Two academies. One standard. The same academics, structure, and standards — built around two different sports, at two of St. Louis' premier facilities.
The details that differ — everything else is identical.
| Hockey Academy | Soccer Academy | |
|---|---|---|
| Campus | Centene Community Ice Center, Maryland Heights — an NHL practice facility | World Wide Technology Soccer Park, Fenton — home of Saint Louis Scott Gallagher |
| Established | 2020 — seventh academy year | Our newest academy — opening August 2026 |
| Student-Athletes | 90, grades 4–12 | 40, grades 4–12 |
| Academy Day | Monday–Thursday, 8:00 AM – 3:20 PM, plus Friday late start | Monday–Thursday, 7:40 AM – 3:10 PM, plus Friday late start |
| Training Groups | Steen • O'Reilly • Perron • Tkachuk | Pelé • Messi • Cruyff |
| Sport Development | Daily on-ice skill development, shooting room, and a dedicated girls program | Daily on-field training, with dedicated goalkeeper development |
| Director | Philip McRae — Vice President & Director Hockey Academy | Christie Stichling — Director of Academy Enrollment |
| Now Enrolling | 2027–28 academy year — closes April 1, 2027 | 2026–27 second semester (by Dec 1, 2026) • 2027–28 (closes April 1, 2027) |
| Tuition | $25,999 (2027–28) | $18,999 (2026–27) |
| Application | $99 application, then evaluation & Shadow Day | $99 application, then evaluation & Shadow Day |
Whichever door you walk through, the TPH St. Louis standard is the same.
Real, Missouri-certified EYC teachers, a state- and NCAA-approved academic platform, and six layers of academic support — the only sports academy in Missouri with an EYC Academy partnership.
Academics, sport training, and strength & conditioning inside one structured school day — no evening academics, no double-ups with club schedules.
Neither academy is a team. Students stay with their own clubs and train in their own bubble during the day.
CPR/First Aid trained staff, SafeSport training, background screening, concussion protocols, and on-site Mercy support at both campuses.
TPH St. Louis Attendance daily check-ins, academic eligibility standards, weekly family updates, and semester development reviews.
Mentorship, guest speakers, community service, leadership programs, and the traditions that make an academy year unforgettable.
Still deciding? Send us an inquiry — we'll help you find the right fit.
Every family weighing TPH is comparing it to something. Here's the honest comparison — because the right fit matters more to us than the sale.
The path most of our families come from.
School until 3, practice at 8 or 9 PM across town, homework in the car, dinner at 9:30. Development squeezed into the leftover hours — and family time squeezed hardest of all.
Academics, training, gym, and mentorship all inside one school day — done by mid-afternoon. Evenings return to family, club practice, rest, and being a kid.
Students on the MOCAP pathway stay enrolled in their public district — same diploma, and eligibility for school sports and clubs. TPH replaces the schedule, not the school.
Flexibility without putting the teaching burden on parents.
Curriculum choice, instruction, grading, accountability, and social life — all managed at the kitchen table, often alone.
The flexibility homeschool families want — with certified teachers behind every course, on-site academic staff holding daily accountability, and NCAA-ready transcripts.
Classmates, mentorship, leadership boards, field trips, and graduation — the social experience homeschooling struggles hardest to replace.
The platform is the easy part. The environment is the difference.
Online coursework at home means self-discipline with no structure around it — pacing slips, motivation fades, and nobody notices until the report card.
The same flexible, accredited online coursework — inside a structured classroom with staff checking pacing daily, phones checked in, and training earned through eligibility.
A 3.87 average GPA and 87% of students on the honor roll — numbers that come from the environment, not the platform.
The comparison that matters most to us.
Elite training at the cost of family dinners, home beds, and parents in the stands — at 13, 14, 15 years old, with tuition often several times higher.
NHL-caliber facilities, professional staff, and structured academics — and your student sleeps at home, in St. Louis, with their family. That's not a compromise. It's the model.
Our alumni do leave — for the USHL, OHL, WHL, and NCAA hockey — as prepared young adults, not homesick teenagers. Development first. Departure when it's earned.
The best comparison is a visit — one day inside the academy answers more than any webpage.