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What’s Included

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what's included in travel registration

At Patriot FC, we understand the importance of creating a positive soccer experience for players, coaches, and parents alike. With our club registration, families can expect a comprehensive package that covers most everything your player needs, including player cards, state registration fees, insurance, referee fees, year-round access to fields and facilities, and personalized developmental feedback through our partnership with Team Genius.

We also provide full-time administration and technology support, freeing up coaches to focus on coaching and parents to enjoy watching their kids play. Our league affiliations with USYS ensure developmentally-appropriate competition year-round.

While there are some individual expenses not covered by the club registration, such as personal travel and uniforms, we strive to offer the best value in the area for your time and financial commitment. At Patriot FC, we are committed to creating the most compelling soccer club for players, coaches, and parents in Eastern Pennsylvania, and we look forward to helping your player achieve their soccer goals. Keep reading for more information.  

Training and coaching

  • Every team will have a professional, qualified, game-day coach for leagues and tournament games, ensuring a consistent coaching voice and a focus on development.
  • Our Technical Board will provide mentorship to our training staff and oversee our year-round, developmentally-appropriate training program. They also lead our player development model in finding the appropriate pathways through internal training and playing as well as future opportunities during High School and beyond. 
  • Our highly-credentialed training staff will provide professional training for every session, focusing on player development and mentoring.
  • Players and teams will train twice weekly during the season and once/twice a week during the winter season, ensuring consistent development and progress
  • Goalkeepers will receive specialized training, focusing on building core fundamentals of the position, once weekly throughout the seaons, ensuring that they develop the skills they need to succeed.

FIELDS AND FACILITIES

  • Year-round access to our local fields & facilities in Newtown and Upper Makefield Townships for your team’s home games and training sessions. You can find a list of fields and directions on our website.
  • All of our teams have scheduled access to indoor facilities during the winter season. 
  • Our primary training locations will be Council Rock North HS, New Hope Solebury HS & The George School turf fields, providing predictable surfaces and minimizing weather-related cancellations.
  • By using turf fields for training, we can improve the overall condition of our grass fields for games and other soccer activities, ensuring better playing conditions for all teams.
  • Our full-time groundskeeper will handle all field maintenance and equipment movement, eliminating the need for volunteer commitments and ensuring that fields are always in top condition.

PLAYER PATHWAYS AND LEAGUES

  • At Patriot FC, we believe in following the USYS pathway, which is the largest member of the US Soccer Federation with over 3 million youth soccer players. This pathway offers a strong, consistent, and developmentally-appropriate structure for players, ensuring that they receive the best training and competition possible. To learn more about why this pathway is right for your player, visit our website.
  • Every travel team, from U9 to U19, will compete year-round in appropriate leagues locally or through  EDP, from their Futures Program up through their  USYS Conferences. League fees for both fall and spring are included in your registration fees. We pick our leagues and competitions to provide the best developmental challenge for our individual teams

TOURNAMENTS AND STATE CUPS

  • Tournaments provide players with additional opportunities to compete against teams they may not see in regular league play, helping them develop new skills and strategies. Tournament fees are included in the club registration.
  • Depending on their age group, teams can expect to participate in between 3 and 5 tournaments per year, giving them ample opportunities to showcase their skills and compete against top talent.
  • Teams may also choose to participate in overnight tournaments, coaching expenses covered. Families are only responsible for their own travel expenses, making it an affordable and enjoyable experience.
  • Teams may also compete in the State Cup competition, which occurs every spring. The decision to participate will be made by your coach in consultation with our Technical Board, ensuring that your team is prepared and ready to compete at the highest level.

PARTNERSHIP AND AFFILIATIONS

Team Genius Our coaches and trainers use Team Genius, a cutting-edge platform, to provide personalized, in-season feedback to players. With this technology, players can track their progress in technical, tactical, physical, and psychological aspects of the game. They can expect to receive at least two formal evaluations during the season, which will help them grow and develop as athletes.

Soccer Parenting We believe that parents play an important role in their child's soccer journey. That's why we partner with Soccer Parenting, the leading resource for parent education, engagement, and sideline behavior. By accessing up-to-date and relevant content, parents can learn how to support their child's soccer experience and make it the best it can be.

ADMINISTRATION AND TECHNOLOGY

  • At Patriot FC, we take care of all team administration, allowing coaches to focus on coaching and parents to enjoy watching their kids play.
  • We handle everything from player cards and state registration fees to insurance and referee fees, taking care of all the necessary details so your player can hit the field each season.
  • We also take responsibility for providing the fields & facilities for all of our teams throughout the whole year, to ensure that we can be consistent with our development. 
  • Our full-time Club registrar is available to answer registration questions, assist with player transfers, and help with any program administration needs.
  • Our mobile and web registration and technology platforms make it easy for parents and players to stay connected and up-to-date on schedules, news, and more.
  • We also cover all other administrative and miscellaneous costs associated with the day-to-day management of each program, so you can rest assured that your player is in good hands.

INDIVIDUAL EXPENSES

At Patriot FC, most of what your player needs is covered in the club registration fee. However, there are a few individual expenses that families should be aware of.

  • Personal travel expenses, including transportation to and from games, tournaments, and hotels, are paid by families individually. Depending on the team, there may be one overnight tournament that require a hotel stay. Typically, away games are within one hour of Newtown, PA, but travel times may vary based on the team's competitiveness and league affiliation.
  • Uniforms for travel soccer are available through our partner, Soccer.com. The uniform package includes high-quality Adidas gear covering the seasonal years of 2025-26 and 2026-2027. This includes home and away game kits (jerseys, shorts, and socks) as well as a jersey for training. Additional items such as warm-up jackets or pants, soccer bags, and winter jackets can be purchased as needed. Check with your team manager or coach for any items that may be needed but not included in the standard kit.