Youth Professional Development
For serious young players ready to build repeatable technique, game intelligence, discipline, and the habits required to keep improving beyond ordinary team practice.
See the player pathway →di Fazio Brothers Academy is built for players who want more than pay-to-play soccer. We train serious athletes with technical work, strength and conditioning, nutrition guidance, structured matches, scouting opportunities, and a clear standard for growth.
This is not a drop-in club or a daycare-style camp. Players try out, earn an invitation, and train inside a professional development environment.
For serious young players ready to build repeatable technique, game intelligence, discipline, and the habits required to keep improving beyond ordinary team practice.
See the player pathway →For older players pursuing a higher standard through structured training, official matches, friendly scouting matches, touring opportunities, and representation.
See the player pathway →Focused work on first touch, striking, receiving, movement, 1v1 ability, and the repeatable details that separate useful players from players who only look busy.
Explore the training standard →Training includes physical strength work, conditioning, and nutrition guidelines so players develop the body and discipline needed for demanding soccer.
Explore the training standard →Open sessions give players and parents a real look at the work, while coaches evaluate current ability, attitude, learning capacity, and readiness for the academy.
How evaluations work →Invited players work under an exclusive development and representation model, with existing European sister-team pathways and a market-based measure of player growth.
See the player pathway →The academy began in 2016 with a simple idea from two brothers: combine high-level soccer knowledge with elite physical preparation and build players the way professional organizations do outside the United States. The result is demanding, honest, and deeply personal.
Meet the family →Players are expected to learn, perform, and improve. The culture is built for whole-hearted athletes, not casual participation.
Tryouts come first. Invitation, expenses, contracts, and representation follow only when the fit and commitment are real.
The model borrows from respected European and technical development systems: study the game, train the body, and measure progress.
The site can explain the pathway, but the work happens on the field. Serious players belong on the grass.
Families do not simply buy a roster spot. Players are evaluated, invited, trained against clear expectations, and represented when their development creates real opportunity.
Submit the player profile and goals through the inquiry form.
Attend an open session or private evaluation when invited.
Accepted players join under clear expectations and agreements.
Train technically, physically, tactically, and professionally.
Use matches, scouting, and partner pathways when opportunity is earned.
A soccer player and coach returning from Europe joined forces with his brother, a competitive weightlifting champion and Division I track athlete, to build a different kind of player factory.
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FamilyOpen sessions are seasonal and evaluation-based. They help the player understand the standard, and they help the academy decide whether the fit is right.
Submit a player inquiry first. Locations are shared with invited players and families rather than posted publicly.
Players are evaluated on current ability, attitude, learning capacity, and willingness to work inside a demanding environment.
Players selected to continue receive a clear roadmap, expectations, and metrics for development and representation.
Grass, heart, and willpower. That's all you need.
Ready for a serious development environment? Complete one application with the player’s tryout details, soccer background, goals, and commitment.
One complete player application
Questions before applying? See how evaluation works →