Youth Soccer Team

Experienced Leadership: Our coaching is done and overseen by our Head Coach, Nick.  Nick has over 12 years of experience coaching and played soccer in college for Queens University of Charlotte!  Coach Elizabeth is the Assistant Coach, who has over 7 years of experience coaching. Both of them are directly involved in coaching a team, in every age group.  They also work togheter with a select group of experienced coaches who coach together accross all age groups and operate practice as a unit!  8 coaches total with 35 years of combined experience!

Coaching As a Unit:  Our strategy is to have a few experienced coaches who are also talented soccer players to coach accross all age groups together, as a unit.  Lead by Nick and Elizabeth, Hope has 8 Coaches with over 35 years of combined experience - coaching as a unit together accross all age groups!

Play Soccer All Year Round with Hope!

Fall Indoor Clinic - 4v4 Tournament Style: You get more soccer with Hope!  Our strategy is Action Packed!  If you like more socccer, you can extend your Fall Season to 12 weeks by adding our Fall Indoor Clinic - 4v4 Tournament Style for $88.  

January Indoor Clinic - 4v4 Tournament Style: Come back in January for another indoor clinic, January Indoor Clinic - 4v4 Tournament Style for $88 in preparation. It is 5 Separate Sessions on Friday/Saturday nights. (Spots limited).

Spring is followed by another clinic in May, and that is followed by Summer Camp.  So, you can pretty much play all year round with Hope!

Extra Practice Night: Want to practice twice a week during the regular season?  Purchase an "Extra Practice Night" and double your touches on the ball.  $75 one time fee for the entire season!  (Spots limited).

Want even more touches on the ball?  Sign up for our "In-Season Clinic" on Saturday nights.  Depending on group arrangments, some players can get personalized plans to improve individual skills, and if groups sign up together to play, we can scrimmage.  Or both!

More Soccer With Hope!

End of Season Tournament: All teams are scheduled for atlesat 7 games.  With the tournament, many teams will have more than 7 games, as there is a Final and also a Match for 3rd and 4th place for all age groups!

No Fall Break: We are not taking a "Fall Break" so the season does not pause at any time.  We find that it is better, developmentally, to play for 8 weeks straight, as opposed to taking a 2 week Fall break in the middle of the season.  We offer soccer programs as soon as Fall Season ends with an indoor clinic, which is a tournament style 3v3 or 4v4 game like experience, designed to help teams stay together in the "off season" and build relationship on the soccer field, and deepen inter team friendships! Then, we have another indoor clinic in January!  So for those who seek to keep their touch on the ball year around - they can do so with Hope!

Johnson and Wales Men's Head Coach:  Hope Soccer has sent several of its players to play soccer in college.  Keanu, who played for Coach Nick for 7+ years currently plays on JWU Mens' Soccer Team 2025.  Keanu's Head Coach, Mike, and the JWU team will come run a practice for our players, one week, this Fall 2025!

Fall 2026 opens, with Pre-Season, on August 31.  Last day is October 25.

As Hope Soccer offers soccer pretty much all year around, please be reminded that th e Fall Season is followed closely by our Indoor Season, allowing you to keep your kids active until December. 

November Indoor Clinic - 4v4 Tournament Clinic:  5 Sessions Total - Starting approximately 1 week after the Fall Season finishes!

$99 - For U6 - Ages 4 and 5 (Rising Stars)

$159 - For U8 to U14 - Returning players who already have the uniform (and do not need a new uniform).

$187 - For U8 to U14 - For new players who need a uniform.  Once you have the uniform, you will pay $159 for the future season since you will not need the uniform again.

Players have the option to purchase an additional practice night for $72.  If you purchase this additional practice, the total would be $259.

Fall Indoor Clinic - 4v4 Tournament Style:  Want to keep playing until the end of the school year?  Add our November Indoor Clinic - 4v4 Tournament Style at check out for only $88.  Brings the total action to 12 weeks! 

U14/U18 trip: $229 to return; $269 for new players who need a uniform;

Same location for practices and games!  Simple. All in one place!

Here are Google Maps Directions to our home field in Pineville at Jack D. Hughes Park. 

It is downtown Pineville, behind the Police Station and the new Library.  Here are Google Maps Directions.

Ages U10, U12 and U14 will play games on Friday Nights between 6pm and 10pm.

Rising Starts, U6, and U8s will play on Saturday afternoons.  U6 will meet around 4pm, followed by U8 at 5pm.  (Exact schedule yet to be finalized).

Games are played under the lights! (9pm is for the teenagers, the younger kids get on the field first).

For the weekend that holds the End of Season tournament, additional games may be scheduled on Sundays and/or weeknights depending on the bracket.

Practices will be either on Monday or Wednesday. If you love the game and need more soccer, you can purchase a second practice and practive both days.

U16 (Travel) practice twice a week.

We have different time slots you can chose from.  First come, first serve.

Ages 4 and 5 (U6) - "Rising Starts" practice before their games on Saturdays.  20 min practice; 40 min game, back to back.

Ages 6 and 7 (U8) - 6:15pm to 7pm

Ages 8 and 9 (U10) - 6:15pm to 7pm

Ages 10 and 11 (U12) -7:30pm to 8:15pm

Ages 12 and 13 and 14 (U14) - 7:30pm to 8:15pm

Ages 14 and 15 (U16 - Travel) - 8pm - 9pm (twice a week) (Returning players get put on this team first.  If there are open slots, the team is available to new players).

What if I Need More Soccer?

You came to the right place!  We're about the only rec organization that offers soccer almost all year round!

During the "regular season", those who want more action can:

• Purchase a Second Practice Night ($75) (First Come, First Serve)
• Join our "In Season Clinic" - persnally designed for the player's needs and wishes.

In between Seasons, we offer clinics designed to help your child stay active, improve their touch on the ball, and keep together with their friends as we love playing our "tournament style" 4v4 matches.  Clinics are Indoors, so we don't have to worry about the weather!

We also have a Summer Camp!

Though your uniform is included, you still need to buy your own soccer cleats and shin guards.

If you visit Best Buy Soccer in Pineville, and tell them you play Hope, they will give you a 10% discount on Merchandise.

Best Buy Soccer's Address is:  8328 Pineville-Matthews Rd Suite 307, Charlotte, NC

For registered players, during a specifically selected weekend, Best Buy Soccer, Pineville will give our parents a bigger discount.  This weekend for Fall 2025 will be shared with our parents as part of our Parent Orientation. 

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Congrats to the following Hope Players who play/played in college:

Ben C. (2019)

Joseph C. (2019)

Juan H. (2021)

Franco G. (2021)

Grayson A. (2022)

Keanu O. (2024)

Congrats to:

Hope U14s who are Runners up for Fall 2024 - Premiere Bracket!

Hope U14s who are Fall 2023 Champs!

Hope U14s who are Fall 2022 Champs!

Hope U14s who are Fall 2019 Runners Up!

Hope U18s who are Fall 2023 Regular Season Champions!

Hope U18s who are Fall 2021 Champs - Premiere Bracket!

Hope U18s who are Fall 2019 Runners Up - Premiere Bracket!

Hope U16s - Spring 2025 - Semi Final!

Hope U16s - Fall 2025 - Semi Final!

Hope U16s - Spring 2026 - Regular Season Champions!