What ages and program levels does FC Westchester offer?The club runs competitive pathways for boys and girls from young childhood through U19. Boys in the U13 through U19 range participate in MLS NEXT at the top end, with Northeast Academy League play common for roughly U9 through U12 and National Academy League options for many U13 through U19 teams alongside or beneath MLS NEXT depending on the group. Girls from about U13 through U18 compete in EDP’s North Atlantic Conference with National Academy League involvement in the same broad age bands. Younger boys can join ball-mastery schools, and the club operates camps, clinics, and emerging supplemental leagues for the youngest birth-year groups.
About
FC Westchester is a competitive youth soccer organization based around Purchase and Mount Vernon, New York, serving families across Westchester County and the wider metro area. The club combines high-level league placement for motivated players with supplemental training, camps, and younger developmental options so athletes can grow from introductory work into national platforms.
What the club offers
Older boys in the U13 through U19 range compete in MLS NEXT, where FC Westchester participates as a founding member club in MLS’s elite youth platform. Younger boys in the U9 through U12 range often move through the Northeast Academy League, while select older boys also slot into the National Academy League alongside MLS NEXT or adjacent tracks depending on age and team level. Girls from roughly U13 through U18 train and compete in the North Atlantic Conference managed by EDP Soccer, with National Academy League play covering the same broad birth-year bands on the girls side. The club also runs ball-mastery programming for boys roughly ages four through ten, seasonal camps and clinics (including holiday-week options at SUNY Purchase), and is adding supplemental league opportunities for the youngest birth-year groups at the Purchase complex.
Development philosophy and culture
The mission centers on a demanding but supportive environment: players are expected to work hard, show respect and honesty, exercise self-control, and embrace teamwork and sportsmanship. Selection emphasizes ability. Roster decisions are made without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, or socioeconomic status, and families are encouraged to keep up academically. Training aims for technically and tactically strong players who can thrive in elite competition, with a long view toward college soccer and, for a small number, professional or national-team pathways. Day-to-day culture reinforces resilience, focus, diligence, humility, accountability, and teamwork among players, coaches, and families.
Facilities and where teams work
The flagship outdoor hub is the soccer complex at SUNY Purchase, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, New York, including stadium turf used for camps and many club events. Indoor evaluations and training for multiple age groups take place at Sports Underdome, 657 Garden Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York. Parking and campus routing at Purchase follow university rules, so families should follow the club’s field-direction guidance when heading to back fields or the performing-arts-area pitches.
Tryouts and registration
Interested players join the correct PlayMetrics program for their gender, age group, and pathway—MLS NEXT boys, Sports Underdome boys-and-girls blocks, or girls tryouts as announced each cycle. Tryout calendars cluster in late winter and early spring for the following seasonal year, with MLS NEXT boys sessions commonly scheduled on consecutive evenings at SUNY Purchase and broader U9 through U19 boys and girls sessions scheduled at Sports Underdome in staggered time slots by birth year. Because times and dates shift every cycle, families should complete PlayMetrics registration and confirm the exact session for their player before traveling.
How to reach the club
For operations and day-to-day club questions, email loretta.sanin@fcwestchester.com (Director of Operations). For academy and player-pathway questions, email stephen.carson@fcwestchester.com (Academy Director). For leadership and soccer operations matters, email george.gjokaj@fcwestchester.com (President and Director of Soccer Operations). Registration and tryout signup run through PlayMetrics using the program signup paths the club activates each season.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does FC Westchester train or hold tryouts?Outdoor training, games, and many club events center on the SUNY Purchase soccer complex at 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, New York. Indoor tryouts and training for multiple age groups take place at Sports Underdome, 657 Garden Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York. Parking rules on the Purchase campus are strict in some lots, so follow the club’s field-direction notes when you head to stadium turf, back fields, or performing-arts-area pitches.
How do tryouts and registration work?Families start in PlayMetrics, choosing the tryout or program block that matches the player’s gender and age group—MLS NEXT for eligible boys, combined boys-and-girls sessions at Sports Underdome, or girls tryouts for the cycle the club is running. Each seasonal cycle brings fresh dates and staggered evening times by birth year, usually concentrated in late winter and early spring ahead of the new club year. Complete registration and verify the assigned session before you travel.
What do camps or clinics cost at FC Westchester?A half-day holiday-week camp block at SUNY Purchase is priced around three hundred fifty dollars per week when that camp runs; other camps and clinics may use different rates. Contact the club for the current camp menu, age groups, and tuition for the session you want.
What is FC Westchester’s mission and coaching approach?The club targets highly motivated players who can perform in demanding environments while building self-esteem through hard work, respect, honesty, self-control, teamwork, and sportsmanship. Rosters are built on ability without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, or socioeconomic status, and families are encouraged to prioritize academics. Training stresses technical and tactical quality in a safe, structured setting, with a college pipeline that has placed players across Division I, Division III, and many collegiate conferences in the Northeast and beyond.
How can families contact FC Westchester?Email loretta.sanin@fcwestchester.com for operations, stephen.carson@fcwestchester.com for academy questions, or george.gjokaj@fcwestchester.com for club leadership and soccer operations. Use PlayMetrics for tryout registration and program signup through the active program links each season.
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