FirstPoint USA, the world’s leading college soccer and university admissions agency, is delighted to announce a new partnership with East Meadow Soccer Club in New York, to provide support to the club’s talented youth players aspiring to play high level college soccer.
Established in 1971, East Meadow is one of the foremost clubs in the state, working players from as young as 3-years old through to its Youth Academy teams for boys and girls. The Club is a proud member of the Elite Clubs National League (ENCL) and is also a member of US Club Soccer, the NYCSL, JSS, the USYSA, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association, and the Long Island Junior Soccer League. East Meadow Soccer Club delivers high level training programs with an impressive team of professional staff.
The Club’s Elite/Travel program has been developed to prepare highly skilled players to compete at the highest levels of soccer, through high quality technical and tactical training, and they have built a proven pathway that has seen is graduates progress to leading college soccer programs and onto youth levels of national teams.
“We are excited to form this new partnership with FirstPoint USA that will enhance our player pathway with expertise in college soccer. FirstPoint have a fantastic track record of placing young players into some of the leading college soccer programs and their network of coaches is second to none.” said Dan Gwyther, East Meadow Soccer Club Director.
“The Club was keen to improve our player pathway in this area, and FirstPoint was the obvious choice of partner to deliver this service, with the knowledge of their personalized program and the way they support players and their families. We’re looking forward to kicking off the partnership which will further enhance our reputation as the leading club in the area.”
East Meadow is also renowned for the major soccer tournaments they host every year, and this year marks the 40th playing of the East Meadow Soccer Club Tournament, the largest travel tournament in New York which attracts more than 400 teams each year. The Club also stages the World Cup Indoor Travel & Intramural Tournament, another popular event now in its 24th year.
Lesley Hendry, FirstPoint USA’s Director of Club Partnerships, added: “It’s great to be adding East Meadow Soccer Club to our growing portfolio of club partners and we’re delighted they have chosen us to work with their elite academy players.
The college soccer pathway can be complex to navigate, however with 23 years of industry experience and strong relationships with coaches all over the country, we know we can provide a great service to families in guiding them the process and placing them at best fit programs. We’re looking forward to watching East Meadow players in action and meeting families to discuss their requirements.”
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