Welcome to Vitesse Soccer Academy in Johnson City!

Sept. 2025

Vitesse Soccer Academy Updates!

Vitesse is BEST rated,

 Training facility.
 Playing experience.
 Family atmosphere.
 Cost for its value.

Since 2009, we are the longest-serving club in the Tri-Cities. At present, there are 12 players either playing professionally or in college with a path through Vitesse Soccer. Our mindset for our players is to have fun, be ethical, and take ownership of their experience.

To experience appreciation and enjoyment, the goal of Vitesse is to create a soccer culture that is proactive and open-minded, a prerequisite for development and success.

In 2024, our programs were certified and appraised for club fees at $710 per season (Fall or Spring). We examined the following benchmarks: facilities, coaching, programs, market, service, and player advancement. The program is still offered at $425 per season.

NEW!!!    For the Fall season, we will utilize fundraising for the additional costs (league, jamboree, and referee fees) through a Silent Auction and a Soccer Golf tournament on the third Saturday in August.  

For the Spring season, we will raise additional funds to go towards fees through the sale of coffee for a period of two weeks in February.

Prior to each season, parents will have the option to opt out of fundraising participation and pay an additional fee of $125 per season during registration.

We will utilize parent’s cooperation in these fundraising efforts. Anything we collect beyond the team fees will go into our capital funds and some for building two padel courts at Vitesse (more on this below).  

For the Fall and Spring seasons, parents facilitate in celebrating not so much their wins, but doing what’s right. For example, we should hear parents’ excitement when players (1) pass to their goalkeeper, (2) attempt a one-touch pass, (3) shoot on goal, and (4) talk during the game. Other requirements for parents are that players bring an inflated ball to practice and communicate promptly when a response is needed for planning purposes. 

NEW!!!       

International Performance Institute   (IPI)

This program is for soccer players who want to instill an outstanding feature in their playing performance.  This requires that players have a strong desire, clear goal and commitment to succeed.

An example of this might include:
(1) A player who is committed to doing 3 scissor fake moves during every scrimmage or game.
(2) A player committed to playing 10 one-touch passes with 80% completion rate each scrimmage and game.
(3) A player committed to calling out his/her responsibility when defending 90% of the time.

IPI “Thinking Like a Champion” is 8 private training sessions of 70 minutes each and observation of two games conducted with coach Michael Louter. You will be assigned homework for 20 minutes a day. We train your skills, positional awareness, mental strategies, and analytical thinking. We also involve your parents so they know what to look for and can reinforce successes.

When you succeed in your goal, you will train for two days with Mark Farmer, a professional scout!

The cost of the IPI “Thinking Like a Champion” program is $850. Players must be 12 years or older. Training can be done any time throughout the year, but needs to be completed in a 12 week span.

An another program run through IPI is “Video Assessment”, which is seeing your game through the eyes of a professional coach or scout. It is ideal for ECNL and MLS Academy players where it is a requirement that all games are recorded. Based on observing you in the game and all the moments revealed through video, you will receive a full game analysis. Many players share the video highlights with college coaches.

There are two different avenues through IPI “Video Assessment.” 

1. Game Analysis: if the player only wants knowledge of what to do.  Approximately 6 hours of work, cost $450.

2. Game Analysis & ICF Coaching: Some players realize they have the knowledge of what to do, but feel prohibited by emotions. This requires that I ask questions until there is clarity. which takes approximately 9 hours of work, at a cost of $650.

 

About Coach Michael Louter:

(1) Former professional player at AZ Alkmaar, The Netherlands (1988).
(2) Won two National Titles with Brevard College (1997 and 1998); ranked first in the country with U15 Boys team (2001) and assisted with 3-v-3 National Title (2006).
(3) Alabama ODP Director (2003–04).
(4) “A” licensed USSF; “Advanced Diploma” NSCAA; and a Master’s in Sport Coaching with an emphasis in Sport Psychology from the US Sports Academy in Alabama.

PADEL COURTS

What are Padel Courts? How are they related to soccer?

We are working towards installing 2 padel courts at Vitesse Soccer. Padel is a popular racquet sport that blends elements of tennis and squash, played in a small, enclosed court with glass walls. The skills are easy to acquire. It is extremely popular among professional soccer players as it benefits agility and reaction time, yet the activity is low-impact, fun, and interactive. It is ideal for recovery and cross-training!

For the padel courts, we secured the land and purchased the courts. Our next step is to raise the funds through grant writing and explore collaborations for building the concrete slabs. For opportunities to donate, we need gravel, steel bar reinforcement, and form work. For expertise, we look for people in grant writing, excavating, pouring concrete, finishing concrete, and installing the padel courts. 

Vitesse Soccer is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. If you are interested in supporting this project, please contact Michael Louter.