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PENNSYLVANIA REGIONAL CLUB LEAGUE

U9-U12 • Implement a player-centric program to help accelerate youth development in the crucial foundational period

of a player’s development

• Establish a positive learning environment fostering love of the game and growth in the sport

• Flexibility with player movement and game scheduling while being sensitive to player cost and travel

U13-U19 • Provide player centric league while at the same time creating a pathway to regional and national competition

• Boys US Club National Championship (Post season with NPL and ENCL Qualifying Teams)

• National Premier League (NPL) Boys pathway

• National Premier League (NPL) Girls pathway

• Being a part of a bigger organization, US Club Soccer, which is striving to foster the growth and development of soccer clubs throughout the United States, and to create the best possible development environment for players of all ages.

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REASONING

LEVELS

• 1st Division

• 2nd Division

• Promotion / Relegation

U9-U12

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

LOCATIONS

• Home Team Hosts

• Neutral Sites

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LEAGUE MATCHES

• 16 game schedule (8 in the

fall and 8 in the spring)

• Fall & Spring

• Designated off weekends

for tournament play.

U13-U19

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

LEVELS

• NPL - Boys

• NPL - Girls

• 2nd Division - Boys & Girls

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LEAGUE MATCHES

• 16 game schedule for

U13/14 (Fall & Spring)

• 12 game schedule for

U15-U19 (Nov-May)

• Designated off weekends

for tournament play.

LOCATIONS

• Home Team Hosts

• Neutral Sites

ELITE NATIONAL PREMIER LEAGUE

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• NPL and ECNL are committed to one National Champion

• Collaboration between US Club Soccer and ECNL to create a national competition and development platform for U13 through U18/19 Boys

• Features NPL member leagues and ECNL Boys Conference

NATIONAL PREMIER LEAGUES

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• 2019-20 NPL season consisted of 18 regional leagues, 1,500 teams and 300 clubs

• Girls NPL Finals is the annual destination for top qualifying girls teams from NPLs

NATIONAL LEAGUE PATHWAY

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LEAGUE COSTS

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• U9-U12: $450 (Annually)

• U13-U19: $700 (Annually)

*Percentage of fees will be reinvested into PDP and coaching education

PASS FEES PAID DIRECTLY TO US CLUB SOCCER (BY YOUR CLUB)

• $18 per player (U11 and below, yearly)

• $24 per player (U12 through U19, yearly)

• $25 per coach (2 year pass)

• $10 per recreational player fee (yearly)

WHAT’S NEXT?

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• Contact Us

• Alex Kulp: AKulp@apltournaments.com

• John Hatt: JHatt@unitedsports.net

• Joe Levan: JLevan@aplsoccer.com

• Your commitment is the key to building a successful league

COMMIT TO THE LEAGUE

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US CLUB SOCCER

BENEFITS

• Player Development Program (PDP) - Regionally based ID and development programs

conducted with the id2 Program

• US Club id2 Program

• National Cup

• US Club Mid - Atlantic Regional

• US Club State Cup - We will be hosting in Pennsylvania

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ADDITIONAL COMPETITION

NATIONAL CUP

• US Club Soccer’s cup-based championship series, featuring six National Cup Regionals and the

National Cup Finals

• Qualification pathways to the Finals include Regionals and various state cups

• South Central Regional: Tulsa, OK

• West Regional: Davis, CA

• Midwest Regional: Chicago, IL

• Southeast Regional: Winston-Salem, NC

• Northwest Regional: Snohomish, WA

• Mid-Atlantic Regional: Somerset, NJ

• Finals: Commerce City, CO

THANK YOU

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