Academy Sports
The YMCA of Central Texas Academy Sports program is a competitive/select-level basketball program that provides the next step in a youth player’s developmental pathway. Our program features a professional coaching staff specializing in player and team development, and it competes at a higher level of match play than our recreational league.
Academy Basketball
Roster spots are limited for Academy teams; as a result, players are selected based on their performance and evaluations by Academy coaches during team tryouts or scheduled trial periods throughout the school year.
OFFERED AT: CHASCO, Twin Lakes & Hutto Family YMCAs
Coming Soon to: Waco & Georgetown
Academy Soccer
Officially accepted and sanctioned by the South Texas Youth Soccer Association as an official youth soccer club. Roster spots are limited for Academy teams; as a result, players are selected based on their performance and evaluations by Academy coaches during annual team tryouts or scheduled trial periods throughout the soccer year.
OFFERED AT: CHASCO, Waco & Twin Lakes YMCAs
Coming Soon to: Highland Lakes
Academy Volleyball
Coming Soon to: Hutto
Player ID Clinics
Player ID Clinics are a FREE event, but spots are limited, and all participants must register online to reserve their place. The Player ID event will be used to evaluate talented young players who are ready to take their game and skills to the next level of competitive play.
Selected players will receive an invitation to join one of our Basketball or Soccer Academy teams and participate in our official signing day event.
Tryouts
Roster spots are limited for Academy teams, as a result, players are selected based on their performances/evaluations by the Academy Coaches at team tryouts. For our Academy Basketball & Academy Soccer program we will have tryouts to fill our rosters for select travel teams.
Signing Day
YMCA CTX Academy signing day is a day designated to celebrating a player’s commitment to one of our Academy teams. Our Academy players receive an official invitation to join a team roster, and we want every player to feel proud of their decision to accept their roster spot and be genuinely excited to join their new team.
Signing day is a fun way to celebrate all the hard work each player has put into developing their craft/skill sets to higher competitive levels. On this day, players will report for official check in, complete their player registration for the upcoming seasonal year, sign their player commitment letter, take pictures with their family, friends, and coaches, and leave the event filled with excitement about their decision.
YMCA Academy’s Mission
Our mission of our YMCA Academy Sports is to provide a high quality, comprehensive Basketball and Soccer experience in a fun-filled environment that is competitive, educational, and challenging in ways that do not compromise our core values or diminish a player’s passion for the game.
YMCA Academy Development Curriculum
Our Academy sports, Basketball and Soccer, will utilize a carefully crafted development curriculum to engage, entertain and educate our players. Our system focuses on developing the 4 pillars of the game: Technical, Tactical, Physical, and Psychological. Through this curriculum, we will diligently strive to forge new competitive pathways for our players through advancing their technical skill sets, developing proper technique, strengthening their confidence, expanding their knowledge of the game, improving speed/fitness/agility, and cultivating critical and creative thinking basketball and soccer players. Our Academy players are asked to become students of the games. We encourage our players to ask questions, complete fun at-home skill mastery assignments, and watch professional games for enjoyment and further understanding of how the game is played.
Academy Basketball 101
Academy Soccer 101
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