REAL COLORADO ACADEMY PROGRAM

Real Colorado Alumni - Tajon Buchanan with Inter Milan — **The Badge on the Front. The Future Behind It.**

**The Real Colorado Academy: Where Future Legends Begin.**
Our Academy Program is the cornerstone of elite youth development at Real Colorado — a proven pathway for high-potential players to reach their next level, on and off the field. With a focus on individual growth, technical excellence, and tactical understanding, our Academy builds complete players ready to compete at the highest levels.
In 2025, Real Colorado Academy teams will compete in the **ECNL Texas Conference**, one of the nation's most competitive and prestigious platforms. The ECNL delivers top-tier competition, unmatched exposure, and a holistic approach to player development. It’s more than a league — it’s a launchpad.
**The journey starts here. The future is Real.**

Real Colorado alumni who came through our academy program include Ethan Horvath, Tajon Buchanan, Tidaine Dia, Taylor Kemp, Ryan Sailor, Ian Smith and Adam Beaudry to name a few! Check out our Wall of Fame

If you are a player who is currently playing at the highest level in your club and looking for something more, please reach out and find out what more looks like. Our elite programming isn’t for just anyone, but it might be great for you.

Elite Player Placement

Real Colorado Futures

The Real Colorado Academy Futures Program is offered by Real Colorado as a supplemental training opportunity designed to provide U10–U13 players and families with exposure to a high-level academy training environment. Sessions are led by Academy staff, club directors, and occasional guest coaches, with the goal of supporting player development for participants from both inside and outside Real Colorado.

This program is open to players from any club or community. Participation is voluntary and fee-based, and involvement in Futures does not imply selection, placement, or commitment to any Real Colorado team. Players are encouraged to remain fully engaged with their current teams and clubs throughout their participation.

Futures consists of weekly training and educational sessions offered in seasonal segments (spring and fall), with optional opportunities available during the summer and winter. At times, training may include internal training games or learning experiences appropriate to the environment. The intent of the program is developmental exposure only, not evaluation or recruitment, and participation does not affect a player’s current club status.

The purpose of Futures is to provide families with an opportunity to learn more about the training methodology, standards, and environments associated with Real Colorado’s national platforms, including Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) and ECNL Regional League (ECNL-RL), while continuing to prioritize the player’s present team commitments. Coaches will not discuss placement within Real Colorado until May 1st of the current seasonal year.

Please reach out to Shawn Comegys with any questions

Registration Coming Soon

Fall 2025/Spring 2026 Coaching Assignments

The Real Colorado staff is excited to announce our coaches for the upcoming Academy, ECNL and ECNL-RL teams. Even as we are confident in the accuracy of these decisions, it’s important to stress a player is accepting a position on a team at Real Colorado. Further, it’s our expectation if there are future changes to the coaching lineup, the experience for the player and her team will remain consistent.

Real Colorado Academy
(ECNL - Texas)