It’s hard to believe that, in just a few short weeks, I’ll be attending my 7th Urban Soccer Symposium. I still remember the first year I attended in 2013. I immediately felt like I belonged. It reminded me a lot of our annual Soccer Shots convention. People were excited to be at the Symposium, eager […]

Learn from the Best Don’t miss your chance to hear from former U.S. National Team players Danielle Fotopoulos, Briana Scurry, Charlie Davies, and Maurice Edu at this year’s Urban Soccer Symposium, presented by Soccer Shots!  REGISTER Hitting the Target in Florida Along with Orlando and Tampa, Miami has two new Safe Places to Play! These mini-pitches are […]

Many residents of metropolitan Syracuse are refugees who have come to the U.S. from countries like Turkey, Uganda, Rwanda, and Nepal. David Pittman, Programs and Development Manager at the YWCA of Syracuse & Onondaga County, has not always called Syracuse home. But, having grown up in Spain, soccer has always played an important role in […]

In the fall of 2013, America SCORES Bay Area became an official Soccer for Success partner. At the time – and up until just recently – the organization offered opportunities for boys and girls to participate in all-boys teams or on coed teams, but the need for an all-girls team soon became evident. “We’ve always […]

One year in and the U.S. Soccer Foundation is well on its way to meeting its goal of engaging 1 million children in its Soccer for Success program and building 1,000 mini-pitches, or small playing fields, by 2026.

Making Soccer More Accessible We recently unveiled a new Safe Places to Play mini-pitch as part of the Newark Soccer Initiative with our partners New York Red Bulls, Newark Public Schools, and Wells Fargo. Our national partner, Musco Lighting, unveiled an innovative mini-pitch system, which features lighting that extends playing time for children. LEARN MORE Our Year in […]

These days, to compete typically describes the act of outdoing a competitor to achieve recognition, an award, or other gains. Brendan Grady, executive director of Soccer for Success at Chester Upland Youth Soccer, chooses to identify instead with the Latin root of the word, competere, which means “to strive together.”