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    COLLEGE COMMITMENT: YIANNI HATZISTEFANIS

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    VIRTUAL TRAINING PORTAL

    The Virtual Training Portal is an e-learning resource center where players can utilize all that is offered through FC Copa Academy in an online setting.  Please click the decription below to learn about the various components that you, as academy players, have access to.

    COPA SKILLS CHALLENGE
    We are excited to unveil the Copa Skills Challenge! Over the next 9 weeks, we are rolling out a new competition for our players.
    HEADSPACE: MINDFULNESS FOR YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE
    There are a lot of unknowns in the world right now. But one thing is certain — Headspace is here for you. To help support you through this time of crisis, we’re offering some meditations you can listen to anytime.
    THANK YOU FC COPA FIRST RESPONDERS
    As part of our #CopaCares initiative, we are creating ways to thank our FC Copa Academy members who
    COPA TACTICAL eLEARNING
    Via our virtual learning platform, CANVAS by Instructure, FC Copa Academy players will receive a weekly tactical education and assignments course.
    INDIVIDUAL TECHNICAL PLATFORM
    Through our partner at TechneFutbol, FC Copa Academy field players will find tremendous value in the innovative training program that can be utilized as a supplement to their technical training.
    WE ARE HERE FOR YOU!
    It is our goal to be here for you during these unprecedented times. We know all of us, as an FC Copa Family, have different challenges we are dealing with. If there is anything that you need or if you find yourself requiring assistance in any way, please connect with us, we will do everything in our power to assist you.
    COPA ACADEMIC GUIDANCE
    Our Director of Academic Guidance, Lori Berman, continues to be in touch to conduct counseling sessions remotely. Since our players are home during the day working on schoolwork during the upcoming week or 2, we invite you to sign up via the link sent to you in an email earlier today to join a phone call or facetime call to review your report card from the first half of the year.
    ONLINE FITNESS PORTAL
    COPA FIT is designed to cover all fitness aspects within the game of soccer while teaching the fundamentals of body mechanics. Create a fun and competitive environment to increase a player's fitness, improve a player's soccer movements (focus on speed, agility, change of direction and explosiveness)
    SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT
    Since our players are not able to have organized practices we will be launching a skills social media challenge to continue to encourage everyone to touch a ball and to have fun while doing it. We will look to repost any and all posts that we can. At the end of the week we will select the BEST OF THE BEST and highlight them. ENJOY, STAY POSITIVE and HAVE FUN… GO PRACTICE!
    WEEKLY COACHES ONLINE MEETINGS
    As part of this virtual education we will also have each team’s coach continue to interact with all our players twice per week, not unlike our training schedules, but through online meetings via Google Hangouts.



    Your coach will communicate the exact schedule for these online meetings and those meetings will also be added to your team’s online schedule. You can download Google Hangouts here.
    LIVE WEBINAR SERIES
    Our live webinar series will be presented weekly. The goal is to cover multiple topics such as mental toughness in soccer, player development lifecycle, the college placement journey and time management in sports and academics.

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    The schedule and information will be available shortly and can be accessed via the link below.
    COLLEGE RERUITING PLATFORM
    Welcome to the next generation in college recruiting technology. At FC Copa Academy we pride ourselves for having developed and assisted over 325 players on their journey to college placement. We are excited to start a new partnership with College Fit Finder, (CFF). This innovative online system paired with our historic academic guidance will make the college recruitment process of our athletes easier to manage.
    FC COPA FIFA 20 TOURNAMENT
    FC Copa announces FIFA Tournament on both XBOX One and PS4 for all its academy players to compete online. The tournament bracket will be determined by how many players sign up, either single or double elimination. Tournaments will be led by Coach Andrew (XBOX One) & Coach Dimitri (PS4). Once players have signed up a GroupMe chat will be created to walk through the brackets.

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    All players must complete the online form to participate.
    LAUGHTER PERMITTED
    We invite the FC Copa Academy community to enjoy one of our most famous friend's podcast:

    Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy

    A fun, thoughtful, candid conversation with trailblazers in sports about the joy/chaos of life and sports.

    Let this remind us all to keep smiling and laughing TOGETHER!
    SOCCER PARENTING ASSOCIATION
    Soccerparenting.com is a website dedicated to educating youth soccer parents and coaches.



    Parents will find interviews, live webinars, articles, courses, and short videos discussing issues related to youth soccer players such as mental performance, recovery, injury prevention, Laws of the Game, tactics, technical development, college recruiting, best practices for sports parenting and much more (including "The Sideline Project").
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    2020 - 2021 TRYOUT DATES ANNOUNCED
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    FC COPA PARTNERS WITH MILLSTONE UNITED
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    ABOUT

    FC COPA ACADEMY

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    FC Copa Academy is a professional soccer organization founded in 2004.  We are a soccer family consisting of over 750 members from the ages of 5 to 19 that come from all areas of NJ, NY, and PA.  In addition to the youth academy, FC Copa Academy provides a pathway into the college, semi-pro and professional levels its New Jersey Copa FC collegiate programs (U20 and U23) all the way to the NPSL (men) and UWS (women) teams.

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    ​We are a year-round soccer development program assisting players in reaching their greatest potential.  The focus is on educating the complete player with a knowledgeable and caring staff.  FC Copa Academy fields both boys and girls teams in each age group from U7 through U19 and beyond.  FC Copa Academy teams compete in premier level leagues, tournaments, showcases, and competitions locally, regionally and nationally. 

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    Since its inception in 2004, FC Copa Academy has appeared in 26 state, 19 regional and 7 national finals & championships while having one of the highest college placement rates in the country, both soccer and academic having placed over 325 students into 153 collegiate programs.

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