What is Utah Valley United, and how does it connect to Orem Youth Soccer and Liverpool FC International Academy Utah?Utah Valley United is the competition club under Orem Youth Soccer, which has served Utah County since 1983 and is fully volunteer staffed together with Utah Valley United at the organizational level. The competitive academy pathway operates as Liverpool FC International Academy Utah, an official Liverpool FC International Academy partner using Liverpool’s youth curriculum with support from Liverpool’s technical staff.
What ages and program levels does the club offer?Year-round boys and girls programming runs from Pre-Academy through U19, with birth years commonly spanning 2007–2019. District play sits in the Utah Valley Competition League for roughly ages 8–15. State play is Utah’s highest competitive tier, with teams formed through tryouts and aligned under Utah Youth Soccer Association pathways such as SCL, IRL, and X-League, including Premier and Select tiers where offered.
Where does the club train and hold tryouts?Typical tryout and training sites include Provo Epic Sports Park, Cory Wride Park, Cory Wride Memorial Park, and Lakeside Sports Complex for Pre-Academy check-in at the pavilion. Programming also reaches Orem, Vineyard, and Eagle Mountain. Confirm the venue and schedule for your player’s age group before traveling when multiple tryout seasons are shown together.
When are tryouts and how does registration work?All players, including returners, must attend tryouts. Fall 2026–Spring 2027 registration opens May 1 for Orem or Provo and Eagle Mountain. May 2026 tryouts schedule Pre-Academy May 20–21, U9–U12 May 18–19, and U13–U19 May 26–27 with staggered evening times. Register through TeamGenius for Orem and Provo and through Ollie Sports for Eagle Mountain, choosing the date block that matches the season you are joining.
What fees should families expect for Pre-Academy, district, and state?Pre-Academy is $250 with trainings, fall and spring games, kit pieces, and referees included. District is $275 for the full year for Orem and Provo and $250 for Eagle Mountain, covering Utah Youth Soccer Association registration, fields, and referees with uniforms separate. Orem and Provo state Premier fees run from $1,170 to $1,469 by age band and $1,380 for U15–U19; Select runs from $1,065 to $1,410 and $1,330 for U15–U19. Eagle Mountain state Premier runs from $1,145 to $1,444 and $1,355 for U15–U19, including club training, coaching, summer training, and one or two tournaments depending on Select versus Premier, with uniforms extra.
What is the club’s mission or development philosophy?Orem Youth Soccer emphasizes a safe environment, learning, physical and mental growth, character, and sportsmanship with an all-volunteer organizational model. The Liverpool Way adds Ambition, Passion, Integrity, and Unity with a long-term player development focus. Pre-Academy prepares advanced U7–U8 players for competitive U9 soccer under director-of-coaching oversight, while district teams lean on committed volunteer coaches and state teams use licensed coaches who select rosters through tryouts.
How can families contact Utah Valley United or view rosters?Email contactus@lfcacademyut.com or call 801-623-2763 for general questions; use recreation@oremyouthsoccer.com for recreation programming through Orem Youth Soccer. Prospective Pre-Academy coaches can email coachjrs@oremyouthsoccer.com before tryouts. You can also submit the online contact form with your question and contact details. For rosters, log into Utah Youth Soccer Association Affinity at uysa.affinitysoccer.com and open Team Info under the player’s account.
