Soccer Boarding Schools

Many boarding schools offer soccer as part of their regular athletics programs while a few can claim to be turning out soccer stars.

The great thing about boarding school is that you can head out to the soccer pitch at any time to punch a ball around or practice skills with your dorm mates. Your coach might even be around to offer you some weekend tips to help you improve. Boarding school lets you immerse yourself in athletics, academics... any aspect of any program that you want to.

You can bet that your soccer game will reach new heights here, like it can in no other school environment. Coaches and teachers at boarding schools bring a unique passion to everything they do. Just ask the students themselves.

Take a close look at soccer boarding schools below to learn about their coaching, their varsity athletics and facilities they offer:

Albert College

Belleville, Ontario

Andrews Osborne Academy

Willoughby, Ohio

Appleby College

Oakville, Ontario

Ashbury College

Ottawa, Ontario

Athol Murray College of Notre Dame

Wilcox, Saskatchewan

Balmoral Hall School

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Bishop Strachan School

Toronto, Ontario

Bishop's College School

Sherbrooke, Quebec

Bodwell High School

North Vancouver, British Columbia

Branksome Hall

Toronto, Ontario

Brehm Preparatory School

Carbondale, IL

Brentwood College School

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Bronte College

Mississauga, Ontario

Canadian Independent College

Baden, Ontario

Chamberlain-Hunt Academy

Port Gibson, Mississippi

Columbia International College

Hamilton, Ontario

Dwight School Canada

Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia

Everest Academy

Thornhill, Ontario

Fulford Academy

Brockville, Ontario

Fulford Preparatory College

Merrickville, Ontario

Glenholme School

Washington, Connecticut

Gow School

South Wales, New York

Great Lakes Christian High School

Beamsville, Ontario

Havergal College

Toronto, Ontario

King's-Edgehill School

Windsor, Nova Scotia

Lakefield College School

Lakefield, Ontario

Landmark East School

Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Luther College High School

Regina, Saskatchewan

Maplebrook School

Amenia, New York

NeuchÂtel Junior College

Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Niagara Christian Community of Schools

Fort Erie, Ontario

Nile Academy

Toronto, Ontario

Pickering College

Newmarket, Ontario

Queen Margaret's School

Duncan, British Columbia

Renaissance Academy

Utopia, Ontario

Robert Land Academy

Wellandport, Ontario

Rockway Mennonite Collegiate

Kitchener, Ontario

Rothesay Netherwood School

Rothesay, New Brunswick

Shawnigan Lake School

Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia

St. Andrew's College

Aurora, Ontario

St. Francis High School

Athol Springs, New York

St. George's School

Vancouver, British Columbia

St. John's-Ravenscourt School

Winnipeg, Manitoba

St. Margaret's School

Victoria, British Columbia

St. Michaels University School

Victoria, British Columbia

St. Peter's ACHS College School

Haliburton, Ontario

Stanstead College

Stanstead, Quebec

The Vanguard School

Lake Wales, FL

Toronto District Christian High School

Woodbridge, Ontario

Trafalgar Castle School

Whitby, Ontario

Trinity College School

Port Hope, Ontario

Upper Canada College

Toronto, Ontario

Why boarding school soccer is unique: great coaches, flexible schedules

At boarding school you'll work with some of the most dedicated coaches and teachers imaginable. We've profiled one great coach, Chris Robert of Trinity College School, in the magazine Our Kids Go to School. After graduating from the school, students like Mr. Robert so much they come back to visit. In turn, Robert points out that boarding school expectations are high for teachers and coaches; coaches or teachers there are expected to stay one evening a week until 10:30 pm. A student points out that this creates a "strong sense of community. You never feel shy to go ask a question."

Another aspect of boarding school athletics like soccer programs is that there is less of a need for compression of time you might need in a regular high school. If you love soccer but don't want to miss band practice, there's time to schedule around both activities. One headmaster puts it: "In a public school band practice and soccer practice might be at the same time, so the student has to choose what he wants to do. But in a boarding school, it's built into the program that everybody has time to do both."

There are many advantages of boarding school soccer programs. You can learn more by investigating schools listed above.