Academy vs. Club | Sudbury Youth Soccer

There are many soccer program choices available. To help you make the best, informed, decision for your family, we’ve put together this guide to help you navigate the options. Program cost, coach license type, location, number of days a week of practice, curriculum, number of teams in the program and where your child fits in that structure and integration with the community are all factors worth considering when making this decision.

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Academy Program

Club Program

Annual Fees	$1,300	Ranging from $2,000 to $3,500
Training and Home Field Location	Sudbury – Haskell, Cutting and LSRHS Fields	Games can be all across New England
Team make-up	Sudbury only youth – play with future HS teammates	Youth from many towns
Coaches	US Soccer licensed	Not always US Soccer licensed
Partnership with the New England Revolution Academy	Largest partnership with the New England Revolution Academy	Limited within the state of MA
Integrated program with Curtis Middle School	The programs and coaches work together so there are limited schedule conflicts and complimenting styles of play	Completely independent programs
Ability to play additional sports	Encouraged and supported with an attendance policy of 75% for both games and practices	Many clubs discourage playing multiple sports
# of Practices and games per week	Two practices a week, one game a week as recommended by the US Soccer Association	Same
Curriculum	Consistent, progressive curriculum that begins in Kindergarten and continues throughout the program. With oversight of the same number of teams/coaches	Varies depending on the program and size. Some work from curriculums from professional European teams, however the size and number of coaches means there is limited oversight during the season
# of teams per program per grade	Two	Can be many- depending on the club. Many clubs have multiple regions as well as teams in multiple leagues

Coaching License types: US Soccer has a coaching license progression from F license -A license.