NASA Academy U10 / U11 / U12 Girls

Academy prospects:

The NASA Girls Academy programs hold open tryouts each year in late May or early June. If you're interested in joining the NASA Academy, this page contains the information and links you need to become familiar with the Academy and the tryout process.

Links: frequently asked questions information for families who move into the area after tryouts

General information for spring, 2008: (May 21, 2008)  The NASA Girls Academy programs will soon be graduating players into older age groups. So we'll be looking for girls to fill these newly-opened Academy slots for the 2008-2009 soccer year. Girls are eligible for the various Academy programs based on their birth dates as follows:
 

The NASA Academy staff identifies qualified players in three phases:

• Scouting:  We evaluate players during training sessions and games with their NASA recreational teams.

• Guest nights:  We invite Academy prospects to come to our open Academy "guest night" training sessions in the spring. You'll get to practice with the Academy players, meet the Academy coaches, and see what the Academy is all about. Just wear your usual practice gear, bring your soccer ball and water, and join us for some soccer fun!

• Tryouts:  We conduct open tryouts in late May.

Players who we identify as strong candidates will be invited to join the Academy. There is no obligation to join, however. If the level of commitment isn't right for your daughter or family, the NASA recreational program will still be available as an option.

Contacts:

Program	Coach	E-mail address (see note below)
U10 Academy	Ward Swain	wcswain3(at)mindspring(dot)com
U11 Academy	Ron Apollon	soccersave(at)aol(dot)com
U12 Academy	AJ Adcock	aj048416(at)aol(dot)com

• Note:  Replace "(at)" and "(dot)" with the traditional e-mail "@" and "." symbols. (We've masked the addresses to foil Internet spam robots.)