Lanier Soccer Academy

★★★★★ANA RAMIREZ

Both of my boys have played at this soccer club and love the coaches and the environment! I could not be more grateful for our soccer families and fitness we have made in this club! Highly recommend it! Coach Martin and Martin senior are the best they not only teach soccer they love the boys like their own! Henry the MLSNEXT coach is amazing very professional.

★★★★★Levi Thomas

We started at LSA in Spring of 2024 for U6 and it has been a blast ever since we joined! Spent 1 season in rec before being invited to the Academy, we have had nothing but the best experience from Coaches, Parents, and the children! We just finished our 2nd U8 season under Coach Martin and were able to finish #6 in the Nation! I still believe we're #1!!! Martin spent so much time helping these young boys develop and grow, not only in the sport but in their person lives! The love and support he gives to each child, no matter the level of play, is truly amazing and he is right were he needs to be! I believe my favorite thing about this coach has been his attentiveness to detail, not only in the game but what the children tell him about that he remembers and reminds them of! Martin along with his assistants were able to help guide my child and lead him to a lot of success, as a late birth day (very very young 2018) he was able to maintain a starting spot on the U8 Gold team. This was no easy task and because of that he's now able to play up a whole year! This is all because of the love and support Martin and his staff have poured into my son! I cant say thank you enough to Martin and everyone at LSA! You all welcomed us in with open arms, made it feel like home, and cared about our child like he was your own. Thank you.

★Shonda Young

We had a decent experience with Lanier Soccer Academy’s recreational league. practices were fun, the coaches were kind, and it was a good way to introduce our child to the game. However, once we moved beyond rec, the quality of the program dropped significantly. The organization, communication, and overall professionalism at the academy level were seriously lacking. There is very little skill development and it often seemed like favoritism played a bigger role than talent or effort. We expected a more competitive, growth-focused environment, but instead got frustration, inconsistency, and a lack of leadership. Unfortunately, we wouldn’t recommend LSA for anyone looking to progress beyond the basic recreational level. There are better programs in the area for kids who want to take the sport seriously & don’t want to play daddy ball.

★★★★★Misty

I only leave reviews for places that are worth my time. Lanier Soccer Complex is a great opportunity to get your kids in the spotlight. I love coaching and seeing my son thrive. The refs could use some training, but it is what it is. Pricey but also it is what it is. My son loves it.

★TJ Pawlak

This place is a robbery for rec soccer. First of all, you pay (much more than other park and rec sports) for 9-10 games and two practices each week during the season. However, if it so much as sprinkles or has a chance of rain within 48 hours of your practice, they will gladly close the fields so you don’t get to practice and they can spend less on field maintenance. Also, this season my sons u10 team had nine games on the schedule, but four of them got canceled. Did we have any make up games or rescheduling? Absolutely not, Allen creek is extremely glad to take your money and spend more time and effort trying to get out of their end of the bargain than they do actually committing to a good service that is actually worth it. To reiterate my point about how much of a scam this place is, just go there one day and accidentally forget your water bottle. Now the only way to hydrate is to pay 2$ for a Dasani water bottle out of their vending machines. They have no water refill stations or operating water fountains. My daughter was running so hard one practice she finished off her water bottle before it was half over and then I had to spend two dollars just so she wouldn’t dehydrate. It’s unacceptable. People need to stand up to this money grabbing hall county soccer monopolization. I’ve done three seasons with Allen creek soccer, and it gets worse and worse every single time. From now on I’ll be driving my kids to play soccer in Buford city park and rec.