Mount Pleasant Soccer Club Academy Parents and Players,
Mount Pleasant Soccer Club has recently entered into a licensing agreement with South Carolina United FC. Moving forward, Mount Pleasant Soccer Club Academy & Select programs will operate as South Carolina United FC Mount Pleasant. This upcoming year will be a very exciting time for our club under new branding and with a new brand in Nike soccer. We will continue to maintain our own governance, operations, fiscal autonomy, player selection, and league participation. Furthermore, the club will retain its traditional colors of white and maroon and will have an optional third jersey, royal blue in color, in its match kit.
The licensing agreement will allow our membership expanded opportunities in the game of soccer through the United States Soccer Federations Development Academy for boys. On the girls side of the club we will also be seeking entrance into the Elite Clubs National League in 2011-2012, the equivalent of the US Development Academy for boys.
As we seek better opportunities for all our players at all levels, we will also be hiring on to our staff many of the former staff of Coastal United FC (formerly Bridge FA) and encouraging their player membership to come to our tryouts. While it is our goal to provide better opportunities for all our Junior Academy(former Academy program) and Select players at Classic, Challenge, R3PL, and US Development Academy levels, we recognize that all players are free to choose where they will play at tryout time each year.
We very much look forward to continuing our longstanding relationship with the Town of Mount Pleasant Recreation Department. We are most appreciative of the incredible support its staff provides to enable every area family to enjoy this great sport of ours – youth soccer. The Town Recreation Department has worked hard at expanding field space for all our town sports and is working diligently to prepare our new complex at Carolina Park which will host at least 4 new lighted fields coming on line in August.
I know that you may have further questions regarding the club moving forward in the 2010-2011 soccer year and I am including an FAQ. You can also visit our new website at scunitedmountpleasant.com
If you have specific questions regarding your team, please contact Select Director of Coaching, Kian Brownlee at 706-267-8080 or
kian.brownlee@mountpleasantsoccer.com or Junior Academy Director of Coaching, Matt Parmer at 843-408-5504 or
matt.parmer@mountpleasantsoccer.com Tryout information and projected coaching assignments for the 2010-2011 season at South Carolina United FC-Mount Pleasant can be found at scunitedmountpleasant.com
South Carolina United FC Mount Pleasant
1. Did Mount Pleasant Soccer Club merge with South Carolina United?
No, we have simply entered into a licensing agreement for use of their trademarks.
2. What will our name be moving forward?
Mount Pleasant Soccer Club Academy & Select teams will operate under its new trade name South Carolina United FC Mount Pleasant for 2010-2014.
3. Will our uniforms change?
We have already signed a sponsorship agreement with Nike and will be into a new uniform cycle the 2010-2011 season. Our primary colors will remain white and maroon with the addition of the royal blue as a third jersey option. We have a block logo picked out for the front of our jerseys that will reflect our new name. Players and parents will have the opportunity at Club Night on June 4th to try on the new uniforms and place their orders for next season.
4. How will this affect who your coach is for next season?
Former Mount Pleasant Soccer Club coaches have already been offered positions in the club in the next season. We are also excited to have many outstanding new coaches added to our staff for this upcoming year, both from the Charleston area, and from outside. We carefully evaluate the best coaching situation for each team throughout the year and will post age group coaches closer to tryout time. Please check the website,
www.scunitedmountpleasant.com for a list of our coaches for 2010-2011.
5. What parts of our club does the licensing agreement affect?
From this point forward the Select U13-U18 and Junior Academy (former Academy program, U8-U12) will be known as South Carolina United FC Mount Pleasant. The Town Recreation Department will maintain its current micro, recreation, developmental, and adult soccer programs as Mount Pleasant Soccer Club.
6. Is this a separation from the Town of Mount Pleasant Recreation Department?
No, name change aside, we very much look forward to continuing our longstanding relationship with the Town of Mount Pleasant Recreation Department. We are most appreciative of the incredible support its staff provides to enable every area family to enjoy this great sport of ours – youth soccer.
7. What fields will our teams be playing on in the 2010-2011 seasons?
We are excited to continue with the fields we have used in the past at Cheryll Woods Flowers at Patriots Point, Trident Academy, Moultrie Middle School, Old Wando, Park West, Cario. We also look forward to having the new Carolina Park with 4-5 lighted fields coming on line in August this year. We are always looking for ways to expand the opportunities for training for our kids in as convenient as possible locations to our soccer population and will continue to do so.
8. Where and when will our kids tryout this year?
We have several dates listed at
www.scunitedmountpleasant.com that your child will have the opportunity to attend. Please visit the website for more information.
