Darlington School U17 Soccer Academy is the 10-month soccer training program offered by Darlington School and competes in the MLS Next AD through partnership with Southern Soccer Residential Academy. Offered to day and resident students, as well as local players as an extracurricular opportunity, the Soccer Academy enrolls highly motivated male student-athletes who share a common goal – to obtain a premier college-preparatory education and to play at the highest club soccer levels in the MLS Next for the U.S.A.