Soccer Stars

Founded in 2000 in New York City, Soccer Stars has grown into the country's largest corporately run youth soccer program. Our mission is to positively impact kids through Soccer. The primary goal is to have fun while teaching the fundamentals of the sport. We use the soccer ball as a vehicle to help children improve their soccer skills while at the same time building self-confidence, enhancing gross motor skills, honing socialization skills, and developing physical literacy. Dynamic coaches work with small groups of boys and girls ages 1 year – 18 years old to develop these skills and teamwork in a fun, non-competitive, educational 40 – 60-minute class-based environment. Soccer Stars operates in over 30 states reaching over 150,000 children each year. After over 25 years of success, establishing proven systems along the way, Soccer Stars is now franchising and ready to positively impact communities all across the country. The brand continues to have strong unit economics in licensed and corporate locations across 13 states with low start-up costs, 25+ years of curriculum and paul.laudermilch@youthathletesunited.comsystems, strong leadership, and operational excellence. Soccer Stars has revenue streams across multiple channels including pre-schools, daycares, elementary schools, parks & rec programs, soccer clubs, private groups, birthdays and more. We offer multiple program types to suit all ages: Soccer Stars Parent & Me (ages 1-2), Super Soccer Stars (ages 2-10), Soccer Stars United development and travel programs (ages 5-18), Shining Soccer Stars developed for children with disabilities (ages 2-14) with revenue driven primarily through enrollments and merchandise. As a mobile curriculum-based business, there is a fast launch and ramp-up timeline due to low, flexible staffing and start-up costs. The curriculum is easy to learn and teach, making it excellent for candidates who know how to work with young children without the need for practical soccer experience. We provide large territories to allow franchisees to maximize their market, have strong unit-level economics, and provide a substantially positive impact on the kids and families in the local community. All franchisees are provided with first-class online digital hubs for curriculum and operations, a proprietary registration platform, e-mail provider, shared customer database with heavy investment in technology to provide more green time and less screen time to operate your business. All franchisees are on-boarded with training and opening support, in-market sales support, a Grand Opening package, and a franchise success coach. We also have active Soccer Stars and Youth Athletes United Slack groups to help with support, collaboration, and communication. Soccer Stars is a part of Youth Athletes United, the largest youth sports franchise platform in the country. The franchises within the Youth Athletes United framily of brands include over 250 franchise owners, 350+ franchise units, and impact over 250,000 kids annually across 35 states. Being a part of the Youth Athletes United platform gives franchisees access to an experienced management team, operators, technology, marketing and an extensive peer group.