This stage focuses on enhancing core skills and tactical understanding (with positional specificity) in competitive settings. Players' technical and tactical proficiency will determine their position on the player pathway. Additionally, there is an emphasis on personalized physical development, with strength, power, and anaerobic capacity as the primary focus of the training program.

Aerobic endurance develops as a result of appropriately designed anaerobic endurance training, without overloading our more talented players. There is a growing need for increased player and coach accountability and expectation regarding commitment to success. This entails players taking full responsibility for managing their lifestyles to adequately support the demands of playing, training, and education at this age.

At this stage, our High School program offers every player the opportunity to develop to their fullest potential through player-centered and managed programs that complement rather than overwhelm our player pool. Investing in well-managed, player-centered programs at this advanced development stage will facilitate the progression of more prepared young players to the college and potentially professional game.

Our Pre-Professional teams will provide young players with a developmental experience by competing at the highest levels of amateur soccer in the United States.