SOCCER RESOURCES: Apparel Gear Merchandise

SOCCER RESOURCES

This page is dedicated to soccer resources for youth soccer parents, soccer coaches, youth soccer players, adult soccer players, soccer managers, soccer business and much more. The soccer resources page features products, services, and information to support the Beautiful Game. Such soccer resources include custom uniforms, soccer custom kits, soccer team communication apps, soccer merchandise, soccer promotional products, soccer training gear, and soccer coaching gear.

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SOCCER RESOURCES: Soccer Gear, Team Apps, and Much Much More!!!

UNIFORMS / CUSTOM KITS

If you’re looking for Soccer Uniforms and Custom Soccer Kits, check below at our abbreviated list of soccer vendors. If you have recommendations for additions to the Soccer Uniforms and Custom Soccer Kits sections of the Soccer Resources page, please let us know, as we’d love to hear from you. We value your presence and greatly value your feedback.

  • AB Teamware: Adventure Brothers Teamwear launched in 2019 In Ventura County, California. Born from necessity, ABT kicked off as a small startup purposed to provide soccer teams an affordable option for custom uniforms, sports apparel, and athletic equipment.
    https://abteamwear.com/
  • Icarus FC: Icarus FC offers customized soccer uniforms, using sublimation printing on polyester fabric. Icarus FC can create virtually any design and have supplied over 500 professional and lower league soccer clubs with custom soccer kits!
    https://www.icarusfc.com
  • https://capellisport.com/

MERCHANDISE / PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS

If you’re looking for Soccer Merchandise and Soccer Promotional Products for your soccer player, soccer club, soccer team, or soccer business, check below at our abbreviated list of soccer vendors. If you have recommendations for additions to the Soccer Merchandise and Soccer Promotional Products sections of the Soccer Resources page, please let us know, as we’d love to hear from you. We value your presence and greatly value your feedback.

  • 4 Imprint: Exclusive brands, noteworthy designs and trending products you won’t find anywhere else. If you’re looking for promotional products you’ve come to the right place. We promise to make ordering quick and easy, and we’re sure you’ll save money. Plus, as a 4imprint customer, you’ll receive our regular Blue Box® mailings. These special boxes come to you filled with FREE samples, offers, information on the very latest products and much more. Watch the video below to see more!
    https://www.4imprint.com/
  • BonFire: The easy way to design and sell t-shirts online Get started 100% free Easy setup Fast payouts Sell shirts online without inventory through a Bonfire campaign. It’s 100% free, you get a fast payout, and we’ll ship your products directly to your buyers. DESIGN OR UPLOAD ARTWORK Upload custom artwork or create your design right on Bonfire. Promote and sell t-shirts online by maximizing social media. PROMOTE AND SELL Spread the word on social media while we handle everything else. Once you sell t-shirts online, they’ll be shipped directly to your buyers. SHIRTS ARE SHIPPED Sit back as orders are printed and sent directly to your buyers. The final step to selling t-shirts online is getting paid for your efforts! GET PAID Get a fast payout of 100% of the campaign profits. Create an online t-shirt store Make it easy for users to browse all of the custom shirts and apparel you’ve designed by creating a free online store. It only takes a few minutes to create and you can customize them to match your brand.
    https://www.bonfire.com/
  • ImPrint: Customize clothes online from our vast collection of high-quality fabrics and variety of styles. We offer multiple print methods from full color screen printing to embroidery. Our collection: Browse our site for quality custom clothing that includes men’s and women’s T-shirts, Hoodies, Jerseys, Athletics Jackets, Polos, Outerwear, Kid’s Wear, Rain Jackets, Sports Bras, Safety Vests, and much more! Why Get Customized Clothes: Design clothes online to make shopping a fun experience and subsequently save you time. For Your Business, Brand, or event: Custom Clothing has the best promotional value of creating business affiliations or drawing the attention of prospective customers, sponsors, and volunteers on a day to day basis. Generate new leads for your brand by grabbing the attention of your intended audience with your custom apparel designs on a t-shirt at the next promotional and marketing events in 2022. For Your School Team or Clubs: You can design your own clothes for your sports team as well. Create clothing such as jerseys and athletic jackets that can be useful for practice or games to portray unity while still being comfortable.
    https://imprint.com/
  • TeeSpring: A simple solution for creating and selling products that engage your fans and help you monetize your content. No cost, no hassle, no risk. Teespring is the leading social commerce platform for creating and selling custom products online. All products are made on demand, so there are no upfront costs or risk involved. Teespring users turn their ideas into 50+ products instantly in the Teespring Launcher. We also offer TeespringGo, an additional service for users who have custom fulfillment and sourcing needs.
    https://teespring.com/
  • Team Sports Wear: At TeamSportswear, we make outfitting your team with the industry’s top brands quick, easy and affordable. You can choose from custom team jerseys for a wide variety of sports, including football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, softball, volleyball, lacrosse and more. In addition to offering the highest-quality custom team uniforms, we provide customized team warm-ups, T-shirts, sweats, caps, bags and a variety of other sports products.
    https://www.teamsportswear.com/

TEAM MANAGEMENT APPS, CLUB MANAGEMENT APPS, TOURNAMENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE, COMMUNICATIONS APPS

If you’re looking for Soccer Team Management Apps, Soccer Mobile Apps, and Soccer Team Communication Apps for your soccer player, soccer club or soccer team, check below at our abbreviated list of soccer vendors. If you have recommendations for additions to the Soccer Merchandise and Soccer Promotional Products sections of the Soccer Resources page, please let us know, as we’d love to hear from you. We value your presence and greatly value your feedback.

  • 360 Player: https://360player.com/
  • Tournament Software: Every tournament organizer knows how hard it is to sort out stacks of entry forms, draws and matches to have a great tournament. Tournament Planner is designed to manage any type of tournament and provides you practical, and professional capabilities. Tournament Planner is available for tennis, badminton, squash, table tennis & darts.
    https://www.tournamentsoftware.com
  • Exposure Soccer: Online scheduling can save time and resources by creating a full schedule within a matter of minutes with our drag and drop grid interface or auto-scheduling while at the same time eliminating mistakes. Everyone wants final results posted immediately to see where and who they play next, including standings and brackets. Our system is fully automated, just enter scores and we take care of the rest. Exposure offers two ways to handle event registration for teams and/or individuals which include single participant registration or multi-team, multi-event, and multi-sport registration EventStore. Our first class messaging system communicates with everyone subscribed to an upcoming event for important information and past events to market your organization.
    https://soccer.exposureevents.com
  • Got Soccer: Manage your tournaments with our powerful and easy to use tournament software. We are the leading provider of tournament software in the country, with most major soccer tournaments choosing to use us. Our software is the most flexible online application and scheduling module. It’s easy to use and flexible enough for any size tournament or competition level.
    https://support.gotsoccer.com/hc/en-us
  • Tourney Central: The team applications module is the hub for managing everything about your guest teams, from application to recording payment, team lists, acceptance etc. The team application module also includes a broadcaster where you can select to send an email as a plain text message or a fancy HTML message. You can also use the mailer to send a Text Message to their wireless device, useful for game delays, etc.
    https://tourneycentral.com
  • Band: Every feature on BAND is designed to simplify group communication. Trusted by millions of Teams, School Groups, Businesses, Nonprofit & Faith Organizations, and Hobby Communities. Announcement & Alert BAND provides a dedicated space for group-related communication. All information goes out and comes back the same way so members never miss anything important. Community Board The Community Board serves as your groups hub. You can post useful information and add attachments to have in your Band at all times. You can also revisit this information at a later time without having to worry about it disappearing. Keep Members Accountable With the BAND app you can see who has and hasn’t read the post by tapping “Read by” on the post. This feature helps leaders keep track of who’s checking the group and who needs to messaged to do so. Easy to Access Info By setting a post as a Notice, it will automatically appear at the top of the Community Board. Members will also receive a notification about an “Important Post” when you set a post as a notice. BAND Reminds Your Members When enabled, you will be able to see upcoming Events at the top of your community board. This serves as a reminder for members without having to individually remind users every day. No One Misses Important Info Users can get notifications for posts, chat, and calendar events. Not a fan? You can modify notifications so that you and members get alerted for the content you want without having to miss out on any content. Whether it’s content your tagged in, only posts, or comments, you can manage notifications as you please. Come Back to it Later A little busy? Don’t worry about missing something important. You can easily find notices under the notification tab so you can get back to a notification right away. All Info Under One Post You can attach multiple photos, videos, and files under one post. That’s not all, you can also add a Location, Poll, Signup sheet, To-Do list, Bill Split and more. Having the ability to attach more than one file in a single post makes it easy and efficient for members when they’re looking for information on a topic.
    https://band.us/
  • Byga: Save time, gain insight, and run your club better on the industry’s leading technology platform.
    https://www.byga.net/
  • Demosphere:
    https://demosphere.com/
  • Discord:
  • Game Changer:
  • GroupMe: GroupMe brings group text messaging to every phone. Group message with the people in your life that are important to you.
    https://groupme.com/
  • Heja: A team includes everybody, from families to coaches, friends and supporters. Easily organize and communicate with everybody on your sports team in one free and simple app. Keep your team on schedule Easily plan upcoming practices, games and team activities for all to see. Get updated on who’s available to play. Heja helps out by reminding everyone to reply! Everything doesn’t have to go through the coach Team messaging, coach communication, organizing carpools and much more. Free up time by helping parents and players start communicating. A place to call home Forget the clutter of emails, texts and phone calls. Heja brings your whole team together in one app, with useful info at everyone’s fingertips.
    https://heja.io/
  • Instateam:
  • Ollie Sports: Our youth sports culture is toxic because we only measure success by wins and losses. 70% of kids quit playing by age 13 as a result. We are changing the youth sports experience with meaningful positive data for every player, every game. STATISTICS RECORD PRO-LEVEL STATS One person on your team captures every pass, goal, shot, and assist. Plus team and individual possession, pass completion, where you are winning and losing the ball, and much more. Stats are free for a couple of games and always free for coaches! TEAM MANAGEMENT MANAGE ALL ASPECTS OF YOUR TEAM Schedule events, sync your calendars, chat with the team, mark your attendance, and more team management features – all included with a free Ollie account! LIVE GAME MODE DON’T EVER MISS ANOTHER GAME Not able to attend the game in person? No problem. Follow game stats live in the app and interact with your team so you never miss a goal, assist, sub, or other key event.
    https://www.olliesports.com/
  • PlayMetrics:
    https://playmetrics.com/
  • Spond: Bring the joy back to team sports and group activities. Join the millions of volunteers, group leaders and coaches who’ve taken the pain out of organizing. Smooth communication between team leaders, coaches, members and guardians on one platform Invite members to practices, games or other team activities Customize events to suit your needs, with full control over who you want to invite and which members that have not answered yet. Share information, files, photos and polls Share experiences from your sporting season, summaries, photos, questions and be able to see who has viewed the shared content. Send private messages or create group conversations You can communicate individually, with selected parents, with the whole group or with everyone that is attending a specific event. Spond is a multi-platform service Optimized and user-friendly for mobile, tablets and the web.
    https://spond.com/
  • Sports Engine (Dick’s Sporting Goods):
    https://discover.sportsengineplay.com
  • Sports Connect: https://www.sportsconnect.com/
  • SportsYou: https://www.sportsyou.com/
  • Team Manager:
  • Team Reach:
  • Teamer:
  • TeamSnap:
  • WhatsApp: Simple. Secure. Reliable messaging. With WhatsApp, you’ll get fast, simple, secure messaging and calling for free*, available on phones all over the world. WhatsApp Business App WhatsApp Business is a free to download app that was built with the small business owner in mind. Create a catalog to showcase your products and services. Connect with your customers easily by using tools to automate, sort and quickly respond to messages.
  • WildKard: One app for your whole team to organize, chat, and build community. Go beyond “when’s practice?” and boost social engagement. Setup takes 2 minutes. Discuss game strategy, send training challenges, or simply banter with teammates. Athletes get personal profiles with stats, recognize via badges, compete with others! Schedule games and practices, RSVP via SMS, track availability, and notifications. Explore and share moments with your sports community. Follow each other. Get better together. 1 Create a team, invite athletes, schedule a practice in minutes. 2 Wildkard sends RSVPs via SMS or in-app and lets you know who’s in. 3 Go play, coach, have fun. Let Wildkard handle the grunt work. Wildkard is the 1st social + utility platform for sports teams and clubs. With Wildkard, you can organize with mobile-first scheduling, availability tracking, rostering, and real-time notifications. Wildkard creates online engagement during and in-between seasons using content, analytics, and networking. Participate in virtual challenges, instant message with your entire club, indulge in game analytics, and banter with teammates in one blazingly fast app. We’re on a mission to use responsible technology in helping kids stay active for life. A NEW WAY TO CHAT Blazingly fast chat channels, pre-created for teams and clubs, and custom-created for any group with text, GIFs, video, reactions, threads, scheduling, and real-time notifications. GAME RECAPS. Wildkard is a one-stop shop for your game scores, individual stats, and tagged content in a single, personalized timeline view, going back to right when you started playing. BUILD COMMUNITY. Create your own visual community through photos and videos from games, practices, or serendipitous at-home moments, so you can go down memory lane at anytime. SET UP IN MINUTES. Whether you are a 10-person pickup group or a 1,000 person sports club – setting up teams, clubs, schedules, and rosters takes minutes on our mobile platform, with advanced data integration features on our desktop app.
    https://www.wildkard.io/
  • Zort Sports: Get ready to download the easiest and most feature packed sports management and communication tool available today. Always free to use. ZORTS is a FREE, ALL SPORTS Tournament, League, Team, and school sports management solution created to promote, encourage, support, and coordinate organized sports. From Registrations, accepting payments (optional), Rostering, Eligibility, Scheduling, and creating Playoff Brackets, the Zorts App does it all.
    https://www.zortssports.com/

COACHING RESOURCES

Soccer Coach Podcasts

The Session Collective Podcast: https://www.thesessioncollective.co.uk/podcast

Soccer Coach Training / Education Courses / Team Training Resources

Rest Defense Tactical Theory

  • Tactical theory: the various forms of rest-defense
    Ever since Jose Mourinho arrived in England, the importance of the transition phases has increased massively. From the 2010’s onwards this importance has only increased by the likes of Jürgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola who helped to revolutionise attacking and defensive transitions and bring the game of football to a new level. With an increasing amount of goals being scored through counterattacks, the importance of the transition phases is often more recognised and appreciated. Teams look to organise their teams structure in a way that enables them to be dominant in all phases of the game. One of the vital parts in achieving this dominance is a well structured restdefence. Restfeldsicherung (spare field coverage) is the term used by the DFB when describing restdefence with its origins from Germany. Restfeldsicherung translates to having players positioned in deeper areas of the field when in possession with the means of controlling defensive spaces in case of an opposition counterattack. These players are positioned in optimal locations/spaces to control the game by limiting opposition counterattacks simultaneously supporting teammates in possession for combinations and recirculation. This is done by maintaining a structure in areas behind the ball against ‘opposition attack protection’ whilst the team are attacking in the final third.
    Spielverlagerung.de
  • Tactical Theory: Rest Defense:
    Rest defence is a tactical term we use to describe the attacking team’s structure that ensures a good transition into counter-pressing and defending upon losing possession of the ball. If a team’s rest defence structure is good, it means it lends itself nicely to immediately put the opposition under pressure as soon as they recover possession. So when talking about someone’s rest defence, we actually talk about their (in)ability to attack efficiently and yet, have a structure in place for the moment the ball is taken away from them. For that reason, rest defence tactics are essential in preventing counterattacks and fast transitions by keeping a solid defensive foundation behind the attacking force of the team. Of course, executing it is a very difficult thing to accomplish because it requires optimal spacing and space occupation so that the players who are involved in the rest defence structure can react accordingly when called upon. Some other tactical terms we relate to rest defence are structure, compactness, movement, counterattack, counterpressing, pressing and transitions.
    Total Football Analysis
  • How to Coach Rest Defense – Tactical Analysis
    Total Football Analysis
  • Tactical Theory: Rest-Defense and Counter-Marking:
    Rest-defense. You’ve probably heard the term before, possibly in connection to why Pep Guardiola uses inverted full-backs or why so many teams use three center-backs and two central midfielders to provide balance when in possession. The reason is (often) the same: to stop counter-attacks. Thus, rest-defense refers to how teams prepare for defensive transition while having the ball. This tactical theory analysis piece looks at different rest-defense setups and discusses the concept of counter–marking, in particular.
    Running The Show
  • Tactical theory of central overloads in three defender systems – tactical analysis
    A common misconception surrounding a back three is the idea that it is a defensive strategy. When we consider that a ball-playing team like Manchester City used it to devastating effect, we realize that a back three has the potential to help teams dominate the ball. The way a back three is used depends on the team’s objectives for the game. This is true for every other shape as well. However, with a back three, there is a tactical element that stands out. This is the potential to create central overloads in all phases of play. In this analysis, we examine how teams use central overloads, to not only keep possession of the ball but also advance the play. This tactical analysis provides a tactical theory concerning the role of central overloads in a back three.
    Football Bloody Hell
  • The Increasing Importance of a Rest Defense
    Based on the observations made by FIFA’s technical experts at the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020, this article reveals the trends identified amongst the rest defenses on show and examines their ability to neutralize the opposition. Over the last 15 years, the manner in which football teams have transitioned from defence to attack has become increasingly devastating. In a matter of mere seconds, a side that is attacking the opposition’s box can quite easily lose possession and immediately find themselves on the back foot in their defensive third. Due to this constant threat during transition, being conscious of one’s defensive structure when in possession has acquired the same significance as creating goalscoring opportunities. In the modern game, the defensive structure a team adopts when in control of the ball – commonly known as a rest defence – has emerged as a vital step to achieving defensive stability and establishing a platform on which to apply an effective counter-press.
    FIFA Training Center
  • The Importance of Rest Defense
    What is Rest Defence: Rest defence is a term that refers to a structure that a team holds when in possession, which allows them to immediately defend once possession has been lost. As a result, this concept directly ties into counter-pressing and due to this, some of the best counter pressing sides have impeccable rest defence. What is particularly interesting about this topic for me is how even when a team is in possession and on the attack, they still need start thinking about what happens when the ball is lost. Bastian Schweinsteiger has referred to this as “perfect defending”, where “In many situations when you are attacking, you already have to start thinking about what happens once the ball is lost. As a defensive player, you already have to watch the opposing attackers and ask yourself what could happen when the ball is lost.” This shows how attack and defence are not two separate concepts divorced from one another but rather how they directly influence one another, leading to the 4 phases of the game seen below.
    Press Resistance

Soccer Throw-Ins

  • Using Defensive Throw Ins as Offensive Opportunities:
    Throw in situations in matches are often just taken for granted and involve little meaningful thought or decision making around them, other than to mark the opposition and prevent ball progression. But these situations can dictate not only who controls possession, but also how and where this possession takes place. In my previous analysis, I discussed the use of pressing traps in order to win the ball back in favorable areas, and pressing from throw-ins is no different. Every throw in situation is an opportunity to press in a favorable area of the pitch, and to shape the next phase of the opposition build-up. In open play pressing, the aim is not simply to stop the opposition progressing, but to also lure the opposition into trying to play through. We then aim to win the ball back in favorable areas that allow for the best offensive opportunities, and so why does this mindset change for throws? Within this article I will discuss various strategies that can be used surrounding defensive throw ins, with the majority focusing on using a defensive throw in as an offensive opportunity.
    Spielverlagerung.de
  • Coach Bradbury Warns Against Adult Voices Telling Youth Players Where to Throw the Ball:
    I never thought I would write about throw-ins. With so many interesting and challenging topics within youth soccer to discuss, I just never thought throw-ins would make it into my monthly coaching article. Yet here I am. I must confess that I have sleepless nights about this most common restart in soccer. I know this may seem crazy so let me explain. Coach Bradbury Warns Against Adult Voices Telling Youth Players Where to Throw the Ball I have watched thousands of games of all ages. During these matches, I have seen coaches of a variety of backgrounds all at different stages of their coaching development projectory and for the most part, all would proudly claim, “I’m in for the kids and put skill development before winning.” Yet as soon as the ball goes out, the command is simple no matter what the scenario on the field, “throw it down the line.” A quick glance down the field confirms the insanity of the order, one attacker surrounded by five defenders with zero chance of retaining the ball or forming an attack. I have started to think there is some secret society determined to one day change the Laws of the Game where throw-ins that gain ground, even if the other team gets the ball, become worthy of goals.
    Soccer Today

PRE-MATCH PREPARATION

  • Jack Ross, Hibernian: Match Preparation – Unit work:
    In his second coaching course filmed exclusively for CV Academy, Hibernian head coach Jack Ross and his assistant John Potter take the club’s respective attacking and defensive units through a series of position-specific practices. Ross leads a group of attacking players, made up of midfielders and forwards, through two finishing practices that train their combination play in the final third and their ability to execute different finishes. At the same time, Potter takes a group of defensive players, made up of defenders and defensive midfielders, through a series of practices that work on their ability to control the ball in their defensive third, circulate possession within their unit and then play forward.
    Coaches’ Voice

POSITIONAL PLAY

SOCCER POSITIONS

  • What is the difference between full-back and wing-back in football? – Goal
    Full-backs and wing-backs play in more or less the same part of the pitch, but there are key differences between the roles within a system. The main difference is that a wing-back has more licence to attack, whereas the full-back has more emphasis on defence. While full-backs can be encouraged to get forward and help attack on occasion, wing-backs are expected to dictate the attacking width of their team.

The Ultimate Formations, Tactics, Gameplans

Passing Activation ‘3rd Man Dynamic’ – Prof. Fabián Bazán

COLLEGE RECRUITMENT

College Soccer Recruitment Resources:

  • For The Average Young Athlete, Sports Isn’t A Free Ride To College: Grown & Flown
    In the aftermath of the college admissions scandal, there is something we need to get straight. One of the scams perpetrated by Rick Singer, the consultant at the center of the scandal was to bribe Division 1 coaches to “recruit” students with fake athletic profiles. As the mother of three teenagers, the false packaging of kids as student-athletes genuinely shocked me. Those who think that athletics is the easy way to get into an elite school are sorely mistaken. In fact, getting into college as a recruited athlete is one of the hardest ways to get in. Athletic prowess can provide a leg up for any college applicant, but unless you have an extra 400K lying around for Ivy League bribery, the process is hardly a golden ticket. My oldest daughter, a volleyball player, and my soccer-playing son and younger daughter, are working incredibly hard right now to be recruited as genuine college athletes.
  • NCAA Estimated Probability of Competing in Professional Sports (Athletics): NCAA / PDF
    More than 480,000 compete as NCAA athletes, and just a select few within each sport move on to compete at the professional or Olympic level. The table presents of how many NCAA athletes move on to professional careers in sports like basketball, football, baseball and ice hockey. Professional opportunities are extremely limited and the likelihood of a high school or even college athlete becoming a professional athlete is very low. In contrast, the likelihood of an NCAA athlete earning a college degree is significantly greater; graduation success rates are 86% in Division I, 71% in Division II and 87% in Division III.
  • Probability of Competing Beyond High School: NCAA
    Many boys and girls grow up dreaming of playing sports in college and beyond. But of the nearly 8 million students currently participating in high school athletics in the United States, only 495,000 of them will compete at NCAA schools. And of that group, only a fraction will realize their goal of becoming a professional or Olympic athlete. For the rest, the experiences of college athletics and the life lessons they learn along the way will help them as they pursue careers in other fields. Education is a vital part of the college athletics experience, and student-athletes graduate at higher rates than their peers in the student body.
  • Estimated Probability of Competing in College Athletics – NCAA / PDF
    Where Do High School & Club Participation of NCAA Student-Athletes Com From? (PDF)
    High School and Club Participation of NCAA Student-Athletes (PDF)
    Nearly eight million students currently participate in high school athletics in the United States. More than 480,000 compete as NCAA athletes, and just a select few within each sport move on to compete at the professional or Olympic level. The table shows how many high school and NCAA athletes compete in each sport along with an estimate of the percentage of high school athletes going on to compete in the NCAA. In contrast, the likelihood of an NCAA athlete earning a college degree is significantly greater; graduation success rates are 86% in Division I, 71% in Division II and 87% in Division III.
    • MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER RECRUITMENT / PARTICIPATION: High School Participants: 459,077
      • All NCAA Participants: 25,499
      • Overall High School to NCAA (all divisions): 5.6%:
      • High School to NCAA Division 1: 1.3%
      • High School to NCAA Division 2: 1.5%
      • High School to NCAA Division 3: 2.7%
    • WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER RECRUITMENT / PARTICIPATION:
      • High School Participants: 394,105
      • All NCAA Participants: 28,310
      • Overall High School to NCAA (all divisions): 7.2%
      • High School to NCAA Division 1: 2.4%
      • High School to NCAA Division 2: 1.9%
      • High School to NCAA Division 3: 2.9%

SOCCER TOURS & TOUR COMPANIES

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  • Orange Veins: https://www.orangeveins.com – Whether you’re wondering how to develop your players or looking for the best training camp facilities: we’ve been where you are. Our team consists of (former) football coaches, players, travel experts, event organizers and guides. Passion for football and travel is in our Veins. All of our tours are tailor-made. Through our global network in sports and travel, you can create your own unique football experience. From a Premier League inspired tour to London and the best of the Primera Division in Madrid to training camps in Mexico City or Dubai. Play games, visit stadiums, compete for the cup and see famous sights. Your players will return home with lifelong memories. Create your own tour with our online tour creator. Tell us which destination and football activities you prefer, and we’ll send you a free proposal. Check out our impressions for inspiration and shoot us a message if you have any questions!
  • Iconz Experience: https://www.iconzexperience.com – UK soccer tours, tournaments, camps, and clinics. Iconz Experience Ltd. were founded by former EPL Soccer Player Lawrie Dudfield (ex Leicester City & Hull City) and together with Micky Adams (former Leicester City and Brighton EPL Manager) and Mike Edwards (former Hull City and Notts County) we complete the Iconz Experience family.
  • Epic Soccer Tours: https://eplsoccertours.com – EPL Soccer Tours, by Tournove, is a luxury vacation service with a difference. We offer custom soccer tours that are uniquely designed around your specific needs and requirements. This means that you don’t have to settle for a set vacation that doesn’t suit your needs. Instead, when you inquire about a custom EPL tour with us, one of our dedicated sports-travel experts will take the time to understand what you want from your tour and will create a personalized itinerary around your wants and needs.
  • FC Global: https://fcglobalgroup.com/ – FC Global is a soccer organization based out of Dallas, Texas, dedicated in providing players and clubs the opportunity to play against top international teams. Founded in 2016, FC Global has given soccer clubs from Mexico and the United States the chance to play top international tournaments and friendlies. We have set up tournament tours and friendlies with teams such as Club America, Tigres UANL, Santos Laguna, LA Galaxy, FC Dallas, Fort Worth Vaqueros, Academica SC, Napa Valley 1839, among clubs from North America. Our great relationship with many international teams has enabled us to provide unique international experiences to clubs of all backgrounds. We provide complete logistic support and ensure all your needs are covered when traveling abroad or hosting an international friendly. INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES Play the world FC Global sets you up to play against international teams from around the globe. We’ve set up international friendlies with teams such as Club America, Chivas, Tigres UANL and other top clubs from North America. EUROPE TOURS Spain and England Travel to Spain and England and compete against some of the worlds best. Compete in international tournaments and driendlies with our customized tours. TRAVEL Global Tours From preseason friendlies to tournaments abroad, FC Global sets you up to play the world. Our team will customize your tour based on your developmental needs.
  • Excel Soccer Tours: https://excelsoccertours.com/ – WorldStrides Sports provides international soccer tours and trips for college, university, ODP, club, academy and high school teams to the world’s most memorable destinations. We personalize and arrange every aspect of customized itineraries for teams of all levels. Since 1998, we have followed our goal of bringing soccer teams from North America to all over the world to participate in the world’s greatest game while breaking down barriers of language, culture and geography. WorldStrides Sports is the industry leader in organizing international sports tours for North American teams. Largest and most trusted student educational travel provider in the United States In January 2015, WorldStrides, the largest and most trusted student educational travel provider in the United States, acquired Excel International Sports. Together, WorldStrides and Excel combine to offer students more than 65 years of student travel experience.
  • Premier International Tours: https://www.premierinternationaltours.com/ – Premier International Tours offers club, college and high school teams international soccer tours and tournaments TOURNAMENTS Participate in international soccer tournaments and enjoy Olympic-style opening ceremonies. ​ More then 14 international soccer tournaments to choose from Participate in some of the best youth soccer tournaments in the world High level international competition Tournaments SOCCER TOURS Play exhibition soccer games, sightseeing, visit pro soccer games and stadiums. ​ Our international destinations offer friendly soccer games and sightseeing Select from one of our many soccer destinations Custom soccer tours available Excellent balance of soccer balance and exciting cultural sightseeing

SOCCER LINKS

If you’re looking for Soccer Links to Soccer Training, Popular Soccer Social Media Accounts, Soccer Stories, Soccer Stats, and so on for your your soccer player, soccer club, soccer team, or soccer business, check below at our abbreviated list of soccer vendors. If you have recommendations for additions to the Best Soccer Links sections of the Soccer Resources page, please let us know, as we’d love to hear from you.

  • The 50: Top 10 South American goalkeepers of all time. —- Between The Sticks
    To celebrate the site’s anniversary (as well as its 50th post), goalkeeper journalist Mouhamad Rachini is ranking the 10 best goalkeepers from each of the five continents; Africa, Asia/Oceania, Europe, North/Central America, and South America. Goalkeepers are ranked on a mix of different factors, including team and individual honors, longevity, quality of leagues they played in, peak, and statistical success. Goalkeepers are also grouped based on the country they REPRESENT, not the country they were born in. For example, Steve Mandanda, despite being born in an African country, is considered to be a European goalkeeper because he plays for France internationally.
  • NonStop Progress Instagram Account —- @nonstop.progress
    The popular soccer Instagram account is managed by professional footballer and NASM Nutrition Coach Heath Martin, who posts some of the best individual training drills, which assist soccer players progress in their core body fitness, soccer technical skills, soccer-specific strength training, soccer ball mastery, and soccer nutrition.

SOCCER RESOURCES

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