The unique EMSports Academy teams program is designed for serious players from 9 - 15 years.

Over the years, academy players have formed teams to participate in regional academy tournaments and international events in the US and in the future plan to tour Portugal, Denmark and South Africa. Players train and play together for a period of 4-6 months during the fall/winter months (Sept-Nov and Jan-March) and spring/summer months (Apr - June). Please see our Fall/Winter Programs page for more information on fall/winter training.

In some cases, teams are formed in the fall and train together all year at the academy. Teams not competing in leagues will regularly play exhibition games against local or US competition as they build up to the tournaments.

The 2011 academy teams for boys and girls will start to be formed in Sept 2010 for Spring competition teams in the age groups of U10/11 , U12, U13/14 ,U15/16 . The focus of this program is both player development and competition.

2011 PREMIER ACADEMY TEAMS TRAINING STRUCTURE

• Training sessions will be held twice per week Wed & Sat or Tues & Sundays
• Sessions will be held both at Layritz Turf, University of Victoria Turf #3 or Finlayson Turf
• Maximum of 16 players plus 2 GK per team will be selected
• Training sessions will be done by professionally trained staff with a high level playing background

2011 PREMIER ACADEMY TEAMS COMPETITION FOCUS

• EMSPORTS Academy teams will play exhibition games and participate in Academy Tournaments in the USA in May and or June 2011.
• All players will receive a new uniform and socks and bootbag. New players can alos purchase an academy jacket.


•PROGRAM COST estimated to be between $500 - $750 depending on age group, and number of tournaments played.

•What is covered : Team charter bus, academy fees, tournament fees and uniform for new players
•What is not covered : hotel, ferry fees, academy jacket
•Why is it not included? : To avoid administrative fees in the event a player is unable to travel to tournament, we only collect hotel, ferry fees a week before travel.

•FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Players and parents may participate in the Times Colonist Sponsorships fundraiser (up to 4 sponsors per player) to help cover costs. In the past years players have managed to raise over $450 each towards their fees.

• HOW CAN I JOIN THESE TEAMS ? Trials are held in Jan/ March/ April 2011 but also players that joing the academy to train for a period of 4-6 months during the fall/winter months (Sept-Nov and Jan-March) and spring/summer months (Apr - June) usually play on the team. Please see our Fall/Winter Programs page for more information on fall/winter training.