Press Release
April 4, 2010
(Columbia, South Carolina)
Columbia United FC, South Carolina’s largest non-profit youth soccer club
with over 4,600 registered players, announced today its new trade name - South
Carolina United FC. Starting with the upcoming 2010-2011 season, the club’s well
recognized block and shield logos will have the exact same look and colors but the
word “Columbia” will be replaced with the words “South Carolina”. The new
trade name more accurately reflects its ever increasing membership growth and
the fact that its current advanced player base is comprised of youth soccer players
residing in 17 counties across the state and beyond. “We truly are now
comprised of a much larger youth soccer community and incorporating the state’s
name into the program makes perfect sense from an identity standpoint, a
marketing standpoint and a corporate sponsorship standpoint” says Colin Kent,
Community Soccer Officer of Columbia United FC.
Moving forward, the club will continue to offer the same quality programs
it has since inception, namely the Columbia United YMCA Strikers Soccer Program
for children with special needs, the Columbia United YMCA Recreational Youth
Soccer Program for children ages 3-18, the South Carolina United FC Player
Development Program (PDP) for recreational players ages 7-11 who desire
advanced skill training, the South Carolina Junior Academy Soccer Program for
advanced players ages 8-11 and the South Carolina United FC Select Soccer
Program for advanced players ages 12-18. Additionally, Columbia United FC will
now manage the administrative functions of the SCUFC Development Academy,
Inc., the non-profit entity which operates South Carolina’s only program in the
heralded United States Soccer Development Academy - for the state’s most
talented male soccer players ages 14-19 with U.S. National Team aspirations.
Learn more about the many faces of South Carolina United FC at
www.SouthCarolinaUnitedFC.com
