How long have you been a part of St. Croix Soccer Club?

We’ve been a part of St. Croix for seven years. We were attracted to St. Croix because it was our local community club - it was close to home, and it was recommended by coaches from the local community rec program. 

What has been a favorite experience at St. Croix Soccer Club?

Meeting parents, traveling with the different teams, and the coaches who have encouraged and nurtured the love that our three daughters have for the love of soccer.

How long have you been a part of St. Croix Soccer Club?

So, we joined St. Croix Soccer back in 2018 my daughter at the time was seven and she was in second grade and my son was five and he was in kindergarten. My daughter started in U9 and my son started in the development league. 

How did you hear about St. Croix Soccer Club?

At the time we had just moved to Hudson which is in the St. Croix Valley. My husband, who grew up in the area, was talking to some of his friends who he knew were involved in the soccer community and they wholeheartedly recommended St. Croix Soccer because they felt it was a club where our kids would really learn the game, they would learn strong technical skills, have great coaching and just overall competitive opportunities. So we chose St. Croix Soccer and have been nothing but happy with our experience.

How long have you been a part of St. Croix Soccer Club?

We joined St. Croix Soccer Club in 2019 when my daughter did fall tryouts. She had made the team, did some winter training, and then COVID hit. How the club responded during COVID is one of the main reasons of what attracted us to St. Croix  and one of the main reasons we have stayed. The level of coaches and their dedication.

Our coaches are dedicated to developing our kids regardless of what is going on in the world. The coaches care about their development on and off the field and you don't get that at other clubs. The coaches teach them about being a good team member, mindfulness, hard work, and time management. 

What is unique about St. Croix Soccer Club?

How long have you been a part of St. Croix Soccer Club? What attracted you to the club?

I've been with St. Croix Soccer Club off and on for [about] 25 years from being a player at U8-U9 to coaching with the club a few summers throughout college, moving away for a number of years. And now that I've moved back to the Twin Cities a few years ago, being able to coach with the club again. And what really attracted me to St. Croix was the coaches, the community, and just the people in general that are involved with the club. 

It's been a very, very good experience for me both as a player and now on the other side as a coach, being able to work with the players still in our community, but it attracts players from all over. We've got some players on the team that I coach from North Dakota, from Duluth, which goes just to show how great this club really is.

What has been a favorite experience at St. Croix Soccer Club?

How long have you been a part of St. Croix Soccer Club? What attracted you to the club?

I've been a part of this club for sixteen years now, through playing and coaching. What drew me to it was just the people here. It's a special group of coaches, a special group of administrators, and then the tracker grid for success at St. Croix, second to none, at pretty much every single level of youth soccer on the men and women's side.

What has been a favorite experience at St. Croix Soccer Club?

My favorite experience at the club has probably been the coaches that started coaching me when I was 14 years old, who I now get the privilege of working alongside, four or five times a week. Getting to learn from them as players and learn from them again as coaches and just build the relationships over an extended period of time, I think, bleeds into the love that our players feel from staff.

How long have you been a part of St. Croix Soccer Club? What attracted you to the club?

I've been part of the club for eighteen years now. I was a player, and I'm still a coach. What attracted me to St. Croix was the teams that I was playing against, they had a mentality of, like, they wanted to be on the front foot. They attacked with pace. They were powerful. They were athletic. They were forward-thinking, and I really enjoyed that style. And I knew that they were a well-known club and reputable, and I knew that they would provide me a challenge. They would provide me with development and give me opportunities to compete against well-known clubs, and to push me and give me those opportunities to play beyond club. So that is what attracted me to St. Croix.

What has been your favorite experience at St. Croix Soccer Club?

The favorite experience that I've had with St. Croix has just been, the players and just the connections that were built with the players, and, like, really get to know the person, how to coach them, and how to develop them, how to how to push them, how to give them a challenge.