ELITE SOCCER YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY INC

What ELITE SOCCER YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY INC does

Elite Soccer Youth Development Academy Inc (ESYDA) is a privately held youth soccer development organization headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, operating with a team of approximately 5 employees. The company runs competitive youth soccer programs, summer clinics, college prep pathways, workforce development initiatives, and community programs such as Creative Kids, targeting aspiring youth soccer players seeking structured competitive development and collegiate opportunities, along with their parents and guardians.

Its core product is ESYDA Connect, a custom-built web-based operational management platform that serves as the centralized hub for the organization's operations. The platform encompasses 150+ internal pages and modules, including role-based dashboards for coaches, technical directors, program specialists, directors of operations and outreach, registrars, and parents; a full event lifecycle management system; player development tracking with match reports, bench planning, and attendance tracking; integrated payment processing; a bulk messaging and email campaign system; an e-commerce store for merchandise; and dedicated portals for alumni engagement and scholarship administration. The platform is accessible via web with no native mobile app deployed to public app stores.

ESYDA generates revenue through four primary streams: seasonal program registration fees (competitive, fall, back-to-school, elite travel), event-based revenue from tryouts, summer clinics, banquets, and college prep programs, merchandise sales through the integrated public store, and scholarship program management. GTM is event-driven and community-led, relying on tryout events, seasonal registration windows, community outreach, social media, and direct online enrollment through the ESYDA Connect platform. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is collected on a seasonal cadence. The company has a single tier of supporting corporate sponsors and no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, M&A activity, or leadership team in the public record.

Name

ELITE SOCCER YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY INC

Legal name

Elite Soccer Youth Development Academy Inc

Website

https://esyda.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ESYDA is a small Silver Spring, Maryland-based youth soccer academy operating ESYDA Connect, a custom web-based platform managing competitive programs, summer clinics, college prep, registration, payments, and community initiatives for youth players, parents, and coaches.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

SILVER SPRING, Maryland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Program Registration Fees: Revenue from seasonal program registrations including Competitive Registration, Fall Registration, Back-to-School Registration, and Elite Travel Registration. Fees collected through integrated payment processing on ESYDA Connect platform.
2. Event Revenue: Income from Tryout Events, Summer Clinics, Banquet events with VIP confirmation, and College Prep Programs. Event-specific registration and ticket purchases.
3. Merchandise Sales: Sales of equipment, apparel, and soccer gear through the Public Store. Order management, checkout, and wishlist functionality for customers.
4. Scholarship Programs: Scholarship program management with Apply Page and Admin Scholarship portal. May include deposit payments for registration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Elite Soccer Youth Development Academy Inc (ESYDA) runs youth soccer development programs including competitive teams, seasonal registrations (Fall, Back-to-School, Elite Travel), summer clinics, college prep, and community programs for aspiring youth soccer players. All operations are orchestrated through its proprietary ESYDA Connect platform, which centralizes registration, payments, event management, communications, and player development tracking for players, parents, and coaches.

Product overview

ESYDA operates a single unified platform called ESYDA Connect. The platform provides a comprehensive suite of module pages including Admin dashboards (Coaches, Players, Teams, Programs, Competitive, Alumni, Reports), Event management (Events Dashboard, Create Event, Event Check In, Event Volunteers, Event Registrations), Communication tools (Messages, Parent Messages, Bulk Messaging, Email Campaign, Automated Emails), Scheduling and Calendar tools (Schedule, Admin Schedule, Coach Schedule, Public Schedule, Calendar), E-commerce/Store functionality (Public Store, Cart, Checkout, Orders, Wishlist), Registration pages (Tryout Registration, Competitive Registration, Program Registration, Back to School, Fall Registration, Alumni Registration), Player and Coach development tools (Player Development, Coach Dashboard, Match Reports, Bench Planner, Attendance Tracking), Financial tools (Payments, Admin Payments, Parent Payments), Media and Documents (Media Gallery, Public Gallery, Documents), and Program-specific pages (Soccer Program, Summer Clinics, College Prep, Workforce Development, Creative Kids, Scholarships).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ESYDA Connect: The centralized operational hub for ESYDA, unifying program management, communications, and administrative functions for coaches, players, parents, and staff.

Products and services

• Competitive Soccer Program

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SponsorssupportingOthersCorporate sponsors supporting ESYDA programs. A Sponsors page exists on the platform indicating partnership program for businesses supporting youth soccer development.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• TeamSnap: Team management app widely used by youth sports organizations for scheduling, communication, and registration. Comparable in addressing the same coach/parent/administrator workflows that ESYDA Connect supports.
• Stack Sports: Sports technology platform (formerly SportsEngine) providing registration, websites, and communication tools for youth sports organizations nationwide. Comparable technology stack to ESYDA Connect, but operates as a broad SaaS provider across many sports.
• D.C. United Academy: Professional MLS club's youth development academy operating elite competitive teams and college pipelines in the D.C. region. Comparable as a competitive youth soccer pathway player but with vastly superior brand and resources.
• U.S. Soccer Development Academy (pathway): Federation-level youth soccer development structure providing elite competitive pipelines. Comparable as the dominant institutional player setting competitive standards ESYDA must meet for elite-tier players.

Direct peers

• Bethesda SC: Large youth soccer club serving the greater Bethesda/Silver Spring corridor with competitive travel teams, player development, and college pathways. Directly comparable as a community-based soccer academy targeting similar demographics and competitive tiers.
• DC Stoddert Soccer: Historic Washington, D.C. youth soccer club running competitive travel teams, development academies, and community programs. Directly comparable in scale, mission, and competitive positioning within the same metropolitan area.
• Arlington Soccer Association: Mid-Atlantic youth soccer club operating competitive and recreational programs. Comparable in operating model—community-based competitive teams with player development pipelines—and competing for the same regional talent pool.

Emerging players

• LeagueApps: Youth and adult sports league management platform offering registration, payments, scheduling, and communication tools. Comparable as the closest pure-play technology peer to ESYDA Connect's functionality, but serves leagues and clubs more broadly than just soccer.
• Veo Technologies: Sports video capture and analytics platform used by soccer academies for player development. Comparable in addressing the player-development tracking and analysis functionality built into ESYDA Connect.

Regional players

• Maryland ODP: Maryland's Olympic Development Program providing state-level talent identification and competitive pathways. Comparable as a regional player development structure competing for the same elite youth talent pool in ESYDA's territory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/elite-soccer-youth-development-academy-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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