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“The mission of the club is to allow a place for Grays Harbor soccer players to continue playing soccer after high school as we do not have a local college soccer program. Additionally with our new academy, we have become the first competitive soccer program in our county and our goal is to lower the cost barriers to make competitive soccer an option for every family. We will soon be adding a women's team as well.”
Read More“We focus especially on low income and minority players but all players are welcome. We work really hard to make it affordable and we wont refuse someone due to finances. We will always make it work.”
Read More“The Cascadia Premier League aligns perfectly with our core beliefs of community and promotion and relegation. We will start in the second division with hopes of earning promotion as soon as possible. We like the CPL's regional vision for Washington, Oregon, Idaho and even Montana and see how we could be in the CPL a very long time and elevate our club as the league itself elevates.”
Read More“In 2023 I'm most excited for our indoor programs given that they are new to our club in the last 2 years, especially looking to have the Ladies' indoor squad go back to back as champions. Secondly, I'm looking forward to all the new programs that we have launched and engaging with the community. We can't survive without the community so I'm very excited to connect with people, businesses, and government officials to talk about our vision in helping serve the community.”
Read More“We’ll begin play in the Gulf Coast Premier League in 2023. I spoke with every league during our discernment period but ultimately landed at the GCPL because I liked the time period of the season (May-July), I like the relationship with NISA and it’s connection to regional leagues, and I think it’s a great starting point for a new club.”
Read More“Our goal with the upcoming charity tournament on June 11th is to raise $7,500. We're continuing to build on this partnership with Soccer in the Streets and look forward to doing more with them and our community.”
Read More“Last fall we took a trip to Denmark so my brother could trial at a few clubs there. On an off day, my mother and I decided to visit a 5th division teams field where they had a cup match against the top 1st division team. The crowd of 2000 was just about the whole village and the atmosphere was electric.”
Read More“Towards the end of 2019 Chelsea FC awarded me $5000 (five thousand dollars) to get this project started through an initiative called Pitch for Hope… They flew me to New York and had me present my pitch, which they really liked and decided to make me a finalist going up against nonprofits and other projects from around the world.”
Read More“The club’s mission is to provide playing opportunities to anyone who loves the game. We focus on building and developing youth by providing free soccer clinics in a way to give back to our communities.”
Read More“The fires, which started on September 7th and 8th, destroyed over 724,000 acres in Oregon alone and as recently as November 1st, a few are still listed as not 100% contained… the clubs look to generate at least $1200 to charity – each club responsible for choosing a charity close their community to donate to.”
by Joshua Duder
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