DEVELOP ACADEMY
DEVELOP ACADEMY
The DEVELOP ACADEMY program is intended for players from 7 to 18 years old. It is based on a training program of 2 to 3 days a week, depending on the age of the athletes, plus competitive matches, exhibitions, and tournaments. The program is focused on working like soccer professionals, training during the week, with competitive matches on weekends. This program allows the athlete to adapt to increasingly professional training programs such as those carried out by CLUB program.
ELITE (MLS) PROGRAM
(Birth Year 2008 – 2002)
The 65 youth clubs will join the MLS academies as Founding Members of MLS’ elite player development platform. The new platform, which will include more than 8,000 players throughout the U.S. and Canada, will consist of elite year-round competition, as well as player identification initiatives, coaching education opportunities, and additional programming to create the premier player development environment.
The platform will operate with a groundbreaking governance structure that promotes collaboration, innovation and input across all areas of the soccer landscape. Within the structure, technical working groups will provide recommendations on the platform’s strategic objectives and standards, outline competition guidelines and formats, as well as introduce platform programming. By unifying the elite player development landscape and creating a collaborative structure, the new platform will accelerate and enhance player development in North America.
USYS NATIONAL LEAGUE
(Birth Year 2008 – 2002)
The Sunshine Conference is one of 13 Conferences within the USYS National League, is managed by Florida Youth Soccer Association, and serves teams primarily from Florida. Teams that compete within the Sunshine Conference Academy Division will have the opportunity to compete in the new USYS National League Showcase Series, which gives teams a chance to play cross-conference matches in a national setting with increased exposure to college, professional and national team scouts. The Sunshine Conference Academy Division schedule will also allow its players to participate in outside competitions, such as high school soccer or other US Youth Soccer programs.
FLORIDA ACADEMY LEAGUE
(Birth Year 2009)
Twelve clubs with U.S. Soccer Development Academy membership have created the Florida Academy League to continue their player development focus at the 12-U boys age group. The move comes as a result of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy’s decision to no longer host that age group – instead, trusting those programs to provide developmental opportunities for themselves within other structures.
The Florida Academy League, sanctioned and supported by US Club Soccer, will initially host the current Academy 12-U programs in an intrastate competition. The league will maintain a high level of competition and standards, while also improving the league schedule by playing home and away matches with each club.
Through this initiative, these clubs ensure a challenging level of competition for the 12-U Academies, as well as providing the flexibility to continue to improve the league as it moves forward. In the past five years, these clubs have promoted 73 players to professional clubs and more than 200 players to top collegiate programs.
PREMIER TEAMS (LOCAL LEAGUES)
(Birth Year 2013 – 2002)
Twelve clubs with U.S. Soccer Development Academy membership have created the Florida Academy League to continue their player development focus at the 12-U boys age group. The move comes as a result of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy’s decision to no longer host that age group – instead, trusting those programs to provide developmental opportunities for themselves within other structures.
The Florida Academy League, sanctioned and supported by US Club Soccer, will initially host the current Academy 12-U programs in an intrastate competition. The league will maintain a high level of competition and standards, while also improving the league schedule by playing home and away matches with each club.
Through this initiative, these clubs ensure a challenging level of competition for the 12-U Academies, as well as providing the flexibility to continue to improve the league as it moves forward. In the past five years, these clubs have promoted 73 players to professional clubs and more than 200 players to top collegiate programs.
U13 – U19
The Girls Academy platform provides a holistic approach to elite player development that combines the highest possible coaching standards, appropriate elite player training to games ratios and showcase opportunities. The Girls Academy program impacts everyday club environments by setting standards that ensure every Girls Academy player trains in a world-class environment and compete in more meaningful games. Clubs competing in the Girls Academy commit to uphold Academy standards and maintain the best possible environments to optimize player development. The Girls Academy is for elite, motivated players and provides a pathway to develop and reach the highest level of competition.
At least 60% of the current youth national team players play in Girls Academy clubs.
DEVELOPMENT PLAYER LEAGUE
(Birth Year 2008 – 2002)
The Development Player League (DPL) is designed to expand the Girls Development Academy (DA) player pool for participating clubs. The league creates a highly professional training environment and competitive model for aspiring DA players, bridging the gap between club soccer and Development Academy soccer.
The DPL provides a clear pathway for players who show the potential to make the jump to the DA level of play. The DPL teams will offer players who excel to have the opportunity to be called up as a Development Player for their respective DA teams. This structure provides an expanded pool of aspiring DA players with more exposure to the DA training model and level of play, while allowing them the time they need to develop as well as offering the flexibility to play high school soccer.
Founded on the ideology of the full DA program, the DPL provides a development structure that focuses on playing more meaningful games with highly professional game day environment, more training, high level coaching, development before winning attitude, and great exposure in major college showcases events.
PREMIER TEAMS (LOCAL LEAGUES)
(Birth Year 2008 – 2002)
WOSPAC FC is proud to have assembled an elite group of coaches comprising the Girls coaching staff. WFC has experience at the Olympic, Professional, NCAA, Regional ODP and State level. The WFC staff includes coaches who hold their USSF “A”, “B”, “C”, and “D” National licenses, State D & E licenses, National Youth licenses, and many others who have been awarded the NSCAA Advanced National Diploma. We enable WFC teams to compete in Premier Divisions in SFUYSA, State Leagues, Region Leagues and in nationally recognized tournaments throughout the country. These include Atlanta Cup, CASL Shootout and Showcase, Las Vegas Showcase, Orange Classic, Texas Shootout, and WAGS. Our female athletes are strongly encouraged to participate in ODP and ID2, as the club looks to expand their soccer experiences.
As our players and families make decisions that will affect the rest of their lives, our aim is to utilize the extensive knowledge and insight our staff possesses to assist players with their future decisions. Providing continuing education for players and parents is fundamental to the Club’s programming.
GIRLS JUNIOR ACADEMY
(Birth Year 2013 – 2009)
The Florida United Soccer Alliance is proud to present the elite development soccer league for U8 through U12 Girls in the South Florida soccer market. Bringing together the leading clubs in the market this FYSA based league is a vehicle for player, coach and club development. Kicking off in the 2020 – 2021 season, the inaugural league will be played over an eight-month season that will foster individual player development over the entirety of the season.
We are pleased to welcome Davie United SC, PBG Predators, Pinecrest Premier SC, PSG Plantation FC, Team Boca Soccer Club, Parkland Soccer Club, Spring Soccer Club and Weston FC as the founding members of the Florida United Soccer Alliance and look forward to the growth and development of youth soccer in the South Florida soccer market.