Overview
Program available in Asheville and Hendersonville
The 8U-10U Academy program is designed to help players improve their technical soccer skills which they will need to play at a higher level, as well as their love for the game. Our dedicated coaching staff follows a curriculum that provides players with high-quality instruction and age-appropriate activities which creates a fun learning environment. The majority of the players that enter the Academy during their 8U-10U years move on to play competitive (Classic) soccer once they graduate the Academy program.
The Academy ultilizes a team & pool training hybrid environment for the development of the players within the program. Players will be assigned teams, where they will compete against other teams within the Academy program at their age-group. Players will train once a week with their team, and also once a week in a pool-training environment, where players will play with other players of similiar abilities at thier location.
2024 - 2025 Season Age Groups
As mandated by US Soccer, all HFC programs are based off of birth year, not player age or grade level.
Season Ending Spring 2025 - Birth Year = HFC Division
Player
Birth Year | Age Group | HFC
Academy |
| 2021 | 4U | |
| 2020 | 5U | |
| 2019 | 6U | |
| 2018 | 7U | |
| 2017 | 8U | x |
| 2016 | 9U | x |
| 2015 | 10U | x |
| 2014 | 11U |
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| 2013 | 12U |
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| 2012 | 13U | |
| 2011 | 14U | |
| 2010 | 15U | |
| 2009 | 16U | |
| 2008 | 17U | |
| 2007 | 18U | |
| 2006 | 19U | |
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Cost of Academy
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Schedules
Training
This is an 8-month program that spans two seasons (Fall and Spring). All players train 2 times per week. Asheville based players train at the John B Lewis Soccer Complex (JBL) or Buncombe County Sports Park (BCSP); all Hendersonville based players train at Henderson County Athletics and Activity Center (AAC). The Fall season takes place from August-November and the Spring seasons runs from February-May.
Training will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays with each training session lasting 1 hour and 15 minutes.
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Games
Games are primarily played on Saturday mornings at the John B Lewis Soccer complex for the Asheville players and at AAC for the Hendersonville. Academy games are mostly in-house games where players play against other HFC players. From time to time we will host outside clubs that take part in our in-house weekend games.
Academy teams play a 7v7 format with 25-minute halves.
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Placement Evaluations
All players interested in participating in the Academy must register online using their account with ABYSA/HFC. The main placement evaluation is usually held during May each year. If your player has a conflict or has missed the evaluation and wishes to participate please contact Hasani McKenzie ([email protected]) or Benjamin Lloyd ([email protected])
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Players are allowed and encouraged the join the Academy program at any time throughout the year. There is always a supplemental evaluation period that takes place in November for any players that may have missed the Fall season.
Field Locations
All Youth Academy training takes place at John B. Lewis Soccer Complex or Buncombe County Sports Park (BCSP) for Asheville based players and at Henderson County Athletics and Activity Center (AAC) for Hendersonville based players.