Youth

Train with Nashville SC. Stay with Your Club. Develop Your Potential.

The Nashville SC Regional Training Centers (RTC) are supplemental player development programs designed to provide motivated players throughout Tennessee with additional training opportunities while remaining committed to their current club environment.

The RTC is not a club team and does not replace a player's current team or club. Instead, it serves as an extension of a player's development through additional training, professional coaching, and ongoing identification opportunities within the Nashville SC Youth Soccer pathway.

Our goal is simple: to provide talented and motivated players with supplementary training opportunities that may lead to early identification for our Nashville SC Academy.

What is the Regional Training Center?

The Regional Training Center is a supplemental training program designed for players who are seeking additional opportunities to develop their overall ability and have a desire to play at an MLS Academy level.

Players continue training and competing with their current club while attending weekly RTC sessions led by Nashville SC Youth Soccer staff.

The RTC creates an environment where players can be challenged, supported, and identified while receiving consistent coaching aligned with the Nashville SC player development philosophy.

An Extension of Your Current Soccer Environment

Nashville SC believes that player development is strongest when clubs, coaches, players, and families work together.

The Regional Training Center is designed to complement a player's current soccer experience, not compete with it.

Players remain registered with and compete for their current club team while receiving additional weekly training through Nashville SC.

The program provides an opportunity for players from all soccer backgrounds to access supplemental training while maintaining their existing commitments.

Early Identification and Player Pathway

The Regional Training Center serves as one of the first stages within the Nashville SC Youth Soccer player identification process.

Through ongoing observation and evaluation, Nashville SC staff are able to identify players who demonstrate the technical ability, mindset, coachability, and commitment required to progress within higher-level development environments.

Participation in the RTC does not guarantee advancement into the Nashville SC Academy. However, the program provides players with consistent opportunities to be seen by Nashville SC Youth staff throughout the year.

RTC's allow Nashville SC staff to build relationships with players and families while supporting long-term player development.

Program Structure

Fall Season: August - October

Spring Season: March - May

The Regional Training Center operates during the Fall and Spring seasons only.

Training Schedule

• 10 training sessions per season
• Friday evening training sessions
• 90-minute sessions
• U8 - U12 Age Groups

Match Days

In addition to weekly training sessions, all RTC players will participate in:

• 2 Regional Training Center Match Days per season
• Hosted at the Nashville SC First Team Training Facility
• Teams formed from all RTC player pool

Player Groupings

Players will be placed into age and developmentally appropriate training groups based on age, ability, and developmental needs.

Final group assignments will be determined by Nashville SC Youth staff.

Regional Training Center Locations

To make player development opportunities accessible across Tennessee, Nashville SC Regional Training Centers operate at multiple locations throughout the region. During the application process, you will see a list of all our locations.

What Players Receive

Accepted players will receive:

• 8 training sessions per season
• 2 match days per season at the Nashville SC First Team Training Facility
• Professional coaching from Nashville SC staff
• Nashville SC player development curriculum
• Ongoing player evaluation and feedback
• Access to future Nashville SC Youth Soccer opportunities

All accepted players will need to purchase a Nashville SC RTC uniform. Uniform ordering will take place after acceptance.

RTC Perform

RTC Perform brings together the highest-performing U11 and U12 boys and girls from across Nashville SC Regional Training Center locations. Selected players continue training with their regular RTC group while receiving additional opportunities to train and compete together in a higher-performance environment.

RTC Perform at a Glance:

• Invite-only
• U11 and U12
• 18 players per age group
• Players must be active RTC participants
• Selection based on performance within RTC
• Players remain with their current RTC location
• Sessions hosted at Currey Ingram Academy or Century Farms
• Two dedicated coaches per age group
• No additional cost
• Games against MLS development programs

RTC Perform provides selected players with an additional level of training, competition, and identification within the Nashville SC player pathway.

The purpose is not simply to create another team. RTC Perform provides an additional step within the Nashville SC player pathway where our high-performing players can train together, compete against strong opposition, and continue to be evaluated within the Nashville SC development environment.