The individual development blueprint elite academies use.
FREE LIVE TRAINING · FOR MLS NEXT & ECNL SOCCER PARENTS
IS YOUR SON'S DEVELOPMENT STALLING BECAUSE HE GETS TEAM COACHING, NOT INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION ?
A free 60-minute online session for parents of serious 13–18 year-old players who train hard in elite youth soccer, but still don't have a clear, position‑specific plan for the next 6–12 months.
Built for parents. Your son is welcome to watch with you.
FREE · 60 MINUTES · LIVE Q&A INCLUDED
LIVE IN · COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF
PLAYERS DEVELOPED
YEARS COACHING EXPERIENCE
LICENSED
ABOUT THE COACH
CHARLIE FOSTER
UEFA A LICENSE · US A LICENSE · CHELSEA FC ACADEMY · 6+ YEARS MLS · MSC SPORTS & HUMAN PERFORMANCE
Twelve years. Three thousand players.
Charlie Foster is a professional soccer coach with over 12 years of experience across the US, UK and Europe, having worked directly with more than 3,000 players.
His career spans:
- Coached inside the Chelsea FC Academy
- 6+ years coaching MLS Next and high-performance US youth soccer
- High-performance roles across elite youth and college pathways
From the inside, he kept seeing the same thing:
Good players were training more than ever, but weren't getting the individual attention or clear plans they needed to keep moving forward.
Professional academies build their model around individual development plans for priority players. At the youth level, that level of attention disappears into team training.
Feedback becomes generic
"Roadmaps" become copy-paste
Talented boys plateau or drift sideways
Game IQ Academy exists to close that gap — bringing a professional individual development system directly to the players who are falling through the cracks of team coaching.
THE REAL PROBLEM
TEAM COACHING. NO PERSONAL ROADMAP. CRUCIAL YEARS ON AUTOPILOT.
SAME TRAINING, NO INDIVIDUAL PLAN
Your son gets the same sessions and the same generic cues as everyone else. Nothing is truly tailored to his position, his strengths, or his gaps.
VAGUE FEEDBACK, ZERO FOCUS
He hears "keep working hard" and "be more consistent," but nobody can tell you, in writing, what he should improve in the next 6–12 weeks. These are his most important development years, and he's guessing.
NO INDEPENDENT EYES YOU CAN TRUST
The only coach who really watches him is the one who controls minutes and selections. You can't get blunt, honest feedback without risking his spot, so you stay quiet and he stays confused.
TIME & MONEY WITH NO CERTAINTY
Weeknights, weekends, travel, fees, extra sessions… and you still couldn't confidently say whether he's on track, behind, or being overlooked.
You'll leave with a clear picture of what should be happening in your son's development over the next 6–12 months.
Ready to stop guessing and see what his individual plan should actually look like?
FREE · 60 MINUTES · LIVE ONLINE TRAINING FOR MLS NEXT & ECNL PARENTS
QUALIFY YOURSELF
THIS SESSION IS FOR YOU IF…
Your son plays in MLS Next, ECNL, or a top competitive club and is serious about his soccer.
He's 13–18, training multiple times per week, but his development feels like it's stalled or drifting.
You've been given vague feedback ("keep working hard") but never a specific, written, position-based plan.
You sense that 13–18 is a crucial window, but you're not sure what should be happening month-to-month.
You thought this level would automatically "get him seen," and now you're realizing there is no magic pipeline — and you're behind.
If that's you, you're exactly who this training is for.
If you see your son in this description, don't wait for another season to "see what happens."
INSIDE THE 60 MINUTES
THREE THINGS YOU LEAVE WITH.
THE POSITION AUDIT
How to look at your son's game the way a top academy coach does: by position, by age, by level — so you can see why he might be stalling and where the real leverage is for the next 6–12 months.
THE PATHWAY REALITY CHECK
What MLS Next, ECNL and college coaches actually pay attention to at 13–18 — and why most "get him seen" talk is a myth unless you first fix his individual development.
THE WEEKLY DEVELOPMENT CYCLE
The 6-week framework top academies use to track real progress — and how to run a simple version at home, using his match footage and basic equipment, so he always knows exactly what he's working on this month.
You'll leave with a clear picture of what should be happening in your son's development over the next 6–12 months.
WEDNESDAY · 8PM EST · 60 MINUTES · FREE
WHAT COACHES & PLAYERS SAY
CHARLIE'S ABILITY TO BREAK DOWN THE GAME AND BUILD TAILORED INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS IS SECOND TO NONE. HIS APPROACH GIVES THE PLAYERS CLARITY AND THE CONFIDENCE THEY NEED TO STAND OUT.
BEN MATHEWS · FA LICENSED COACH & MENTOR
"The individualized development plan was exactly what I needed to stand out and impress scouts effectively. I now have the collegiate offers I wanted!"
JORDAN S. · COLLEGIATE OFFERS SECURED
FINAL WHISTLE
YOUR SON'S MOST IMPORTANT SOCCER YEARS ARE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
You're already investing the time and money. Make sure these years actually move him forward.
Sixty minutes. Professional academy insight. Free. Live.
TIME REMAINING
WEDNESDAY · JUNE 17 · 8PM EST · 60 MINUTES · FREE