The Center of Excellence programs  is a club neutral program that offers supplemental soccer skills and tactical training to 8-12 year old competitive soccer players and an opportunity for outstanding male players to be identified for the youngest Houston Dynamo Catalyst Program.

The Houston Dynamo Academy offers a pathway to professional soccer for top-level male players via elite level training and a player specific player development philosophy that is directed to cultivate outstanding homegrown professional soccer players. The Center of Excellence, operates as weekly training sessions in the Spring and Fall seasons.