ACADEMY 54

Academy 54 is a high-level player development program offering elite, small group training sessions specifically designed to develop individual technical ability and improve players' on-field performance.

These sessions will focus on skill development, primarily working on the player's technical ability and dribbling skills, and an emphasis on shooting/striking the ball properly. Training will be repetition-driven, and expand into creative 1v1, 2v2 and 3v3 opportunities to practice new skills in a full-speed, game-like setting.

Players that sign up for this academy are not only encouraged, but expected to put time into ball work drills at home. The ability to control and juggle the soccer ball will be an important aspect of technical training. Players will receive tips on how to improve throughout the program, and be expected to improve their max juggles by the end.

The summer program will run five weeks and be held every Tuesday and Thursday, starting July 9 and ending August 8. All sessions are co-ed and run 1.5 hours.

Director of Sports

Wyatt’s passion for soccer ignited early. A Marion County native, he started playing at 4 years old. By age 10, he was traveling to Orlando to play for Orlando FC - a nationally ranked club coached by former English Premier League player Dave Bardsley.

Back at home, he started his high school career at Vanguard where he made the varsity team as a freshman. After taking a year off to focus on his club team, he transferred to Trinity Catholic for his junior and senior seasons, earning the title of Marion County High School Soccer Player of the Year.

In college, Wyatt played Division I soccer for the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes his freshman and sophomore years, winning the Conference USA Championship and making a trip to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. He later transferred to the University of Cincinnati where he finished up his collegiate career with the Bearcats.

After college, Wyatt played semi-pro before returning to Marion County, where he has stayed active in the local soccer community. Now as Director of Sports, his goal is to grow Sports at WEC into one of the premier sports development programs in the nation.