Every summer, individuals from across the country travel to Washington, D.C. for a four-day event to learn the new Soccer for Success curriculum. Through a combination of on-field demonstrations, activities, and classroom-style learning, these individuals become certified to train Soccer for Success coach-mentors back in their communities. This year, there were over 130 individuals representing […]

Meet Adrian Juarez. He’s a seasoned soccer player, a Soccer for Success coach-mentor, a site coordinator for five Soccer for Success sites in the southwest region of Houston, and just 18 years old. As a child, Adrian had always dreamt of playing competitive soccer, a vehicle which he hoped would propel him to college soccer, […]

With the 2018 World Cup in full effect, I can’t help but reflect on my own World Cup experiences and the evolution of soccer in America. In the 1994 tournament, I was the youngest player on the men’s national team roster. The energy was unlike anything else I’d ever experienced. Singing the national anthem and […]

Changing the Landscape Players at East Side Community High School used to practice on a dirt lot. Since the construction of the school’s mini-pitch, soccer has become the school’s fastest growing sport. READ MORE Apply Today Target is now accepting applications for $1,000 grants to eligible schools, government agencies, non-profit organizations and non-profit regional/local soccer organizations. All […]

What was initially supposed to serve as a way to fulfill his high school community service hours has turned into a lifelong passion. At the age of 16, Chris Hudler started coaching a U6 girls team to complete his service hours at his Michigan high school, but once they were completed, he found himself eager […]

Some might say it was fate that Rick became a Soccer for Success coach-mentor.

Passersby would probably not have identified the outdoor playing grounds at East Side Community High School as a recreational facility. Lacking any grass, and with the stems of poles sticking out of the ground, the area resembled a vacant, unkept lot more than a place where a school would hold its P.E. classes. Those who […]

Washington, DC (June 13, 2018) – Today, Ed Foster-Simeon, President & CEO of the U.S. Soccer Foundation and United Bid Committee Board Member, released the following statement on the 2026 FIFA World Cup™: “We’re excited that the United States, alongside our neighbors in Canada and Mexico, will host the FIFA World Cup in 2026. This […]

Newark, NJ – The New York Red Bulls, Newark Public Schools, and the U.S. Soccer Foundation unveiled a new initiative yesterday aimed at dramatically increasing access to safe places to play and evidence-based soccer programs at Newark Public Schools.