Unleash your potential with the Avila-Exclusive Prep League (XPL) – a new breed of soccer league! Designed to immerse players in a dynamic and transformative soccer experience, it focuses on sharpening Soccer IQ through an innovative format and guided gameplay.
At XPL, possession-style play isn’t just encouraged—it’s embedded into the very core of our rules and regulations. This groundbreaking approach ensures that every game nurtures thoughtful ball control, strategic passing, and team collaboration, creating an environment where players naturally develop a deeper understanding and mastery of possession-based soccer.
Instead of traditional referees, highly skilled XPL-certified trainers join the games, with one trainer assigned to each team. These trainers actively play alongside participants, providing quiet, timely corrections and encouragement throughout the match. At halftime, trainers switch sides, ensuring a sense of neutrality and a broader perspective for more nuanced feedback. When coaches actively participate in matches alongside and against athletes, something magical occurs—they gain a firsthand appreciation for the majesty of each player.
The insights trainers gain while playing alongside the athletes are channeled into detailed feedback, delivered to parents within 10 minutes of the game’s conclusion. This feedback is shared through the Avila App and presented in a variety of engaging graphical formats to ensure it’s both clear and actionable.
Each team participates in seven of these extraordinary matches spread across summer weekend mornings. All games are hosted on climate-controlled indoor fields equipped with FIFA-certified turf. To ensure a rewarding experience for everyone, parents are encouraged to review game etiquette and expectations in advance. By embracing these guidelines—such as modeling sportsmanship, supporting all players, and maintaining a positive atmosphere—parents rise to an even higher standard of involvement. This commitment not only enhances the experience for the players but also fosters a sense of accomplishment and joy for all involved.
Possession style of play
Small-sided 4v4 matches with emphasis on Soccer IQ and teaching players to read the game better
XPL trainers injected into games
One on each team, playing alongside players to offer quick corrections and encouragement
Instant feedback on performance
Parents receive performance feedback after each game, delivered through the Avila app
Indoor soccer fields
Players train in climate-controlled turf fields, away from the elements
League Details
Dates
June 14–August 3, 2025
Weekends only
No matches on July 5-6
Divisions & Schedules
Ages 8-10: Golden Ticket Heroes
Saturdays, 8 AM–12 PM
Round Rock
Ages 8-10: Golden Ticket Legends
Sundays, 8 AM–12 PM
Round Rock
Ages 12-15: Elite Team Open
Sundays, 8 AM–12 PM
South Austin
Match Duration
46 Minutes Total
• 22 minute halves
• 2 minute half-time
• Start times at 8a, 9a, 10a, 11a
Cost
$850 for Elite Team Open
$150/individual to join a House Team
There will be 1 House Team in each division assembled exclusively from our Summer Camp players. Spots are extremely limited so text 512.710.6406 Attention XPL to inquire while slots last.
For pricing on Golden Divisions, players must be enrolled in this invitation-only program that includes the XPL
Nurturing Dutch concepts to maximize player development, the XPL spawns from a Dutch philosophy that has germinated itself in Spanish soccer, and recently seeding continuous success for one of the greatest English clubs in the world, Manchester City. In 1985, the Royal Dutch Football Federation (KNVB) began formal research into the development of creative players, and found that creativity was nurtured by the game itself—as kids were free to try their own solutions to problems presented.
This realization led them to introduce 4v4 training. This new format, they believed, was the smallest way of playing the game without losing the essentials of soccer. There are always possibilities to play deep, wide or backwards, and players are constantly confronted with true match situations.
The XPL uses a 4v4 format too and builds on these proven foundational concepts by using an indoor field—its four walls and perfect playing surface–force quicker reactions and foster creativity. By injecting the rule that “everyone has to touch the ball before they can score,” quality of play is improved. What results is an opportunity to develop amid competition, something typical leagues aren’t able to offer.
The first XPL league was played at Lakeway, Texas in the summer of 2010, inspired by the idea that a paradigm shift away from conventional youth soccer leagues has been needed for a long time because the core fundamental challenge of playing great soccer is not the mastery of skill or physical fitness, but the awareness and adjustment of ones spacing.
Make player growth the priority. Be part of our 4v4 player development revolution by joining the new breed of soccer league–Exclusive Prep League.