Does New England Revolution hold academy tryouts?
Gillette Stadium · Foxborough, Massachusetts · Checked October 16, 2026
Yes, partly. The Revolution Academy has a tryout-based Elite Player Pathway at Gillette Stadium: one session a week for seven weeks, and a direct feeder to the Academy teams. Players must try out and be selected. A younger program, Future Revs, needs no tryout. Camps and clinics also refer players.
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Elite Player Pathway tryout, then seven weekly sessions at Gillette Stadium, then Academy team selection.
- 01Elite Player Pathway tryouts
A tryout-based program at Gillette Stadium for field players and goalkeepers. It runs once a week for seven weeks and feeds the Revolution Academy teams. Registration for the next tryouts is on the club page.
Official page ↗ - 02Future Revs
No tryout needed. Players can be identified here for the Elite Player Pathway or Academy teams.
Official page ↗ - 03Academy camps and clinics
Players can be identified and referred through Revolution Academy camps and clinics.
Official page ↗ - 04Partnership programs with local clubs
The Academy offers staff to evaluate players and coaches at partner clubs, including Needham, Sudbury, Hopkinton, Wellesley and North Attleboro.
Official page ↗
- Massachusetts and New England
- Partner clubs such as Needham, Sudbury, Hopkinton, Wellesley and North Attleboro
- Academy camps and clinics
- Ask who is inviting you: the academy itself, or a camp or paid program run by the club's youth department.
- Ask whether the invitation is for one trial, a training pool or a team place. Pools can run for months.
- Ask in writing about cost, travel and school before you agree to anything.
- Tell your child's current club. MLS academies usually contact the current club first.
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Does the New England Revolution hold open tryouts?
The Elite Player Pathway is tryout-based and players must be selected. The club page links to registration for the next tryouts. Future Revs, a younger program, has no tryout.
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