IMG Florida High-Performance Football Academy 2025
Professional high-performance football academy located in Florida offering a variety of courses throughout the year.
Available for intermediate, advanced, or elite-level players (boys and girls) between 10 and 18 years of age.
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IMG Florida High Performance Academy Highlights
Available programs
Intensive Program
Long-Term Program
Who can participate?
Boys and girls ages 10 to 18 (intensive program)
Boys and girls ages 11 to 18 (long-term program)
Training features
Intensity: 5/5
Player Level: 3.5/5
Training Level: 4/5
Educational program
Secondary Education
High School / Baccalaureate
Postgraduate Studies in High School and University
University Studies in the U.S.
Accommodation
Campus Residence
Double and single rooms
Sports facilities
Multipurpose fields with natural and artificial turf
State-of-the-art changing rooms
Customized meeting spaces
Stadium with parking area
Dates
Intensive Program: From 3 days to 3 weeks (Summer, Spring, and Fall)
Long-Term Program: From August to May / From January to May
Prices
Long-term program: From $70,500
Price
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Programmes available at IMG Florida High-Performance Football Academy
IMG’s High Performance Academy in Florida offers short- and long-term programs throughout the year:
Long-Term Programmes
Programs from 3 months or 6 months in length to one or several years of training.
Short-Term Programmes
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The academy also offers tailored short-term programmes of flexible duration. For more information, please contact Ertheo.
What are the Short-Term Programmes for?
IMG Florida Football Academy’s short-term programmes are designed to meet the following objectives:
- To achieve considerable improvement in a short amount of time thanks to highly-intensive programmes focused exclusively on football.
- To prepare for a tournament or competition.
- To get into shape for the next season.
- To access a long-term programme.
Long-Term Programmes
Programmes ranging from 3 or 6 months to one or several years of training.
What are the Long-Term Programmes for?
- To provide the necessary training to help students make the leap to professional or semi-professional football.
- To allow students to continue their academic studies while training.
- To provide guidance on physical, psychological, technical, and tactical aspects in order to improve students’ athletic performance.
- To provide the opportunity to participate in national or international competitions attended by football club scouts.
- To get football tryouts with professional or semi-professional teams for the most prominent students.
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IMG Florida High-Performance Academy's Professional Staff
The IMG Florida football academy features an expert team of professionals with extensive experience training elite athletes. The academy staff is made up of the head coach, the sports director, coaches, goalkeeper coaches, sports psychologists, nutritionists, physical conditioning specialists, and other professionals.
Essentially, everything you need to improve your technique, physique, and performance as an athlete!
Learn more about the academy’s professional staff:
Don Cameron – Director
An experienced executive director and coach educator, Don has been part of the academy since 2018.
He was the head coach of the ECNL U15 national champions and has successfully led multiple teams to national, regional, and state championships. He holds both UEFA A and US Soccer A licences, as well as the US Soccer National Youth Licence.
As Lonestar’s football executive director, he helped over 1000 players access university football programmes.
Mel Mahler – Head Coach
Mel arrived at the academy in 2018 with 40 years of coaching experience.
He has a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and a master’s degree from Akron University, and he holds a USSF B Licence.
In the states of Ohio and New York, he worked as a club coach and as an ODP chief coach for U15 and U18 teams. He is the former regional chairman of the NSCAA All-America committee (now United Soccer Coaches) and was a member of the NSCAA regional classification committee. He also served as an administrator at the USSF National Coaching School and as director of the U.S. Olympic Development Camps.
Brittany Lee – Sports Psychologist
Brittany holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a specialisation in Coaching, and a master’s degree in Psychology with a specialisation in Athletic Counselling.
She is also a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology.
As for her professional experience, Brittany has been working with university-level student athletes for the past 7 years. She has also worked as an assistant coach in women’s football, focusing on leadership development and team dynamics.
Academic Training
The IMG high-performance football academy aims to develop student-athletes who perform at their best both in the academic and athletic fields.
It has its own on-site school, which offers a wide array of academic options to suit students’ needs based on their age and objectives. The academic plan follows the American educational system, with face-to-face programmes from grade 6 to 12, as well as some postgraduate options. It also features a specific language programme designed for international students who wish to achieve a high level of English, so that, for example, they can gain access to an American university in the future.
In its aim for academic excellence, and to support students who might need an extra hand, IMG has its own Learning Resource Centre, which provides personalised guidance and training to assist with goal setting and management, organisation, and self-awareness.
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Academy Facilities
The IMG Academy not only trains soccer players, but is also a high-performance school specializing in training elite athletes in multiple disciplines.
To this end, it boasts a vast facility spanning over 66 acres (26 hectares) with a variety of top-quality facilities.
It includes athletics tracks, tennis courts, basketball courts, sports halls, stadiums, and much more.
Regarding soccer, it has multipurpose fields with natural and artificial turf, state-of-the-art locker rooms, customized meeting spaces, and a stadium with a parking area.
Accommodation
The IMG academy features different high-quality accommodation options that are all on-site, including hotels, student dormitories, and villas. Students can choose from a selection of services available, as well as between private or shared rooms.
Students usually stay at the academy’s dormitories.
The Ascender Halls East, West and South dormitories feature furnished rooms that include bunk beds, desks, closets, and private bathrooms, as well as a full housekeeping service once a week. Dormitories also include a break room to relax and socialise, a communal area for both students and academy staff, a snack room, a mailroom, study rooms, and laundry rooms.
Each campus and hotel has its own restaurant that caters to all students’ nutritional requirements.
Prices
Signing up for an annual programme at a soccer academy is an excellent investment in the future.
■ Before deciding to make a significant investment and sign their child up in a football academy for a whole year, many parents prefer their children to attend a short-term programme to see if it’s the right academy for them. Besides that, the academy’s coaches will take the opportunity to assess your child’s abilities and recommend the best options for them.
■ Alternatively, as parents, you may feel confident enough in this academy and would like to sign your child up for a long-term programme.
Whatever your case may be, we invite you to fill in the form you’ll find below and we’ll get in touch with you to discuss the different enrolment options for your child.
How to enroll in the IMG Florida High-Performance Football Academy?
Option 1 – Recommended: In-person tryout
The most recommended option is to participate in a short-term program during the summer. This allows the player to experience the staff and the day-to-day life of the academy before spending a long period training at the center. The academy can also get to know the player and assess his or her level more closely.
Option 2: Online Registration
Students who are unable to attend a short-term program to try out the academy can begin their online registration process. This option requires proof of the player’s level and competitive experience so the staff can assess their suitability for the long-term program.
