INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY
Our student athletes live in University of Sunderland accommodation situated at Panns Bank, Sunderland.
Prices range so please see our pricing page.
Unlike other programmes around the world and the American Collegiate system, we only have squad rosters of around 25 student athletes to deliver a real professional experience. We see this as a real USP and important part of our program. However, the caveat to this is that because we don’t have hundreds of student athletes, we don’t have a surplus of finance to then offset costs and offer scholarships. All our revenue is driven back into the program for an unmatched experience.
No, there is no age limit to our program. We do play in age restricted competitions however we also are able to play “overage” players in these competitions.
There is not a straightforward answer to this questions as every player is judged on their own individual circumstances and it is different for male and female. There are certain restrictions that do prohibit male players playing for our first team team in competitive league fixtures. These include; if you are an international student athlete on a student visa, you cannot play for our first team however, if you are at the required level, you will be given the opportunity to train and play certain 1st team fixtures. Once graduated there are potential other routes to explore, but again this is a very case by case, individual basis.
If you are a UK domestic student joining our program, there are no restrictions around playing for our mens 1st team.
On the female side you are eligbale, under your international student visa, to play for our women's first team and will be given the opportunity to train with them and then be part of the match day squad, should it be the right fit for both the player and the team.
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