Program Overview
Academy Overview | 2025-2026 Season
The Maryland United Academy builds on the FUNdamental skills and techniques introduced in our Mini Kickers program, with more focus on introducing players to a team environment and learning the game.
For 2025/26 our Academy will cater to the following age groups:
U7 (2019) Boys & Girls
U8 (2018) Boys & Girls
Individual and team skill development will be stressed ahead of winning, with a focus on fun and long term development. The Academy will give players the foundational skills required to prepare for U9 soccer and beyond. All U8 Academy players will be eligible to graduate and try out for our U9 club teams for the following season. Tryouts for the 2025/26 season will be held in May 2025, details of which will be announced in April.
For all questions about our Anne Arundel program please feel free to call or email the Academy Director and Lead Coach:
Ian Abrey
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Tom Shutt
Academy Information
The 2025-2026 Academy payment schedule will be broken into seasonal payments (FALL, WINTER, SPRING).
*FALL 2025 | ANNE ARUNDEL ACADEMY (Registration Opens May 1st)
Team Program - $450.00* | 2x practices per week; DAYS TBD, plus 7v7 games in AA County League
Begins early August | 7v7 Games begin after Labor Day | Approximately 20 practice sessions
Players who miss tryouts for the Maryland United Academy are encouraged to come out for an evaluation prior to registering. Please contact Ian Abrey before for more details and to schedule.
*WINTER 2025/26 | ANNE ARUNDEL ACADEMY (Registration Opens mid-October)
Team Program - $295.00* | 1x indoor practice per week; DAY TBD, plus weekend Futsal games
Begins early December | Futsal games historically are Boys (Saturday) and Girls (Sunday) | Approximately 10-12 practice sessions and 8 Futsal games
*SPRING 2026 | ANNE ARUNDEL ACADEMY (Registration Opens early Feb)
Team Program - $450.00* | 2x practices per week; DAYS TBD, plus 7v7 games in AA County League
Begins mid-March | 7v7 Games begin end of March | Approximately 20 practice sessions
Players outside of Maryland United Academy are encouraged to come out for an evaluation prior to registering. Please contact Ian Abrey before for more details and to schedule.
See below for more information on Anne Arundel County Academy programming
* Not including Playmetrics processing fee
YEARLY CALENDAR | ANNE ARUNDEL
FALL
August - End of October
**BEGINS EARLY AUGUST 2025**
1. Team Program* (2 practices per week, with 7v7 games on the weekend). The Team Program will play within the Anne Arundel County 7v7 leagues at U8. This option is perfect for stronger U7 and U8 players who are ready for increased competition. Limited spaces available for this program.
WINTER
Early December - end of Feb/early March
**BEGINS EARLY DECEMBER 2025**
1. Team Program* (1 practice per week as well as participation in a local Futsal league on the weekend).
SPRING
Mid-March - end of May
**BEGINS MARCH 2025**
Team Program* (2 practices per week, with 7v7 games on the weekend). The Team Program will play within the Anne Arundel County 7v7 leagues at U8. This option is perfect for stronger U7 and U8 players who are ready for increased competition. Limited spaces available for this program.
For Fall 2025, we plan to enter 3-5 boys Academy teams and 2-3 girls Academy teams into the Anne Arundel County 7v7 leagues, across our three main sites' Anne Arundel, Calvert and Prince George's. The exact number of teams will be dependent on final number of registrations, current skill levels of players within the program and number of divisions offered by the league. This will allow us to provide the most productive playing experience for all players.
*Note the Team program is for the more committed soccer players who are ready for increased competition that comes with playing in the 7v7 team program format. Our Academy coaches will evaluate all players to ensure their suitability for the more competitive team program setting and reserve the right to keep players in our practice only program if we feel it is in the best interest of the player’s current skill and maturity levels.
Once you have registered and made payment for our Academy, you will receive more information with regard to ordering uniforms. The uniform ordering link will come from SoccerPost and will be sent to the email address you used to register for the Academy.
Approximately $95.00 for a Red & White Jersey, Shorts, Socks and Ball
For Practice and Games, players must wear their MD United Red Jersey, Black Shorts, Red Socks, Shinguards, and bring a Ball. An alternate White jersey is also provided for practices and games.
Uniforms can be used for the entire seasonal year (Fall 2025 through Spring 2026).
Frequently Asked Questions
Our Anne Arundel Spring Academy comes in the form of our Team Program, which includes two practices per week and games on the weekend in the AA County league, for Fall and Spring. During the Winter, we train once per week, with Futsal games on the weekend from Dec-Feb.
Our Team Program is for the more committed soccer player, given the 3-day a week commitment. This option is great for stronger U7 and U8 players who are ready for increased competition. This program includes two practices per week and 7v7 games on the weekend for Fall and Spring.
Players who graduate from our Academy, will try-out for the rising U9 Maryland United FC travel teams the following year.
We will hold tryouts for our U7-U8 Academy age groups in April/May and encourage all 2018 and 2019 players to attend these tryout sessions. We create multiple teams within the age group and we want to ensure we place players on an appropriate team that allows them to enjoy and learn the game of soccer.
With our seasonal registration process (Fall, Winter, Spring) roster movement may occur throughout the year within our Academy. We understand players develop at varying rates and may require different levels of competition at certain stages of their development.
If we feel as though a player is not ready to play in competitive 7v7 games, we may recommend an alternative option. Our goal is to best cater to the needs of each individual player.
As a parent you need to ask yourself: Does my child enjoy and want to play soccer more than 1 night a week? Does my child want to play in competitive games on the weekend? Is my child eager to learn and develop more skills? If you answered yes, then the Maryland United's Anne Arundel Academy is the correct choice for your child.
