Academy Talbot County (Ages 6,7,8)

ACADEMY PROGRAM - TALBOT COUNTY

The Maryland United Academy is designed to provide a fun, enthusiastic and positive learning experience, through practice and competition, for each player's first few years of soccer.

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 Talbot County Programming please feel free to call or email us:

Tom Shutt
Academy Lead Coach Talbot
tom.shutt@mdunitedfc.org
410-440-0585
Ian Abrey
Academy Director
ian.abrey@mdunitedfc.org
301-263-4935

Academy Information

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER (COMING SOON) | TALBOT

The 2025-2026 Academy payment schedule will be broken into seasonal payments (FALL, WINTER, SPRING).

WINTER | TALBOT COUNTY

Coming Soon

See below for more information on Talbot County Academy programming.

* Not including Playmetrics processing fee

Yearly Schedule

Uniforms

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.

Players who have played in previous seasons (fall and/or winter) can use the same uniform for the spring. Uniforms can be used for the entire seasonal year (Fall 2025 through Spring 2026).

Frequently Asked Questions

How many days do the Academy train and play?

Our Talbot Academy will offer one practice per week. The Academy is designed to cater for all levels of players, whether new to the game or players who have been playing soccer for 1-2+ years.

Our practice program is perfect for players who are newer to the sport and/or with other sport commitments, with just one practice per week.

U8 players who graduate from our Academy, are eligible to try-out for the rising U9 Maryland United FC travel teams the following year.

ACADEMY PROGRAM - TALBOT COUNTY

Program Overview

Tom Shutt

Ian Abrey

Academy Information

Yearly Schedule

YEARLY CALENDAR | TALBOT

Uniforms

Frequently Asked Questions

How many days do the Academy train and play?

Do players have to tryout to make the Academy?

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