Liverpool FC To Practice, Play At Glen Burnie Athletic Facility

GLEN BURNIE, MD — Liverpool FC International Academy Maryland will be utilizing both the indoor facility and outside playing fields at the Moose Athletic Club in Glen Burnie for its practices, training sessions, league games and tournaments.

Liverpool FC will begin using the indoor spaces this fall and will integrate programming on the two full-size outdoor fields upon its completion early next year. This agreement follows the recent announcement of an alliance with Hero’s Lacrosse and Moose Athletic Club to launch Sweatin Moose, a summer league, lacrosse academy and camp targeting area youth players with a focus on a Canadian box lacrosse-style of training and playing. Moose Athletic Club is located at 1911 Crain Highway.

Liverpool FC International Academy Maryland began operations statewide in 2017 and now operates locations serving elite youth soccer players in central Maryland, western Maryland and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan region. The group’s presence in Anne Arundel County lacked a permanent home base after being spread out across a number of different fields throughout the area.

“When representing Liverpool Football Club, a soccer club with such a storied tradition and global reach, it is essential that our partners are aligned in our club values. Our club cares about developing the player on the field, and the person off the field. Our core values are central to everything we do as a club. In the Moose Athletic Club, I am confident we have found a partner that shares our philosophy and we couldn't be happier for the future of our players and coaches,” Jamie Darvill, director of player development for Liverpool FC International Academy Maryland, said.

“Since the inception of Liverpool FC International Academy Maryland, we have been searching for somewhere we can call home. Our development model goes beyond the field. In addition to technical development, we work on tactical, physical, mental and social workshops. Finding a facility partner that can house all these developmental endeavors was paramount in our search for a home for our academy. The Moose Athletic Club will be a state-of-the-art facility with fantastic amenities," Darvill added.

Liverpool FC International Academy Maryland houses approximately 30 teams for elite players ranging from U7 to U19, in addition to local community partnerships and initiatives that enable the academy to develop more than one thousand players annually across the state. The organization also provides one-on-one and group training opportunities, summer camps, league play and weekend tournaments.