The purposes of the Youth Soccer Academies are to:

• Provide soccer players, who have aspirations of becoming a more accomplished player, an avenue to test and enhance their skills.
• Provide soccer players an opportunity to train with experienced coaches.
• Provide soccer players an opportunity to investigate the level of play with which they are comfortable, how they fit in with other teams, and for which coaches they would like to play.

The FC Green Bay JUNIORS YOUTH ACADEMY PROGRAM is ACCREDITED by the Wisconsin Youth Soccer Association!

Academy players must register with their home club.  Clubs that develop academy teams must comply with the rules of the league(s) in which they participate.  Other affiliate members may develop academy programs but would be subject to policy and guidelines developed by the Wisconsin Youth Soccer Association (WYSA).  Generally, clubs will develop academy teams in the U8 and U10 age groups.  

Clubs should be clear that the young players within their own academy are those who desire to learn and play at a higher level. Clubs should help parents and players recognize that an academy program is available for players wishing to participate in high level soccer training and playing opportunities. Soccer academies are to be used for training not recruiting. No formal contract or written commitment may be signed by or on behalf of a player to commit a player to an academy team. Clubs should be committed to the concept of player development by in an academy environment; proof of their commitment will be overseen by the WYSA Director of Coaching for a two year period.  The State Association will monitor those who maybe only designating teams as academy teams in order to obtain more competitive placements for their teams. 

Soccer academy teams may desire the ability to utilize flexible rostering (club passes, or rostering “across” age groups) which allows for the movement of players based on the changing dynamics of team competitiveness and player development. A club’s academy team may participate in league play (pending that league’s approval), may coordinate with other clubs to participate in “friendly” game formats or group play events with other soccer academy programs.

Academies are to be certified by the WYSA Director of Coaching or designee.  Coaches, trainers, administrators, etc., of soccer academies are subject to the WYSA risk management policy and must satisfactorily pass a criminal background check.

In order for clubs to certify their academy program they must submit a written request to the WYSA Director of Coaching or their designee for certification. WYSA will use the following criteria to assess the quality of the club’s academy programs:  

• an assessment of the structure of their current or potential academy program that includes the coaching education level of the director of coaching, trainers, and other coaches associated with the program
• an assessment of the academy’s training program(s) and methods (sessions per week, training calendar, coaching methods and environments)
• observation of player development methods and team training sessions with post observation assessment meeting(s) aimed at providing quality feedback to enhance current or projected academy programs
• WYSA coaching staff will provide ongoing development and support designed to enhance player develop and improve programming for clubs interested in developing academy programs.

FC Green Bay

Juniors Academy Features

• Indoor and Outdoor Training in Fall, Winter and Spring
• Fall and Spring In-House League 
• Festival type competition with other accredited Youth Academy clubs
• Minimum of one fall and one spring tournament
• Indoor Futsal (in-house indoor league)
• Practice curriculum used is developed by Youth Academy Directors, who are specifically trained and qualified to create and implement this curriculum
• Small sided in-house games following US Youth Soccer and WI Youth Soccer guidelines for size of fields and # of players on the field
• Opportunity to "train up" when appropriate within the Developmental system (eg. U10 player to train with U11 age-level)
• Qualified coaches with age level specific USSF licensure
• Open House registration, join by simply registering and coming to an open house date