CC United Soccer Club Testimonial Member: Tim Klein

SUMMARY: This is a testimonial from Tim Klein about his experience with CC United  Soccer Club. Tim has been a CC United member for over 20 years, sharing his positive experiences with the club. He highlights the competitive program, community focus, and coach development opportunities that initially drew him in. Klein praises CC United's facilities and recommends the club for its commitment to player development, year-round training, and opportunities for all skill levels. He's now coaching a team himself, demonstrating his continued dedication to CC United.

CC United Soccer Club Testimonial Featuring Member Tim Klein

Read more about a member's experience at CC United Soccer Club, a soccer club in Minnesota.

How long have you been a part of CC United Soccer Club? What attracted you to the club?

I've been a part of CC United for over 20 years now. All of my five kids have gone through the competitive program from U9 to U19. I was attracted to CC United for a number of reasons. I think, first off, well, the fact that it's a competitive program and offers so many different opportunities for the kids to compete and develop. I like the fact that it's a community club. It's not focused on attracting people beyond the community, and there's a lot of opportunities for the coaches to develop too, for those that really wanna be a part of the game. And I have been so impressed by the commitment of the leadership of the club.

What has been your favorite experience at CC United Soccer Club?

Having been with CC United for so long, it's really impossible to pick a single favorite experience. My mind immediately kinda goes to, obviously,  the great successes for the teams when they are fortunate enough to make it to the state tournament. Those are always, you know, incredibly exciting and fraught with a lot of triumphs and tribulations. And this particular, there was one, we made it to fall state one year. We actually won it, but our first game in fall state, we played in a snow-covered field. So that was pretty crazy. 

But traveling to away tournaments are always great chances to get to know players and parents away from the field. And I'll always enjoy the gatherings outside of the field just to get to know so many people from across our large community. And, you know, one specific experience was when my son's team at U12, they were really successful. And over the years, they kind of went different directions, but they all came together at U19 for our reunion season. It was really a special experience to be a part of that. 

Our first training session in our new dome was awesome. And then just in general, seeing the kids gain a sense of confidence in their play and have a sense of belonging with their team and really grow an appreciation for this wonderful game is really what I really enjoyed so much.

How has CC United Club impacted your son/daughter? Share an example.

As I mentioned in my favorite experiences, kind of one of the key impacts for my kids has been, you know, the confidence they gained on the field by playing the sport, the friendships they developed along the way, and the lifelong appreciation for soccer or football, which is just such a wonderful sport. 

For example, my oldest who probably played the least, he actually became a referee and was really good at that. And now he lives in Europe, and he plays in an adult league on occasion, and he takes in an occasional professional game. And it's just great to see that kind of appreciation of the sport. And there are countless memories from my kids, you know, talking about the friendships they made, the games they won or lost, and just general discussions at the table about our favorite professional clubs and how they're doing.

What do you like about the facilities used by CC United Soccer Club?

What I like about the facilities used by CC Unite… Well, I think, first off, I'm really proud and excited that we have a dome, our own dome after having had to travel so many years to other domes in neighboring communities. So I think that's a fantastic resource. And then just the number of outdoor turf fields we have that help out during the spring season, when grass can be tough to get on. And then just the amount of fields that we have across our broad community that give us a range of spaces. And I kind of enjoy seeing the different parts of our geographic area. I think we have a lot of good resources available to the club.

Would you recommend CC United Soccer Club to a friend or colleague? Why?

I would definitely recommend CC United to any player, family, person considering getting involved with the sport of soccer. It really starts with the commitment to development, specifically player development through their practices such as its open door training policy and the year-round training opportunities they have. Also, I think key to their development is the opportunities that they provide for coaches. Those opportunities have been great for me. I've been able to learn and grow my understanding of the game and through that have been able to grow the understanding and the experience for the players. I think that's been incredibly rewarding and effective. 

And just in general, they offer so many opportunities to players at all abilities. And I've really just been so impressed at how CC United can offer the breadth of opportunities to players while remaining committed to the community. This is something that seems to be more and more rare in this modern era of competitive sports. So I couldn't be more proud of CC United and to be a part of it, so much so that now that my five kids have aged out, today, for the first time, I am coaching a team of kids of which none of them is my own. I love CC United. I'm very proud of it and wholeheartedly endorse it for anybody. And I’m happy to talk to anybody about our programs. Thanks so much for the opportunity to talk about CC United.

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