EduKick USA – GPA Soccer & Education Academy:
Educkick USA provides a unique, academic year soccer program + high school education to boys and girls ages 16-19 from the U.S. and around the globe. Our quality international soccer academy program takes place in Glen Carbon, Madison County IL, just 25 minutes north east of St Louis, Missouri. Students live with a local American host family or in homestay accommodation in a supervised student residence.
Academic-year Soccer Academy Program:
- For high school teens ages 16-19
Our talented youth soccer players attend high school at Gateway Preparatory School in Madison County IL, live in a student residence or with an American host family, and receive daily soccer training from professional coaches.
Intensive Soccer Training:
The goal of our Gateway Academy is to work with players on every aspect of their training to ensure they develop the physical, technical, tactical and mental foundation required for optimum performance during matches in front of college recruiters and coaches. Training modules include:
- Technical Soccer Coaching
- Tactical Soccer Coaching
- Fitness Training Speed, Agility, Quickness
- Strength & Conditioning Classes
- Competitive Soccer Matches
Academic High School Education:EduKick USA staff are fully committed to the overall education of each individual through our soccer development and the high school education received at Gateway Preparatory School.
Soccer players need to learn ways to budget time and energy as they combine practice and competition with academics. A variety of core courses are available such as:
- Advanced Placement Classes
- Business
- Fine Arts
- Foreign Language
- History
- Language Arts
- Mathematics
- Physical Education
- Science
- World Religion
Player & Parent Testimonials:
"The experience was terrific both as a cultural event and in skills improvement. I would recommend it to anyone. In fact I have enrolled again for next year".
- Ashley Siles (age 17, Australia)
"As a parent my main wish is for my son to achieve his hopes and dreams and the camp seems to have further inspired his soccer aspirations. Also he was looked after professionally. I felt he was in safe hands. Thank you Edukick"
- Charles Siles (Ashley's father)