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, FL. No training facility in the country offers a better mix of world-class facilities, pristine weather and convenience for your team to focus solely on skill development and building team camaraderie. 
Jared Vock is an IMG Soccer Academy Alumni having attended the Academy as a full-time student from 1999-2001, coming from Plymouth, MI. Jared graduated from the Academy in 2001 and received a full-scholarship to the University of South Florida and went on to finish his college eligibility at LeMoyne College. Since arriving at the IMG Soccer Academy as a full-time coach, Jared has worked with players of all ages and abilities; the players he has coach range in age from 12 all the way to the 18 year-old USDA players. Jared started his full-time coaching career at the age of 22 under the tutelage of previous IMG Soccer Director, Tom Durkin. 
By any measure of success – from players produced to team success to number of college scholarships earned – the IMG Soccer Academy has proven itself as the nation’s best. Since its inception in 1994, the Academy has continually developed some of the country’s best players while also putting the caliber of teams on the field that can successfully compete in any tournament against any team at any time.
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Scott Dean named Director of the IMG Soccer Academy Boys Program
IMG Soccer Academy gets new director!
Today IMG Academies announced Scott Dean is the new Director of the IMG Soccer Academy’s Boys Program. Dean first joined IMG Academies in August 2010 as the U16 Academy League Head Coach.
“I am looking forward to my new role as Director of the Boys Program within the IMG Soccer Academy,” remarked Dean. “Over the past year, I have been incredibly impressed by the level of talent on our fields, and equally impressed by the dedication of the coaches and trainers on this campus to prepare these young athletes for college and beyond.”
Prior to joining IMG Academies last summer, Dean was the Head Coach of Stony Brook University and the Assistant Coach at the University of Rhode Island. With Stony Brook, he led his team to an NCAA Division I top-25 ranking for the first time in University history. During his tenure, Dean was also named University Coach of the Year, Conference Coach of the Year, and NCAA Division I Regional Coach of the Year, and was a finalist for NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year. Twelve members of his team moved on to have a pro career in the U.S. or abroad, and two players went on to represent their national teams. At the University of Rhode Island, Dean helped his team achieve a NCAA Division I top-five ranking, and six of his players advanced into the professional ranks.
Previously, on the youth level, Dean led his U17 team to a national championship in 2000. He led the U19 girls team to national runner-up status in 2000, while his U19 boys team finished third in the national championships in 2002. Dean has also coached youth teams to five state championships and two regional championships.
Titles and accolades aside, Dean has helped personally place more than 200 players into collegiate programs, and has helped secure more than two million dollars in athletic scholarships over the past several years.
“After an extensive national search for a new director of the soccer program, Scott Dean rose to the top as the clear choice,” remarked Greg Phillips, Vice President and Athletics Director of IMG Academies. “His coaching experience at all levels of the game coupled with his commitment to higher education and preparing athletes for what they will experience at the next level is a rare find. We look forward to welcoming him to the team.”
In his new role, Dean succeeds Tom Durkin, who relocated to Boston with his family this past summer. During the past year, Dean studied closely under Durkin, who had been instrumental in the development and expansion of the soccer program over the last decade.
Dean received his B.S. in Business Management from Green Mountain College. He and his wife Kim, IMG’s Head Coach of the U17 girls team, reside in Bradenton, Fla.
The IMG Soccer Academy is also in the final process of identifying a director for its rapidly-expanding girls program. These new appointments are indicative of IMG’s continued investment into the growth of both its boys and girls programs.
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