Street Soccer USA News

All across the Street Soccer USA landscape, fall programs are winding down as the days get shorter and colder. We had a fantastic season of the Street League featuring Community Clubs, adult programs and after-school programs. Many cities celebrated the success of the last few months with end of season festivals. Check out a few…

(LOS ANGELES) Much of Street Soccer USA’s Los Angeles programming is focused around the Watts Imperial Courts, a famous housing project with a longstanding history in LA. LAFC, Adidas and Red Eye Foundation built a futsal court there that SSUSA uses for programming. This summer and fall, we hosted Community Club practices in Watts twice…

Street Soccer USA Portland, along with partner organization Parrott Creek Child and Family Services, was honored with the 2019 Impact Award by the Multnomah Athletic Foundation in Portland. The Impact Award recognizes the positive impact of a nonprofit organization through its support of youth, athletic participation and community collaboration. SSUSA Portland and Parrott Creek were…

The saying goes, “you never know when lightning will strike.” That may no longer be true thanks to computer learning and a space-based lightning monitoring system.   Lightning is a major threat to people and property each year, especially in the summer. There’s a new tool that could revolutionize lightning safety. A machine-learning algorithm developed by…

New Fields Help Expand Benefits of Sports-Based Youth Development to Kids in North and Southwest Philly Through teamwork between Street Soccer USA, love.fútbol and Pincus Family Foundation, as well as local community partners and volunteers, two new fields have been built and inaugurated in Philadelphia! The fields, located at the historic Dr. Tanner G. Duckrey…

Fields to be Built and Inaugurated at Dr. Tanner G. Duckrey Elementary School and James Finnegan Playground in Partnership with love.futbol and Pincus Family Foundation In an exciting collaboration and demonstration of teamwork with partners love.futbol and Pincus Family Foundation, Street Soccer USA is working with local communities to create two new safe and fun…

A Summer of Soccer Camps Culminates in Trip to U.S. Women’s National Team Game There’s an ever-growing demand for Street Soccer USA programming in Philadelphia, and the summer was jam-packed with camps and projects. Street Soccer USA hosted an all-girls camp throughout the summer of 7-10 year olds who practiced three times a week in…

An experience that began with strangers from eight cities across the United States traveling to Cardiff to participate in the Homeless World Cup ended with lasting friendships, new perspectives, and even a trophy lift! Street Soccer USA, the exclusive American partner of the Homeless World Cup, sent a men’s and women’s team to join more…

A week-long soccer clinic with a new partner, A Place Called Home, highlighted a busy summer in Los Angeles for Street Soccer USA. The nonprofit is located in South Central, the center of SSUSA Los Angeles targeted engagement, and provides arts, education and wellness programs for local youth. More than 80 participants aged 7-16 enjoyed…

The 2019 Street Soccer USA Cup Series began with the hugely successful fifth annual Street Soccer USA Cup – San Francisco on Sunday, July 28. Two specially-made turf fields at Civic Center were bustling all day with hundreds of players, from professional athletes to local government officials to corporate sponsors to program participants, who all…

Nike Los Angeles collaborated with the Mayor’s Foundation to deliver an annual moment for the city of LA to empower youth through sport and commemorate Title IX day on June 24th . This event brought out 300 girls from various inner-city based after school programs to expose them to basketball, soccer, and mindfulness practice. The…

On 6/15 we were able to bring all of our Street Soccer USA communities together to celebrate our Spring Season. Our Red Hook Community had the chance to host this tournament at our Street Soccer USA parks in Bush Clinton Park. We had about 60 players participating in U10, U14 and U18 groups from our…

At Street Soccer USA we have 5 core values and beliefs that define our culture and describe how we shape our programs.   SSUSA Value # 2 : “WE BELIEVE IN MAKING SPACE We transform abandoned places into places of opportunity. The fields we build are not just physical spaces for community members to come together, but…

STREET SOCCER USA ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE FOR 2019 CUP SERIES, SPONSORED BY UNIQLO, INCLUDING NEW LOCATION AT ICONIC CIVIC CENTER IN SAN FRANCISCO Contact: Adrienne@streetsoccerusa.org Soccer Tournaments Bring Together Celebrities, Government Officials, Corporate Sponsors and Local Communities to Fight Poverty and Strengthen Community in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and at Three-Day National Cup in…

This new addition to the Oak Park Community Center is the result of a partnership and the 2018 SSUSA National Cup presenting sponsorship with UC Davis Health. The City of Sacramento and Sacramento Republic FC have also been a big part in helping to execute this project and are committed to making soccer more accessible…

Date & Time: Saturday, April 6, 2019, 9:00am-4:00pm Location:  Studios 60, 6000 S. Avalon Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90003 Who Attended: 500 women from the Los Angeles area including community, athlete, trainer, and coach partners, as well as women from across the city interested in coaching.   Description: The Nike Legacy Summit was an immersive…