East Meadow Soccer Club

Intramural recreation

The intramural program is a recreational track for children about ages 3 through 15, with divisions by birth year. Saturday games are held at Speno Park in East Meadow (spring festival timing may shift to Saturday or Sunday). Each season is a nine-week block with a built-in rain date in the master schedule. Registration is a flat $185 per season regardless of when a family signs up or how many minutes a child plays. The intramural kit—blue jersey, black pinny, black shorts, and black socks—is purchased separately; a full uniform package is $80, cash at pickup, with optional add-ons such as a sack bag. New uniforms are sold at scheduled dates at the clubhouse at 1836 Newbridge Road, Bellmore, and the club email for uniform questions is uniforms@eastmeadowsc.com. Players need cleats, shin guards, and the correct ball size (U4–U7 size 3; U8–U12 size 4; U13–U15 size 5). U4 joins a co-ed clinic; U5 and older receive staff-led training before small-sided games. For U13–U15, an Inter-Town option extends the recreational pathway; families contact the coaching director for details. Refunds use this structure: a $50 processing fee applies, full refund minus that fee before the program starts, 50% refund minus the fee before week two, and no refund after week two completes.

Youth Academy (U6–U8)

The Youth Academy targets U6–U8 players who want more structure than pure recreation. Teams train twice a week in fall and spring, receive at least eight winter indoor sessions at Coleman Country Day Camp’s indoor space in Freeport, attend soccer festivals, and typically enter three tournaments (individual tournaments may carry an extra fee). The curriculum emphasizes ball contact, weekly skill themes, and small-sided play in a fun, age-appropriate setting. Registration runs through PlayMetrics, and academy questions go to Herve Corda at academy@eastmeadowsc.com.

Travel, ECNL, and competitive leagues

Travel soccer is built for families ready to commit year-round. Teams run from U9 through U18, with multiple competitive levels within each age band so players can chase elite goals or keep growing after intramurals or academy. U9–U14 groups usually train at least twice a week in fall, once or twice in winter, and at least twice in spring; U15–U18 groups balance high school seasons with heavier spring and showcase preparation, including more frequent spring sessions and winter indoor work. Professional coaches lead every team under the full-time Director of Coaching, teams enter tournaments across the year, and older players receive college-recruiting guidance when they are on that path. Team-by-team costs are quoted when families inquire. Ruairi McGuinness serves as Director of Coaching; travel placement and tryout questions go to rmcguinness@eastmeadowsc.com.

Boys ECNL follows the national Boys ECNL model: conference play, cross-conference events, and a route to ENPL postseason play for qualifying teams, with a club-led development philosophy across style of play and calendar. Girls ECNL has been part of East Meadow SC since 2011, pairing top competition with ECNL player identification and id2 national-camp pathways operated with US Club Soccer; ECNL covers camp costs for invited players in that track. Coaching staff bring deep ECNL experience, college coaches support programming, and national showcases draw large scouting attendance for players targeting the next level.

Facilities and training rhythm

Home training and games draw from several core sites: the Field of Dreams / Stan Ruppenthal Soccer Complex in Westbury (Salisbury Park Drive and Old Westbury Road), the clubhouse on Newbridge Road in Bellmore, Speno Park in East Meadow, Coleman Country Day Camp in Freeport for indoor work, and Cantiague Park in Hicksville. The club promotes year-round training, winter sessions included in programming without an extra seasonal upcharge, an optional ten-month option for high school players who skip school soccer, and video capture and analysis technology at the primary home field. Scheduling is designed so high school athletes can represent their schools while staying connected to club soccer.

Tournaments and community events

East Meadow SC hosts four annual tournaments, including the long-running Summer Tournament, which brings together more than 400 travel teams each year and ranks among the largest travel tournaments in New York State, plus indoor World Cup winter events plus a Memorial Tournament, each with decades of history. Those events anchor winter and summer soccer traffic for the region and support the club’s competitive culture.

Financial aid and joining

Need-based financial aid can offset part of club fees for families who qualify; funds are limited each year. Players must already be registered and current on club and team payments before applying. Applications require federal tax return pages, W-2s or equivalent income proof, and a completed application emailed to financialaid@eastmeadowsc.com with the player’s name and date of birth in the subject line. Everything is due before September 15 for the season requested. The board’s financial aid committee makes final decisions, usually communicated by year-end, and awards apply to remaining club fee balances. Aid does not cover uniforms, coaching fees, or team expenses, and approved families volunteer roughly ten hours toward East Meadow SC winter indoor tournaments. New competitive players start by emailing join@eastmeadowsc.com with the requested player and parent details, or send general questions to info@eastmeadowsc.com for routing to the right staff. Intramural questions go to emscintramurals@eastmeadowsc.com; include the child’s full name and date of birth when writing.