The IMG Soccer Academy is part of the IMG Academies located in Bradenton, Florida. It is U.S. Soccer's full-time residency program for the United States U-17 men's national team. Started in 1999, it has become integral in developing the United States' top youth soccer prospects. The residency program gives elite players the opportunity to train in a professional environment as MLS does not currently have a substantial youth academy system in place.

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  • The IMG Soccer Academy is part of the IMG Academies located in Bradenton, Florida. It is U.S. Soccer's full-time residency program for the United States U-17 men's national team. Started in 1999, it has become integral in developing the United States' top youth soccer prospects. The residency program gives elite players the opportunity to train in a professional environment as MLS does not currently have a substantial youth academy system in place. The Bradenton Academy has grown from an initial 20 players to 30 in 2002 and then to 40 in 2003. The program is now split into a U-16 squad and a U-17 squad. A typical day for the student-athlete at Bradenton consists of academic classes in the morning followed by sports training in the afternoon. Students at the academy take accelerated courses and graduate high school a year early, making the players who do not turn pro immediately some of the most heavily recruited prospects in college soccer. The academy can trace its roots back to Project 2010 which highlighted ways U.S. Soccer could make the senior men's national team a legitimate threat to win the World Cup by the end of the decade. Two programs that were born from Project 2010 were Generation Adidas (previously called Project-40) and the Bradenton academy. The academy was started in January 1999 with backing of IMG and Nike.
  • La IMG Soccer Academy è l'accademia calcistica delle IMG Academies, situate a Bradenton, in Florida. La IMG Soccer Academy, attiva dal 1999, ospita calciatori professionisti già affermati o aspiranti tali, dando loro la possibilità di seguire allenamenti e lezioni professionali di tecnica e tattica. Il progetto rientra nell'ambito dello sviluppo del calcio negli Stati Uniti voluto dalla U.S. Soccer Federation, che riconosce ufficialmente il residency program (programma di residenza) nell'accademia allo scopo di formare i giovani talenti. L'Accademia di Bradenton è passata a ospitare da 20 a 30 giocatori nel 2002 e a 40 nel 2003. Il programma è ora rivolto a due categorie: gli Under-16 e gli Under-17. La giornata tipo per gli studenti-atleti di Bradenton prevede lezioni al mattino e allenamenti nel pomeriggio.
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  • The IMG Soccer Academy is part of the IMG Academies located in Bradenton, Florida. It is U.S. Soccer's full-time residency program for the United States U-17 men's national team. Started in 1999, it has become integral in developing the United States' top youth soccer prospects. The residency program gives elite players the opportunity to train in a professional environment as MLS does not currently have a substantial youth academy system in place.
  • La IMG Soccer Academy è l'accademia calcistica delle IMG Academies, situate a Bradenton, in Florida. La IMG Soccer Academy, attiva dal 1999, ospita calciatori professionisti già affermati o aspiranti tali, dando loro la possibilità di seguire allenamenti e lezioni professionali di tecnica e tattica. Il progetto rientra nell'ambito dello sviluppo del calcio negli Stati Uniti voluto dalla U.S.
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  • IMG Soccer Academy
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