Play. Train. Grow.
Est. 2011
The Soccer Genome Academy
“Meeting players in the space between where they are, and where they want to be.”
Raleigh’s premier player development Academy since 2011.
We are not a club.
What is the Soccer Genome development academy?
YEAR-ROUND access to an elite training ENVIRONMENT.
A training methodology and philosophy of development crafted over 15 years and tens of thousands of training sessions. We know what works. Regardless of the players age, level of play, or areas of need, your player will have access to the best of private coaching.
Full time private training coaches.
This is not a part time side gig for our Coaches. It is not a weekend hobby. This is our craft. Our coaching staff are full time, salaried private training coaches, uniquely trained and developed for our specific training environment. They spend all of their coaching time working with players in 1 on 1, small group, and team training environments.
a different approach to development
We are not interested in short time horizons, playing time, or who won the game this past weekend. We are only interested in developing players in a manner that accelerates the understanding, passion, and skill acquisition for the game, regardless of what stage of development they are in.
A weeks worth of training in one hour.
Our proven methodology is centered on delivering a week’s worth of traditional team training into one hour of condensed, decision rich, context relevant training.
On average approximately 800 touches per hour vs 150 touches per hour club average.*
Averages compiled using Playmaker boot trackers across multiple age groups.
Decision rich: We avoid redundant, scripted training activities that reward compliance rather than creativity.
Context relevant: We avoid long lines, pattern oriented activities that kids hate and that don’t connect back to the real game.
PLAY. TRAIN. GROW.
Our methodology is built around three connected ideas.
PLAY
Players build a positive emotional connection to the game through freedom, competition, challenge, and joy.
TRAIN
Players develop in game-realistic environments that demand perception, decision-making, technique, and action.
GROW
Over time, players become more confident, intelligent, adaptable, and responsible for their own development.
Our goal is not simply to develop isolated skills. We aim to develop players who can perceive, decide, execute, and express themselves in the game.
ONE ACADEMY. THREE TRAINING ENVIRONMENTS.
The Soccer Genome development ecosystem combines three complementary training environments:
ACADEMY / MINIS (1:7 Player coach ratio)
Consistent group training provides the game context where players learn to solve problems, make decisions, and apply their skills.
MASTERCLASSES (1:4 player coach ratio)
Ball mastery and finishing small-group training classes designed to maximize the technical components of the game.
PRIVATE TRAINING (1:1 player coach ratio)
Individual 1 on 1 coaching centered on personalized feedback, technical refinement, and focused attention.
Learn more about Private 1 on 1 training and our MasterClass programs below.
REAL PLAYERS. REAL GROWTH.
For fifteen years, Raleigh-area families have trusted Soccer Genome to help their players grow in confidence, ability, understanding, and love of the game.
Our players come from different clubs, backgrounds, experience levels, and stages of development. What connects them is a desire to improve within a challenging, game centered training environment.
Serving Raleigh families since 2011
Two indoor training locations
Club-neutral player development
Professional coaching staff
Real people, Real reviews.