Atlanta Concorde Fire Soccer Association Inc

YOUTH SOCCER PROGRAM- CONCORDE FIRE ASSOCIATION OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM FOR YOUTH SOCCER TO THE OVER 2,350 PEOPLE IN THE PROGRAM (1,800 COMPETITIVE AND 550 RECREATIONAL). THE PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED BY A PAID COACHING STAFF. THE PROGRAM BEGINS WITH CAMPS IN THE SUMMER THEN CONTINUES INTO TWO SEASONS IN THE FALL (SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER) AND SPRING (MARCH - JUNE). THE PROGRAM IS PUNCTUATED BY TOURNAMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. COMPETITION OCCURS ON HOME FIELDS ALONG WITH TRAVEL TO OTHER TEAMS FIELDS PRIMARILY IN GEORGIA, BUT ALSO THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THE PLAYERS PRACTICE TWO OR THREE TIMES PER WEEK AND AVERAGE ONE MATCH PER WEEKEND DURING THE SEASONS. THE PARENTS ARE INVOLVED AS SPECTATORS AND VOLUNTEERS IN ROLES SUCH AS TEAM MANAGER, TRAVEL COORDINATOR, TOURNAMENT COORDINATOR, ETC.. WE HAVE AN OFFICE WHERE THE PAID EMPLOYEES WORK WHILE OTHERS WORK AT OUR VARIOUS ATHLETIC FIELDS AROUND THE CITY.THIS PROGRAM SERVES BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS IN THE GAME OF SOCCER BY TEACHING THEM THE FUNDAMENTALS, THEN COACHING THEM TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMPETITION ACCORDING TO A RANGE FROM RECREATIONAL TO HIGHLY COMPETITIVE. METRICS FOR SUCCESS IS THAT WE BUILD CONSISTENCY IN OUR TEACHING OF SOCCER IN ORDER TO PROVIDE EACH PLAYER AND THE TEAM ON WHICH THEY PLAY THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND THEN COMPETE SUCCESSFULLY. EACH YEAR, CONCORDE FIRE EXPECTS TO PLACE AT LEAST A DOZEN TEAMS IN THE COMPETITION FOR THE GEORGIA STATE CUP OR IN THE NATIONAL ACADEMY, WHICH SEEKS TO IDENTIFY THE BEST TEAMS THROUGH HEAD TO HEAD COMPETITION. THESE COMPETITIONS ARE HELD DURING EARLY JUNE. CHAMPIONS FROM THE STATE GO TO REGIONALS AND THEN ON TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. CONCORDE FIRE ACHIEVES SUCCESS AT EACH LEVEL. MOST IMPORTANTLY, ABOUT 39 GRADUATING PLAYERS A YEAR RECEIVE FULL OR PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO COLLEGE.