A youth soccer development program for boys and girls.
- Ages
- 4–23
- Plays
- Boys & Girls
- Programs
- 10
Where on the ladder
Level 5 to Level 6
Each level below lists the leagues this club plays in. Your kid's level depends on the team they make. The six levels are our own reading of public league play. They are not an official ranking.
Sanctioned by Louisiana Soccer Association (US Youth Soccer). The club’s site also lists US Club Soccer. We have not confirmed that from the body’s own member list, so we do not call the club sanctioned. It also lists National Premier Soccer League. We have not placed that league on the ladder, so it does not count above.
See how the whole ladder worksPrograms
The programs, age by age
These come from the club's site, grouped the way the club groups them. Your kid starts in the one that fits their age.
Youth Academy
age 4 through age 23
The Jesters Youth Academy is a nonprofit developmental program for girls and boys. Players of all abilities are welcome.
Summer Soccer Camps
8 – 13
Jesters camps provide a fun learning experience with individual foot skills, technical drills, small-sided games, and coached scrimmages.
Mardi Gras Camp
8 – 14
A three-day spring soccer camp offering high-level coaching, individual foot skills, technical drills, small-sided games, and coached scrimmages.
Youth Clinics
as young as age 4
Soccer skill enhancement clinics are offered during the Carrollton soccer season on Friday evenings. Players registered for the Carrollton Boosters soccer leagues are eligible to participate.
Recreational Soccer
The academy offers recreational soccer, held at the Audubon Riverview (“Fly”) or Cuccia Byrnes Playground.
U9 and U10 Program
U9 and U10 · 7v7
The program provides twice-weekly training and weekend recreational matches through Carrollton Boosters, with minimal travel and a yearly August-May commitment.
U11 – U13 Program
U11, U12, and U13 · 9v9 for U11 and U12; 11v11 for U13
Players train two to three times per week, with weekend training or league, friendly, or tournament matches and moderate travel.
U14 – U17 Academy Program
U14-U17 · 11v11
Players train two to three times per week, with school schedules incorporated and weekend training, league, friendly, or tournament matches.
feeds into New Orleans Jesters Reserves
Boys Advanced Program
U15-U17
Players with the desired commitment and aptitude begin to rotate fluidly with the New Orleans Jesters Reserves team.
feeds into New Orleans Jesters Reserves
Jesters Old Metairie Academy
1st Grade / 2nd Grade
The academy offers professional soccer training, weekly practices in Old Metairie, a fun and safe environment, and opportunities to play games and tournaments.
feeds into SCS School Program
Tryouts
2025 / 2026
Tryouts decide which travel team a kid plays on. Confirm the details on the club’s page before you go.
Carrollton Boosters Riverview Fields · 127-139 East Dr, New Orleans, LA 70118
Free
All: NOLA Soccer Academy
Coaching
Who coaches here
12 names from the club's own staff page. The titles and licenses are what the club lists.
Kenny Farrell
Director of Coaching for the Youth Academy
Youth Academy
Played soccer for the Shelbourne Football Club in the League of Ireland; competed in the NCAA Final Four for Salem State College; Director of Coaching for Lafreniere Soccer Club, leading them to 25 State Championships and national recognition; co-founded the New Orleans Shell Shockers and became Head Coach; received the PDL’s prestigious “Coach of the Year” title; founding board member for the US Club Soccer Association; US Soccer Region III Coach of the Olympic Development Program for the Louisiana Soccer Association; head scout and coach for the USL Olympic Development Program for the Gulf South; member of the Executive Committee for the PDL; currently on the Board of Directors for the NPSL and chairperson for the developing NPSL National Youth Academy League.
Ricardo Gomez
Youth Academy Coach
Youth Academy
USSF · USC · UEFA
Sam Jay
Youth Academy Coach
Youth Academy
USSF · USC · UEFA
Austyn Millett
Youth Academy Coach
Youth Academy
USSF · USC · UEFA
Avery Kindler
Youth Academy Coach
Youth Academy
USSF · USC · UEFA
Jon Largaespada
Youth Academy Coach
Youth Academy
USSF · USC · UEFA
Julian Largaespada
Youth Academy Coach
Youth Academy
USSF · USC · UEFA
Mason Morise
Youth Academy Coach
Youth Academy
USSF · USC · UEFA
Where they play
7 fields
The fields the club lists as its own. Directions open in Google Maps, so you can check the drive before you sign up.
Audubon Riverview (“Fly”)
Big Easy Sportsplex
Cuccia Byrnes Playground
Larry Gilbert Stadium
Carrollton Boosters Riverview Fields
127-139 East Dr, New Orleans, LA 70118
Carrollton Boosters Riverview at the Fly
127-139 East Dr, New Orleans, LA 70118
Pan American Stadium
City Park, 194 Zachary Taylor Drive, New Orleans, LA 70130 · Turf
5 fields aren’t located on the map yet.
Fees
What it costs
What the club charges, from its own price list.
free
Add-ons
academy uniforms and training kits, game day expenses, tournament entry fees, coaches’ travel costs.
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