For the areas most dedicated players born between January 1992 - December 1998

Year-Round Academy Training Program

This program is designed for the areas most dedicated players born between January 1992 - December 1998 looking to get the highest level of technical and tactical training. Sessions will be professionally run and designed after D.C. United Academy and First Team training concepts. Players participating in this program will be identified, evaluated and considered for D.C. United Academy teams. It is also a great opportunity for players to gain supplemental training in addition to their current teams training and game schedule.

For the 2010 program, sessions will be held once a week on Monday's, beginning March 1st and ending June 21st. Training will be held at RFK Auxiliary Turf Field from 530-7pm. D.C. United coaching staff will continually evaluate players in the program and may restrict a player from signing up for future sessions based on ability.

D.C. United technical staff in attendance:

John Maessner - Director of Youth Development
Judah Cooks - U18 Head Academy Coach
Roberto DaSilva - U16 Head Academy Coach
Jeff Kinney - U18 Asst Academy Coach
Micah Cooks - former D.C. United Player and Academy Staff Coach
Tom Torres
Kyle Swarts and Boyan Yankulov - Academy GK coaches

RSVP to reserve your spot

Space is limited for the Winter/Spring 2010 sessions. In order to reserve your spot, Please RSVP to JR Castro with the following information:

Name
Date of Birth
Address
Email Adress
Phone
Current club team

Payment and Cost

Cost for the program is $320 per player for an 8 week session. Players must submit their payment in order to reserve a spot. Payments should be mailed to:

DC United Academy,
C/O John Maessner
2400 East Capitol St SE
Washington DC 2003

Waiver and Registration forms

All players must fill out the waiver and registration forms prior to attending the program. Fax completed copies to our office - Attn: Jr. Castro 202-587-5411

Inclement Weather

In the event of inclement weather, we will send out a training cancellation email by 2pm each Monday. We will also post a cancellation alert on the main page of www.dcunited.com by 2pm each Monday. You can also call in to the office with any questions.