US Club Soccer fosters the growth and development of soccer clubs throughout the country to create the best possible environment for players of all ages.
The new US Club Soccer Official App is here! ๐
We are proud to debut our new app, delivering exclusive content, providing members w/ another access point to our registration platform, & further connecting member leagues of the NPL.
Download here now:
RIP, Kobe Bryant. His
#MambaMentality
transcends sports. Although heโll be remembered as an NBA legend, Kobe was a lifelong soccer fan. He credited โฝ๏ธ with helping him to learn spacing and pace.
๐๐
#KobeBryant
Congratulations to the following 46 clubs who comprise the first class of Players First licensed-clubs! They have proven their commitment to providing a holistic club soccer experience for parents and players.
#P1soccer
A builder of the game to Hall of Famer!
Congratulations to US Club Soccer CEO Kevin Payne on being announced as one of the newest members of the upcoming
@SoccerHOF
class!
#NSHOF21
.
@EricWynalda
: "We have to better understand the role of coaches. Coaching will always be what it should be - never stop learning. You have to be in constant pursuit of information... If we really want to invest in the game, I absolutely support lowering the cost (of licensing)."
Thanks to our
#id2KC
athletes for bringing it all weekend long! All their dedication and talent made for a fantastic weekend. ๐๐ Big thanks to our coaches and team parents who made it all happen, as well.
Coach Gerry sent the
#id2FL
boys off with some motivational words to always keep in the back of their minds. โIf you think youโve arrived or made it just because youโre in any certain player pool, then you will struggle. Take more away from this camp than your bag.โ
#id2strong
We give our deepest appreciation to those who paid the ultimate price for our country. These brave men and women, and their families, remain with us - today and everyday.
#MemorialDay
.
@EricWynalda
: "We need to celebrate what clubs are. Our Federation has done very little to celebrate clubs... Until the Federation recognizes clubs as the best opportunity for people to grow and get better, we'll be stagnant."
@SoccerParenting
Kevin Payne: We're losing 75% of youth soccer players before they're 13. With those numbers, its unquestionable that we've lost another
@KristineLilly
or
@MiaHamm
. Part of this is that youth players are constantly told they're not good enough at too young of an age.
#P1soccer
16-year-old Charlie Zwierzchowski was practicing for
@NEFC_US
when he collapsed and entered cardiac arrest. Charlie faced a tragic outcome, if not for the immediate and precise response from NEFC Tim Hallett and his coaching staff.
Congratulations to id2 National Selection Girls Team member Molly Martin (second to the right on the bottom) of
@starsofma
on being named to the 2018 ECNL/id2 National Training Camp best XI! Great performance at the training camp this past week, girls!
On the eve of the 2018 Girls
#NPLfinals
, excuse us while we get sappy... Special thanks to all the NPLs around the country that have made the 2017-18 season so special. We're ready for a spectacular finish to the season here in Colorado! ๐
Members:โ๏ธ We are lifting our national suspension of activities & delegating return-to-play decision making to our local members, effective May 18.
**Not a blanket permission to return. Members are expected to follow state and local guidelines.
#COVID19
โItโs very useful for our coaches to be exposed to different types of thinking from different parts of the world.โ ๐ฃ Kevin Payne, during this
@LaLigaEN
Formation Methodology Level 1 ๐ช๐ธ course.
#P1soccer
#LaLigaInspires
๐ Roster announced for 2019 id2 National Selection team ๐คฉ, traveling to Belgium ๐ง๐ช & France ๐ซ๐ท for first time:
#id2Belgium
#id2France
๐ช
Coach Tricia Taliaferro meeting with the
#id2FL
girls to discuss scouting priorities. โAll of you have a special quality or you wouldnโt be here. If you want to play at the highest level, determine and keep developing your special quality while adding to the rest of your game.โ
While the id2 & PDP programs have evolved and expanded since their inception, the founding principles have remained the same, including 0 cost for player participation and inclusion of all players regardless of U.S. Soccer affiliation or lack thereof.
Parents: ๐ง looking for a club that just "gets it" in terms of a holistic environment for your kids to grow and enjoy the game? โฝ๏ธ Start here with these
#P1soccer
clubs:
LaLiga Formation Methodology is back!
The
@LaLigaEN
courses will relaunch starting in January 2022. More dates will be announced soon.
#P1Soccer
#USClubSoccerCoach
Details โก๏ธ
๐จ Registration is now open for the first-ever LaLiga Virtual Coaching Series, sponsored by
@Verizon
!
We are excited to share this content from
@LaLigaEN
with you all, but space is limited so register now.
Reserve your spot:
They grow up so fast ๐ฅน
HUGE congrats to three of our id2 alumnae, Samantha Smith (top), Riley Jackson (middle), and Melina Rebimbas (bottom) on being selected to represent the USA in the U17
@FIFAWWC
! ๐บ๐ธ
๐ฅ please! Here is the 2020
#id2UK
girls SQUAD ๐ช that will go on the first-ever international tour in girls id2 Program history. These girls will travel to England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ to face top academies. Those opponents will be released ๐
After seven years, Kevin Payne has officially retired as CEO/Executive Director of US Club Soccer.
Thank you, Kevin, for your impact on youth soccer and all levels of the sport.
Bio ๐
Thatโs a wrap for the 1st ever
@LaLigaEN
Formation Methodology Level 1-US course! Thanks to our great clinicians, to the
@SockersChicago
for hosting, and to the 50 passionate coaches who joined us in this great start to Level 1! Next step, Level 1-Spain!
#P1soccer
#LaLigaInspires
All 18 players from the 2013 id2 National Selection International Tour team are either playing professionally, Division I collegiate soccer or at the upper levels of their respective Development Academy programs:
#id2Spain
id2 National Selection head coach Gerry McKeown addresses the squad at the first team meeting. Training session to follow. โEnjoy it. Embrace it. At the end of this journey, youโre going to be better.โ
#id2Belgium
๐ง๐ช
#id2France
๐ซ๐ท
We saw an impressive morning session with great effort and energy from all 4
#id2FL
girls teams. The girls will play their final full length games of the weekend in this eveningโs session.
All these
#ENPLfinals
, Girls
#NPLfinals
and
#NationalCupXVIII
Finals championships are exciting, but let's not forget who makes all this possible: the parents. Thank you for supporting our efforts to improve youth soccer, and most importantly, thanks for supporting your kids! ๐
Special thanks to all the college coaches who have made the
#ENPLplayoffs
,
#ENPLfinals
and
#NPLfinals
part of their recruiting calendar! We know youโll find valuable pieces to your teams! ๐
Special thanks to
@PDASoccer
for a great scrimmage tonight! The
#id2Spain
team is getting stronger with every training session. ๐ซ to ๐ช๐ธ tomorrow night. ๐๐
id2 Boys and Girls Program Directors Gerry McKeown and Tricia Taliaferro are wrapping up day 1 of
#id2TX
with a meeting with their respective athletes to discuss the qualities theyโre looking for in each position.
Yesterday,
@BeyondPulse
Co-Founder
@michael_sup
met with the the
#id2FL
girls athletes to analyze their physical data. Big thanks to our BP friends for providing their Smart Belt monitoring Technology at yet another id2 camp and helping our coaches better manage player workloads.
We're honored to have these experts leading
@LaLigaEN
Formation Methodology: Carlos Casal Lรณpez, Soccer Projects Coordinator, & Saรบl Vรกzquez Chas, Sr Specialist in Football Programs. Learn about their backgrounds, how they keep content up-to-date, etc.
๐ฅ
๐ to these amazing ladies for bringing their best this week at the 2019 ECNL/id2 National Training Camp! They all travel back to their hometowns today, carrying ๐ฅ new
@nikefootball
gear, new friendships and a renewed passion for the beautiful game.
#id2strong
Congratulations to the National PDP Competition players on being selected to the inaugural event and on a great showing! Thank you to the coaches and parents for supporting to help make a great weekend!
Thanks to our tremendous
#id2AZ
athletes for their hard work and focus all weekend long, and a big thanks to all the coaches and team parents who helped make it happen.
.
@MiaHamm
and
@brandichastain
are both youth โฝ๏ธ coaches now. Hamm said she got into coaching, because she kept hearing girls players being told: โdonโtโ or โcanโt.โ She is intentionally positive.
#YouthSportsAwards
Congratulations to these coaches who have invested in their development! Their clubs will benefit from this Players First mentality.
#P1soccer
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โI am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life.โ -
#MayaAngelou
Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
! We celebrate all your courage, selflessness, strength and beauty โฝ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐ฅ
We are thrilled to welcome nine new Players First-licensed clubs! ๐
Players First licensing is led by a robust application, in which clubs prove their commitment to Players First, its philosophy and the five pillars.
View the announcement:
#P1Soccer
Coach
@t0m_shields
getting his
#id2TX
team ready to work in their first scrimmage: โFirst opportunity to test yourself in competitive action...demonstrate your special qualities. Youโre here for a reason.โ