Academy | Pre-Formation

U13 & U14 Teams

Our U13 and U14 teams train twice per week and operate on a hybrid basis with their local clubs. The teams participate in friendly games through the fall, winter and spring seasons as well as the U14’s participating in a Spring tournament event.

The program operates in 4 phases through the year, players will receive an individual evaluation after every phase. The phases enable us to have a fluid roster, where players may be rotated in and out of the team at the end of each phase.

The program enables us to develop players in coordination with their home clubs, and enables players to participate in both environments whilst still living at home.

2024-2025 Season Dates:

Phase 1: August 12^th to October 3^rd

Phase 2: October 14^th to December 5^th

Phase 3: January 6^th to March 13^th

Phase 4: March 24^th to June 5^th

Pre-Academy - U11/U12

The Columbus Crew Pre-Academy is free-to-play developmental programming for the U10-U13 age groups. Identification (ID) sessions by invitation only are held each Fall to select a player pool in the U11 and U12 age groups. Any player selected to the training group will remain with their home clubs/environment and participate in the supplemental training team with Crew Academy one time per week.

This program extends our development pathway down to the U11 age group and allows us to work closer with the local clubs to develop talent in concert. The Pre-Academy teams will feed into our U13 and U14 programming and continue through the pathway to the full-time Academy teams that begin at U15.

Age Groups

The Pre-Academy is designed for those in the following age groups:

• U-11/U12

Structure

The Crew Academy Technical Staff will oversee one (1) weekly training session, and participating players can remain on their respective club teams.

2024-2025 Season Dates:

Phase 1: September 16^th to November 20^th

Phase 2: January 6^th to March 12^th

Phase 3: March 24^th to June 4^th