Formed in 2013, the NASA Tophat (NTH) Junior Academy Girls soccer program develops 6-8 year old players through professional coaching in a fun, but structured training environment.
Our mission is to build a strong foundation for the soccer stars of tomorrow, while providing a fun and healthy soccer environment.
This website is the main communication channel for the NASA Tophat Marietta Junior Academy Girls program, which is based at Metro North Park (east Cobb) and United Quest Park (northeast Cobb) locations.
Highlights of the Junior Academy Girls soccer program:
We serve the north Atlanta area, including Cobb, Cherokee and Fulton counties.- We train twice a week during fall (August – November) and spring (February – May) seasons.
- We play weekly friendly matches: a mix of intra-Academy games, games against other NASA Tophat teams, and occasional games against teams from neighboring clubs.
- We have a pool of players instead of preset teams, so we can move players between teams to keep them challenged at the proper level.
- Academy Team Camp in August
If your daughter loves to play soccer, and wants a bigger challenge, we encourage her to attend our Junior Academy Girls tryout sessions. We invite players who show potential and a love for playing to join our Junior Academy Girls group.
There is no obligation to join, however. If the level of commitment isn’t right for your daughter or family, the NASA Tophat recreational soccer program is available as another option (and doesn’t require a tryout).
Junior Academy Girls coaching staff (2023-24):
Ward Swain: USC (formerly NSCAA) Youth National Diploma; Coerver Youth Diploma; USC (formerly NSCAA) National Diploma; entering his 23rd year with the NTH Academy. Link: bio
Emily Tewell (assistant coach): NASA Academy alumna, played in the ECNL league and also at Pope HS.
Ally Kolesar (guest coach): NASA Academy alumna, played in the ECNL league and also at Walton HS.
Carly Kozar (assistant coach): NASA alumna, Lassiter Trojans alumna.
We’ll also have older Academy and Athena-level players occasionally join us as guest trainers.