Pacific Soccer Academy: Player Development, Competitive Teams, US Center of Excellence

Experience the Difference - Pacific Soccer Academy offers a fully integrated, three-tiered player development system supported by professional coaches who love teaching the game. Players can enter the academy beinning at age 3.5 years, join a competitive team starting at the age of 8 years and be selected at age 10 years or older for elite training via the U.S Center of Excellence.

PSA has over 100 players (and growing!) in its youth program, 8 teams and has sent 8 players to the English Premier League team Sunderland AFC Youth Academy for an experiance of a lifetime.

No matter what your child's age, PSA's staff of professional coaches can develop your child's skills to their maximum potential. PSA coaches foster a love for the game and teach their players how to excel at it. View all the coaching bios here.

Franco Benevento is the under 9 head coach. Franco, who holds his national USSF B badge, is a former professional player in Italy and the U.S. He has over 20 years of coaching experience including the semi-professional team San Jose Frogs FC where he led the team to a second place finish and a playoff appearance in the inagural year.

With excellent coaching and high quality facilities, it is no wonder PSA players and teams have consistently had success on the field in both competitive teams and tournaments.

PSA is the only academy in the United States that has identified and selected players for elite player training at English Premier League Sunderland AFC Youth Academy with other players dreaming of and preparing to become professional soccer players. View all teams.