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Encyclopedia > IMG Soccer Academy

The IMG Soccer Academy is the United States Soccer Federation's (USSF) full-time residency program for the US Under 17 Men's National Team. Started in 1999, it has become integral in developing the United State's top youth soccer prospects. The residency program gives elite players the opportunity to train in a professional environment as MLS does not have a youth academy or reserve team system currently in place. The academy has grown from an initial 20 players to 30 in 2002 and then to 40 in 2003. The program is now split into a U16 squad and a U17 squad.


The IMG Soccer Academy is part of the IMG Academies located in Bradenton, Florida. A typical day for the student/athelete at Bradenton is classes in the morning followed by atheletic training in the afternoon. Students at the academy take accelerated courses and graduate high school a year early, making the players who do not turn pro immediately some of the most heavily recruited prospects in college soccer.


The academy can trace its roots back to Project 2010 which highlighted ways the USSF could make the men's national team a legitimate threat to win the World Cup by the end of the decade. Two programs that were born from Project 2010 were Generation adidas (previously called Project-40) and the Bradenton academy. The academy was started in January of 1999 with backing of International Marketing Group (IMG) and Nike.

Contents
1 Notable Graduates

1.1 1999
1.2 2001
1.3 2003

2 Head Coaches
3 List of Classes
4 External Links

Notable Graduates

1999

2001

2003

Head Coaches

List of Classes

External Links

  • US Soccer's U-17 page (http://www.ussoccer.com/teams/default.sps?iTeamID=248)
  • BigSoccer Forum on U.S. Men's Youth Soccer Teams (http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=255)

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IMG Soccer Academy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (304 words)
The academy has grown from an initial 20 players to 30 in 2002 and then to 40 in 2003.
The IMG Soccer Academy is part of the IMG Academies located in Bradenton, Florida.
Students at the academy take accelerated courses and graduate high school a year early, making the players who do not turn pro immediately some of the most heavily recruited prospects in college soccer.
IMG Academies (442 words)
At the IMG Soccer Academy, we are committed to the development and placement of our individual players.
The IMG Soccer Academy's holiday and summer camp programs are the most comprehensive training sessions in soccer.
It is not by chance that IMG Soccer Academy is the host of the U.S. U-17 National team and has continual success placing players with excellent scholarships at top universities throughout the country.
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