San Diego’s Surf SC Welcomes New Affiliate, New York Surf SC
One of the oldest competitive youth soccer club in Southern California, San Diego Surf Soccer Club has been a dominating force in youth soccer since it was established in 1977. Surf SC may be headquartered in America’s eight largest city, but its reach is far and wide extending as north as Seattle, south to Hawaii and now all across the country to the Atlantic Ocean with their first East Coast affiliate, New York Surf SC. Always looking to further the development of elite youth soccer players, Surf SC’s affiliate program provides great guidance for youth soccer clubs dedicated to providing excellence in player development.
Soccer News: Surf Soccer Club continues to expand it’s affiliate network with the addition of New York Surf Soccer Club, effectively launching the East Coast region.
NY Surf SC’s goal is to become the best player development club in the greater New York area, leveraging the proven Surf Soccer model to evolve into a regional youth soccer powerhouse in the Northeast. This is the 9th affiliate for Surf Soccer Club, and first on the East Coast. New York Surf SC is embracing a collaborative approach to working with local community-based travel soccer programs, and is currently evaluating several partnership opportunities.
“Surf Soccer represents the highest level of youth soccer competition in the United States with a goal of producing the next generation of the U.S. National Team players,” said Matt Popoli, New York Surf SC President.
“Surf SC has a unique partnership with Manchester City FC; is a member of the ECNL and the U.S. Development Academy; is the winner of 9 youth soccer US Youth Soccer and ECNL national championships; hosts the nation’s top ranked youth soccer tournament –Surf Cup; and has sent dozens of players to the Men’s and Women’s U.S. National Teams.” said Popoli. “We are proud to bring this quality of soccer to our region with the launch of New York Surf SC and we expect to be the model of soccer development in our region.”
“We are committed to helping each of our young student athletes reach their fullest potential, on and off the field, including using soccer as a tool for college admissions,” said Jon Feinstein, Technical Director and Head of College Placement for New York Surf SC. “We do this by providing professional coaching; fostering a fun, positive, yet challenging environment; and collaborating with our players, parents, staff, alumni and the local town travel soccer clubs to encourage and promote high ethical and academic standards, respect, and community involvement.”
Commenting on the launch of New York Surf SC, Surf Soccer VP of Affiliates Bryan Thistle said, “When evaluating the applications from worthy clubs, we look for strong administration, high-level coaching leadership, great facilities, and most importantly the ambition to create the top competitive club in its area. This club has all those elements and more. We took over 18 months to decide on the club to be our first East Coast partner, and are excited about the possibilities for growth and expansion alongside New York Surf SC.”
New York Surf SC will be led on the soccer side by Technical Director and Head of College Placement, Jon Feinstein, who holds a USSF “A” License and current member of the Region 1 ODP coaching staff, the current Head Coach of the Mercy College Women’s soccer team, and former DOC of Albertson SC West.
Rounding out the New York Surf SC coaching leadership will be Boys Academy DOC JP Arenas and our Girls Academy DOC, who will be announced in the near future. The club is actively looking to add top coaching talent over the next few months and applicants can apply at http://www.nysurfsoccer.org/coacheswanted/.
Both San Diego and New York clubs are actively working together to produce mutual training opportunities as well as expanding Surf’s well-known and popular tournaments, camps, and trainings to the New York area.
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Surf Soccer Club will continue to expand the affiliate philosophy by partnering with ambitious and competent soccer clubs that align with its developmental philosophy to produce soccer players equipped to play at the highest levels of the sport.
For more information about the Surf SC affiliate program, contact Bryan Thistle.
