Our Year Round Program:
Glassboro Elite Soccer hosts a year round program for players U15 and above that want to compete on a year round basis. These teams compete in MAPS, JAGS and Showcase Tournaments. Showcases provide a premier scouting opportunities and top competition during the season. Over 85% of graduates from Glassboro Elite participated in college soccer in 2009-10.
Each Gboro Elite year round team is evaluated twice a year by the coaches. Glassboro Elite teams will play approx. 45 games per year. Our season will consist of a 10 month season/schedule. Each Glassboro Elite player will start 30% of their games.
Glassboro Elite’s primary focus is on player development. Glassboro Elite players are provided with the best opportunity to achieve their potential as soccer players. The objective of the Gboro Elite Soccer Club is to provide a soccer training program that will develop players to their greatest potential, focusing on top-quality instruction and exposure to the highest levels of competition.
We encourage good sportsmanship; encourage teamwork and to learn the necessary skills to play competitive youth soccer. We provide a positive and professional learning environment to help players meet their individual goals and to help our teams compete at the regional and national level.
Our training atmosphere is one in which the good of the whole group is valued as well as the needs of the individual. We educate our teams by passing along our knowledge and life lessons so they can learn from them and from those who have been in our previous programs. Glassboro Elite constantly reassess our programs to enable participants to develop an attitude of higher achievement and sportsmanship that will carry over into the areas of education, citizenship, community responsibility, physical and mental fitness.
Our Super Y-League Program:
The 2012 Super Y-League launch of the Glassboro Elite Nor’easters in southwestern New Jersey shows the growth and structure that Ocean City FC is continuing to build. In turn, this will add another competitive club and well-rounded organization to the Super Y-League Mid Atlantic Division”, announced Brian D’Amico, Senior Director of Youth League Development for the United Soccer Leagues.
Since the re-branding of the Ocean City senior franchise in 2010, which saw the club launch the Nor’easter name for the men’s Premier Development League team, the club has focused its youth development program on creating partnerships and providing professional coaching expertise to already established local township soccer organizations, and enhancing player development opportunities through it’s Super Y-League and summer teams.
The Glassboro Elite Nor’easters will be located in the heart of Gloucester County, next to Rowan University. Glassboro is the largest city in Gloucester County perfectly located to service youth players from all over the south west region of New Jersey. The recent Rowan development has seen a revitalization of the Glassboro area and the infrastructure (Route 322 route 55) allows easy access for players from Cumberland, Salem, Camden and Burlington Counties. “Players throughout these counties will now be given the opportunity to play in the Super Y-League program which has some of the top competition in the country. Our players will be playing against top teams and clubs from Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey”, added Teel, “It also means players will no longer have to travel to Central Jersey and beyond to find top flight competition in the Super Y-League. We believe our program will also be at a more competitive cost than you can find in Central or North Jersey”.
The Glassboro Elite Nor’easters will be looking to strengthen existing relationships with other local townships clubs and create new relationships using the same player development model Ocean City has used in the shore counties.
Our Summer Program:
Glassboro Elite in conjunction with US Club Soccer has for the last five summers formed Elite Youth teams to compete in Summer Regional competitions as well as local soccer tournaments in the Tri-State area and beyond. The teams are comparable to a League Select format and are designed to bring those players not competing in league select to the next level based on their merit and not Club or League affiliations.
This is a summer program only and in no way conflicts with regular league or club play. All players are registered through US Club Soccer. No poaching of players is allowed!
We strive towards the concept of creating team rosters comprised of players from a variety of locations and clubs in order for a diversity of soccer backgrounds and experience to be brought together in competition. All Gboro Elite teams will have access to experienced coaches.
