NCE Clear College Pathway For Tori
The College admissions process can be overwhelming. Subjects, location, course content, finances, accommodation and, of course, sporting credentials. All are vital ingredients which must be thrown into the mix, when making one of the most [...]
Henry Welles Lives UK Pro Dream
Live your best life. Be the best version of yourself. Worthless soundbites unless you actually do something about it. What do we mean? Well, we mean Henry Welles. You see Henry isn't just dreaming [...]
Jack Montalvo Commits To Long Island University
It's not how hard you hit, but how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. Just ask Jack Montalvo. The famous line may have been spouted by the fictional character Rocky Balboa, but it's sentiment [...]
Coach Nick Selected For National SAAC
NCE Soccer coach Nick Pily has been selected as a National SAAC Representative. He has been chosen as the Landmark Conference Associate Member Representative for the NCAA Division III Student Athlete Advisory Committee. The talented goalkeeping [...]
Rhode Island Delight For Delaney
Soccer is Moria Delaney's safe place. It's where she feels happiest. She's been playing since the age of five and it's clear, she has talent in abundance. But she believes joining NCE Soccer's elite [...]
First Spring COE Tryouts Released
NCE Soccer has unveiled its first Spring COE tryout dates. We are delighted to have secured our the first 9 venues for our flagship COE Training Program. And we can announce this Spring will include [...]
Gianna School and Soccer Success
Sink or you swim. Lay around and feel defeated, or rise to the challenge. Gianna Peracchio has no doubts. Seize the day. Control your own destiny. She has challenged herself continuously to push barriers, [...]
Matty Reitzel: An NCE Inspiration
Matty Reitzel is an inspiration. An NCE Soccer Community hero. Whilst kids across America are unwrapping presents on Christmas Day or playing with new toys, Matty is working hard to help families in need. [...]
Red Bulls Sign NCE Star Xavi Egurbide
His journey began along the sidewalks of New York City, and now Xavi Egurbide is showcasing his talent on the biggest stage in America. NCE Soccer graduate Xavi Egurbide has been signed to New [...]
NCE Face Man Utd This Summer
NCE Soccer's touring boys team will face off against Manchester United twice in England this summer. The Premier League giants have now confirmed they will be competing for the Specialist Trophy in Oakham this August. United will enter [...]
The Athletic Interview Incoming NCE Soccer Coach
He has experienced it all. The highs, the lows. The pain and the glory. The ups, the downs. Released by Liverpool as a schoolboy because of health concerns, scorer of the winning goal that powered [...]
NCE Announce Major New Summer Programming
NCE Soccer is delighted to announce MAJOR news for the summer of 2021. We've teed up a HAT-TRICK of opportunities to make our best players even better with a brand new look for our [...]
NCE Soccer 2021 Community Focus
Happy New Year to the NCE Soccer Family. Here's to a happy and successful 2021! We know 2020 was a year to forget and the Coronavirus pandemic served as a reminder of how vulnerable we [...]
Elite Soccer Program Launches at Metuchen
NCE Soccer kicks off the New Year in style - with the launch of a new Winter COE Program at Metuchen. Tryouts will be held for elite junior players NEXT Wednesday - January 6th - [...]
Performance Profile Goes Live For Holiday Season
NCE Soccer's exciting Performance Profile is LIVE for the holiday season! Our exclusive, innovative, brand new app provides NCE Soccer Center of Excellence Players with never before seen inside information. It allows our players to [...]
NCE Launch Additional Long Island Goalkeeping Program
NCE Soccer has launched an additional Long Island Winter Goalkeeping program in Suffolk County. The specialist goalkeeping program will run for ten weeks on Friday nights at KK Athletics in Farmingville, NY. Hofstra University Goalkeeping [...]
Keeping Winter Program Covid Safe
NCE Soccer have adapted their Winter Program to provide maximum protection against Covid. Our coaching staff will adopt tough new measures to protect the safety of our players, their families and each other as we move inside [...]
Final Countdown For NCE Soccer COE Winter Tryouts
It's the final countdown to the NCE Soccer Winter Program Tryouts. Tryouts for our COE Program will be held in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Northern New York THIS Friday. The three venues will kick off [...]
NCE Soccer Announce Winter Covid Safety Protocol
NCE Soccer is ready to deliver it's Winter Program - but needs your help. We have been working with venue partners to deliver the safest Winter program possible. That means the strict enforcement of Covid-19 [...]
NCE Soccer Launch Player Evaluation App
NCE Soccer has developed a revolutionary player development app designed to help players take ownership of their personal development. This breakthrough online player performance system is totally unique and provides unparalleled insight for NCE [...]
Mikaela Howell Inspires NCE With Sky Blue Spell
Four minutes. Four glorious minutes. Four minutes of inspiration. Four minutes reward for a lifetime of hard work. Four minutes that tell you: Never stop believing. Never give up. Mikaela Howell's Sky Blue FC adventure [...]
NCE Provide College Lifeline For Aspiring Athletes
For many families, the progression from High School to College and University can be a minefield. With more than 4,000 higher education institutions offering their services, it is no wonder that for many, the [...]
Union Point Provides South Shore With Soccer Heartbeat
Weymouth's South Shore lives and breathes soccer - and Union Point is its beating heart. The 25-acre sports complex provides a top-class all-year-round fix, for those seeking soccer in a professional set-up. Four fields, perfectly [...]
Cooper Flax Secures Wake Forest Placing
For Cooper Flax, NCE Soccer was an eye-opener, a wake-up and inspiration all rolled into one. He loved soccer and dreamed about 'making it' as a professional one day - but it was only after [...]
Nicolette Pasquarella Pro Pathway Dream
Nicolette Pasquarella gets chills every time she thinks about Manchester. Who wouldn't? Right?? Well? Ok. Possibly no-one aside from those that live in the fairly dull, almost always wet, City in the North West of [...]
NCE Soccer Release Winter Goalkeeping Tryout Dates
NCE Soccer has released tryout dates for their elite Winter goalkeeping program. Tryouts are now open for young goalkeepers aged 10-15 in the New York Metro, New England and North Atlantic regions. Eight [...]
NCE Launch Winter Tryout Dates
Winter is coming and that means the launch of NCE Soccer's Winter Program. We will be hosting tryouts for the Centre of Excellence Program at 13 venues across the New York Metro, New England and [...]
Former MLS And Premier League Star Guests At NCE
NCE Soccer is delighted to welcome former MLS and Premier League soccer star Tyrone Mears. The former West Ham, Derby County, Burnley and Seattle Sounders defender is visiting NCE Soccer for a couple of weeks [...]
Howell Ready For Red Stars
NCE Soccer are keeping their fingers crossed for Mikaela Howell tomorrow. She is in the Sky Blue FC squad to face the Chicago Red Stars on Saturday in their final National Women's Soccer League Fall Series. But whether she [...]
NCE Soccer Star Mikaela Howell Set For Sky Blues
NCE Soccer's very own Mikaela Howell is singing the blues after signing for the Sky Blues. She joins the women's pro team for the culmination of the National Women's Soccer League Fall Series Challenge Cup. [...]
NCE Soccer Guide To Covid 19 Protocols
NCE Soccer has produced an easy to follow Covid-19 protocol for parents, players, and coaches. We have been following the protocol since the resumption of our soccer program in the Summer - but felt [...]
White Plains Youth Soccer Association Partners with NCE
White Plains Youth Soccer Association has joined the NCE Soccer Club Partnership Program. The New York-based Youth Soccer Association are the first to sign to our exciting club partnership program. It means they will have [...]
Last Chance To Join NCE Soccer For The Fall
It's almost time - but it's still not too late to join NCE Soccer's Fall program! We are Covid secure! Our sessions are prepared! And now we can't wait to get going! The Fall season [...]
NCE Soccer Launch Club Partnership Program
NCE Soccer is delighted to announce the launch of our Club Partnership Program. This exciting new program enables US junior soccer clubs to take advantage of the National Center for Excellence resources - and our [...]
Youngest Players Flourish With Focus On Fun
Focus on fun and watch young soccer players flourish. That's the opinion of NCE Soccer Technical Director John Curtis as he prepares for the launch of the Fall soccer program. He insists it is more [...]
NCE Soccer Is Back – With Fall Program and Tryout Dates Confirmed!
NCE Soccer is back - and we can announce details of our Fall soccer coaching program and COE tryout dates. Venues have finally been secured in our NY Metro Metro, New England and North Atlantic [...]
NCE Soccer Announce 2021 International Dates
NCE Soccer will take on some of the world's best young talents in 2021 - with three key international tours. The National Centre of Excellence is delighted to announce we will return to Italy, England [...]
Third NCE Soccer Summer Signing
NCE Soccer is delighted to secure our THIRD major signing of the summer. Sports business expert Nick Dunbar will work with NCE Soccer to develop the business from a regional to national program. The National [...]
Middlemass Masterminds NCE North Atlantic
Highly respected soccer coach Scott Middlemass will mastermind the NCE Soccer expansion into the North Atlantic region. The former professional footballer will join the National Center of Excellence to lead the new region in the [...]
NCE Soccer North Atlantic Expansion
NCE Soccer will extend its reach this fall - with the announcement of a North Atlantic Expansion. The National Center of Excellence will launch the new region in the Fall - with our first two venues [...]
Former Premiership Striker Joins NCE
Former Premiership striker Gary Taylor-Fletcher has signed for NCE Soccer. The vastly experienced front-man will join the National Centre of Excellence in time to start coaching in the Fall. Taylor-Fletcher has played in six of [...]
NCE Soccer Is Back!
NCE Soccer is back! Finally, after what seems an eternity we are able to get back to doing what we love best. It seems like forever but the NCE Soccer coaching staff were able to [...]
NCE Soccer Reflection & Growth
NCE Soccer will be bigger and better than before once the lockdown finally ends. That's the vision of founder John Curtis who has been busy during lockdown, considering ways to improve and expand the impact [...]
Brad Friedel NCE Summer Goalkeeping Camps
Calling all budding young goalkeepers - this is an opportunity you will not want to miss! US Soccer's greatest ever goalkeeper Brad Friedel is holding goalkeeping camps this summer with NCE Soccer. Yes, that's right. [...]
Portsmouth News Interview Coach Curtis
NCE Soccer founder John Curtis has given a fascinating insight to the Portsmouth News. He considers his own personal highs and lows as a professional footballer in England and evaluates his own performance against the [...]
NCE Partner With Promoesports
NCE Soccer have agreed an official partnership with leading soccer agency Promoesports. The link-up provides the very best NCE Soccer players with a fast track to one of the biggest player agencies in the world. [...]
Summer Special Replaces Spring Program
NCE Soccer has announced a Summer Soccer Coaching Special - to replace the canceled Spring Program and Residential camps. We will run invitation-only coaching specials - in accordance to Government social distancing guidelines - across [...]
NCE Dream Duo Tipped For The Top
The New England Soccer Journal have tipped NCE Soccer's Gianna Peracchio and Se-Hanna Mars as future stars. Journalist Jonathan Sigal highlighted 14 newcomers from across the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) as players [...]
NCE Soccer Star Talks TopTekkers
NCE Soccer stopper Matty Kayser is going global - thanks to his TopTekkers talents! The makers of the app were so impressed with his stunning array of skills trophies they interviewed him for their website [...]
Curtis Leaves Hartford For NCE Soccer Focus
John Curtis has left Hartford Athletic to focus purely on NCE Soccer. The former Manchester United and Blackburn defender felt it was becoming difficult to juggle dual roles with Hartford and NCE Soccer. Curtis joined [...]
NCE Prepare For Lockdown Lift-Off
NCE Soccer are beginning preparations for the Coronavirus lockdown lift off - but the big kick-off looks unlikely to happen in May. We, like you, are desperate to get back onto the field and resume [...]
New Skills Set For TopTekkers Challenge
What do you get when you cross Diego Maradona and the Scissors? ..... A new TopTekker challenge that's what! NCE Soccer Technical Director John Curtis has issued a new skills challenge to our TopTekkers [...]
NCE Soccer Offer Lifeline to US Soccer DA Students
NCE Soccer is offering a lifeline to players abandoned by the US Soccer's Development Academy. The National Center of Excellence is offering elite young soccer players affected by the controversial decision to axe the US [...]
NCE Set New TopTekkers Tasks
The NCE TopTekkers challenge has started with some serious style! So many NCE Soccer players have joined the online challenge from Zone 1, COE and College ID students. And now it's time for two [...]
NCE Soccer Spring Update
NCE Soccer is gearing up to launch the Spring program in mid-May. We have been working behind the scenes with our partner venues to ensure we can deliver our Spring COE and Zone 1 programs [...]
NCE Soccer: Behind The Scenes
With everyone currently grounded, we thought we'd take you behind the scenes at NCE Soccer. For the majority of NCE Soccer clients, sessions are limited to just 60 or 90 minutes of action a week. [...]
NCE TopTekkers Leaderboard Challenge
Introducing NCE Soccer TopTekkers Leaderboard! NCE players have embraced the TopTekkers online training platform and are showing some serious skills! So, we thought, why don't we introduce a bit of friendly competition as we [...]
NCE Soccer Invited To Train With Worlds Best
NCE Soccer Students have been invited to train with the best - TONIGHT at 6pm ET Live on Instagram! Hartford Athletic's Strength and Conditioning coach Lucas Kruel is going to start twice weekly sessions designed [...]
NCE Soccer Partner With TopTekkers
NCE Soccer has teamed up with TopTekkers to offer the ultimate in online soccer coaching. This innovative partnership provides our players with the ability to train wherever and whenever they like. The TopTekkers app contains [...]
NCE Soccer Stay At Home Challenge
Soccer coaching may be suspended but that doesn't mean soccer has to stop! NCE Soccer has been keeping tabs on how the biggest names in the game stay fit and sharp - and continue to [...]
NCE Soccer Suspends Program
NCE Soccer has decided to suspend all soccer programs for the remainder of the month. The program will be suspended immediately in light of the rapidly developing Coronavirus crisis. This is purely a preventative measure but, [...]
Zone 1 Spring Dates Revealed
NCE Soccer has revealed dates for the Spring Zone 1 program. The eight-week supplementary coaching course is NOW open for youngsters aged between 7 and 10-years-of-age. NCE Soccer will host Zone 1 coaching in the [...]
New COE Tryout Dates Released
NCE Soccer has released another TEN new dates for our Spring COE tryouts. It now means there are 17 opportunities across three regions for youngsters to tryout for NCE Soccer's Spring COE coaching program. Further dates [...]
Brad Friedel Summer Goalkeeping Camps
Brad Friedel will host a residential camp for NCE Soccer COE goalkeepers. The greatest goalkeeper US Soccer has ever produced will personally coach shot-stoppers from our Centre of Excellence program at our exclusive residential camp in Pennsylvania [...]
Fire At Ophir For Regional Finals
They were told to bring their 'A' game and they certainly didn't disappoint! NCE Soccer's Regional Performance Tournament was created to showcase the cream of the crop - and it delivered on every level. More [...]
NCE Ready For Regional Performance Tournament
It's a huge weekend for the National Centre of Excellence as we host our Regional Performance Tournament. The tournament invites the very best players from across the NCE Soccer regions to showcase their skills at Ophir [...]
Boys Set For Penn Winter Showcase
Thirty NCE Soccer stars will be hoping to catch the eye at the showpiece Penn Fusion Winter Showcase. The boys will travel as part of two NCE Soccer squads to compete in the prestigious event [...]
NCE Soccer Student Secures UK Scholarship
NCE Soccer are working to turn Thomas Rodriguez's dreams into a reality. With an assist from NCE, the youngster is now celebrating an international call-up, a scholarship to a historic English school and professional trials [...]
NCE Soccer Gives Brad Best Of Both
Brad Friedel insists his link up with NCE Soccer gives him the best of both worlds. He feels his coaching role with the National Centre of Excellence combined with his job as US President of [...]
NCE Soccer Girls Poised For Penn
FIFTEEN NCE Soccer prospects will be fired up for the Penn Fusion Girls Winter Showcase this Presidents Weekend. The girls will compete in the Under 18s team event in the hope of attracting interest from [...]
Presidents Weekend Competition
It's Presidents Weekend and that means holidays - so we thought competition! We know some of you will be jetting away with your families this weekend or maybe spending time seeing local sights. So we [...]
NCE Soccer Release CEO Spring TryOut Dates
NCE Soccer has released the first dates for their Spring Centre of Excellence Try-Outs. Registrations are now open for two specialist goalkeeper try-outs and five outfield trials. The try-outs will be hosted at five different [...]
Brad Friedel Joins NCE Soccer
USA goalkeeping legend Brad Friedel has joined forces with NCE Soccer. The record-breaking former Tottenham, Liverpool and Blackburn shot-stopper will work with young players across all NCE Soccer programs and venues. He will join forces [...]
Hartford Athletic Appoint John Curtis As Assistant Coach
NCE Soccer founder John Curtis has joined Hartford Athletic as Assistant Coach. The former Manchester United and England defender will join the USL Championship club as assistant to new Head Coach Radhi Jaïdi for the [...]
NCE at Soccer Coliseum Tournament
It was a great weekend for NCE Soccer in Teaneck, New Jersey. NCE brought 10 teams to compete at the Soccer Coliseum’s 5v5 Tournament, five of which were girls teams and five that were [...]
Gothia Captain Making Waves
NCE Gothia Cup winning captain, Taylor Jenkins is beginning to make waves across the US Soccer scene. Jenkins, who was instrumental to the NCE 2006 girls squad's success at Gothia Cup 2019, has taken [...]
Pro Pathway – Cooper Flax
PRO PATHWAY - COOPER FLAX Cooper Flax began training with us in Long Island back in 2015 when he was a member of East Meadow Soccer Club, NY. Cooper received training from former [...]
Gothia Cup Champions
NCE took an early lead in the final on SKF Arena against SKF Canada, and didn’t let it go. The team from USA kept scoring and could win the match by 7–0. Se-Hanna Mars [...]
2018 NCE Residential Camp
Oakham, England, July 2018 - The 2018 National Center of Excellence International Residential Camp consisted of 12 days, full of amazing experiences for the 48 boys who were selected to attend. [...]