Elite Soccer. Personalized Learning. Every Day.
A first-of-its-kind soccer academy and middle school for competitive players — combining elite on-field training with personalized academics, designed to accelerate development in both.
Every day at Second Six is built around three commitments — elite training, personalized learning, and a schedule built for the serious student-athlete.
Every morning from 8:30–11:00 AM, students are on the field. Technical training, video analysis, conditioning, positional work, and the things club coaches unfortunately never have enough time for — throw-ins, tactical sessions, and individual skill development. That's over 500 additional hours of soccer training per year.
In the afternoon, students engage in a personalized, small-group academic program led by expert educators. Using a leading adaptive learning platform, students work at their own pace — accelerating where they're strong, getting support where they need it. No one-size-fits-all curriculum. No being lost in a crowd.
Second Six operates as a full-day private school program, five days a week throughout the academic year — based at the SOCA Field House in Charlottesville, VA. Students are enrolled in place of traditional middle school. And because the day wraps at 4:00 PM, they can still make afternoon club team practice.
A structured, purposeful day — built to develop the holistic student-athlete without sacrificing either discipline.
Technical training, video analysis, strength & conditioning, and the positional and tactical work that practice schedules don't allow for.
A real break. Students pack their own lunches. Occasional outside vendors may be available.
Personalized learning in a small-group setting, guided by expert educators using an adaptive learning platform. Varied by day and subject.
Students are picked up daily and can head to afternoon club team training. No conflicts. No tradeoffs.
The Second Six schedule is intentionally designed so athletes can still attend evening club team practice — more total development, not less club time.
Second Six Academy is designed for travel-level and above soccer players in grades 5–8. If your athlete is serious about the game — competing at the club level, dreaming of high school varsity or beyond — this is the environment built for them. We are not a recreational program. We are a development program.
On a traditional school schedule, all soccer happens on evenings and weekends, and club practice time is rightly spent on team shape, tactics, and game preparation. Individual skill work gets pushed to early mornings before school or late nights when players should be resting and recovering. Second Six moves that development into the school day: three hours of focused training each morning while players are fresh, leaving evenings for club practice and recovery.
The average competitive club player trains two or three times a week. Skills are built through frequent, consistent repetition, and a technique practiced every day develops far faster than one practiced a few times a week. Second Six trains daily, adding roughly 500 hours of focused development each year in the areas club teams rarely have time for: soccer IQ, film study, and individual technical work.
Traditional middle school wasn't built with the competitive student-athlete in mind. Second Six was. Our adaptive learning platform meets each student where they are. Students who are excelling move ahead at a faster pace, while students who need more time stay with foundational concepts until they've mastered them, before moving on to more advanced material. Small groups and real educator attention mean academic confidence grows alongside athletic development.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Second Six Academy operates out of the SOCA Field House — one of the premier soccer training facilities in Central Virginia. We bring decades of player development expertise to every aspect of this program, in an environment purpose-built for the serious soccer player.
Tuition is comparable to area independent schools and covers the full academic program, daily coaching, and all academy materials. We are committed to making Second Six accessible to the right players — regardless of financial circumstance.
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