THE BEGINNING

In the Spring 2023 season, we experimented with two age groups that participated in the CESA Club Junior Academy League. The experience we had as a club was a positive one where player growth happened and the desire to learn the game at a higher level was achieved. We have shared conversations with other MRSC coaches and families since, and we were excited to expand our footprint of offering. Below are the details on our Club Academy Program. While we were excited to launch this expanded program, we do want to reiterate our love and commitment to the Recreational Program. The Recreational Program is and will always be a foundational program of the club. We love what the Recreational Program is and offers to our families. Club Academy is just another program offering options for families to consider in their soccer-playing experience at MRSC. We see both programs as excellent opportunities to enjoy playing youth sports "A Better Way".

CLUB PROGRAM KEY ASPECTS

• Strong three-pronged partnership - willing and able coaches, players, and families/parents to honor our purpose and mission to honor the Lord with all that we do, to teach and have fun, to pursue our best, and to share His light within a performance-based community on how to do higher level soccer "A Better Way".
• Devotions, team huddles, and mentorship on and off the field are core virtues that are extremely important to us (and mean way more than scoreboard outcomes).
• 1-year commitment (4-month Fall Season & 4-month Spring Season except for our 2011-2012 Girls Team - Fall only team) *we love that even our Club level players can play other sports or enjoy other activities.
• 2X training sessions each week - 1.5 hours in length.
• Players are expected to be committed to attending practice, training at a higher level, and working at home to master the technical skills and fitness required. 
• Games for younger age teams competing in the CESA Junior Academy League are on Sunday afternoons (we do everything we can to protect worship time in the morning for our families).
• Games for older age teams competing in the South Carolina Youth Soccer Association Open League can be any night of the week and are scheduled between MRSC and other clubs.
• 1 Local, In-Town Tournament each season and 1 In-Region (SC, NC, TN, GA) tournament.
• Strongly encouraged attendance at the MRSC pre-season team camp August  6th-8th, 2025.