HV United Academy

What is the HVU Academy Program?

The purpose of the program is to introduce young players to the game of soccer and provide less-experienced players with a program to develop their soccer skill sets in order to be ready for competitive soccer with HV United. The program creates a fun, challenging, and positive environment to work with players on an individual level and help them improve the technical and tactical foundation they need to compete at a higher level. It’s a great warm-up for competitive team tryouts end of May!

Who runs the Academy program?

The program is currently run by Ray McCarthy, a professionally licensed coach with a wealth of experience working with young children. He will direct the curriculum and supervise any additional paid coaching staff, such as older youth players from the HV United competitive teams program. This interaction creates great club unity, provides fun and entertaining mentors for the Academy participants, and improves coaching experience for our older players.

Who can participate?

It is open to all players aged 4 to 12 (birth years 2020-2013). Groups will generally be divided by birth year, so players will work amongst their peers at the same age and skill level.

When/Where does it occur?

There is one, eight-week session concurrent with the club Fall and Spring playing seasons. Spring sessions will be in late March through April/May, and Fall sessions mid-August through mid-October. One hour sessions will be held starting in the afternoon/evening on Mondays or Wednesdays. A Summer session is also available – 6 weeks long, on Monday and Wednesday mornings starting in early July. Location is tentatively scheduled for Cobblestone Field.

What are the obligations?

Fees are paid per session — Fall and Spring at a cost of $140 each (8 total sessions), and Summer at $240 (12 total sessions). Registration for each session is conducted online starting at least a month before the session begins. When open, registration will be available here. Time commitment to attend each one hour for the duration of the program. Typically, this is a Monday or Wednesday program commitment and will not overflow onto Saturdays.

What will my child get out of it?

A higher level of soccer awareness, technical skill improvement, increased fitness, dynamic team experience, soccer fun.