Player Pathway
RED Academy Player Pathways and Opportunities
RED Academy of Soccer is proud to provide its players with a full pathway from community/grassroots programming, to youth academy teams.
Our experienced and connected staff work with teams and players to provide them with opportunities to continue playing after their time with RED.
RED Academy Of Soccer athletes have exclusive access to the recruiting expertise, resources, and network of Next Level U Sports.
Long Term Player Development
RED Academy of Soccer truly prides itself on being a safe, fun, challenging and professional training environment. We fully support and comply with the 7 stages of the LTPD model. Our age-stage appropriate training reflects and supports the values and philosophy set out by Ontario Soccer daily. We believe strongly in LTPD. More importantly, we model and exhibit these values and philosophy every day within the training environment. The technical curriculum and improving the individual skill set of every player is an integral part of our player development model. At RED, we prioritize the individual needs of the athletes and aim to improve the core skills at grassroots age groups. This foundational phase is integral to prepare them technically, tactically, socially/emotionally.
Grassroots Development
RED Academy of Soccer prides itself on developing the player from the ground up. Grassroots development is at the heart of everything we do and we are committed to being the best in the region at developing the player from the Grassroots ages.
RED Academy of Soccer follows the Ontario Soccer Grassroots Standards.
Glasgow Rangers FC
As part of the agreement, RED Academy of Soccer will host a Rangers Soccer School program annually and send players to Glasgow to participate in their Elite Residential Programs. RED will receive coach education resources, and additional player identification opportunities.
University and College
Technical Director Peter Mackie and Club Head Coach Stuart Mackie currently run the Mens and Womens Varsity programs at Conestoga College in Kitchener. Prior to joining the Condors, Peter spent 16 years as the Head Coach of the Waterloo Warriors of the OUA and USPORTS.
During their time coaching in both the USPORTS and CCAA, Peter and Stuart have built numerous personal relationships with coaches in both divisions. These connections have become vital tools in their efforts to graduate players into post-secondary sports.
RED staff work with players to plan and work towards college and university opportunities.
RED teams attend showcase events in Ontario and USA to give athletes opportunities to impress coaches and scouts.
League1 Ontario
RED Academy partnered with Guelph United FC in 2022 to become an official affiliate for the 2022 season. The agreement fulfills a direct pathway to League1 opportunities for RED Academy players. As part of the agreement, RED players can be called up to GUFC U19 and L1 Reserve as apart of their supplemental roster.
In the 2022 season, six U17/U18 players were utilized by GUFC in the U19 division.
Prior to the affiliation, RED Academy graduated two players to Guelph United's League1 Championship team in 2021 and four players to the Reserve system.
Ontario Soccer Player Pathway
