New this year to Seacoast United will be an aggressive change to our "Premier Team" program for the U15 through U17 girls. (The Premier teams have become the Showcase teams. There willnot be seperate teams for showcases and league play.) Highlighting these changes will be 3 training sessions per week, preferred indoor training time and a well rounded showcase schedule. Please refer to the links to the left for more details about the improvements.
The Club is looking to keep the boys and girls sides as comparable as possible, with regards to opportunites that are afforded. The boys side has been a part of the US Soccer Developmental Academy Program for the past 3 years. Since US Soccer has decided not to add a female side to this program, the Club has decided to make the effort to create as similar a schedule as possible to our U15-17 girls.
Another reason for this change is the ever changing college recruitment climate in the United States. The recruiting calendar continues to creep forward. We feel our players are of the proper level and need to be seen in a consistant manor as to give them the best possible chance of being seen by the college coaches they desire. This will, obviously, not guarantee a scholarship or invite onto a team but it makes certain that our players are, at least, being evaluated by the coaches.
The Club is very excited to offer this new opportunity to our players and we are confident that it will enhance their overall development.