Description of Fees and Payment Process

Seasonal Plans per Age Level
High Level Programming Grid for 2015 2016 Season
    ~ Start In Pract. Out Pract. Futsal Indoors Comp Outdoors Comp TOTAL # Pool Size # Teams GK Program College Program
u7s   Late Oct 2 2 No House House, Small Sided Events 15 to 25 Unlimited Unlimited No No
u8s   Late Oct 2 2 No House (Oct) , Facility League (Jan) Small Sided Events, Buffalo League, and/or u10 Tourneys 20 to 30 Unlimited Unlimited No No
u9s   Early Nov 2 2 Yes January facility league Small Sided Events, Buffalo or Rochester League, and/or u10 Tourneys 20 to 30 12 to 24 2 Yes No
u10s   Mid Sep 2.5 2 *** Yes January facility league Buffalo or Rochester League and Tourneys 20 to 30 12 to 24 2 Yes No
u11s   Mid Sep 2.5 2 *** Yes January facility league Rochester League or Thruway League and Tourneys 25 to 35 14 to 28 2 Yes No
u12s   Mid Sep 2.5 2 *** Yes January facility league Rochester League, Region 1, and/or Thruway League and Tourneys 25 to 35 14 to 28 2 Yes, plus No
u13s   Early Nov 3 2 No Weekend events only ** Region 1 and/or Thruway League and Tourneys 25 to 35 18 to 20 * 1 Yes, plus No
u14s   Early Nov 3 2 No Weekend events only Region 1 and/or Thruway League and Tourneys 25 to 35 18 to 20 * 1 Yes, plus Yes
u15s   Early Nov 3 2 No Weekend events only Region 1 and/or Thruway League and Tourneys 25 to 35 18 to 20 * 1 Yes, plus Yes
u16s   Early Nov 3 2 No Weekend events only Region 1 and/or Thruway League and Tourneys 25 to 35 18 to 20 1 Yes, plus Yes
u17s   Early Nov 3 2 No Weekend events only Region 1 and/or Thruway League and Tourneys 25 to 35 18 to 20 1 Yes, plus Yes
u18s   Early Nov 2 2 No Weekend events only Region 1 and/or Thruway League and Tourneys 25 to 35 18 to 20 1 Yes, plus Yes
Destination Club in WNY

The ‘Destination Club’ in WNY for soccer players who are serious about development

  • Quality Programming for boys and girls ages 5-19
  • Dedicated & Licensed Coaching Staff
  • Challenging & Developmentally Appropriate Training – Quantity AND Quality
  • Dedicated Skills School Staff and training for 5 to 12 year olds
  • Dedicated GK Coaching Staff and GK specific training program
  • Appropriate Competition Schedule (Thruway/Regional League/National League or US Dev Academy League u12-18)
  • Competitive local (u8-10), regional (u11-14) and national (u15-18) tournaments
  • Primary Training Venues: Sahlen Sports Park, Sportsplex, BNCC
  • Access to Special opportunities and call-ups: Empire Training Centers, Pre-Development Academy Pool, US Dev Academy Boys, Girls State Academy, US Soccer Training Centers, Philadelphia Union Jamborees (future opportunity), National Team Camps
  • The best College Showcase opportunities available: Disney, PDA, Blue Chip, Potomac, Jefferson Cup, Final 4 Showcase, CASL, NEWWS, Las Vegas Players, Columbia, Bethesda, USSDA Showcase  
  • College Recruiting programming (Dedicated Director of College Recruitment and Soccer Recruit platform)

A Tradition of Excellence:

  • Only club in WNY recognized by US Soccer as a member of US Development Academy
  • Only club in WNY competing in the USYSA National League
  • Only club in WNY affiliated with a professional MLS Team: The Philadelphia Union
  • 130 State Cup Championships (12 in 2012!), 5 USYSA Regional Championships, 6 US Club National Championships, 1 USYSA National Championship
  • Coaching Excellence: 10 NYSW Youth Coaches of the Year, 2 USYSA National COY, 1 NSCAA National Youth COY, 8 NCAA College Coaches and 10 Section V High School Coaches

Empire Alumni in College Soccer past and present –Akron, Albany, Alfred, Belmont, Binghamton, Bowling Green, Brown, Bucknell, Buffalo, Buffalo State, Canisius, Central Michigan, Central FL, Charleston Southern, Chicago, Clarkson, Colgate, Conn. College, Cornell, Daemen College, Dartmouth, Davidson, Denison, Duke, Duquesne, Eastern, Fairfield, Fordham, Fredonia, Furman, Gannon, Geneseo, George Mason, George Washington, Gettysburg, Harvard, Hobart, Iona, Ithaca, James Madison, Johns Hopkins, Lafayette, Lehigh,  LeMoyne, Loyola Chicago, Lycoming, Maine, Mercyhurst, Miami OH, MIT, Muhlenberg, Nazareth, New Hampshire, Niagara, Northwestern, Norwich, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Ohio Wesleyan, Old Dominion, Oneonta, Penn, Penn State, Pfeiffer, Pitt, Princeton, Providence, Rhode Island, RIT, Roberts Wesleyan, Rochester, Roger Williams, RPI, St Bonaventure, St John’s, St John Fisher, St Lawrence, S. New Hampshire, Stony Brook, Syracuse, Tampa, U Penn, UMass, U of South, Union, Vassar, VA Tech, Vermont, Villanova, Virginia, West Virginia, William Smith, Wisconsin