10/28/2026
⚽️🔥 BIG THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN THE NORTH COUNTRY! 🔥⚽️
What started as an idea to create more opportunities for local players is quickly becoming something much bigger.
North Country Soccer Club is growing — and we are bringing more soccer opportunities HOME! 🖤❤️⚽️
We are incredibly proud to announce TWO EXCITING NEW OPPORTUNITIES coming to our community!
🏆 1. UPSL MEN'S HYBRID DIVISION — SPRING 2027
We are officially accepted into the UPSL Men’s Hybrid Division for Western New York beginning Spring 2027!
This is HUGE for our community.
It creates a local pathway for serious young players, especially those in their final 1–2 years of high school who are preparing for college, to:
âš˝ Train and compete at a semi-professional level
âš˝ Gain valuable experience before and during their college years
âš˝ Continue developing right here in the North Country
âš˝ Prepare for their college seasons
âš˝ Give current Jefferson Community College Cannoneers and other local college players an opportunity to continue playing and developing during the offseason
âš˝ Strengthen recruiting and the overall soccer community in our area
And it isn't just for our younger players.
Players 16/17 years old and up, including local adult players and our Fort Drum/Military community, will have an opportunity to continue playing the game they love while representing their hometown and the North Country. ⚽️
We have been working with an incredible group of people behind the scenes to make this happen, and we are finally pushing through!
We are also incredibly proud of the coaching staff we are putting together. We believe we will have one of the strongest coaching staffs in the area behind this team.
The official team name is still going through the approval process, but honestly...
The name is secondary. The COMMUNITY comes first.
We already have the Watertown Red & Black, Watertown Rapids, and Watertown Wolves representing our area.
Now it's time to add:
🖤❤️ NORTH COUNTRY SC — SOCCER/FUTBOL ⚽️
And we are ready to represent!
🌟 2. MORE YOUTH TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES — SPRING 2027
We are also entering Year 2 of our Spring Travel Youth Program!
For Spring 2027:
🔴 U14 Boys — Thruway League
🔴 U17 Girls — Thruway League
🔴 U12 Boys 9v9 — NYSWYSA Excelsior League*
The Excelsior League is a newly launched opportunity designed to give our younger players a chance to experience travel soccer and compete outside our immediate area without requiring the extreme travel that often comes with youth soccer.
*The U12 Excelsior team is still dependent on having enough teams in the area to form the league.
And we're already thinking ahead...
đź‘€ 2028...
One of our goals is to bring a Women's UPSL team to the North Country.
Our local soccer women have some serious talent, and this is an opportunity that is long overdue. ❤️⚽️
🏠WE'RE BRINGING SOCCER HOME.
For too long, families in the North Country have had to drive hours just to find quality training, competition, and opportunities for their kids — and adults have faced the same challenge.
We're working to change that.
Instead of:
đźš— Hours away to train
đźš— Hours away to compete
đźš— Leaving the area to find opportunities
We want to create:
🏠TRAIN HERE
🏠PLAY HERE
🏠DEVELOP HERE
🏠REPRESENT YOUR HOMETOWN
🏠COMPETE AGAINST THE REST
This has taken an incredible amount of work, planning, conversations, and persistence — and we are incredibly proud to see that work beginning to come to fruition.
This isn't just about North Country SC.
This is about creating opportunities for the ENTIRE North Country soccer community.
And we are just getting started. 🖤❤️
⚽️ WANT MORE INFORMATION?
Interested in the UPSL Men's team, our Spring 2027 youth teams, or future opportunities?
👇 Comment below, share this post with friends and family, or email us:
đź“§ [email protected]
Please include your:
Age | Division | League/Program you're interested in
For the Men's UPSL team, sign-ups and tryout information will be coming shortly.
For our youth teams, there will not necessarily be traditional tryouts. Depending on the situation, some players may have opportunities to train or participate as guest players when needed, based on player commitment and family availability. More information on that will be coming soon.
NORTH COUNTRY — THIS ONE IS FOR YOU. 🖤❤️⚽️
Our community. Our players. Our game.
WE'RE BRINGING IT HOME. 🏠⚽️🔥