IMG Soccer Academy

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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 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/athlete at Bradenton is classes in the morning followed by athletic 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 Management Group (IMG) and Nike.


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[edit] Notable graduates

[edit] 1999

[edit] 2001

[edit] 2003

[edit] Head coaches

[edit] List of classes

[edit] Spring 1999

[edit] Fall 1999

[edit] Spring 2000

[edit] Fall 2000

[edit] Spring 2001

[edit] Fall 2001

[edit] Spring 2002

[edit] Fall 2002

[edit] Spring 2003

[edit] Fall 2003

[edit] Spring 2004

[edit] Fall 2004

  • Eddie Ababio
  • Kevin Alston
  • Josmer Altidore
  • Anthony Ampaipitakwong
  • Bryan Arguez
  • Matt Armstrong
  • David Arvizu
  • Eric Avila
  • Michael Balogun
  • Nikolas Besagno
  • Carlos Borja
  • Jonathan Collier
  • Victor Cortez
  • Michael Dal Pra
  • Richard Edgar
  • Gabriel Farfan
  • Michael Farfan
  • Andrew Giallombardo
  • Jeremy Hall
  • Amaechi Igwe
  • Quavas Kirk
  • Eric Lichaj
  • Ernesto Mariscal
  • Perica Marosevic
  • Kyle Nakazawa
  • Evan Newton
  • Cesar Nunez
  • Brian Perk
  • Patrick Rickards
  • Bryant Rueckner
  • Ofori Sarkodie
  • Joel Smith
  • Ryan Soroka
  • Joseph Sorrentino
  • Michael Stephens
  • Blake Wagner
  • Matthew Walkers
  • Anthony Wallace
  • Drew Yates
  • Preston Zimmerman

[edit] External links

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