Thank you for your interest in the Nationals Girls Academy, and we are excited to host you at our upcoming ID Centers. Nationals will be fielding two teams in the full top GA platform from U13 (2009) to U18/19 (2003/04).
𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙚𝙣𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮.
Nationals is a nationally recognized developer of on & off the field talent. The program has been recognized for its leadership, technical & tactical player development, and unique community efforts. With nearly 50 female players committed to play in college for the Fall of 21, Nationals is home to the countries largest class of 2021. In addition 7 players have been called into US Youth National team programming since January 2021.
The Girls Academy program is a 10-month program, which provides the area's most talented and ambitious players with a platform to:
- Train in one of the countries most intense and quality environments
- Compete vs the best competition in matches
- Work with one of the best coaching staffs in the nation
- Unmatched exposure to colleges, youth national team & professional scouts
- International competition & exposure at the senior level
- Be challenged daily to improve as a player, person, leader and community member
- Lead and inspire change in our local communities and region
- Train weekly with Aaron Byrd of Next Level Training as part of our curriculum
Nationals GA uses the latest technology to provide our players with nothing but the best. This includes but is not limited to:
𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞: An all in one management app for players & coaches. Daily wellness checks, post-activity RPE monitoring, all combined in one location along with a calendar, and player evaluations.
𝐕𝐞𝐨: The program has multiple Veo cameras allowing every game to be filmed for player development, as well as sharing with college, pro and YNT scouts. The cameras are also utilized to film many training sessions.
𝐈𝐧𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭: For all college recruiting ages (U16, U17 & U18/19) all games & training matches are broken down via InStat to provide incredible analytical insights as well as a powerful college/pro/YNT exposure.
𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞: Heart Rate monitors are worn by all players during all training sessions and matches.
𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐞: The at-home training program provides weekly workouts at home to utilize including everything from technical to mental & strength work. It takes the guesswork out of things for our players.
𝐃𝐮𝐤𝐭𝐢𝐠 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝: Nationals is the only club in Michigan to be official partners with Duktig Brand notebooks, which provide players with a top product in order to learn how to reflect on training and match performances.
𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐬: All players are provided with access to the Sports Recruits platform to enhance their college search and recruiting opportunities.
Please direct any questions to Academy Director, David Robertson:
david.robertson@nationalssoccer.com