Katy, TX

USYF Academy program finalized its first year at the 2019 National Showcase in June; the first year delivered great results to all registrants. The first year included these milestones and more:

• Hosting National Academy showcase
• Coaches symposium with a World Champion Coach 
• 23 Academies receiving academy benefits

Benefits to players are immediate and impactful. Education is a continuous process and requires consistency. An Academy environment provides repetition and formal evaluation to effectively help evolve youth players.

 An Academy environment challenges players to perform, yet provides real-time opportunities to learn from mistakes, which is a natural and necessary part of development. Players are afforded the unique opportunity of training and competing with similarly-skilled players from other soccer clubs. The Academy focuses on year-round development, cutting-edge training curriculums, and provides players multiple opportunities for exposure on a regional, national and even international level.

The Academy is a flagship program for USYF and the goals in the next 3 years are:

• To make the program the real pinnacle of the USYF system
• To ensure high level competition in every region by growing all regions
• To support the Academies’ development on all fronts
• To attain a sustainable model for all Academies, existing and new

• A planned Regional and National schedule:
• Season calendar released by August 1 every season
• Schedule will adapt to reality of each region
• Allow for voluntary cross-regional competition
• Communication
• NEW website – launched August 2019
• A sustainable model:
  • Involve Academies in the decision-making process
  • Reasonable travel & competition expenses
  • A two-way growth plan per region – requirements and commitments
  • Share resources
  • Consulting
  • Business templates
  • Shared curriculums