MDS Academy players celebrating together at camp

Bergen & Monmouth County, NJFA · U.S. Soccer · CONMEBOL licensed coaches

Where New Jersey's next players are made.

Youth soccer and futsal training for boys and girls, coached by professionals from Premier League academies, English pro football and MLS. Year-round and club-neutral: your player stays with their club and gets better with us.

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Where our coaches have worked

Premier League AcademyEnglish Pro Academy CoachingNew York Red BullsU.S. Soccer National TeamsWigan AthleticMLS & USL ChampionshipFA LicensedUSSF LicensedCONMEBOL Licensed

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Current programs.

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MDS Futsal

Bergen County: filling fast · Saturdays in New Milford or Sundays in Wyckoff · 8 weeks from Jan 9
Monmouth County: SOLD OUT · waitlist open
Boys & girls · U8 through high school (age groups vary by location)
Official MDS Futsal Kit included with every registration

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River Dell Blackhawks Winter Training

River Dell Blackhawks travel players · priority until Nov 15
Tuesdays in Waldwick · 10 weeks from Jan 5
Group and time set automatically by age and gender
$250 for the full 10 weeks

MDS Residential Camp

Georgian Court University, Lakewood · Sun, July 11 – Thu, July 15
Blair Academy, Blairstown · Sun, July 18 – Thu, July 22
Boys & girls born 2010–2017 · 5 days, 4 nights
Early bird $1,250 per camp until January 31 · payment plan available

Club Training

Licensed MDS coaches run your teams' training
Coach education for volunteer and staff coaches
Independent tryout evaluations
Four partnership levels, each built around your club

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100+

Years of combined coaching experience

100%

Coaches background-checked, SafeSport trained and first aid & CPR certified

Partner clubs in New Jersey & England

Counties served year-round: Bergen & Monmouth

Trusted by our partner clubs

The MDS pyramid

One pathway. Every level.

Rec and travel are where players grow at their club. MDS Premier sits on top and runs alongside their travel team, never instead of it. Wherever your player is today, MDS helps them climb.

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Level 01 · Foundation

Rec

Where every player starts.

Town recreational soccer, open to every child with no tryouts. It's about fun, friends and the fundamentals: first touches, confidence on the ball and a love of the game that lasts.

How MDS helps

Coaching sessions for rec programs, at the club's own fields
Coach education for volunteer parent coaches
Skill School and futsal for extra touches

For clubs Skill School MDS Futsal

Level 02 · Competitive

Travel

Club teams, tryouts and league games.

Players earn a place on a club travel team at tryouts, then play league games and tournaments across New Jersey. Training gets more frequent and more demanding: positions, decisions and understanding the game.

How MDS helps

Professional team sessions for travel teams
Independent tryout evaluations for clubs
Winter futsal to sharpen touch and speed of thought

Team training MDS Futsal

Level 03 · EliteComing soon

MDS Premier

Academy training, without leaving your team.

Too many players quit their town travel team, and their friends, to join an academy. MDS Premier fixes that. Selected players from several partner clubs train and compete together, coached by MDS professionals, and keep playing for their town team.

Runs in addition to travel. Players never leave their town team.

How players are selected