Mary's Soccer offers aspiring players an opportunity to develop their soccer skills within our full-time residential program or within our community academy. This comprehensive academy program provides a developmental environment similar to those found in youth academies at professional clubs around the world while at the same time offering a rigorous college preparatory education to those players
who are enrolled in our residential academy program. Mary’s School ‘Center of Excellence’, our full-time residential academy provides players with a full nine months of development and training. This sport-specific program includes a daily regimen of individual and team training, soccer specific conditioning, match competition, strength training and an on-going assessment and feedback process. Starting in September when school begins, players train daily and compete on weekends, afternoons or evenings throughout the school year. Competition is tailored to meet the needs of each age group team and includes games against youth clubs, high schools, amateur or colleges teams. Depending upon the age of the team, a yearly schedule of 40-50 games is provided. More importantly, a 4:1 ratio of training to games is maintained throughout the year! Providing quality competition that showcases our athletes also requires that our teams travel both regionally and nationally. Most often our teams travel by private coach except when distance or time requires air travel. Head coaches with years of experience at youth, collegiate or professional levels direct our teams and oversee the yearly training program. In addition, assistant coaches with past professional and collegiate playing experience provide academy players insight into what it takes to make it at the collegiate level or as a professional player. Working together, these coaches provide an integrated approach to player and team development within the academy. The majority of our Head Coaches hold a USSF “A” License, NSCAA Diploma or foreign coaching certification. Mary’s as either a boarding or day school student. The college preparatory curriculum emphasizes the development of writing, critical thinking and time management skills. This curriculum, combined with the soccer-specific training, thoroughly prepares these athletes for the rigors of a college environment.