Surf Nation is comprised of like-minded coaches and administrators dedicated to our Surf mission to provide the best experiences and opportunities for their athletes. Since 2022, Empire Surf has been a proud partner of Surf Nation, and we have thoroughly enjoyed the partnership. We have watched their amazing club grow and seen them take full advantage being a part of the Surf brand.
What is the greatest benefit to Empire Surf being part of the Surf Nation community?
I believe the greatest benefit to being part of Surf Nation is the Surf name itself. Surf is a National leader in the youth soccer arena and it gives our club instant recognition. As we have been part of Surf for 3 years, the club has doubled in size and I think the Surf name has had a lot to do with that.
As the 2024/2025 season wraps up, what are some of the highlights from the past season for your club?
We had two teams win State Cup Boys 2016 and Girls 2011, and our Girls 2012 finished in first place in the E64 league.
We had a lot of success in tournament play as well as having a lot of players make both Surf Select Regional Teams and Surf Select National Teams.
Empire Surf has seen several players commit to college programs this year and also fields a women’s UPSL team — a clear sign of your success in moving players to the next level. Can you walk us through Empire Surf’s player development pathway, from grassroots to the competitive program?
Here at Empire Surf I like to look at our club as being a full service club. This means providing opportunities for all ages and all levels of play from our Surf Jr. Academy to our Elite players.
We work extremely hard at producing good, technical players from a young age which then help us have really good, skilled older teams.
We just finished up with our women’s UPSL team and this program has continued to get stronger over the past 3 years. It is great to see a lot of our ex college players come back and play for Surf. We had a UPSL day where we had had our younger players come out and watch a UPSL game which was a great success.
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