Lower Tier Soccer | Top Tier Coverage
Protagonist soccer is a media organization dedicated to lower-tier soccer; UPSL, NPSL, BSSL
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by Joshua Duder
Read More“Our biggest focus right now is to prepare for the upcoming NPSL season, where our goal will be to make the playoffs. As a club, that entails everything from player identification to matchday operations, and everything in between - training, marketing, sponsor engagement, community service, etc. Fortunately, we have a dedicated and passionate club from ownership to the coaches, trainers, and players who are ready for the challenge.”
Read More“One of the main reasons for staying youth club neutral is one of the club's missions to unite the soccer community in Akron and the greater Summit County and Northeast Ohio regions. The youth soccer market in this region is extremely fragmented, both at the community travel and club soccer level. We want to provide all youth players, their families, communities and clubs one team to rally behind…”
Read More“Because of the league footprint and the cost of things like league fees, we knew the NOSL was a pragmatic choice that would allow us to offer even more organized play in Cleveland. The guys who organize the league have stressed from the jump that the goal is to create a league that clubs like ours can join without it being a massive strain on our resources.”
Read More“Over time, we realized that as a club our goal is to provide access and opportunities for talented players that otherwise would have been left behind due to the costs of playing for a higher-level team. We are committed to changing the pay-to-play system in New Orleans and across the U.S., and over time hope we can pay our players wages that encourage participation in lower-league soccer.”
Read More“We really do not have any local rivals. It would be fun to play someone from outside our region. AFC Columbia would be a fun choice, because their story is similar to ours.”
Read More“While soccer is the primary goal of soccer teams, the very best clubs do more than just “develop players.” They operate within their community to improve the world around them…”
by Joshua Duder
Read More“This will be the inaugural season for Blast FC to sponsor a team in the growing U-23 Ohio Valley Premier League. As noted above, Blast FC’s focus has primarily been on preparing its youth to play both collegiately and professionally.”
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