NASA Academy Girls

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Academy prospects:

The NASA Academy Girls programs hold open tryouts each year in late May or early June. If you're interested in joining the NASA Academy, this page contains the information and links you need to become familiar with the Academy and the tryout process.

Links: About the NASA Academy frequently asked questions tryout schedules information for families who move into the area after tryouts

Spring 2016 season update:  The NASA Academy Girls programs will soon be graduating players into older age groups. So we'll be looking for girls to fill these newly-opened Academy spots for the 2016-2017 soccer year. Girls are eligible for the various Academy programs based on their birth years as follows:

Program	Eligible birth year(s): 2016-2017 season
Junior Academy (U7 / U8)	2009, 2010
U9 / U10 Academy	2007, 2008
U11 Academy	2006
U12 Academy	2005

The NASA Academy staff identifies qualified players in three phases:

• Scouting:  We evaluate players during training sessions and games with their NASA recreational teams.

• Guest nights:  We invite Academy prospects to come to our Academy "guest night" training sessions in April and May. You'll get to practice with the Academy players, meet the Academy coaches, and see what the Academy is all about. Just wear your usual practice gear, bring your soccer ball and water, and join us for some soccer fun! (Some restrictions apply; see this link for details.)

• Tryouts:  We conduct open tryouts in late May or early June.

If we think a player is a strong candidate, we'll invite her to join the Academy. There is no obligation to join, however. If the level of commitment isn't right for your daughter or family, the NASA recreational program is available as another option. It includes U8, U10 and U12 leagues, and participation doesn't require a tryout.

Contacts:

Program	Coach	E-mail address (see note below)
Junior Academy (U7 / U8)	Ward Swain (bio)	ward(dot)swain(at)nasa-ga(dot)org
U9 / U10 Academy	Trey Daniel (bio)	trey(dot)daniel(at)nasa-ga(dot)org
U11 Academy	Ashley Stinson (bio)	ashley(dot)stinson(at)nasa-ga(dot)org
U12 Academy	Phil Thomas (bio)	phil(dot)thomas(at)nasa-ga(dot)org

• Note:  Replace "(at)" and "(dot)" with the traditional e-mail "@" and "." symbols. (We've masked the addresses to foil Internet spam robots.)