MAXIMIZE YOUR POTENTIAL 4 Our Methodology 14 Academics 46 Our Campus 8 The IMG Academy Difference 38 Student Life 62 Athletics 12 Admissions 44 Character Development and 88 Value-Added Sponsors Social Responsibility 2 IMG ACADEMY | BOARDING SCHOOL MAXIMIZE YOUR POTENTIAL At IMG Academy, any dream or aspiration is a possibility. We believe that by approaching each day with a passionate soul, open mind, champion’s spirit, helpful heart and absolute integrity, our student-athletes are destined to succeed in the next stages of their life, ready and able to take on challenges with full confidence and preparedness – whether that’s on the field, in the classroom or in life. IMG ACADEMY | BOARDING SCHOOL 3 OUR METHODOLOGY ACADEMICS ATHLETICS A fully accredited Pre-K – 12 boarding IMG Academy features eight sport programs school that includes post-graduate offerings, as well as disciplines that facilitate IMG Academy provides both a challenging improvement in areas like strength, speed, and supportive environment that brings out leadership, nutrition and more. With some the best in student-athletes. The foundation of the world’s top coaches, professional- that IMG Academy provides through small quality facilities, cutting-edge technology class sizes, the attention of a diverse and and customized training programs, IMG eminently qualified faculty, and an emphasis Academy’s student-athletes have dominated on collaboration and higher-order thinking, competition at every level for more than 30 results in sending our graduates to the years. highest-performing universities in the nation. CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY By ingraining accountability and a strong We strive to develop student-athletes moral compass, our student-athletes are who are leaders and role models in the well prepared for life’s challenges after community. IMG Academy instills in its leaving our campus. Utilizing a revolutionary student-athletes the importance of giving training curriculum that addresses all key back. areas of peak performance, IMG Academy promotes character development and overall personal evolution. CHAMPIONS OF THE GAME. LEADERS FOR LIFE. At IMG Academy, academic enrichment and athletic skill development represent only a portion of the training that student- athletes receive. We instill the confidence that allows our student- athletes to aspire to anything that their minds can imagine, while providing the tools to help them reach those goals. 4 IMG ACADEMY | BOARDING SCHOOL THROUGH THE SEAMLESS INTEGRATION OF ACADEMICS, ATHLETICS AND EMPHASIS ON CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, STUDENT-ATHLETES ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE AND ARE CHALLENGED DAILY TO ATTAIN THE IMPOSSIBLE. IMG ACADEMY | BOARDING SCHOOL 5 OUR METHODOLOGY WE ASPIRE TO BUILD THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW BY CHALLENGING OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES TO LEARN, GROW AND CHAMPION THE CORE ATTRIBUTES THAT DEFINE TRUE LEADERSHIP. 6 IMG ACADEMY | BOARDING SCHOOL “PEOPLE OFTEN SAY THAT THEIR TIME IN COLLEGE IS THE BEST 4 YEARS OF THEIR LIFE. PERSONALLY, NOTHING CAN COMPARE TO THE FOUR YEARS I SPENT AT IMG ACADEMY. Leaving home at the age of 14, I had no idea what to expect. Now, as I look back on that day, I have 100% confidence in saying it was the best decision of my life. IMG Academy allowed me to expand my horizons, helped me work towards my goal of playing baseball at a higher level and it provided me with friendships from all over the world that will last a lifetime. I am proud to say I am an IMG Academy alumnus and I have all the confidence in knowing that IMG Academy shaped me into the person I am today.” MICHAEL XIRINACHS Baseball - Bentley University graduate IMG ACADEMY | BOARDING SCHOOL 7 THE IMG DIFFERENCE THE WORLD’S MOST UNIQUE INTERNATIONAL BOARDING SCHOOL. At IMG Academy, we place student-athletes at the universities that best fit their goals and needs – both academically and athletically. Often, those universities represent some of the highest-performing in the world, including those ranking in the U.S. News & World Report’s Top 50: Princeton Harvard Yale Columbia Stanford Chicago Duke Dartmouth Johns Hopkins Rice California Georgetown Virginia Carnegie Southern Wake Forest Tufts Michigan Mellon California Northwestern Cornell Brown Notre Dame Vanderbilt North Carolina Boston NYU West Point College 8 IMG ACADEMY | BOARDING SCHOOL IMG ACADEMY’S COLLEGIATE-STYLE SCHEDULE PROVIDES THE ULTIMATE PREPARATION FOR SUCCESS AT THE NEXT LEVEL. IMG ACADEMY | BOARDING SCHOOL 9 THE IMG DIFFERENCE OUR LIST OF ALUMNI REPRESENTS ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS OF ANY SCHOOL IN THE WORLD. Andre Agassi Zak Boggs Ryan Harrison John Ryan Murphy Heath Pearce Peter Uihlein Renaldo Balkman Jim Courier Martina Hingis Kei Nishikori Chris Perez Serena Williams DaMarcus Beasley Paula Creamer Jelena Jankovic Sean O’Hair Marcelo Rios Venus Williams Michael Beasley Julieta Granada Anna Kournikova Michael Parkhurst Monica Seles Boris Becker Tommy Haas Sabine Lisicki Tyler Pastornicky Maria Sharapova 10 IMG ACADEMY | BOARDING SCHOOL OUR ALUMNI AND TRAINEES HAVE EARNED: 133 3 108 63 ALL-STAR HEISMAN MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP MVP SPOTS TROPHIES TITLES AWARDS 46 14 29 SPOTS ON NATIONAL 32 PRO SPORTS WORLD OLYMPIC TITLES CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS TEAMS TITLES IN 2014-15 DRAFTS IMG ACADEMY | BOARDING SCHOOL 11 ADMISSIONS HOW DO I APPLY? 1. ONLINE APPLICATION Go to imgacademy.com and follow instruction to submit an application. 2. VISIT CAMPUS We recommend all prospective student-athletes visit campus. If necessary, a meeting will be arranged with the Admissions Office. Ideally, this meeting would take place during a one-week camp program at IMG Academy. 3. DECISION AND ENROLLMENT IMG has rolling admissions. Notification of decisions will be sent regularly. If offered admission to IMG Academy, a Tuition Enrollment Agreement (TEA) will be sent and must be returned by the date indicated, with the required financial deposit. PASSION. SELF-DISCIPLINE. COMMITMENT. DEDICATION. 12 IMG ACADEMY | BOARDING SCHOOL Applying to IMG Academy is an integral step in your development and has a profound impact on your future as a student-athlete. While we welcome applicants of all backgrounds, attending IMG Academy requires some common characteristics: WHAT DOES IMG ACADEMY LOOK WHAT IS THE MINIMUM AGE? FOR IN A STUDENT-ATHLETE? It varies by sport: Baseball (age 13), IMG Academy looks for student-athletes who Basketball (12), Football (14), Golf (8 for have a strong commitment to academics, non-boarding, 12 for boarding), Lacrosse (12), athletics and personal growth. Student- Soccer (12), Tennis (8 for non-boarding, 12 athletes must be diligent in their school, sport for boarding), Track & Field (13) and community duties, with a willingness to give their all in each area. DOES IMG ACADEMY OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS? WHAT IS THE ADMISSIONS No. We have a limited amount of financial PROCESS? aid available. Recipients are selected based All prospective student-athletes must submit on an academic, athletic, character and a completed application, including academic financial review. records and recommendations. Prospective families are encouraged to schedule a visit WHAT IF A STUDENT-ATHLETE to the campus through the student-athlete GETS INJURED? advisor of their respective sport program. The visit may include a class shadow experience If an injury occurs that keeps a student- and meetings with admissions staff, coaches athlete away from normal training and and faculty. participation, (s)he is placed into the Injured Athlete Program (IAP). This results in IS THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS temporary enrollment in the Athletic and Personal Development program, which COMPETITIVE? provides for a seamless transition back Absolutely. Each sport has a predetermined into sport after rehabilitation and a medical number of spaces available and IMG release for participation. Academy classes are capped to maintain low student-to-teacher ratios. We are here to help! HOW GOOD DO I HAVE TO BE AT The Admissions Department staff welcomes MY SPORT? any questions prospective student-athletes may have regarding the admissions process, While each IMG Academy sport has different testing or scheduling an interview. Contact qualifications for participation, all of our sport the office at: programs share a common denominator in that athletic performance is not the IMG Academy Admissions Office determining factor in acceptance. Of utmost 5500 34th Street West importance is the ability of the prospective Bradenton, FL 34210 student-athletes to demonstrate passion P: 941-752-2476 F: 941-752-2526 for their sport and an intrinsic motivation to Email: [email protected] reach their full potential. IMG ACADEMY | BOARDING SCHOOL 13 ACADEMICS 14 IMG ACADEMY | BOARDING SCHOOL ACADEMICS IMG ACADEMY | BOARDING SCHOOL 15 A CURRICULUM AS COMPETITIVE AS OUR STUDENT- ATHLETES. The hallmark of an IMG Academy education is a robust curriculum, an abundance of learning experiences that require collaborative problem solving and subject-specific assignments in which learners critically and creatively examine the world around them. The IMG faculty forms the core of a much greater academic support team that includes parents, administrators, coaches, house parents and campus life staff members, all of whom work tirelessly to positively impact academic, athletic and character growth. WHAT IS THE QUALITY OF IMG HOW DOES THE ACADEMIC/ ACADEMY’S ACADEMICS? ATHLETIC SCHEDULE WORK? Our track record speaks for itself. Recent IMG Academy utilizes an innovative student-athletes have been named schedule that involves school in the morning Scholastic All-Americans, National Merit and sport training in the afternoon or vice scholars and have gone on to succeed at versa. This creates an ideal environment for some of the most demanding institutions in the optimization of education and athletics. the nation, including Brown, Duke, Harvard, Stanford and Yale. Not coincidentally, many HOW DO YOU SUPPORT of these student-athletes attribute their INTERNATIONAL STUDENT- ability to balance athletics and academics to ATHLETES? what they learned at IMG Academy. Because of our strong international student- athlete base, IMG Academy offers a variety of support programs to help those who need to enhance their English language speaking and writing proficiency.