GAP YEAR + COLLEGE CREDITS
Rome, Italy
Advanced Certificate
DURATION
LANGUAGES
Italian
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2026
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: SMI Gap Year + College Credits lets you study and play soccer in Italy with Rome City SC, an academy. It develops players tactically, technically, and physically while you take two academic courses each semester: Italian and SMI Methodology (coaching course). You’ll train in a structured professional environment, gain coaching knowledge, improve Italian, and earn college credits during a gap year focused on player development and cultural immersion.
Career Outcomes: Participants move into professional academy player, collegiate soccer, youth or academy coach, soccer scout, sports performance assistant, or sports management support roles; Italian language skills help access European pathways.
The SMI gap year program offers the unique opportunity to study and play soccer at a high level in Italy by attending Rome City SC, our professional soccer academy. The objective of Rome City SC is to develop our players tactically, technically, and physically and to prepare them for a higher level of soccer. At the same time, our athletes attend two academic courses each semester: Italian and SMI Methodology (coaching course).
