Pre-Travel Academy | Gunston Soccer Club

The academy will provide professional technical coaching while cultivating a fun learning environment with the specific goal of producing competitive young players with a passion for the game. The academy is a transitional platform between recreational soccer and travel soccer by incorporating and combining the technical approach of the latter with the fun approach of the former.

Academy players will attend practices where their individual technical development will be guided and nurtured by members of Gunston's professional coaching staff. Practices will be technique-focused but game-driven to ensure the players' enthusiasm for the game is developed in unison with their technical ability.

To further prepare academy players for their transition to travel soccer, the academy will participate in a combination of scrimmages against other Gunston Academy players, and participate in league play against the academy programs of other Northern Virginia youth soccer clubs. The cost for the academy program will cover Fall & Spring training (16 sessions each season), matches and tournaments, 8 Winter indoor training sessions, coaching, insurance, and field expenses. Seasonal enrollment is also available.

FALL 25 SEASON (SOLD OUT)

Practices will take place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and games will be held on select Saturdays to mirror the schedule of a typical travel program. Sessions will begin in early September and end with tournament play on October 25th.

WINTER 26 SEASON

(TRAINING TO BEGIN IN JANUARY 2026)

Practices will be held on Monday evenings at a local Elementary School. BOYS training sessions will take place from 5:30-6:30PM. GIRLS training will take place from 6:30-7:30PM.

**SPACE IS VERY LIMITED**

An additional evening may be added based on interest/gymnasium permit availability.

SPRING 26 SEASON (COMING SOON!)

Practices will take place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and games will be held on select Saturdays to mirror the schedule of a typical travel program. Sessions will begin in March and end with tournament play in mid/late May.

Questions? Please contact Chris Hudler, Academy Director at chudler@gunstonsoccer.com

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