BRANDON, Fla., Sept. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Academy of Soccer is pleased to announce the grand opening of its pioneering developmental program in Brandon, Florida. Structured upon the European academy model, The Academy of Soccer is a full-time private school combining intensive soccer training and full-curriculum academics through Florida Virtual School for aspiring players starting in grade 4 and up in the Tampa Bay area. Headquartered within the HCC@The Regent campus located in The Winthrop Town Center, classes launched for the inaugural group of coed student athletes on August 25th.
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Orlando-based Florida Virtual School is the nation's largest fully-certified online state public school. FLVS has served more than 600,000 students throughout Florida and boasts an award-winning, fully customizable K to 12 curriculum taught by highly qualified Florida-certified teachers.
The Academy of Soccer program was specifically developed to address the deficiencies in the "club model" long utilized for player development throughout the U.S. The core tenet of the approach is fundamental instruction and training done correctly, coupled with the development of the soccer mind – a concept widely recognized throughout Europe and South America.
The Academy provides youth players with a full nine months of consistent, high level development, training and education. The training program includes a daily regimen of individual and group training, soccer-specific conditioning, speed and strength training, nutrition and an on-going individualized assessment and feedback process. Instruction is carried out by a highly qualified coaching staff trained and experienced in the European academy system.
"We provide youth players here the closest thing they can realistically experience comparable to a professional environment," offers Bryn Lloyd, president and director. "What we offer is a truly unique approach to fundamental development and a comprehensive soccer education – critical elements that are sadly not made available elsewhere for developing U.S. youth players." Lloyd is a well-known club director in Florida youth soccer who previously played and coached professionally in England and is an alum of the renowned Chelsea FC Academy.
To assist and ensure proper funding of this first-of-its-kind endeavor, The Academy has a full array of sponsorship packages available and has planned a number of fundraising events, including the Golf Four A Goal TAOS Inaugural Golf Tournament set for October 2nd at the Summerfield Crossings Golf Course.
About TAOS:
The Academy of Soccer is a 501(c)(3) youth education organization providing a full-time soccer school modeled after professional European and South American club academies. Combining an award-winning college preparatory educational model with a highly evolved player development curriculum, TAOS empowers student athletes to achieve their personal, academic and athletic potential, while preparing them to become highly coveted scholarship recruits at top academic institutions. Visit http://www.theacademyofsoccer.com/ to learn more about The Academy of Soccer full-time soccer school.
For further information contact:
Bryn Lloyd
The Academy of Soccer
http://theacademyofsoccer.com/
813-470-9971
Email
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