2024-2025 Boys Team Expectations

MTA continues to raise the bar in Minnesota in terms of player development, team performance, college recruitment and national exposure. 15 years ago we embarked on a new journey to ensure stronger competition and a more direct path to collegiate soccer for our players, and MTA was one of the founding members of the Girls ECNL. That success story has proven itself every year since.  We joined the Boys ECNL for the 2019-2020 season, which was canceled by the pandemic, but made us the only club in the state to offer such a national platform for players to excel.

In 2020-21, we joined TCSL in re-defining the local landscape in Minnesota by joining the new Minnesota National Premier League. This was the obvious next step for us to align with our goal of continuing to be the leader in high level soccer not only in Minnesota, but nationally.

MTA – Raising the Bar

As part of our comprehensive player development approach, MTA continues to offer services and benefits that cannot be found anywhere else in Minnesota.

• • College Exposure and Recruiting to DI, DII and DIII Programs – MTA has trained more collegiate and professional athletes than all other soccer clubs in MN combined! Other clubs may say this, but MTA can prove it –  check out the 1100+ college commitments and the player accomplishments on our website - with 30+ professional players and 30+ National team players.

  • Proven MTA Development Path  – MTA has developed a path to success. From our ThunderBolts programming to NPL and ECNL, from expert, high level coaches to Elite Club Benefits we provide a holistic approach to development, identification & competition that completes the player.

  • Top Players Play Here – The athletes awarded Mr and/or Ms Minnesota have been MTA players for the last 23 years. Athletes come to MTA from across Minnesota to play on teams where all players are dedicated to soccer, and are working together to get to the next level.

  • Highly Licensed Coaches
  • Excellent Goalkeeper Training included in player fees - by former professional player Terry Leiendecker.

  • Elite Club Benefits

    • Excellent, centrally located turf and dome facilities –
      • MTA Winter Park Training Complex, Eden Prairie
      • Academy of Holy Angels, Richfield
    • Innovative technologies to enhance player performance (TrainingHAUS Performance training at our Winter Park Complex, Veo & Hudl Camera systems, Normatec athlete recovery pants)
    • Strategic Partnerships – to enhance the player experiences and performance, and continue to educate our coaches (Twin Cities Orthopedics and TrainingHAUS powered by TCO provides athletic trainers and Performance training)
    • Byga Comprehensive Club Management System – from player evaluations to registrations, MTA is committed to the highest level of communication and excellence.
    • Snap!Spend team financial system - ease and transparency for collecting team fees.

There are 2 types of fees at MTA:

1. Player Fees - these are billed by MTA through Byga, our club management and registration system. Payment plans are available.
2. Team Fees - these are fees paid for team events, and are paid securely through Snap!Spend. Every team has their own bank account, with visibility and transparency to team expenses. 

(Player fees are billed by MTA in Registration)

• League fees
• Referee Fees (home games)
• Outdoor Training fields, Game fields & equipment
• Indoor Training fields (domes), Game Fields, Facility rental & equipment
• Goalkeeper Training
• Coach Salaries, Coach Education
• Club Operations, Administration, Insurance
• Winter Park facilities - dynamic warmup area, lobby with free wifi, team meeting rooms, indoor restrooms

• Uniforms & Training kits
• Winter League Fee
• Winter Futsal
• Tournament fees (except U8)
• ECNL Showcase Event fees
• National Championships/ Playoffs
• Personal travel expenses

Team fees are collected by Team Treasurers via the Snap!Spend system

• Tournament & ECNL Event registration fees
• Coach travel expenses
• Team events
• Scrimmages
• Winter league
• Winter futsal
• Additional Team fees or activities
• Some Team Fees may be collected by the MTA Office

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