read more

As a potential soccer recruit, you are responsible for knowing some recruiting dates. One of the most important is to understand when coaches can email or respond to you! Coaches often hear, "I sent an email to a coach and I did not hear back from them." This is a common discussion between parents and players on club and high school sidelines. Quite often, it is because the coaches cannot respond due to NCAA rules. Here are a few dates that explain when coaches can respond to your emails of interest and requests to observe you at tournaments ..read more

Taking the initiative and reaching out to a college coach for the first time can be a daunting task. One of the first things to keep in mind is that while college coaches are very busy, there is a good chance that they will see your efforts to get in touch. “There is a fine line between persistent and annoying, but coaches are human beings just like you and appreciate the effort.” College coaches always have potential student-athletes trying to get in touch with them, so it is important to be persistent in displaying your interest. Obviously, there is a fine line between persistent and annoyin ..read more

For many players, summer offers an opportunity to work on fitness, foundational skills and weaknesses. For others, it may be time to recover from nagging injuries. Exactly when you should return to training and competitive play following your spring season depends on many factors including post-season schedule and physical and mental health. While rest can be beneficial, it should rarely ever mean 100% rest. Even incorporating in light jogs and bike flushes in the days after your final matches will help propel you into summer training. If you want to improve and be a competitive player, it is ..read more

Summer is usually when players have the most downtime to focus on improvement and college recruitment. It also acts as an important transition phase between club seasons. It is important to train with college coaches at this time for 3 main reasons. 1. Intimate recruitment exposure One of the more obvious reasons to train with college coaches in the summer is the opportunity to possibly get recruited to play for them in the future. This is enticing because training in this closed environment allows the coach to get to know you better as a player and a person. Coaches are less inclined to hand ..read more

When looking to sculpt the figure of the modern day soccer player. There are aspects that should not be ignored. As a player, you want to remain as lean as possible to run the long distances that soccer players do nowadays as well as be able to be explosive enough and strong enough to outwork your opponent. This is not to say that weight training cannot get you the results you need however incorporating body weight training in conjunction with your weight training schedule is something you should look to do even if it is only two or three times a week. Below you can find 3 sample workouts whic ..read more

In the modern era speed and agility are one of the most essential assets a player can attain but training for this purpose is often overlooked. One of the simplest ways to boost this attribute is by implementing the speed ladder into your training routine. The benefits of the speed ladder help improve footwork, coordination and mental concentration. A sample workout that takes no more than 20 minutes can be seen below Sample Workout Straight Run (one foot in each) x3 repetitions In n Out Hope (two-foot hop inside two feet hop outside) x3 repetitions Continuous Hop( Two footed) x3 repeti ..read more

In the minds of young high schoolers aspiring to play in college, one of the most nerve-racking thoughts can be the unclear recruitment timeline. While there is no cookie cutter template regarding the timing of this process, here are a few simple steps and guidelines along the way that should provide some clarity: Middle School While the thought of playing college soccer isn’t usually a focal point, it doesn’t mean that this isn’t a crucial time to prepare. For many, it is a crossroad that forces players to hone in on only one sport fulltime. It is important to figure out which club or high sc ..read more