{"id":3793,"date":"2021-07-24T13:00:06","date_gmt":"2021-07-24T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usclub.gotsportsites.com\/?p=3793"},"modified":"2021-09-09T10:21:07","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T14:21:07","slug":"us-club-soccer-launches-summer-freestyle-series-with-soccer-sphere-powered-by-topya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/us-club-soccer-launches-summer-freestyle-series-with-soccer-sphere-powered-by-topya\/","title":{"rendered":"US Club Soccer Launches Summer Freestyle Series with Soccer Sphere, Powered by TopYa!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3793\" class=\"elementor elementor-3793\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b48c30 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b48c30\" 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb643d2\" 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<p><strong>CHARLESTON, S.C. \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Heading into the end of 2021 summer season, US Club Soccer and its Players First partner Soccer Sphere, powered by TopYa! have teamed up to launch a one-month long skills challenge \u201cUS Club Soccer Summer Freestyle Series\u201d.<\/p><p>The contest, which will be held on the Soccer Sphere app and begins on July 21, is the ultimate training platform for aspiring freestyle footballers. This summer contest will end on August 31. The Summer Freestyle also helps players across US Club Soccer membership train for the first ever U-16 Global Freestyle Championship coming up later this summer hosted by WFFA, the international governing body for freestyle footballers.<\/p><p>All US Club Soccer members will get 30 free soccer training video skill challenges to start the contest, with additional challenges available for purchase in the Soccer Sphere app.\u00a0Players will watch instructional videos, practice the skill or drill, then upload a video of their best effort for review by the Soccer Sphere Coach Connect team.\u00a0\u00a0Awesome prizes from Soccer Sphere and US Club Soccer will be available for all active participants.<\/p><p>To join the contest,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/app.topya.com\/contests\/us-club-soccer-summer-freestyle-series-2021\"><strong>click here<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to access the TopYa! contest landing page. Select your state and add your number to download the Soccer Sphere app to get the contest started.\u00a0Additional information on the contest can be found on the Soccer Sphere, powered by TopYa! page at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usclubsoccer.org\/players-first-soccer-sphere-topya\"><strong>www.usclubsoccer.org\/players-first-soccer-sphere-topya<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><p>The Soccer Sphere, powered by TopYa! platform advances the Players First pillar of Player Development by encouraging players to effectively train on their own.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33513ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33513ee\" 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-faa602e\" data-id=\"faa602e\" 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-ea812c4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ea812c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8e5f61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8e5f61\" 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-46e6a7f\" data-id=\"46e6a7f\" 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-9fef0c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9fef0c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT US CLUB SOCCER<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16db900 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16db900\" 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-b3316a9\" data-id=\"b3316a9\" 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-429e09c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"429e09c\" 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<p>A National Association member of the U.S. Soccer Federation,\u00a0<strong>US Club Soccer<\/strong>\u00a0fosters the growth and development of soccer clubs in order to create the best possible environment for players of all ages.<\/p><p>Anchored by\u00a0<strong>Players First<\/strong>\u00a0and its five pillars of Club Development, Coaching Development, Player Development, Parent Engagement &amp; 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