MLS NEXT provides the best player development experience in North America. Founded on a collaborative approach to governance and a commitment to innovation, MLS NEXT players have access to the highest levels of competition and to training to prepare them for their futures, both in soccer and in life.

The LASC MLS Go program is centered around the idea of developing a long-term love for the game as well as individual player development. Our goal is to ignite a passion for soccer/futbol while developing players using a step-by-step process emphasizing individual ball mastery, coordination, agility, and balance.

USYS National League Elite 64 features year-round competition in six age groups (13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U and 18/19U) for the top 64 boys clubs and top 64 girls clubs in the country. The annual competition calendar includes the league season, national showcases and the USYS National Finals.

The Elite Academy League is composed of member clubs that represent Elite competitive clubs in their market and have shown to be of the standard and will benefit from being part of this platform. By unifying clubs from within the conferences, we have maintained the defining standards of previous elite platforms with a collective approach to making sure the platform sits atop the youth landscape.

SOCAL is a youth competitive soccer organization that offers programming for players U7-U19, boys and girls.

We have member clubs throughout Southern California from Ventura County down to San Diego County and all counties in between. Our member clubs offer a variety of different programs to their members.

The USL W League serves as the nation’s premier pre-professional league, developing the next generation of women’s talent both on and off the field, and enhancing the women’s soccer pipeline between college and professional soccer. An integral part of the USL Women’s Pathway, the W League offers a summer platform for athletes to compete at a high level and also retain NCAA eligibility. With over 90 teams across the United States, the USL W League will bring elite women’s soccer to communities across the U.S., creating more opportunities to play, watch, and work in the women’s game.   

With the launch of USL Academy, United Soccer League now has an elite youth platform to offer to its clubs in the Championship, League One and League Two.

As such, these clubs can now develop a more clearly defined path for top youth prospects in their area to reach the professional level and sign directly with their senior team while improving local quality and community.

The USL Academy brand is composed of four key components: Standards, USL Academy Contracts, USL Academy Cup and USL Academy League.