Mass Youth Soccer

Mass Youth Soccer, a non-profit organization founded in 1977, is dedicated to player development and promoting and enhancing the game of soccer for the youth of the Commonwealth. Mass Youth Soccer's goals are to develop and educate both coaches and players, promote a high standard of sportsmanship, and to encourage individual initiative and teamwork.

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Soccer Rhode Island

Soccer Rhode Island is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting, fostering and perpetuating the game of soccer on the youth level in the State of Rhode Island.  Soccer Rhode Island provides opportunity for both players and coaches to develop, increase their ability and knowledge of the game while encouraging good sportsmanship and team play. Soccer Rhode Island does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex or natural origin.

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New England District of Kiwanis

Founded in 1915 and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Kiwanis International is a thriving organization of service- and community-minded individuals who support children and young adults around the world. More than 600,000 Kiwanis-family members in more than 70 countries make their mark by responding to the needs of their communities and pooling their resources to address worldwide issues. Through these efforts, Kiwanis International truly is "Serving the Children of the World."

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American Youth Soccer Organization

AYSO is a nationwide non-profit organization that develops and delivers quality youth soccer programs in a fun, family environment based on AYSO's five philosophies: Everyone Plays, Our program’s goal is for kids to play soccer—so we mandate that every player on every team must play at least half of every game; Balanced Teams, Each year we form new teams as evenly balanced as possible—because it is fair and more fun when teams of equal ability play; Open Registration, Our program is open to all children between 4 and 19 years of age who want to register and play soccer. Interest and enthusiasm are the only criteria for playing; Positive Coaching, Encouragement of player effort provides for greater enjoyment by the players and ultimately leads to better-skilled and better-motivated players; Good Sportsmanship, We strive to create a positive environment based on mutual respect rather than a win-at-all-costs attitude, and our program is designed to instill good sportsmanship in every facet of AYSO.

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National Soccer Coaches Association of America

Based in Mission, Kan., the NSCAA is the largest coaches' organization in the United States. Since its founding in 1941, it has grown to include more than 17,000 members who coach both genders at all levels of the sport. In addition to a national rankings program for colleges and high schools, NSCAA offers an extensive recognition program that presents more than 10,000 individual awards every year. It fulfills its mission of coaching education through a nationwide program of clinics and week-long courses, teaching more than 3,000 soccer coaches each year.

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US Club Soccer

US Club Soccer was founded in early 2000 as the National Association of Competitive Soccer Clubs (NACSC) by a group of soccer club coaching directors, representing several well known soccer clubs from different geographical areas. The organization held meetings, launched its first website, and grew to over 140 registered members in 35 states. As a result of this effort, in July, 2001 the organization applied for and was granted membership in the United States Soccer Federation. This provided a seat on the USSF Board, and allowed the organization to sanction soccer clubs, teams, competitions, and events in the same manner as any other USSF member. The number of clubs that registered online grew to over 250 by the end 0f 2001, and the organization changed its name to US Club Soccer.

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US Youth Soccer

From its humble beginnings in 1974 with just more than 100,000 registered players to its current registration of more than 3 million, US Youth Soccer has always been recognized as a leader in youth sports organizations. Through a democratic structure, the membership of US Youth Soccer is able to provide uniform rules and guidelines. These guidelines facilitate intra-state, inter-state and international play. US Youth Soccer is also able to provide a structured appeals process, and its marketing and licensing programs help US Youth Soccer hold down player costs while providing revenue for increased services. The national administration of US Youth Soccer is conducted by a nine member Board of Directors consisting of a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, four Regional Directors, and a Member at Large. Each of these board members are elected into office by delegates from the 55 member State Associations. A tenth position, that of Past President, is held by the past president for a single term of two years.

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