Annual Scorecard 2022-2023
After an amazing kick-off in 2021, CSF continued to build momentum by sticking to the simple-yet-powerful game plan:
Make soccer accessible to all kids who want to play.
Soccer City Aurora has now become a regular pick up play and soccer destination for so many kids. This year, we were thrilled to see the impact of our mission being recognized by a number of key stakeholders with some transformational gifts. The future is bright as we explore expansion to new neighborhoods where kids want to play. Check out our stats below in our Annual Scorecard for highlights of an incredible year!
Who We Serve And What We Offer
Soccer City Aurora members come from everywhere and from every soccer background. All are welcome! We have members who are seasoned veterans, fresh beginners, one-time ringers, weekend warriors, or just soccer-curious. We are here for everyone to enjoy the game at its simplest: a ball, a field, and with some new and old friends.
Whether you come to Soccer City for Pick Up Play, Soccer After School, Skills Training, or Games/Tournaments – Game On!
Pick Up Play
The flagship program of the Colorado Soccer Foundation is pick up play at Soccer City Aurora. By becoming a member at Soccer City Aurora, kids are able to play pick up soccer any day of the week. We want kids to enjoy the freedom of the game, allowing them to be creative, make their own teams, and play without the pressure of a coach or top-down structures. Our staff will help monitor team rotations and manage the game clock, and then we just let kids play. It is the beautiful game at its best. Will the next USA Soccer team member come from Soccer City Aurora?
Soccer After School
We complement pick up play with a city-wide afterschool program that allows kids from schools with high rates of free and reducd lunch to play on a team, which is usually their first organized sport. Every Satruday during the fall and spring, the school teams come to Soccer City Aurora for Game Days, where they compete against other schools in what is essentially the largest in-house elementary school soccer league in Colorado.
Skills Training
Also known as Youngsters (or Jovencitos en Espanol), this program was formed and expanded in response to the widespread community demand for a seasonal skills training program for kids aged 4-12, offered three times per week. Under the guidance of a trained coach, participants are taugh the basics of soccer, wrapping up each session with some supervised pick-up play. We have doubled the size of the program from year one to two – and anticipate even more kids signing up in the future!
Games and Tournaments
Soccer City members are eligible to play in our recreational and competitive socceer leagues and tournaments taking place throughout the year. Our community leagues take place in the evenings and run throughout the year, giving young adults the opportunity to play in a more structured environement. We run two tournaments a year – the Colfax Cup and the Copa de los Muertos. All games and torunaments are great fun for the whole family as we have friendly brackets for players of all ages.
What do parents think of Soccer City Aurora?
“Safe place for all kids.”
“My girls are very thankful they have this place to go!”
“The concept is wonderful.”
“Great experience!!! So much fun!!”
“Impressed with facility and staff.”
“Overall a really good place.”
“Love the space, super welcoming staff.”
“This place is awseome…”
“My kids love it and they have a lot of fun.”
“This is affordable…”
“Great place for youth sports.”
“Fantastic spot to play soccer.”
“Very good pitches and structure.”
“Great place for the kids to hang out…”
“Safe and fun place for children…”
“Awesome place for people of all ages!”
“Amazing field. The turf is well maintained.”
“I would highly recommend this place to anyone.”
“It’s really fun…”
“Very affordable and great atmosphere.”
Impact
We know the score! The positive physical, emotional, and social health impact on youth from playing soccer, being on a team, and forming community connections is well documented. That said, we still collect data points that demonstrate the impact of our mission. This helps us keep our eye on the ball of being an effective program provider and staying efficient with our business in order to be a responsible fiduciary. We know that the youth who play at Soccer City Aurora and in our programs are the winners!
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Annual Scorecard 2022-2023
After an amazing kick-off in 2021, the Colorado Soccer Foundation continued to build momentum by sticking to the simple-yet-powerful game plan:
Make soccer accessible to all kids who want to play.
Since opening just over two years ago, Soccer City Aurora has become a regular pick up play and soccer destination for so many kids.
We were thrilled to see the impact of our mission being recognized by a number of key stakeholders.
The future is bright as we expand to new neighborhoods where kids want to play.
Check out our Annual Scorecard below for highlights of an incredible year!
Who We Serve
Soccer City Aurora members come from everywhere
and from every soccer background.
All are welcome!
We have members who are seasoned veterans, fresh beginners,
one-time ringers, weekend warriors, or just soccer-curious.
We are for here everyone to enjoy the game at its simplest:
a ball, a field, and with some new and old friends – Game On!
Here are the different programs we offer:
Vision for the Future
Every team has a dream. Here is ours.
Because of the success of Soccer City Aurora,
our research in the lack of fields for pick up play and accessible soccer programming, AND
our belief that soccer will continue to grow in popularity in the coming years, especially with North America hosting the Men’s World Cup in 2026,
we believe kids deserve more safe and accessible places to play soccer.
Therefore, with the Colorado Soccer Foundation’s unique model for success combining pick up play with community-informed programming,
we envision more world-class youth soccer facilities,
built for any kid who wants to play, each serving as vibrant hubs of fun, healthy activity.
Our Programs
Simple, powerful approaches to get kids moving and playing.
Pick Up Play
The flagship program of the Colorado Soccer Foundation is pick up play at Soccer City Aurora. By becoming a member at Soccer City Aurora, kids are able to play pick up soccer any day of the week. We want kids to enjoy the freedom of the game, allowing them to be creative, make their own teams, and play without the pressure of a coach or top-down structures. Our staff will help monitor team rotations and manage the game clock, and then we just let kids play. It is the beautiful game at its best. Will the next USA Soccer team member come from Soccer City Aurora?
Soccer After School
We complement pick-up play with a city-wide afterschool program that allows kids from schools with high rates of free and reduced lunch to play on a team, which is usually their first organized sport. Every Saturday during the fall and spring, the school teams come to Soccer City Aurora for Game Days, where they compete against other schools in the program in what is essentially the largest in-house elementary school soccer league in Colorado.
Youngsters / Jovencitos (Youth Skills Training)
Now in our second year, Youngsters (or Jovencitos en espanol) was formed and expanded in response to the widespread community demand for a seasonal skills training program for kids aged 4-12 three times per week. Under the guidance of a trained coach, participants are taught the basics of soccer skills, wrapping up each session with some supervised pick up play soccer. We have doubled the size of the program from year one to year two – this coming year we anticipate increased growth for this popular program.
Youngsters / Jovencitos (Youth Skills Training)
(ADD NEW CONTENT
Soccer City members are eligible to play in our recreational and competitive soccer leagues and tournaments taking place throughout the year. We ADD CONTENT regularly train teenage youth to become referees, giving them the opportunity to progress into more competitive levels of soccer after earning their stripes at Soccer After School Game Days.
Impact
We know the score! The positive physical, emotional, and social health impact on youth from playing soccer, being on a team, and forming community connections is well documented. That said, we still collect loads of data points that demonstrate the impact of our mission. By tracking data, we keep our eye on the ball of being an effective program provider and staying efficient with our business in order to be a responsible fiduciary. We know that the youth who play at Soccer City Aurora and in our programs are the winners!
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