The VFA Youth Academy Program is sanctioned by North Carolina Youth Soccer Association and is ideal for the young player who is taking particular interest in the sport of soccer and appears to be ready for a higher level of training as well as increased expectations. This program is for players who fall into the 8U, 9U, and 10U age groups (boys and girls)

Assessments:

Players interested in the Academy Program must participate in an Academy Player Assessment.  The assessments are an opportunity for players, parents, and coaches to assess the suitability of the program to the player's stage of development and to determine if Academy placement is suitable.

The Initial Assessments will be hosted in May of each year. VFA will also host Supplemental Assessments in August (for the Fall Season) and February (for the Spring Season) for those that missed the Initial Assessments in May.  

**If your player misses both the Initial and Supplemental Assessments, we will have an Individual Assessment on a case by case basis**

After the Initial Assessments, we will send out "Acceptance Emails" into the VFA Youth Academy Program.  This will include all of the paperwork for the full year.  Specific Team Assignments will be announced after the Second Assessment in August.

Fees:

Installments:

*Players and their families are responsible for their own uniforms, travel costs and Lodging if necessary. Uniform information is given to you once you’re placed on a team. 

Commitment level:

Commitment for the Villarreal Force Academy program is a mutual one-year commitment. Assessments for the Youth Academy are evaluated by our coaching staff.

Training:

The teams practice schedule, by age group, is below:
10U & 9U Teams - Three times a week: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday (6:00 - 7:15pm)

**All training's will be at the Jordan Soccer Complex; 445 Treetop Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28311.**

Games:

We split the 8U-10U Youth Academy into teams for training/games based on age and development.  Depending on the development of the players, we have the unique ability to move players up to challenge them on more competitive teams.

- In Youth Academy, we have "Festivals" where the 8U-10U teams have at least 2 matches at each "Festival"; Youth Academy Teams play on Saturdays only for these "Festivals"; there will be 3-5 Festivals a season (8-10 matches a season).  Home "Festivals" are played at the Jordan Soccer Complex, and Away games are typically played no more than an hour to two hours drive away at various locations such as Sampson county, Wilson, Clayton etc.

- Festival dates will be sent out at the beginning of each season, Fall and Spring, so you will have those dates for planning purposes.  Specific match times will be sent out 1-2 weeks prior to the Festival date as each Hosting Club has to manage all teams attending with coaching conflicts (as those arise).

- Teams will also have the opportunity to attend other events such as an End-of-Season “Festival/tournament”. This will give them 3-4 more competitive matches outside of the normal “festival” schedule.
 

Dates:

The Youth Academy program is a one-year commitment (Fall and Spring):

Fall Season: August – November           &         Spring Season: Late January – April

Coaches:

As we strive for personal growth out of our players, our paid coaching staff has an extremely unique opportunity for their own coaching development.  Our staff works directly with our affiliate club, Villarreal C.F. in Spain, to create age appropriate and challenging training sessions.  They have coaching meetings with Villarreal C.F. International Academy Directors as an individual and group, at least once a month.
 

For more information on the Villarreal Force Youth Academy program, please contact our Youth Academy Coordinator Antonio Renteria at  Antonio@fscforce.com

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Email Antonio Renteria, Antonio@fscforce.com, for more information!

2026/27 Birth year = Age group

Age Groups Below differ from last year. US Soccer has reclassified players based on months they were born within a year, not just based on year.

8/1/2022 - 7/31/2023 = 4U
8/1/2021 - 7/31/2022 = 5U
8/1/2020 - 7/31/2021 = 6U
8/1/2019 - 7/31/2020 = 7U
8/1/2018 - 7/31/2019 = 8U
8/1/2017 - 7/31/2018 = 9U
8/1/2016 - 7/31/2017 = 10U
8/1/2015 - 7/31/2016 = 11U
8/1/2014 - 7/31/2015 = 12U
8/1/2013 - 7/31/2014 = 13U
8/1/2012 - 7/31/2013 = 14U
8/1/2011 - 7/31/2012 = 15U
8/1/2010 - 7/31/2011 = 16U
8/1/2009 - 7/31/2010 = 17U
8/1/2008 - 7/31/2009 = 18U
8/1/2007 - 7/31/2008 = 19U