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ELVATON SOCCER

Welcome to Elvaton Soccer: Elvaton Soccer offers youth programs for recreational and elite/select/travel level players in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. On the field, our goal is to develop brave, confident, and creative players through fun and competition. Through soccer, we seek to develop players and coaches who will lead on the field and in their communities.

Our Programs: Elvaton Soccer offers two levels of programming: Elvaton Elite (sometimes called County/Premier/Select/Travel) and Elvaton Junior Academy (sometimes called Clinic / Rec Plus). Practices and home games typically take place at Elvaton Park at 311 Dogwood Rd, Severna Park/Millersville, MD.

Elvaton Elite Soccer (Teams for Boys and Girls Ages 7-13) is our most competitive program designed for dedicated players seeking to practice and play at increasingly higher levels of competition. Players in the Elite program typically play soccer year round and often desire to progress to the high school, college, and/or professional level. Elite requires a higher level of commitment in time, effort, and training, and teams will play against similarly competitive teams from other soccer clubs.

Key program features:

Teams formed based on player evaluations in May and play in leagues commensurate with their playing level.
Typically practice 3 times per week during the Fall and Spring outdoor seasons
- 2 professional-coach run skills training sessions per week
- 1 parent-coach-run practice per week
Play an average of 1 game per weekend against other select/travel/elite teams in the area. Most teams will play in the Anne Arundel County with our most advanced teams playing in the Elite Development Program / USYS National Leagues.
Fall season: Late August to early November
Spring season: Mid-March to early June
Winter/Summer: optional team and training activities
Cost: $475/season for AAYSA teams, $525/season for EDP teams
Costs include all field permits, league fees, referee fees, team equipment, and professional trainer costs
Costs not included: additional team social activities, outside tournaments (coach/team discretion), uniforms
Team uniforms will be purchased separately through the uniform store after team formation and will consist of a home jersey, away jersey, team shorts, team socks, and a reversible practice jersey.
A note on “Travel Soccer:” While this level of soccer is often called “Travel,” our program seeks to minimize travel because it’s not necessary: travel drives up costs exponentially, puts players in cars and hotels when they could be playing, and is a major contributor to player and family burnout in sports.

New Players - tryout required: Please contact elvatonsoccerleague@gmail.com and provide your player's age, gender, and playing experience prior to registering for Elite.

Tryout Dates for 2026-27 Elvaton Elite Teams Season - Teams Forming for Boys and Girls Ages 6-13

Elvaton Junior Academy / Elvaton Soccer School: (Ages 4-10) is ERAs professionally coached program designed for the player looking to learn and grow in skill while playing at a recreational level of competition. This program focuses on building bravery, creativity, and leadership through soccer. All participants will have 2 weekly professionally run Junior Academy training sessions that will help them develop the foundational soccer skill to be confident on the field. This is the perfect program for players who are not ready for the Elvaton Elite skill level or commitment but want to experience all that ERA Soccer’s development curriculum has to offer. Through our team of skilled professional youth soccer coaches and our unique, player-centered development curriculum, players will build the dribbling, shooting, and combination passing skills to be a great individual and team player. Our fast-paced and game-based practices are fun and develop players better than any other approach. Sign up individually or with friends and get started today. Since players progressively develop through our curriculum, Junior Academy / Elvaton Soccer School is also a primary pathway into the Elvaton Elite Soccer program.

Key program features:

Open Registration (No Tryout Required)
Fall and Spring Sessions
Average of 2 professionally run skills sessions per week (typically on Mon/Tues/Wed/Thur after 5PM at Elvaton Park)
Games are a component of practices; if numbers allow, Elvaton Soccer may form an internal league or county team
Fall season: Late August to end October;
Spring season: Late-March to end of May
Cost: $200/season (Uniform purchase only required for teams entering county league)
Spring Junior Academy will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5PM-6PM at Elvaton Park

Coaches / Parents / Groups / Volunteers: Have an existing team or group of friends and looking to play together? Looking for other ways to volunteer? There is always a role for anyone looking to create joyful memories for our players. Email the Elvaton Soccer commissioner at elvatonsoccerleague@gmail.com.

Summer 2026 Programs - Open Now

Elvaton Soccer has many summer programs designed to provide a great skills foundation for travel and recreational level players. Our technical and games-based practices and internal scrimmages will help your child become a more confident deceptive dribbler, combination passer/receiver, and scorer. Start the Fall season flying!

Summer Daytime Training Camps: Elvaton Summer Soccer Camp is the perfect place for kids ages 6–14 to build skills, confidence, and a love for the game—all while having a blast! Our camp focuses on age-appropriate skill development, including dribbling, passing, shooting, and teamwork, through fun, fast-paced activities and small-sided games. Led by experienced professional coaches who know how to challenge and encourage young players, each day balances learning and play so kids stay engaged and excited. Whether your child is new to soccer or looking to sharpen their skills, Elvaton Summer Soccer Camp delivers high-energy instruction, new friendships, and unforgettable summer fun. ⚽☀️

Dutch Week: The July 27-31 camp week will feature guest coaches from Holland teaching the Dutch soccer methods that have had their tiny nation be a consistent world power and that have influenced the playing styles of Spain, Manchester City, Barcelona, and Team USA! All friend / group requests will be honored.

July 27-31 (Dutch Coaches Week! - 5 days) - Register Here
August 3-7 (5 days) - Register Here
August 10-14 (5 days) - Register Here
June 29-July 2 (4 days) - Register Here

Summer Skills and Shooters: Tues/Wed/Thurs (3 days/week). June 22 - August 6 - 6:00PM-7:15PM at Elvaton Park. Ready to take your 1v1, combination, and shooting/finishing game to the next level? Join our Summer Skills and Shooters program. Our technical and games-based practices will help your child become a more confident deceptive dribbler, combination passer/receiver, defender, and scorer. Learn to be the difference maker this summer! Options include Tues/Thurs program or 4 day/week program. Recommended for competitive players ages 7-13. Registration options include individual days, 10 day pass, or whole summer long. Register Here

High School / College Prep: Monday-Thursday (4 days/week). June 22- August 6 - 7:15PM - 9PM/Sunset at Elvaton Park. Looking to be ready for high school or college soccer season by August? Led by professional high school and college coaches, our summer training program combines preparation for high school and college tryout fitness tests (mile, 1.5 mile, 2 mile, beep test, shuttle run, etc.) with the time on the ball needed to stand out on the playing field. Show up for your Fall season confident, fit, and ready to lead on the field. Includes a complete fitness and training program for home use. Options include Tues/Thurs program or 4 day/week program. Recommended for rising 8th graders and above. Registration options include individual days, weeks, or whole summer long. Register Here

WINTER 2025-26 Programs

Elvaton’s winter program registration is live - Register Here. We are offering both indoor and outdoor training programs this year from December-February - see below for program summaries. More detailed program overviews are available on the program specific registration pages. All programs maintain our focus on player development through professional coaches who understand soccer, player development, and love to teach the game. Register before November 15 to receive early bird registration discounts.

Training Programs Available Include:

Mondays - 6PM-7:15PM - Outdoors at Elvaton Park - Dribbling, Fakes, and Moves
Tuesdays - 6PM-7:15PM- Outdoors at Elvaton Park - Attacking Combinations and Possession
Wednesdays - 6PM-7:15PM - Outdoors at Elvaton Park - Shooting and Finishing
Thursdays - Indoors at API in Gambrills, MD
- Skills training groups: boys and girls 8-11, girls 12-18, and boys 10-13

Our Development Approach

For a child to reach their potential in any activity, they need to find joy in the activity and enjoy the process of learning and growing for many years. Behind every “natural,” “prodigy,” or pro is a real-life story of a kid with an obsession with the sport so strong that it led to hours of practice and playing outside of any professional environment. For these reasons, Elvaton soccer focuses on making the playing environment fun, player-centered, and built around play that will grow the love of the game and keep players in the sport. This means having a “NO LAPS, NO LINES, and NO LECTURES philosophy,” where players learn the game by being put in challenging game-like situations as much as possible. Players will have a ball at their feet and a competitor in front of them more than any other approach. Coaches and trainers are there to teach the game and create an environment where taking chances is encouraged. Making mistakes are a part of the game and are seen as a mechanism to learn and improve, not as something to turn into a negative.

Our training is modeled after the methods used to develop the best players in the world, combining aspects of Brazilian street soccer and futsal and the best of the Dutch and Spanish professional development academies to maximize individual and team skill development while building a life-long love of soccer. All programs feature an emphasis on building a foundation of dribbling, 1v1 moves under pressure, shooting/finishing, combination passing, and defending skills. Players immediately apply those skills in highly competitive 1v1, 2v2, 3v3 matches or skills games. Because our players are developed to be exceptional dribblers, shooters, and combiners, they will be prepared to shine in high school / college / Olympic Development / pro team tryouts.

Our Coaches:

Anthony Perry:

Soccer Commissioner and Clinics Coach
Founder of Maryland Players Academy and Elvaton Elite Soccer, Anthony has traveled the world to explore how the best players are developed from youth to professional to national team levels.
Guided several Severna Park Club teams to top ten rankings including 2010 Boys Lightning and 2012 Girls Lightning. 2010 Boys had 100% of players make their high school teams (Severna Park, Broadneck, Chessapeake, Old Mill, Spalding, Severn, and Rockbridge) and produced 5 Maryland Olympic Development team players and one European Olympic Development Team player. 4 players received private school scholarship offers from the team.
Places high emphasis on 1v1 and 2v2 player development to ensure all players are capable of playing multiple positions and in a variety of tactical systems.
Holds US Soccer D, E, F, 11v11, 9v9, 7v7, and 4v4 licenses
Holds US Socccer Coaches licenses in Futsal 1 and 2, Team Attacking, Team Defending, Goalkeeping, and Possession.

Joe Sefoi:

Technical Director, Team Coach, Junior Academy Coach, and Strength and Conditioning Coach
Joe is a highly motivated athletic coach with a comprehensive background in soccer and a specialized strength and conditioning coach.
Joe moved from Sierra Leone to the US back in 2014 where he started his soccer journey and academic’s at CCBC (Catonsville). Later moved to Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) Tennessee to complete his Bachelor Degree in Exercise Science & kinesiology.
After college, Joe moved to Costa Rica to continue playing at a professional level and build on his experience and love of the game. After years of playing pro, had a set back where he tore his ACL and Quad.
After months of recovery and rehabilitation in the strength and conditioning program, Joe found his passion to be a strength and fitness coach, helping him understand how to boost his confidence to get back in the game.
Recently, Joe is linked with the Baltimore Blast pro indoor team, Where he was named captain of the MASL 2 team of the Blast (Baltimore Arsenal). Where he finished top, leading his team with the most assists of the season.
Joe is also the the new strength and conditioning coach of the Loyola University women’s program.

Alejandro Arbaelez: Team Coach and Junior Academy Coach

A standout midfielder for the UMBC Retrievers, where he was a consistent starter noted for his technical efficiency and scoring contributions against programs like George Washington and LIU.
Competed at the professional level in both outdoor and indoor circuits, playing for Maryland Bobcats FC (NISA) and the Harrisburg Heat (MASL). Also Represented Baltimore’s historic Christos FC, contributing to one of the most respected amateur and semi-professional programs in the United States.
Maryland Soccer Pedigree: A product of the prestigious Archbishop Curley High School soccer program, earning deep roots in the competitive Maryland youth and high school landscape.
Youth Development Leader: Transitions his high-level playing experience into coaching, serving as a trainer and mentor for elite local clubs like Maryland United FC, Christos Youth Teams, and Elvaton Elite Soccer.
Teacher/Mentor: By day, Alejandro is a school counselor, which he credits as helping him understand how to work with kids from many different backgrounds and his ability to meet them where they are mentally and motivationally at the moment.

Administrative Links:

Uniforms: Need to order uniforms? Want to order Elvaton Elite Soccer merchandise? Check out our Team Store: https://rebelsportsgroup.com/elvaton_soccer/shop/home

Facebook: Follow Elvaton Soccer on Facebook for program announcements: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095052777581

Questions? Suggestions? Contact the soccer commissioner at elvatonsoccerleague@gmail.com