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Cleveland United Soccer Club
11311 Villa Grande Drive
North Royalton, OH 44133-3260
Phone: (440) 503-1718
EMail: soccer@clevelandunited.org
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Cleveland United Soccer Club's structure is designed to provide training and
player development, to all of our players, while preparing each individual for their next step in soccer.
Our focus on player training and development has kept us ahead of other clubs in developing innovative
ways to continue to deliver the strong training that is synonymous with Cleveland United Soccer Club.
Cleveland United Soccer Club is a curriculum based player development program for players U9-U18. We
approach the development of the player as a long term commitment through our proven three-step training method of:
1. Development (U9-U12) - To teach the player the technical aspect of the game, positional understanding, field vision, and defensive strategies.
We place the emphasis on player development rather than winning at this stage.
2. Competition (U13-U15) - To teach the player how to develop a competitive nature while playing against top level opponents. The player is now
introduced to the "11 v 11" game format with a flat back 4 defensive system, used in the soccer world’s highest levels of play.
3. Exposure (U16-U18) - To fine-tune the player, to better prepare them for their next level of play. We place our players into top National Events
used for college recruitment and exposure while providing them with top level competition.
Cleveland United approaches the development of our players as a long-term commitment. The
training of the youngest to the oldest player is based on the legendary European club, Red Star-Belgrade's
philosophy and methodology, which involves introducing additional concepts as players mature.
Cleveland United has produced, as an organization, more players who have attained
state, regional, and national recognition in the Olympic Development Program than any other organization in
Northern Ohio since Cleveland United's inception in 1987. Cleveland United proudly
has several players that achieved professional status in today's Major League Soccer, as well as various
international leagues.
We continue our commitment to our players through the recommendation and placement of players at the collegiate level.
The past twenty years have seen several hundred of our players awarded collegiate-level athletic
scholarships throughout the nation at Division I, II, III and NAIA institutions.
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