{"id":4658,"date":"2021-01-26T16:20:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T20:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usclub.gotsportsites.com\/?p=4658"},"modified":"2021-07-27T16:28:20","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T20:28:20","slug":"us-club-soccer-new-england-premiership-renew-sanctioning-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/us-club-soccer-new-england-premiership-renew-sanctioning-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"US Club Soccer, New England Premiership renew sanctioning agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4658\" class=\"elementor elementor-4658\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01ad78b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01ad78b\" 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-e26a57a\" data-id=\"e26a57a\" 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-fad9683 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fad9683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\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-a5ab766 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5ab766\" 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-5affd90\" data-id=\"5affd90\" 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-e9b0ae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9b0ae2\" 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\">US Club Soccer, New England Premiership renew sanctioning agreement<\/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-d5dc02c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5dc02c\" 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-5f2f58c\" data-id=\"5f2f58c\" 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-23d66b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23d66b5\" 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>US Club Soccer and\u00a0<strong>New England Premiership (NEP)<\/strong>\u00a0are excited to announce a long-term extension of their sanctioning agreement, reflecting a commitment to continued growth and opportunities in New England. NEP partnered with US Club Soccer as its sanctioning body in 2014, and US Club Soccer is thrilled to provide each of its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newenglandpremiership.com\/memberclubs\">22 member clubs<\/a>\u00a0support for continued success. \u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newenglandpremiership.com\/\">NEP<\/a>\u00a0maintains a club-centric philosophy in all of its decision making, and membership is limited to clubs who have demonstrated a commitment to player development. Coaches of accepted member clubs have minimum license requirements, and minimum standards for facilities must be met by all clubs. Clubs are also required to have a dedicated Director of Coaching with a minimum of a USSF B License.<\/p><p>The aforementioned expectations have solidified NEP as the powerhouse league in the area, with clubs earning a number of US Club Soccer national titles over the years. Most notably, NEFC has earned nine national titles since 2014, while South Shore Select has captured three consecutive titles since 2017.<\/p><p>&#8220;NEP is thrilled to be renewing our agreement with US Club Soccer,\u201d said Adam Scott, NEP League Director. \u201cOur league has flourished over the years with US Club Soccer\u2019s support and guidance, as well as the autonomy they provide the NEP to best support our members clubs, our coaches and, most importantly, our players. Over the next four years we are confident that the NEP will continue to thrive and properly develop as a league while creating the best possible learning and playing environments for our players.\u201d<\/p><p>Among the highlights:<\/p><ul><li><strong>League play.<\/strong>\u00a0NEP will provide league competition for all divisions during the fall and spring seasons. NEP\u2019s NPL Division will be part of US Club Soccer\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usclubsoccer.org\/npl\">National Premier Leagues (NPL)<\/a>, a collection of 21 leagues unified under one national competition platform and based on a common technical framework. Qualifiers from the NEP\u2019s NPL Division will join teams from other NPLs throughout the country in competing for a national championship via the NPL postseason.<\/li><li><strong>Regional cup<\/strong>. Beginning Spring 2021, NEP will run a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nepnewenglandregionalcup.com\/\">New England Regional Cup<\/a>\u00a0competition sanctioned by US Club Soccer. This new integration with US Club Soccer\u2019s competition series will allow U-13 through U-19 boys and girls from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont to compete for the chance to be named champion of the New England region, and advance to US Club Soccer\u2019s National Cup Finals.<\/li><li><strong>Coaching education<\/strong>. NEP will continue to internally host\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usclubsoccer.org\/coaching-license-courses\">U.S. Soccer coach licenses courses via US Club Soccer<\/a>, and benefit from US Club Soccer\u2019s other educational and developmental offerings, such as its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usclubsoccer.o\/\">LaLiga coaching education programming<\/a>. By controlling the calendar of coaching education courses, NEP can ensure that coaches who desire to further their licensing have the opportunity to do so.<\/li><li><strong>Olympic Development Program (ODP)-sanctioned player identification and development pathway.<\/strong>\u00a0NEP members will benefit from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usclubsoccer\/\">US Club Soccer\u2019s ODP-sanctioned programming<\/a>, which includes PDPs at the local level, id2 Training Camps at the regional and national level, as well as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usclubsoccer.org\/national-selection-programming\">National Selection programming<\/a>\u00a0at the national and international level. This pathway provides opportunities for exposure to National Team staff. A few of the past participants include Tyler Adams, Emily Alvarado, Jonathan Gonzalez, Lindsay Horan, Catarina Mac\u00e1rio, Christian Pulisic, and Tim Weah, among others.<\/li><li><strong>Players First<\/strong>. In addition to its currently licensed clubs, NEP is committed to helping more of its clubs achieve Players First-licensed status and take advantage of its various offerings.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usclubsoccer.org\/players-first-licensing\">Players First<\/a>\u00a0is a branded, holistic club soccer experience for parents and players which emphasizes the development of each individual to his or her full potential, and helps parents make better choices about where their children should play.<\/li><li><strong>Officiating<\/strong>. In conjunction with its player development efforts, NEP has also worked to develop the officiating side of the game, acquiring the highest quality referees and providing a referee mentor program.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>\u201cWe are delighted to be renewing our agreement with New England Premiership, a league committed to each of its players and their parents,\u201d said Kevin Payne, US Club Soccer CEO. \u201cThe league\u2019s standards set the bar for competitors across the country, and we look forward to working with NEP over the next four years to make every player\u2019s experience ideal.\u201d<\/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-273c66b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"273c66b\" 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-32467a6\" data-id=\"32467a6\" 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-beab5d5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"beab5d5\" 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-f0392cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0392cf\" 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-da2b432\" data-id=\"da2b432\" 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-b69bf13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b69bf13\" 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>US Club Soccer, New England Premiership renew sanctioning agreement US Club Soccer and\u00a0New England Premiership (NEP)\u00a0are excited to announce a long-term extension of their sanctioning agreement, reflecting a commitment to continued growth and opportunities in New England. 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