TRAVEL ACADEMY
Southern Maryland’s Premier Player Development Academy
At Maryland-Elite Soccer Club, the Elite Travel Academy is a year-round program designed for players who are serious about their development. As the region’s only Professionally Owned, Staffed, and Operated soccer club, we provide a training-first environment where players are guided by a full-time, licensed coaching staff and develop through our exclusive Elite Player Curriculum and Elite Player Pathway.
Our primary focus is training—we believe that developing individual skills, tactical understanding, and mental toughness is the foundation for success. Playing opportunities are seen as a secondary benefit and are structured to provide competitive environments for players to showcase their development. The goal is always to ensure that every player receives the right training and exposure for their individual growth, rather than simply being placed on a team for competition.
Program Overview
Maryland-Elite SC's Elite Travel Academy is a developmental academy. This means that our focus is on providing consistent, high-quality training that fosters an effective learning environment for each individual player within our Academy program. The goal is to develop the best possible version of each player, turning them into successful collegiate and professional athletes. Our program is designed with a "pro player development" mindset and is operated by a full-time, professional technical staff.
We are a year-round program, with three to four training sessions in the Spring and Fall months and two to three sessions in the Summer and Winter months. While seasons may include league games, tournaments, and showcases, elite, developmental training remains our primary focus. The opportunities provided to each player will be determined by the Technical Staff, based on the individual player’s current developmental needs. Players are given these opportunities, never specific and named Maryland-Elite SC teams with fixed rosters.
Since our Academy is developmental, players are grouped based on ability and developmental stage, not team affiliation. Our players train and play as a club, not as a team, ensuring they experience consistent coaching and exposure across all age groups. The sole focus for Academy members is their individual development, with playing opportunities serving as a secondary benefit to this growth. Unlike recreational travel programs that focus on team-specific play, Maryland-Elite SC is committed to elite individual player development.
Programming specifics are at the discretion of the MESC Technical Staff and may change according to Player Development needs. Below is to only serve as a sample of what our Academy Program has to offer.​
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Pre-Academy (U8-U10)
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2 training sessions per week, year-round
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Fall and Spring Seasons
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Local League Pla
Youth Academy (U11-U12)
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2 training sessions per week Summer/Winter
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3-4 training sessions per week Fall/Spring
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Fall and Spring Seasons
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Local League Play
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Junior Academy (U13-U14)
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2 training sessions per week Summer/Winter
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3-4 training sessions per week Fall/Spring
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Year-Round Program
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Regional League Play
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Regional Tournament Play
Senior Academy (U15-U19)
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2 training sessions per week Summer/Winter
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3-4 training sessions per week Fall/Spring
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Year-Round Program
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National/Regional Showcase Play
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College Recruitment Resources
Summer College Prep (U17+)
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Summer League Programming for the Area's Top Collegiate/Pro-Am Players