IN PURSUIT OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
At RPS Academies, we believe that to cultivate winners, one must be surrounded by winners. The foundation of our success lies in the excellence of our educators. We hire educators who are role models willing to work together, passionate to serve their community and committed to providing the very best educational experience possible for our students.
Our philosophy is grounded in the principle that “the greater the expectation, the greater the achievement.” We set high standards for achievement, effort, and attitude for everyone involved—students, staff, and the community. By forming strong partnerships, we aim to provide exceptional academic programs and ensure that everything we do is first-class.
One of our core values is creating a positive, safe environment that fosters learning. We strive to educate all students to be literate problem solvers, reflective thinkers, and self-directed, healthy, and productive citizens. Our school and staff work collaboratively to support students, preparing them for the next grade level, college, careers, citizenship, and life in our dynamic world.
We take pride in being an accredited school that maintains the highest standards of excellence. Our distinctive approach focuses on two essential components: Sports and Academics. Our students engage in core subjects such as Math, Science, English, and Social Studies, along with electives, to fulfill the Florida high school graduation requirements. We are dedicated to creating a safe and inclusive environment with rigorous and relevant programs tailored to meet the needs of every student.
Our program has two unique training sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
The morning session includes two hours of stroke production and technique development. The focus of the afternoon session is point development and match play. The students will have one hour of on and off-court conditioning and weight training three times per week. Our method of two training sessions per day will allow the student to assimilate the instruction effectively.
Our high-performance Academy has a track record of helping players reach their potential. In addition to academy training, players will be given a chance to train with the best players and engage in match-play, conditioning, mental training, video analysis, and player analysis.
Our curriculum is designed to enhance student engagement, a key priority in our strategic plan. We are committed to ensuring that our curriculum and instruction honor the value of diverse cultures, backgrounds, and abilities. Our goal is to provide every learner with equal opportunities to reach their full potential, immersing them in an environment that fosters lifelong skills such as creativity, curiosity, risk-taking, collaboration, and design thinking.
We firmly believe in empowering our students to take ownership of their learning, fostering their self-confidence and passion for education. Our instruction is characterized by high expectations and learner-centered practices, which we continually monitor and adjust to deepen their understanding of the curriculum. Our teachers integrate technology to enhance engagement and stimulate curiosity. We are proud of our progress and remain dedicated to providing an exceptional learning experience for all our students.
Our school offers advanced academic courses and dual enrollment opportunities, allowing students to take college-level classes, develop critical skills, and earn college credit or placement while still in high school. Our courses are designed to equip learners with essential skills, as well as a comprehensive understanding of the 21st-century landscape. The curriculum prepares the students to succeed in any field of study they may wish to pursue.
IN PURSUIT OF ACADEMIC EXECLLENCE
Our school’s blended approach ensures those who participate receive an excellent education, have the opportunity to attend some of the finest universities in the United States, and become life-long learners with a keen interest in high achievement. We have placed hundreds of students in colleges and universities throughout the United States, many on an athletic and academic scholarship.
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If accepted to the program, you can join the RPS Soccer on a full-time boarding or non-boarding basis. The difference between these two formats is that boarding students live in the dorms at the Sandpiper Bay Resort at our facility. Non-boarding students spend the entire day at the facility but once academics and sports are over for the day they return to their off-campus homes.
Alternatively, plenty of student-athletes from all over the world participate in the program on a short-term basis, coming to train with us and experience the academy life generally for 1-3 weeks at a time.
Groups and teams are also frequently received with the objective of experiencing this academy life and compete against some of our teams.
RPS Soccer recruits players from Rush and non-Rush clubs from around the world. Interested candidates are evaluated as far as their soccer level through video and/or personally when possible. Very frequently interested candidates fly to the academy for short term stays of a week to try out for our teams.
Academic records are also evaluated as part of this process.
The academy life is exciting every day, yet long and demanding. Our student-athletes wake up early around 6 AM to prepare themselves for training and academics. They generally eat breakfast at 7 AM and at 8 – 8:30 AM walk to the fields for a morning training session, complemented by a second session for fitness at the gym or on the field (in recovery days this can be replaced for a class of Mental Conditioning, Nutrition, or Video Analysis).
By 9:45 AM the student-athletes are showering and getting ready to attend school, which runs in two blocks of two hours, from 10 AM – 12 PM and 1 PM – 3 PM, leaving a one hour break in the middle for the students to have lunch.
Once school is over, the participants change again into their training gear to go for a second training sessions at 3:30 PM on the field.
At 5 PM their day concludes, leaving an hour for them to shower and relax before dinner at the resort restaurant.
Two days a week the student-athletes attend a third shift of academics at the school.
Rush Soccer is the largest youth soccer club in the world with over 100 clubs in all six continents of the world and a strong core in the United States, in which it is represented in more than 140 communities of the country.
The RPS Soccer Academy is the pinnacle of its player development pathway, serving as the residential academy in which the club places its top talent from all over the world, with the intention of developing it to then place those players in the club’s professional teams or in the top tiers of the US college system.
The RPS Soccer Academy is a unique, top level sporting program with many benefits and differences from all other academies, such as:
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