{"id":19003,"date":"2023-04-28T10:15:21","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T15:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/?p=19003"},"modified":"2023-04-28T10:26:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T15:26:11","slug":"south-atlantic-premier-league-adds-new-clubs-ahead-of-2023-24-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/south-atlantic-premier-league-adds-new-clubs-ahead-of-2023-24-season\/","title":{"rendered":"South Atlantic Premier League adds new clubs ahead of 2023-24 season"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19003\" class=\"elementor elementor-19003\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-619c1987 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"619c1987\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c0c7db0\" data-id=\"1c0c7db0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39b44777 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39b44777\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>South Atlantic Premier League adds new clubs ahead of 2023-24 season<\/strong><\/h2><p><strong>CHARLESTON, S.C. (April 28, 2023) <\/strong>\u2013 A month after announcing <a href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/south-atlantic-premier-league-expands-to-welcome-girls-clubs-in-2023-24\/\">new girls programming<\/a>, the <strong>South Atlantic Premier League<\/strong> is again expanding, welcoming new clubs for the 2023-24 season. The following six clubs are adding their U-13 through U-19 boys and girls teams:<\/p><ul><li>Alpharetta Ambush SC (GA)<\/li><li>Carolina Velocity FC (NC)<\/li><li>Georgia Impact SC (GA)<\/li><li>James Island Youth SC (SC)<\/li><li>One Knoxville SC (TN; boys only)<\/li><li>The Bulls Soccer Club (GA)<\/li><\/ul><p>Beginning in the fall season, these clubs will compete for qualification to the 2024 NPL Finals, which will be held in July in Denver, Colorado. The South Atlantic Premier League is a founding member league of the National Premier Leagues, having first launched in 2012. Thirteen member boys clubs are currently competing for slots to the <a href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/npl-finals\/\">2023 NPL Finals<\/a>. 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The staff and I at Carolina Velocity have worked tirelessly the last five years to make that happen.\u00a0Joining the NPL is exactly what our organization is looking for to enhance our player pathway and provide the next stage in the growth of our club. Not only do our core values and principles align, but with the wealth of strong competition throughout the NPL, both regionally and nationally, we are convinced our players and teams will be pushed even further. As such, we are delighted to be joining the NPL and look forward to competing at this level.&#8221; -Andy Thompson, Director of Soccer of <strong>Carolina Velocity FC<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/li><li>&#8220;We are excited to announce the acceptance into NPL&#8217;s South Atlantic Premier League. As a program, we have been searching for a league that will challenge our players every game and provide strong competition. We firmly believe that NPL provides this and will be a great platform for our players&#8217; development. We are looking forward to challenging ourselves against some of the best clubs within the Southeast region.&#8221; -Ross Keenan, Boys Director of Coaching of <strong><strong>Georgia Impact SC<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/li><li>&#8220;James Island Youth Soccer Club is excited to be joining the NPL\u2019s South Atlantic League for both our girls and boys U-13-U-19 programs for the 2023-24 season. We will be competing alongside like-minded clubs, and this competition platform will offer invaluable experience to our players, coaches and club.\u00a0This also provides our Jr. Academy and younger players a new level of play they may aspire to.&#8221; -Clark Brisson, Executive Director\u00a0of <strong>James Island Youth SC<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/li><li>&#8220;One Knoxville is excited\u00a0to be part of the South Atlantic Premier League. 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