2024 USL A League Teams
Rochester FC
St. Croix SC
Milwaukee Bavarians SC
Chicago Nations SC
TBD
TBD
2024 UPSL League Teams
Granite City FC
Joy Athletic Club
Manitou FC
Rochester FC
Saint Paul United FC
Salvo SC
Sioux United FC
Worthington FC
Season: February to August.
Indoor: Two days a week of soccer training at indoor facility from February -April. This will allow players to work on footwork, agility, awareness, creativity and other soccer specific skills.
Outdoor Training: April to August: Three to four days of soccer training. The training session are competitive and are developed to improve player abilities. Training will be held at a Rochester training field (to be determined). Training days are decided by the coach. Recommended training days are Mondays-Thursdays with games on weekends.
Games: USL Academy league games will be played from May-August. These teams will be in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois. Friendly games will be scheduled with competitive teams in the region. UPSL games will mostly be in Minnesota.
Tournaments: USL Academy Cup - the cup is for invite teams only that are part of the USL system. The cup is held in Tampa Florida in March 2024. The team would compete against other USL teams and elite clubs around the nation. College (div 1,2,3) and professional scout’s will be present during the tournament. All games are streamed. This tournament is part of the team fee. Travel, housing, food will be the responsibility of the player.
Uniforms: Included with the team fee.
Activities: Teams will have gatherings together and participate in activities outside of soccer. This will help the players meet our semi-professional players and other players in our programs. All youth players have free entrance to our pre-professional team games that will be held at RCTC.
Communication: Team communications will be done through our team app.
Coaches: Coaches will be determined once the teams have been finalized. All of our coaches are experienced and solely dedicated to their individual teams.
Costs: $2500
Included in the costs are:
Adidas Home Uniform
Adidas Away Uniform
Backpack
Training Kit
4-5 days of training a week (May-July)
2 days a week of indoor training (February – May)
Training at RCTC stadium and grass fields
Registration with USL Academy
USL Academy Cup registration
Secondary player insurance
Registration with the UPSL Semi-Pro League
2-4 Exhibition games with college teams
6-10 USL Academy league games
10-12 UPSL Semi-Pro Team League games
Coach bus to USL Academy away games
Coaching fees
Payment plans are available and can be set up.
