Bradenton, Florida
If you are looking for a one-stop, all-encompassing juggernaut preparatory boarding school and sports training facility look no further than the one and only IMG Academy in Bradenton Florida. IMG is the leading sports and educational prep school in the world. Beginning as a World renowned Tennis Academy, the late great tennis coach Nick Bollettieri founded the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy – now IMG Academy – in 1978 with a focus on intense physical training, total immersion, and ongoing competition among the most talented players in the world.
Now with the addition of a full school curriculum through 12th grade, several different major sports disciplines, and intense training programs, instruction, and camps through postgraduate years, IMG has grown into a behemoth of Industry!!
The campus life is refreshing, offering many diverse programs, events, student activities, and more. For those living in the dorms or off campus, IMG provides a safe and structured atmosphere for serious student-athletes to perform at the best level among peers with similar interests and goals.
Believing that every position, grade, and accolade must be earned rather than given, the overall environment is one of a college and or professional level, encouraging each student to dig deep and reach the most out of their potential.
They seek to educate the entire child at IMG, offering excellent staff, mental coaching, academic and athletic counseling, and much more. Every student has an advisor who works hand in hand with them to achieve their goals in reaching their top level of success, either at the college of choice or at the professional level of their sport. Early on, the advisors, are in touch with college scouts and staff at every single student request!!! Hands-on care and a network of carefully crafted relationships and results have placed IMG at the forefront of Student Athletic achievement.
Now let’s talk facilities. WOW!!
In addition to a state-of-the-art, multi-sport complex, and stadium, IMG Academy offers 16 multi-purpose fields, 6 baseball fields, 12 indoor and outdoor batting cages, an IAAF-regulation 8-lane, 400m track with long and triple jump runways and a dedicated throw area, an 18-hole golf course with a driving range and so much more! Amateurs and professionals alike ascend on IMG to train and use the facilities or play golf.
Now that you have trained your butt off, you need sustenance right?!? Well IMG provides an amazing layout of well-nutritioned food for all of the students, parents, and visitors to enjoy and has just recently completed the addition of a few more restaurants to the eating center, none other than Shaqs Big Chicken and Wahlburgers!!! YUM
All in all IMG Academy surpasses all of the hype and provides one heck of an environment for the Focused athlete looking to compete and ascend to the highest of heights!!
