The Academy is for the most serious student-athletes that want to compete in local, regional, and national tournaments. Our tournament teams, formed in December and January, will be made up of players from the Academy. We will be offering a number of periodic camps and clinics for those just wanting to dip their proverbial toes in the water.

The Academy is divided into two training groups: Olders (U14-U18) andYoungers (U10-U14).

The Academy is by invitation only. Invitations are given after attending an Academy tryout. Tryouts will be held on a rolling basis in conjunction with our weekly trainings beginning in April for Olders and May for Youngers. We will host multiple tryout dates, and admissions are rolling throughout the year. We will post these dates on our Instagram and website.

To create the best competitive training environment and ensure the proper amount of repetitions at each position, we anticipate cohorts of no more than 20 girls per cohort. Our goal for the Academy is to produce top teams so we will be intentionally careful in our selection process.

We will be offering many free and paid camps, clinics and perhaps a more recreational approach to the sport during the year. Stay connected to the Instagram account for more details.

To be considered for the Academy, you must attend a tryout, which will begin in April and May. You can email info@bayareaboom.com, or one of the coaches to attend a tryout. You must be registered in the system to attend a tryout and have filled out a facility waiver. You can register on the site.

The Academy charges a monthly fee of $150, which covers all field training, including Real Neal Sports speed, strength and agility training. All costs associated with tournaments, travel, and uniforms will be charged separately. There is a three (3) month minimum commitment to join the Academy.

Our registration for the Academy is by Invitation Only. What you are signing up for on the site is to be considered for the Academy. We will be inviting those that signed up to trainings in April and May to evaluate for the Academy.

In November and December, we will be selecting rosters for travel tournaments. Rosters will be determined on a tournament-by-tournament basis from a pool of players divided into two groups: Elite and Futures. All Future roster players will compete in all local tournaments, playdates and scrimmages. On a tournament by tournament basis, some future roster players will be asked to participate with the Elite travel rostered teams. Elite rostered players will compete in the highest profile regional and national tournaments.

For local competition, we will be scheduling 4-6 playdates. Playdates provide a structured environment where every member of the Academy plays, and plays multiple positions to develop. Playdates are for development primarily, though on occasion we will schedule scrimmages to test the level where players are at. For regional and national competitions, we will select 2-4 travel tournaments to attend depending on the competition level of the Academy teams and the ages, e.g. we are much more likely to attend a tournament requiring a flight with Olders, than Youngers.

Our ambition is to compete for national titles from the various sanctioned tournaments offered through USAFLAG and USA Football. We will carefully select 2-4 tournaments per year that create positive growth experiences for our teams. Unless qualified for nationals, we anticipate focusing on local and regional tournaments initially.

We will be hosting a number of information sessions in late March and early April, or if you know the coaches directly, you can reach out to them: Olders: Coach Danny ; Youngers: Coach Navid

Heck yes, we encourage it! Our trainings begin and end according to those seasons for Olders and Youngers.

We are focused on the Olders and Youngers for now, but if there is enough interest in a weekly program for U8, we certainly will figure it out. We will be hosting many free and paid camps and clinics over the year that will be more practical for the U8 cohorts.

Depending on the number of kids in the Youngers and Olders, you will likely be training at 5-8pm on Sundays. There will be times for Youngers during Next Level, and Olders during high school, where we will take a break, or offer optional Saturday sessions

As parents and local coaches, we know the vagaries of field time in the Bay Area. We solved that problem. The Universal Sports Academy in Martinez, one of only 2 regulation sized indoor turf fields in the Bay Area is our home. You can bank on that each and every weekend. Our trainings will occur at the same time, at the same place, year round.

The highest level competitive athletes from amateurs to professionals come to Real Neal Sports for training. Headquartered at Universal, Real Neal Sports data-driven training will be integrated into our weekly curriculum, providing not only a competitive advantage for flag football, but cross-sport extensibility.

Danny Rodriguez is head of our Olders cohorts, and Navid Niakan is head of our Youngers cohorts.

No. We will provide all flags and balls. Uniforms and practice gear will be purchased separately.