Mpls City SC - Futures Program Overview - 2024
- 1. Minneapolis City Soccer Club mplscitysc.com 2024 Program Overview @mplscityfutures @mplscityfutures mplscitysc.com/futures
- 2. Contents Player Pathway Age Bands 2024 Format Costs Staff Tryouts Next Steps Questions
- 3. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT YMCA - Big Brothers Big Sisters Community Cleanup - Food Drives Equipment Donations - Community Partnerships PRODUCTS The Club Shop - Teamwear - Apparel Merchandise - Membership Who is Mpls City SC? A community-based & member-driven 501c3 non-profit soccer club run by a primarily volunteer staff. SOCCER OPERATION Mpls City Senior Teams Mpls City Futures - Stegman’s SC DIGITAL CONTENT Podcast - Live Stream - Webinars Social Media - eSports 3-TIME NPSL NORTH CHAMPIONS || 3-TIME U.S. OPEN CUP QUALIFIER
- 4. A competitive soccer environment designed to nurture younger players for the demands of college, pro, and professionally-amateur soccer without the typical cost and travel demands required by the soccer system in the USA. What is the Mpls City Futures Program?
- 5. Who Does Futures Serve? The top 50 Twin Cities-based soccer players, age 20 and under, with aspirations to continue playing beyond their teenage years at the highest levels. These players may have one or more of the following characteristics. 651 952 763 01 | They require an accelerated environment that will prepare them for collegiate soccer 02 | They desire a higher level of competition to augment their current club or high school environment 03 | They have aged out of the Olympic Development Program 04 | They can no longer afford or justify the cost to play high-level competitive youth soccer 05 | They can’t justify the time commitment to travel nationally for high-level competitive soccer 06 | They do not feel the traditional youth system offers them anything else to advance their development 07 | They are a late-bloomer and have been overlooked in the youth player identification process 08 | They are lost within the US Soccer system and need to regain traction 09 | They are talented young players who deserve a path into the Mpls City senior teams, but need time to develop
- 6. FIRST TEAM FUTURES SUPPLEMENTAL ACADEMY U21 & U19 PROFESSIONAL ▲ AMATEUR ▼ As of 2022 - USL 2 League rules dictate that a maximum of 10 players on each team's game day roster can be over 23 years old. In 2021, 977 players in USL 2 were 20 years of age or younger. L E A G U E MPLS CITY SC Player Pathway
- 7. 2024 Eligible Age Groups FUTURES U21 - Birth Years 2003, 2004 FUTURES U19 - Birth Years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- 9. FUTURES WINTER SEASON JANUARY-APRIL ❏ 50 players selected to the Winter Season player pool ❏ Typically Friday Nights: 7-8:30 pm or -8:30-10 pm ❏ 12 indoor sessions ❏ Pool Group Training + 7v7 Futures League ❏ 5 Futures League Matches (Round-Robin + Finals) ❏ Possible 11v11 Exhibition Matches vs. external competition ❏ Locations: Winter Park (Eden Prairie) & Augsburg Dome (Mpls)
- 10. FUTURES SUMMER SEASON APRIL-JULY ❏ U21 Summer Season team roster of 30-33 players ❏ U19 Summer Season team roster of 30-33 players ❏ Players are selected from Futures Winter Season + other Futures players in college who are returning to Twin Cities ❏ National Adult Amatuer League Competition (USSF D4) ❏ U21 = United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) - Premier Division ❏ U19 = United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) - Division 1 ❏ Approx. 10 games + Playoffs ❏ 4x UPSL Midwest West Conference Champions ❏ Team training on typically on Monday nights ❏ League matches typically on weekends ❏ Locations: ❏ Training: Eden Prairie & Minneapolis ❏ Home Stadium: Edor Nelson Field, Augsburg University (Minneapolis) ❏ UPSL Midwest-West Conference
- 11. NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY FUTURES SUMMER SEASON Team Training starts April 10 League (UPSL) runs May 8 thru Mid-July FUTURES CALENDAR - 2024 DECEMBER-JULY TRYOUT CAMPS FUTURES WINTER SEASON Pool Training starts January 16 Futures League (7v7) runs Feb 6 - Mar 27 Futures Tryout Camp Pool of 50 players selected to Futures Winter Season for each age group Primary Locations: Winter Park- Eden Prairie Augsburg - Minneapolis Tryout Camp: December 8-22 Winter Season: Friday 1/5 Friday 1/12 Friday 1/19 Friday 1/26 Friday 2/2 Friday 2/9 Friday 2/16 Friday 2/23 Friday 3/1 Friday 3/8 Friday 3/15 Friday 3/22 Friday 3/29 7-8:30pm or 8:30-10pm Summer Season: UPSL Game and training schedule released in April SPRING BREAK Futures Summer Season / UPSL 30-33 players to be invited into the Futures UPSL Roster from the 2024 Futures Winter pool and the pool of other Futures players returning from college.
- 12. FUTURES WINTER SEASON JANUARY-MARCH 50 Players- Large Group Training - 7v7 Futures League - Exhibition Matches FUTURES SUMMER SEASON APRIL-JULY Team Training & United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) FUTURES TRYOUT CAMP JANUARY Player ID for Winter Session - Birth Year 2003 and Living In The Twin Cities FUTURES SUMMER ROSTER SELECTION MARCH/APRIL 30-33 players selected to each Futures Summer Season UPSL Roster - U21 & U19 1 2 3 4 2024 MPLS CITY FUTURES - SEASON SUMMARY
- 13. $99 PER PLAYER TRYOUT CAMP FEE $749 PER PLAYER WINTER SEASON PROGRAM COSTS & SCHOLARSHIPS ❏ 2 indoor tryout sessions ❏ Approx. 13 indoor sessions during Futures Winter Season ❏ Approx. 13 trainings + 10 games during Futures Summer ❏ Certified Athletic trainer at each session ❏ Calendar management via TeamSnap ❏ Coach bus for up to 2 UPSL away game trips ❏ Hotel accommodations for up to 1 away playoff game ❏ Sessions & games recorded via VEO ❏ MPLS City Tryout Camp T-shirt ❏ MPLS City SC training kit (jersey, shorts) ❏ MPLS City SC performance hoodie ❏ MPLS City Futures League jersey ❏ MPLS City Futures GK jersey ❏ Payment plan to be made available (approx $187/mo) Scholarships available for at least 20% of players - Contact futures@mplscitysc.com for financial aid application $749 PER PLAYER SUMMER SEASON INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM FEES
- 14. Player Identification Sessions MPLS CITY FUTURES TRYOUT CAMP - 2024 U21 Tryout Friday, Dec. 8th, Winter Park (Eden Prairie) Friday, Dec. 15th, Winter Park (Eden Prairie) Group A 7 pm - 8:30 pm Group B 8:30 pm - 10 pm REGISTER AT https://mplscitysc.com/futures SPACE IS LIMITED U19 Tryout Tuesday, Dec. 19th, Savage Sports Center Friday, Dec. 22nd, Winter Park (Eden Prairie) Group A 7 pm - 8:30 pm Group B 8:30 pm - 10 pm
- 15. Are All Players Are Required To Earn Their Place via Tryout? YES. ● MPLS City does not roster players without an in-person evaluation. ● Players who have been selected to the 2023 Winter Season will need to participate in the tryout process again for 2024* ● *Exception – Players who were also selected into the 2023 Summer Season UPSL roster may receive an automatic invite into the 2024 Winter Season.
- 16. Staff Jeremiah Johnson Sporting Director USSF ‘B’ License Eli Baker Futures Assistant Coach USSF ‘C’ License Brendan Doyle Futures Assistant Coach USSF ‘C’ License Matt VanBenschoten GM & Former USL2 Head Coach USSF ‘B’ License Tyler David Futures Mentor Coach Former Professional Player Jon Bisswurm Futures Mentor Coach Co-Founder of Minneapolis City SC Derric Johnson Futures Assistant Coach Collegiate Coach Twin Cities Orthopedics Certified Athletic Trainer Twin Cities Orthopedics
- 17. Minneapolis City Soccer Club mplscitysc.com NEXT STEP Register For Tryouts https://mplscitysc.com/futures SPACE IS LIMITED - WE WILL REACH CAPACITY
- 18. Minneapolis City Soccer Club mplscitysc.com Questions? futures@mplscitysc.com https://mplscitysc.com/futures @mplscityfutures @mplscityfutures