Have you ever dreamed of playing on the perfectly manicured fields that you see during professional matches? No potholes. No slanted fields. No chasing balls that roll well out of bounds. With 13 full-size soccer fields, you and your team can play and train on fields worthy of the world’s top pros at the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Florida. 
Kim Dean is the head coach of the U17 Girls Team at the IMG Soccer Academy and has been coaching women's soccer since 1993. She brings a wealth of soccer knowledge and experience to the IMG Soccer Academy and has coaching at both the youth and collegiate level and before joining the IMG Soccer Academy she was the Director of Coaching, Youth Girls for the Texas Rush Soccer Club from 2005-2010. She was also the Director of Coaching at Stony Brook Soccer Club from 2002-2005 and was the Assistant Women's Soccer Coach at Stony Brook University from 1998-2002. 
She’s halfway around the world from Bradenton, but IMG Soccer Academy alum Megan Manthey is still living her dream of playing pro soccer. Playing for Fortuna Hjorring in Denmark, she is competing at the highest level since attending IMG Soccer Academy in the 2004-2005 season.3-Week Summer Soccer Camp
Soccer Summer Camp
The IMG Soccer Academy Three-Week Girls Soccer Camps are a proven success to help players significantly improve in all aspects of their game by offering four camps throughout the summer, each with a different focus to match what your game needs.
Players attend IMG Soccer Academy from around the world to develop and improve their individual skills and team play because of the Academy's experienced staff, facilities and inspiring training environment. The girls soccer staff excels in providing an environment and instruction that addresses nuances specific to the women's game.
Every camp, regardless of length, features a Core Soccer training program that includes Soccer instruction plus group physical conditioning and mental conditioning with performance specialists. TOTAL ATHLETE training programs are designed to help facilitate increased development and higher performance with one extra hour per day of small-group training in the following: mental toughness, nutrition, speed/movement, communication and vision/reaction.
The 3-Week Soccer Camps are for ages 10-19 with four series to choose from:
- May 29-June 16
- June 17-July 7
- July 8-July 28
- July 29-August 18
Soccer Summer Camp Details:
- All campers receive three weeks of the core soccer camp plus the option of upgrading to THE TOTAL ATHLETE soccer camp
- Includes drilling, strategy sessions, and competitive scrimmages
- Five and a half days training per week.
- 3-a-day Training sessions (Series 2, 3 and 4)
- Morning - individual & skill acquisition
- Afternoon – small-sided development
- Evening – scrimmages and competitive games
- Full evaluation mailed after camp to your home
- Identification on level of player through the camp
Soccer Camp Benefits:
- Benefits the dedicated player with three opportunities for improvement if you can't stay for a full summer.
- With over 90 different countries represented by our student population, training at IMG Academies is the multi-cultural experience of a lifetime!
Soccer and Education This Summer!
Utilize the versatile and unique qualities of IMG Academies by signing up for the Soccer and Education summer camp. IMG Academies is offering the opportunity for players to attend training and get ahead with SAT prep classes, ESL classes or TOEFL prep classes.
The comprehensive schedule over a three (3) week period allows a player to experience what being an Academy Program student-athlete at IMG is like by completing coursework and a rigorous Soccer training curriculum. It is designed for players who need to accomplish necessary tasks for school, while also wanting to have fun and improve their game. The weekday schedule includes morning soccer trainingwith the girls program staff and class work in the afternoon with the weekends free to enjoy the surrounding attractions and experience the IMG environment for athletes.
3-Week Soccer Camp + SAT/College Prep
College admission is more competitive than ever before. Just as you wouldn’t enter a competition without practicing, you shouldn’t take the SAT or ACT without knowing exactly what you’ll encounter on the test. With a half day of Soccer and a half day of SAT preparation, you’ll be ready to achieve a better score and improve your chances of gaining entrance to your college of choice.
The SAT/College Prep class is taught for four hours per day in small class sizes. It covers all the SAT/ACT topics including Algebra, Geometry, Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Rhetorical Writing, Current Events and Writing and Style.
3-Week Soccer Camp + English Options
IMG Academies offers two options for our international participants who wish to improve their English and their soccer skills at the same time.
- Academic English/TOEFL Prep + Sport Camp: For participants age 15-19 who wish to prepare for an exam in their home country or for entrance into an American university. After a half-day of sports exercises and drills, participants will study reading/writing, academic test preparation and practice, sample TOEFL exams, and develop their advanced English skills.
- English as a Second Language/ESL + Sport Camp: For participants 8 – 19, a half-day of sport drills and a half-day of fun English activities focusing on vocabulary development. Fun interactive activities are combined with field trips and weekly vocabulary/grammar units on topics of general interest such as sports and recreation, food , health, the environment and travel.
These programs are designed for visitors to the United States and no I-20s are issued for these programs. To read more about our programs and to decide which camp is best for you, visit the Soccer + English page.
Contact the IMG Soccer Academy for more information or Register Online:
Tel: 800.872.6425
Fax: 941.752.2531
E-mail: register@imgacademies.com
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