El Paso Locomotive Youth Soccer Club

What the club offers

Club and academy teams run from about U8 through U20 for boys and girls. Around that core, the club runs soccer camps, Lil’ Locos, a Technical Academy, a futsal program, coach development events, and other add-on programming that reaches down to about U4 and up through about U20. Separate online interest forms cover club-side or academy-side entry, and Elite Clubs National League Regional League play is part of the Mountain Boys mix, with travel weekends that combine home hosting and road trips across Arizona, Albuquerque, and similar stops in that division’s schedule.

Development philosophy, mission, and pathway

The mission is to deliver strong programming while helping children reach their full potential on and off the field. The vision is to model holistic youth development through soccer. Staff emphasize effective training methods, healthy lifestyle education, lifelong love of the game, a positive workplace and playing culture, and accountability built on trust, communication, and listening. Holistic development shows up in partnerships with parents and schools, encouragement of interests outside soccer, child-first decision-making, and a safe environment for confident, respectful players.

The player pathway ties those pieces together: younger participation feeds club and academy tracks, and the top end includes a fully funded U20 USL Academy team aimed at college and professional opportunity for players who advance that far.

Tryouts, interest, and next steps

Families exploring club or academy placement typically start by submitting an interest form online and sharing the player’s name, date of birth, last club or team, a parent name, and a parent phone number by email when staff request it. Competitive calendars, tryout timing, and roster moves change by season, so confirming the current window with the appropriate staff contact keeps expectations accurate.

How to reach the club

General questions about programs, schedules, team registration, league registration, and teams go to Desiree Castillo at youthsoccer@eplocomotivefc.com. Club team questions or interest in coaching a team go to Desiree Castillo at dcastillo@eplocomotivefc.com. Academy teams, the fully funded USL Academy program, coaching licenses, and college-path questions go to Alex Pozo at apozo@eplocomotivefc.com. Payments, financial assistance, and club operations go to Avi Garcia at agarcia@eplocomotivefc.com. The Director of Youth Soccer is Ulysus Torres at utorres@eplocomotivefc.com. Spanish-language questions can go to youthsoccer@eplocomotivefc.com.