Phoenix Rising FC Youth Soccer - Regions and Platforms

Regions in the North, Scottsdale, Southeast & the West, Pro Club & all of the lead Pathways - MLS, ECNL. “RISING AS ONE” is not just a hashtag or a catchy slogan on a t-shirt. This is the driving principle of the merger of Phoenix Rising FC and the oldest, largest youth soccer club in Arizona, Scottsdale Soccer. The two entities merged in 2018 to create one organization with a pathway from our youngest recreational pre-kindergarten players all the way to the highest level of professional soccer in Arizona. We intend to rise as one Club and would like to invite you and your family to join us. Scottsdale Soccer grew from humble beginnings in 1977 in the Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix with several teams formed by a few parents who had a love for the game and limited opportunities for their kids to play. In a few short years, the Club (known then as Arcadia Soccer Club) had grown large enough to run its own self-contained recreational league and began to select competitive teams to travel. By the time Scottsdale Soccer merged with Phoenix Rising FC, the youth Club had grown to more than 8000 players from age 4 through 19 . We currently have 6 regions that offer competitive soccer: Desert Foothills, North Valley, Prescott, Scottsdale, Southeast Valley, and West Valley. Phoenix Rising FC Youth Soccer’s mission is to help develop physically and emotionally sound youth through soccer . We emphasize player character, commitment, and self- confidence as a lodestar for all our efforts. Youth soccer provides a vehicle for children to develop in a positive, safe, and creative environment. Players are encouraged to find their personal best while also contributing to an endeavor bigger than themselves. We ask all of our players, parents, and staff to be part of a team, a Club, and a community. Success in competition is one of the benchmarks we use to gauge our competitive teams but is certainly not the only marker of success. This success can come in many forms including, but not limited to, winning matches. Our most successful results come through the development of players as individuals and as part of a team, and Club, and community. Other milestones of success come in the form of community engagement, philanthropy, and inclusion.