Chivas USA provides opportunities to young people on and off the playing field, helping them grow into the soccer stars and leaders of tomorrow.

Chivas USA is committed to nurturing the best soccer talent in Southern California through its groundbreaking youth development program. The Chivas USA Under-18 and Under-16 teams compete, free of cost to the players, in the prestigious U.S Soccer Development Academy is a nationwide youth development initiative, organized by the U.S. Soccer Federation, featuring 74 of the top youth teams in the country competing in a league system. The Under-15 team is also free of cost to players, and these three teams have already helped to develop several players who have graduated from the club's youth ranks to its professional roster, including Jorge Flores, Gerson Mayén, and Cesar Zamora.

In addition, Chivas USA offers soccer instruction, for an annual fee, to players 5 to 15 years old at the Chivas USA Soccer Academies in Bell Gardens and San Bernardino, which are run by a staff of professional coaches using the same training methods as Chivas USA's first team and sister team Club Deportivo Guadalajara. Registration for the Academy is held on an annual basis and the club's youth teams hold tryouts in search of the best talent.