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.
Sports Facilities
With a vibrant and energetic 400-acre campus, IMG Academies' facilities provide a key element to making IMG the world's most prestigious and effective training complex. In addition to the sport-specific facilities, all of our students also have access to the IMG Performance Institute.
Soccer facilities
- 12 full-size, professional-quality soccer fields
- Video analysis room
- Match strategy classroom
- Full-size boys' and girls' locker rooms
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IMG Performance Institute
- 10,000 square-foot weight room filled with the most advanced equipment for athletic improvement
- 4-lane track with two lanes of composite and two lanes of rubber surfaces
- Turf training field
- Vision Training center with many of the same visual training exercises used by military pilots
- Athletic Regeneration area for minor aches and pains
- BOD POD -- state-of-the-art body composition measurement machine
- Multiple mental conditioning rooms for 1-on-1 work with mental specialists to develop confidence, focus and attitude
- Communication Training and Nutrition Analysis centers
