The QTSD™ Academy is a weekly small-group training environment for higher-level soccer players in Columbus, Ohio. The soccer development program is offered multiple times each year and rotates training curriculum focus each MesoCycle. The QTSD™ Academy is not your typical "soccer training program"; requiring accepted players to take their training serious both individually AND in their assigned groups.

The QTSD™ Academies are offered year-round and in various formats including:

• The QTSD™ Academy
  

• The QTSD™ Advanced Academy**

** Training group placement is strict via the required QTSD™ Pre-Enrollment Evaluation - HERE!**

The QTSD™ Academy was created to give players across Columbus, Ohio (and Dayton) a unique training environment. A training environment that supplements club/ high school/ college programs WHILE removing any club politics and concerns about playing time/ failure. The program exists to develop "Quick, Creative, and Confident" athletes and teams like YOURS!

By offering a program that exposes athletes to professional coaching OUTSIDE their normal team environment, players can accelerate their soccer development. All through the ability to learn, experiment, and test different concepts under our professionally experience QTSD™ Coaching Team.

Players regardless of their club or high school affiliation can train with the QTSD™ Academy (as we are 100% club-neutral). Each training format is designed for players based on their current development experience; both in club/ HS soccer as well as within the QTSD™ Development Pathway:

• The QTSD™ Academy - This program is available for higher level athletes looking to start their QTSD™ Academy training journey; with a heavy focus on technical development (i.e. first touch, dribbling, passing & receiving, finishing, etc.), these training groups will help players develop their control & confidence with the ball!

• The QTSD™ Advanced Academy* - This training environment REQUIRES a QTSD™ Evaluation Score of 30+. Players in this training environment are athletes that are experienced, coachable, competitive, and have prior experience training with the QTSD™ Coaching Team.

*Athletes are able to schedule "Re-Evaluations" at any point to determine if their Evaluation Score has changed.*

**QTSD™ reserves the right to determine the best options/groups for players; no matter the level of player applying.**

The QTSD™ Academy is a professional soccer training environment and is not associated with any leagues. We do not hold "tryouts" like club or high school programs. That being said, we do uphold strict criteria for enrollment into our various training environments/ groups.

Starting Spring of 2025, we will be requiring ALL QTSD™ Academy Athletes interested in enrollment in the Advanced Academy to complete a "Pre-Enrollment Evaluation". Each evaluation will help our QTSD™ Coaching Team better place athletes in training environments that match their current skill development, mentality, and drive to improve:

• The QTSD™ Academy
  

• The QTSD™ Advanced Academy - Requires a 30+ Evaluation Score before acceptance.

While rare, there will be times when players are not accepted into the program (i.e. lack of coachability, behavior, attitude, level of development, etc.).

If the QTSD™ Academy is determined to not be a fit for an athlete, we will work with families to provide alternative training opportunities for them!

The QTSD™ Academy is formatted into 2x separate "MesoCycles" (or learning cycles); Winter, & Summer. The purpose is to create a consistent, extended learning environment complimentary to players' club/school team training.

• WINTER MESOCYCLE - 10 weeks (Extended Full Winter format only)

• SUMMER MESOCYCLE - 8 weeks (Extended Full Summer format only)

Formats offered will vary upon the season of the year; out of season vs. in season.

The schedule for QTSD™ Academy will vary during the different terms of the year. The majority of sessions will be 5 pm+ on weeknights (with the addition of Saturday mornings in the Winter).

The QTSD™ Academy trains March thru November outdoors. The location will be:

• The QTSD™ Academy Training Fields (2655 W Schrock Road, Westerville Ohio)

December thru February, we train indoors at:

• The QTSD™ Academy Indoor Training Courts (776 Morrison Road, Gahanna, Ohio)

If a player commits to a full training MesoCycle, they are committing to attending that training day/ time. That being said, we know that schedules can change. While we cannot give perfect options for everyone, we do offer 1-2x "Official Make-Up Days" at the end of each Extended MesoCycle.

Any sessions not used by the end of a term will expire and CANNOT be rolled over/ converted to credits. Players may have the ability to FLEX to other scheduled training groups ONLY IF there are alternatives scheduled AND spots still available (not guaranteed based on various ages and QTSD™ Coach availability)

If a session is full, contact us and we will look at options to schedule an additional group if our QTSD™ Coaching Staff is available.

If a training date does not fit an athlete's schedule, we would recommend checking out our "1-on-1" Training options (HERE) to allow for more schedule flexibility.