Sign up for the season, no long term commitments, no contract, no signing periods. This is youth sports, let’s keep it light and real.

For one low cost, we provide one training session and game per week with professional coaches who focus on technical and tactical soccer skills, soccer IQ and empowerment in a healthy, positive atmosphere. 

We want to create a community of soccer families, not a business structure that shuffles players around (or out) every year. As long as you want to, you’ll stay with your current team and grow with those teammates and coach, just like it should be. 

No tryouts. No threat of “losing” your spot with your teammates. The TruePlay experience is what our community really needs – healthy, fun, and quality soccer environment. 

For ignite players, your TruePlay team will register in a local rec league and play against other rec teams their age. 

For elevate players, your TruePlay team will register in a local rec league and play up in age. Your games will be supplemented with higher intensity 3v3 and 4v4 games during practice sessions, along with the daily practice curriculum.

Our professional coaching with a focus on whole player development builds: 

• growth mindset
• confidence
• competitive advantage
• ability to handle pressure
• accept failure as part of success
• strengthen mental game as well as physical game
• happy kids and better humans!

Youth soccer has changed so much in the last decade, it’s become more “professionalized”, and monetized. We’ve seen it ourselves as former club coaches, as parents whose kids have played in the system, as former players who yearn for a soccer environment like it was “in the good old days” – how it used to, and should, be. We couldn’t find a solution for parents and players wanting an elevated experience, with quality coaching but without the pressure of premier. So, we created it.

Coach Carrie has been hearing from parents for years, questions like “My kid has grown out of her rec team but we aren’t wanting club, we don’t know what to do… “ “My rec team coach said they can’t take the team any further so we have to go club, but we aren’t ready for that yet…” “My daughter was loving soccer but her rec team just imploded because a few girls went to club, but it’s not for us, what do we do?” “We went to club too soon and now my kid wants to quit soccer altogether..” 

Carrie heard these concerns over and over, with no option for players like these. Her own kids have benefited tremendously from playing rec, with her current 6th grade daughter experiencing what some of the players mentioned above shared. Her daughter’s team in 2nd grade had “outgrown” rec and decided to go IP. All the players were ready for it, and with Carrie as the coach, she knew they were ready with a solid skill base. However, she didn’t ask her own daughter (lesson learned) and at the end of the 3rd grade fall season in premier, her daughter was ready to quit because it was “too much” – too many practices (2 per week) and too much pressure. She finished out the year, and as a family, they discussed what her daughter wanted to do. Her daughter said she loved soccer, just didn’t love playing at that next level.  So they took a step back and formed a rec team, comprised of girls in a similar situation from other schools – girls who enjoy soccer and also want time for other sports. That team today is still together, playing rec soccer and loving it. These girls are on track to playing for their high school teams.

Our focus is FUN! Too many kids are experiencing burnout and unnecessary anxiety due to the pressure to WIN. They take the JOY and turn it into a JOB. 

With our low pressure approach and healthy environment, we keep kids loving learning and wanting to come back to have fun with friends while learning awesome life lessons sports can teach.

The WIN for us is the kids love soccer and keep playing. We don’t care about the score, as we know the true winner is your kid’s current and future self.

No—players will still grow and thrive without going club. Not only is it possible, it can be better in many cases. With the right coaching and support, players build strong skills, confidence, and a love for the game—without the pressure, high cost, or early burnout that sometimes comes with club. We focus on individual growth and meeting each player where she’s at, so she keeps improving and stays excited to play, year after year.

Absolutely. Rec soccer has gotten a bad rap over the years, but it plays a crucial role in youth sports. “Rec” doesn’t mean “worse”—it just means more balanced. When done well, it can be a powerful space for learning, growth, and love of the game.

What’s often missing in rec youth soccer is consistent, high-quality coaching. That gap forces many families into a tough spot: their child wants to keep playing, but the coach or team disbands… and suddenly it’s club or quit. We hear far too often from parents whose kids burned out or quit in 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade because they were pushed into premier too early.

The truth is, many players who grow up in a supportive, lower-pressure environment stay in the game longer—because it stays fun.

So what if we could have the best of both worlds? Club-level coaching, rec-level vibe. That’s exactly what we’re building with TruePlay by Finesse Soccer—a place where kids can grow, stay in love with the game, and play for all the right reasons.

Tired of your team identity being decided by a stranger in an office far away, or more bland than unseasoned chicken? Bring on the Golden Coins, the Ball Strikers and the Crazy Cheetahs! Bring back the Fun! This game belongs to the Kids!

They can! We fully support players who decide to take that step. In fact, the skills, confidence, and game understanding she builds here will set her up for success if she chooses to join a club later on. We’re not here to keep kids from club—we’re here to prepare them well, so if and when they go, they’re ready for it and still love the game.

G-CAP is a program developed by Coach Bridget to help encourage more girls to get involved in coaching with a structured mentorship program. Each of our head coaches will be assisted by a local high school player in our G-CAP program.

High School soccer players can apply for this apprenticeship program and learn from the Finesse Soccer coaching team.

Coach Carrie Fry Robinson

Coach Bridget Baker

Coach Katie LaForge