Bradenton Academics

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clubname = Bradenton Academics


fullname = Bradenton Academics
nickname = The Academics
founded = 1998
ground = IMG Soccer Academy
capacity = 1,500
chairman = flagicon|USA Amanda Gatchel
manager = flagicon|USA Tom Durkin
league = USL Premier Development League
season = 2008
position = 2nd, Southeast Division
Playoff Conference Semifinals

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Bradenton Academics are an American soccer team, founded in 1998. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Southeast Division of the Southern Conference against teams from Atlanta, Cary, Greensboro, Nashville, Orlando, Panama City and West Palm Beach.

The team is associated with the prestigious IMG Soccer Academy, the United States Soccer Federation's full-time residency program for the US Under 17 Men's National Team, which itself is part of the larger IMG Academies organization initiated by tennis coach Nick Bollettieri in 1978.

The Academics play their home matches in the stadium at the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The team's colors are blue, gold and black.

The team has a sister organization, the Bradenton Athletics, who play in the women's USL W-League.

2008 Roster

Year-by-year

Honors

* USL PDL Southeast Division Champions 2006
* USL PDL Southern Conference Champions 2002

Competition History

Notable former players

* Kevin Burns
* Matthew Dallman
* Michael Gavin
* Miguel Gonzalez
* Stephen Keel
* David Mahoney
* Kurt Morsink
* Nick Noble
* Michael Parkhurst
* Heath Pearce

Coaches

* Tom Durkin 2005-date

tadia

* IMG Soccer Academy, Bradenton, Florida 2003-date

Average Attendance

*2008: 138
*2007: 135
*2006: 103
*2005: 97

External links

* [http://www.bradentonacademics.com/ Bradenton Academics]