Clearwater Chargers participate in the FYSA Sunshine Academy Conference - with a direct route to USYS Southern Regionals for the league winner. Developed in 2020, the Sunshine Conference Academy Division formed as a club-based league to serve the needs of clubs by providing a highly competitive, stable and consistent platform for teams in the 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U and 19U age groups. The Academy Division includes former Development Academy members and other elite clubs offers who will have teams compete against each other over the course of a 10-month season.