The RYSA U8 pre- academy program is geared towards boys and girls in the U7-U8 age group who have excelled at an early age in the game of soccer demonstrating good basic soccer skills. The focus of this group will be to bridge the gap between the RYSA recreational program and the academy program where sessions would be conducted in a more structured manner by RYSA Academy and Select coaching staff.

The players will train and play on selected Fridays and Sundays. Training, scrimmages within the pre academy program, and matches with outside clubs will be organized and implemented by a RYSA academy or select staff coach.

If you would like to be evaluated for the program, please email our academy director Keion Yearwood at keionyearwood@gmail.com. Evaluations will be held on the 17^th and 19^th of February.

Please note that this program is intended to supplement your child's regular U8 recreation training and matches. We encourage everyone to play both a recreation season and participate in the U8 Pre Academy.

For more information on the U8 pre academy program, please click here.

The RYSA Academy Program operates as a member of Georgia Youth Soccer Association's developmental soccer program for U9-U12 boys and girls. The idea behind Academy is to give young players advanced coaching and a higher level of competition, alongside other players and parents who want to see their child develop his/her potential in a fun soccer environment. Academy philosophy is playing to learn while minimizing the pressure of playing to win.

The Academy program is an intermediate step to full sided select soccer which starts at the U13 year. All RYSA Academy coaches are licensed and experienced in preparing players of this age for the next step of select soccer.   Training activities are devised to help each player improve technically (skills), tactically (as a member of a team), physically (coordination & fitness) and psychologically (mental development).  The Academy focuses on the complete development of each player and education of the parent on the philosophies of developmental soccer.