Cincinnati United Soccer Club

What ages and program levels does Cincinnati United Soccer Club offer?CU Juniors serves boys and girls ages three through seven as a bridge from recreational soccer toward select play. CU communities (North, Southeast, and Northwest) run U8 through U19 boys and girls teams with professional coaching and two trainings per week. CUP Boys and CUP Girls premier programming begins at U11 and continues through U19 for players who want three trainings per week and regional or national league access, including MLS Next, National Academy League, and Girls Academy tracks when rosters qualify.

Where does Cincinnati United train and play?CU North trains at complexes such as Voice of America, Lebanon Sports Complex, Christ Church, Hope Church, White Oak Park, CHCA, and Posey Hartman across northern suburbs. CU Southeast uses Clear Creek Park, Waldron Soccer Complex, Horizon Community Church, and Riverside Park among its outdoor sites. CU Northwest centers on Colerain High School, Northwest High School, Spooky Nook, and surrounding communities. CUP rotates among regional hubs including Blue Ash Sports Center (Grooms), Warren County Sports Park, Walnut Hills, CHCA turf, Colerain, Northwest, Spooky Nook, and other shared fields. Exact assignments shift by team and season inside PlayMetrics.

When are tryouts or registration, and how does placement work?Families register tryouts through PlayMetrics; offers only go out after that registration step. Returning players are evaluated all season and reviewed in spring age-group meetings, but they still complete PlayMetrics tryout registration. Supplemental tryouts and interested-player events fill openings mid-year. For 2026–27, full tryout details were scheduled to reach PlayMetrics by May 2026, with mid-May evaluation windows typical of recent springs—families should treat PlayMetrics as the source of record once it opens. CUP ID sessions during the year matter for players targeting premier rosters.

What does it cost to play for Cincinnati United?Families pay a club fee that covers fixed costs like coaching salaries and field rental, either upfront or on a payment spread, plus team-specific fees for referees, league entries, and tournaments. Required uniform packages for each age group are purchased separately through Soccer Village’s Team Hub Sports portal after the club shares ordering instructions in PlayMetrics and email. Specialty camps, futsal, and add-on training bill on their own schedules.

What is Cincinnati United’s mission, philosophy, and coaching approach?The mission is to inspire a love for development, competition, and community across players, coaches, and the club. The vision stresses shared excellence, passion for soccer, and bringing out the best in everyone. Daily culture leans on seven values: character, unity, person-first care, growth mindset, ownership, ambition, and love. Technical directors oversee each community, professional staff lead trainings, and CU teams follow a club-wide developmental plan while CUP layers elite competition and college-oriented exposure for committed athletes.

How can families contact Cincinnati United or get quick updates?Email sbower@cincinnatiunitedsc.com for general soccer questions or lhausser@cincinnatiunitedsc.com for member services. Use the contact directory for community technical directors—Garry Hancock (CU North), Brian Berning (CU Southeast), Gary Gayle (CU Northwest), Reece Hands (CUP Boys), and Stephanie Webb (CUP Girls)—or submit the player interest form when you are unsure which program fits. Rostered families rely on PlayMetrics for schedules, field addresses, and team messages; the club also runs a field-status view with live open or closed notices for complexes. Mail reaches PO Box 422, Trenton, OH 45067-0422.