Future Academy

United Futbol Academy offers the Future Academy Program for players who are looking for a more challenging environment to develop their soccer skills.

PROGRAM INFORMATION 

U7/U8 Future Academy (2017-2018) United Futbol Academy offers the U7/U8 Future Academy Program for players who are looking for a more challenging environment to develop their soccer skills.

Parent Information Meeting: All parents interested in having their kids participate in this program should attend.

Date: May 7, 2024
Time: 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Location:  Rock Creek Park, Pavilion near Field 3

Player Evaluations: Boys & Girls
Date: May 17, 2024
Time:  5:30-7:00 p.m.
Location: Rock Creek, Field 3

Evaluations for all interested players will be held on Friday, May 17th. Please register for the 2024-2025 Mountains Academy Select Tryouts program at Mountains.UnitedFA.Org prior to attending. Players should bring water, a ball and wear shin guards.

Participation Fee
2024-2025 Participation Fee is $650 for the combined Fall and Spring seasons Parents and players are committing to the program for 1 year. 

Uniforms
Uniform fitting will be held on June 8, 9:30-12:30 at Rock Creek. Uniforms are NOT included in the participation fees and parents will order the uniform on the Lloyds website. New players will have to order the complete uniform package in June, at the scheduled fitting below. Once your player's uniform order has been placed, there will be NO exchanges. With that in mind, players are strongly encouraged to attend the scheduled uniform fitting. 

Uniform Fitting: Rock Creek Park Pavilion (nearest Field #3)

Boys & Girls: Saturday, June 10th, 9:30am-12:30pm
Boys - 9:30am-11am, Girls - 11am-12:30pm
Rock Creek Sports Complex is located at 445 Martin Road Dawsonville, GA 30534.
Orders will be delivered to your home.

Training
Training will be twice per week for 1.5 hours per session. All training sessions are designed and managed by professional staff along with club approved trainers with a focus on ball mastery.  Our goal is to maintain a ratio of 1 trainer to every 10-12 players. Players will need to bring a size 4 soccer ball to practice.  

• 30 minutes - Warm Up, Technical Work (whole group)
• 30 minutes - Personalized Training (two development groups)
• 30 minutes - Intersquad Scrimmage (whole group)

Games
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 for games using a variety of criteria. Coaches will determine placement of players.

We will have multiple game opportunities.  

Depending on age and development players will participate in the following:

• Friday Night 4v4 scrimmages at Fowler Park mixed in with the Forsyth Future Academy
• Monthly 5v5 Future Academy Festival with other FA Branches
• 7v7 Saturday Game Schedule against other FA Branches (home and away games)
• Tournament Play (additional fees)

Younger, developing players will participate in the 4v4 scrimmages and the 5v5 Festivals. Older, more developed players will participate in the 7v7 games and tournament play.  

There is no team camp for the Future Academy players, interested players can register and attend the Ball Mastery Camp..

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 for 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. 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.

Contact

Stephanie Buquoi
Branch Director, UFA Mountains
stephanie@unitedfa.org