Pre Academy

Evaluations

Nexus FC Professional Youth Academy offers the U6-U8 Pre-Academy Program for players who are looking for a more challenging environment to develop their soccer skills. In most cases, the players would be recommended for the program by their current coach, the Recreational Director or one of Nexus FC Professional Youth Academy Staff. Players should have a minimum of 1 year playing in a recreational program. Parents who feel their players have the qualities listed above and have not been identified will have the opportunity to have their player assessed for placement.

 

Dates:

Saturday, June 10, 2017

9:00 a.m.  - 10:30 a.m.

Evaluations may be scheduled by appointment only during the U8 W9 Ball Mastery Camp (July 12-15).  

 

Location:

190 South Lee St. Stockbridge Ga

 

Email:

playermanagment@nexusfc.org

 

Player Requirements

The Nexus FC Professional Youth Pre-Academy Program is for players who are born in or after the year 2010.

Candidates for the Pre-Academy program will exhibit the following:

·       Ability to focus during training and games.

·       Self-motivated with a desire to be the best.

·       Enjoys dribbling the ball and does not just kick the ball away.

·       Good athletic ability including agility, coordination, and speed.

 

Participation Fee

2017-2018 Participation Fees are $65.00 monthly during the Fall and Spring seasons. Parents and players are committing to the program for 1 year.  The uniform is included.

 

Uniforms

Uniforms will consist of 1 pair of shorts, 1 pair of socks, 1 training t-shirt and 2 game t-shirts.

 

Training

Training will be twice a week for 1.5 hours per session. Training locations will be Patrick Henry High School. Our goal is to develop a program at each location. Each location will train independently and come together for Friday games. Training sessions will be conducted by a nationally-licensed trainer with a focus on ball mastery, developing 1v1 skills (primarily), and then progressing to 2v1, 2v2 skills, etc. Our goal is to maintain a ratio of 1 trainer to every 10 players.

 

Games

Games will be scheduled on Fridays at Patrick Henry High School. Games will be in a 4v4 format; there will be no goalkeepers, throw-ins or corner kicks. Fields will be approximately 24x36 yards and the small-sided goals will be 3'x4'. There will be multiple games going on at the same time and depending upon the total number of players, we will have registered 1 or 2 time slots for players. Players will not be placed on “teams” in the traditional sense. They will belong to a pool of players and can be placed on teams using a variety of criteria such as current level of play, randomly chosen teams, or mixing boys and girls, to name a few. We will play using the 4v4 format for the Fall and Spring seasons. While it is possible that we could transition at some point in the Spring season to a larger format (6v6), it's not an expectation.

 

There is no team camp for the Pre-Academy players, interested players can register and attend the U8 W9 Ball Mastery Camp in July.

 

Training will begin in early August and finish up before Thanksgiving. The Spring season begins in early February and will be completed in mid May.

 

Special Note to Parents

 

This program is not going to be for everyone as it goes against some of the current traditions regarding team formation and game day events. In the past, U8 players were scheduled to play in the U10 recreational league. If you are only focused on winning or how many goals your player scores, then this program will more than likely not be a good fit for your needs. The program is designed to provide what is best for individual player development. No coaching will be allowed from the parent sideline, either directed at your player or other players.