Boston, MA

OUR MISSION

The mission of the international development academy is to become the global leader in the development and placement of players aspiring to reach their full potential at the professional or college level.

IDA VALUES

Integrity:

IDA staff and players will act with intelligence, respect, and compassion.

Drive:

IDA staff and players will perform with their best effort and attitude, no matter how difficult the challenge.

Achievement:

IDA staff and players will aim high in order to reach their goals.

METHODOLOGY

Game Related

Use of Technology

Player Centric

Pedagogy Specific

Progressive & Periodized

Holistic

THE NEW ENGLAND EXPERIENCE

At IDA Boston international student-athletes (grade 7-12) from all around the world receive a professional Academy soccer experience coupled with the best high school education you can get in New England.

Intensive training and a competitive schedule, with a minimum of 12 hours per week on the field.

International Guest House in Downtown Boston. Double room with bathroom in a single gender house.

Highly qualified coaching staff with years of experience in dealing with international students.

There are over 35 top preparatory schools in MA.

Preparatory Schools

With more than 35 preparatory schools in Massachusetts, IDA looks for the perfect fit for our student-athletes.

The aim is to provide a high-level school environment, with a flexible schedule, that allows an intense training and competition timetable.

Our staff at IDA fully understand the learning landscape in MA, and will work with the families and the schools, to provide the perfect educational pathway.

Union Point Sports Complex and New England Surf

The IDA Boston Student will train in state-of-the-art facilities across New England. The main hub for training and competition is the Union Point Sports Complex.

Union Point Sports is a 25-acre indoor and outdoor sports complex, unique to the South Shore and located within the town of Weymouth while bordered by the towns of Abington and Rockland and sitting just 12 miles south of Boston.

UPS features four fully lit synthetic turf fields equipped with permanent playing surfaces for soccer, lacrosse, rugby and field hockey. All four fields are lined for 11v11, 9v9, and 7v7 soccer competition while also lined for men's and women's lacrosse.

IDA Boston student-athletes will compete with the school in the fall, while also joining one of the most prestigious soccer clubs in New England.

Based in Boston, New England Surf is devoted to the Surf mission of creating the ‘best of the best’ experiences and opportunities for all players and families across New England. New England Surf is built upon the success of the national Surf Soccer brand and founded with the objective to replicate the success in player development of the prestigious San Diego Surf Club.

Surf has a proven track record of developing players and seeing them move through the player pathway into the US National Team Program as well as into the professional and collegiate ranks. In cooperation with San Diego Surf and the 32 other clubs that comprise Surf Nation, New England Surf offers a premium and holistic training and competitive environment to their players, coaches and families in Massachusetts.