JA Elite Soccer Academy

What JA Elite Soccer Academy does

JA Elite Soccer Academy is a youth soccer training organization based in Stamford, Connecticut, founded in 2011. The academy serves children from Kindergarten through high school age, offering structured seasonal soccer programs across Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter, plus dedicated Summer Camps and Summer Select offerings. A specialized 2026 Summer K-2 Program targets the youngest beginners (Kindergarten through 2nd grade) with foundational skills and gameplay.

The academy's primary customer segment is local youth soccer athletes and their families seeking both recreational and competitive skill development. Programs are organized by age group and seasonal cadence, allowing year-round continuity for enrolled participants. Marketing and registration are conducted through a website powered by SportsEngine's Sports Relationship Management (SRM) software, a standard industry platform for U.S. youth sports organizations.

The business operates with approximately 8 employees and is reported as an active operating entity. No pricing, revenue, ownership, leadership, or funding details are publicly disclosed. The operating model is consistent with a small, tuition-driven community sports academy serving the Stamford, CT market without disclosed geographic expansion, institutional investment, or digital product extensions.

Name

JA Elite Soccer Academy

Legal name

JA Elite Soccer Academy

Website

https://jaelitesoccer.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

JA Elite Soccer Academy is a Stamford, Connecticut youth soccer academy founded in 2011 that delivers seasonal training programs and summer camps for children from Kindergarten through high school, using SportsEngine's SRM platform for registration and parent communication.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Sports Training

NAICS

Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Sport Skill Academies (Soccer, Basketball, Tennis, etc.) (MPAKAJAB)

Keywords

• Youth soccer training
• Seasonal soccer camps
• Soccer skill development
• Children's soccer academy
• Youth athletic programs

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

JA Elite Soccer Academy delivers structured youth soccer training and development programs for children ranging from kindergarten through high school. The academy operates year-round through Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter programs, including specialized summer offerings such as the K-2 introductory program and Summer Select for more advanced players.

Product overview

JA Elite Soccer Academy offers a comprehensive suite of seasonal youth soccer programs throughout the year. The academy provides structured training and development opportunities across four main seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter programs. The 2026 Summer offerings include a specialized K-2 Program for young children in Kindergarten through 2nd grade, as well as Summer Select programs for more advanced players. The programs are delivered through a website platform powered by SportsEngine's Sports Relationship Management (SRM) software, which handles program registration and communication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Spring Programs Seasonal youth soccer training and development programs offered during the spring season for various age groups.
• Summer Programs Comprehensive summer soccer camps and training programs including the 2026 Summer K-2 Program for young children and Summer Select programs for advanced players.
• Fall Programs Seasonal youth soccer training and development programs offered during the fall season for various age groups.
• Winter Programs Seasonal youth soccer training and development programs offered during the winter season for various age groups.
• 2026 Summer K-2 Program Specialized soccer program designed for children in Kindergarten through 2nd grade, introducing foundational soccer skills and fun gameplay.
• 2026 Summer Camps Summer camp soccer training programs for youth athletes during the 2026 summer season.
• Summer Select Advanced summer select program for more competitive or higher-skilled youth soccer players.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Recent moves3 records

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Direct peers

• Super Soccer Stars: Super Soccer Stars runs structured youth soccer instruction programs (including introductory ages similar to JA Elite's K-2 offering) in the NY metro area, directly competing for the same parent segments with a comparable curriculum-led model.
• Coerver Coaching: Coerver Coaching is a global soccer skill-development franchise that licenses academy-style ball-mastery curricula to clubs — a directly comparable skill-development, single-sport offering for youth players.
• SUSA (FC USA / SUSA Soccer Academy): SUSA operates year-round youth soccer training and travel programs across the New York / Connecticut corridor with a similar academy/seasonal model, making it one of the closest direct comparables to JA Elite's Stamford-based offering.
• Lil' Kickers: Lil' Kickers is a national youth soccer introduction program targeting the youngest beginner age groups (the same K-2 segment JA Elite courts). It overlaps directly on product format (class-based, age-tiered) while operating at much greater scale.
• Skyhawks Sports Academy: Skyhawks delivers multi-sport youth sports instruction and camps across the U.S. with a similar seasonal, parent-paid enrollment model. While multi-sport, its operating cadence and customer (parent of K-12 athlete) closely mirrors JA Elite's.
• i9 Sports: i9 Sports runs youth sports leagues, camps, and clinics nationally using a franchise model with seasonal program registration — the same go-to-market mechanic JA Elite uses with SportsEngine for soccer.

Regional players

• FC Westchester: FC Westchester is a competitive youth soccer club operating in Westchester County, just over the border from Stamford. It competes for many of the same Fairfield County families and offers a more structured club/team pathway that JA Elite does not.
• Beach FC (Long Island): Beach FC is a regional competitive youth soccer club serving Long Island and the NY metro area. Its offerings (tryouts, travel teams, development programs) are adjacent to JA Elite's academy model and compete for the same pool of performance-oriented families.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Club Soccer / ECNL: U.S. Club Soccer and its member leagues (e.g., ECNL, NPL) are the dominant national platforms for competitive youth soccer pathways. Affiliation with or competition against clubs in these leagues shapes the strategic environment for academy operators like JA Elite.
• New York Red Bulls Academy: The MLS-affiliated Red Bulls Academy runs an elite, branded youth soccer pathway in the NY/NJ/CT region. It does not directly compete at the entry-level beginner tier but defines the premium ceiling against which families benchmark local academies like JA Elite.

Market position

Strengths4 records

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Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ja-elite-soccer-academy

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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