{"id":4482,"date":"2021-03-17T14:07:10","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T18:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usclub.gotsportsites.com\/?p=4482"},"modified":"2021-07-27T14:11:21","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T18:11:21","slug":"players-first-club-spotlight-puma-futbol-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/players-first-club-spotlight-puma-futbol-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Players First Club Spotlight: Puma Futbol Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4482\" class=\"elementor elementor-4482\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e33f7ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e33f7ec\" 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 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Players First Club Spotlight: Puma Futbol Club<\/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-06db6c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06db6c1\" 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-bace616\" data-id=\"bace616\" 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-a1f6414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1f6414\" 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>Q: Why did Puma Futbol Club apply for Players First licensing?<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Adam Lamb, Director of Coaching:<\/strong>\u00a0We were looking for a way to highlight our commitment to putting players at the forefront of our day-to-day decision making. \u00a0Youth soccer is an ever-changing landscape and the Kansas City landscape is no different. \u00a0The market here is expressly competitive. There are many clubs that say one thing and do another. \u00a0We strive to be a club that follows through on its commitments to its players and we felt that US Club Soccer and the Players First license would aid us in that commitment. \u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Q: What does it mean for Puma Futbol Club to now be an official Players First-licensed club?<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Lamb:\u00a0<\/strong>We are honored to be a part of the Players First initiative\u00a0and join the list of existing member clubs under the Players First license umbrella. We are only one of two clubs in the Kansas City metro area\u00a0and the only NPL Central States club to be a Players First-licensed club, and that is a stat we are very proud of. \u00a0We are looking forward to collaboration with other member clubs and seeing what we can learn from fellow professionals so we can continue to improve our player environment here at Puma FC.<\/p><p><strong>Q: What makes Players First licensing different from other initiatives or programs your club has participated in?<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Lamb:\u00a0<\/strong>Players First-licensing gives us a bigger community (beyond Kansas City) that we are a part of. \u00a0Collaboration with clubs around you is one thing, but this allows us to branch out beyond that, step outside our comfort zone and connect with a larger community. It&#8217;s also clear to us already that US Club Soccer is invested in this program\/initiative and really providing a service to the Players First-licensed clubs that is meaningful. \u00a0It&#8217;s not just a logo given to a club to place on their website and marketing material.<\/p><p><strong>Q: What would you like the parents of Puma Futbol Club to know about what this means to them?<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Lamb:\u00a0<\/strong>I would want the parents at Puma FC to know that we made this step forward for them and their son\/daughter. \u00a0We really do think about the players first when we make short-term and long-term decisions at the club and we try, to the best of our ability, to make decisions with the impact on players and their development at the forefront of our decision making. \u00a0We don&#8217;t want to be a club that says all the right things but then moves in a completely different direction. \u00a0We exist for the players and we strive each and every day to provide a soccer environment that they (the players) want to be a part of. \u00a0<\/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-064cb23 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"064cb23\" 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-95d2a66\" data-id=\"95d2a66\" 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-44640fa elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"44640fa\" 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-ea7f947 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea7f947\" 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-c8f402c\" data-id=\"c8f402c\" 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-f4f26fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4f26fa\" 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<h3>ABOUT US CLUB SOCCER:<\/h3><div class=\"text clearfix\"><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; Education and Player Health &amp; Safety, US Club Soccer offers registration, league- and cup-based competition platforms, player identification and a variety of other programming, resources and services.<\/p><p>US Club Soccer is sponsored by Nike and supported by LaLiga through a technical partnership.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/\">usclubsoccer.org<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/playersfirst\/\">Players First<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/usclubsoccer\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/usclubsoccer\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/usclubsoccer\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/usclubsoccer\">YouTube<\/a><\/p><\/div>\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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Players First Club Spotlight: Puma Futbol Club Q: Why did Puma Futbol Club apply for Players First licensing? 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