Woodside Soccer Club

What Woodside Soccer Club does

Woodside Soccer Club (WSC Crush) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit youth soccer club headquartered in Woodside, California, serving boys and girls aged 4 through 19 across the San Francisco Peninsula. The club operates a year-round development pathway that begins with Pre-Academy and Academy programming and culminates in two MLS NEXT divisions — the Homegrown Division and the Academy Division — under WSC's Full Pathway Club license. WSC is the only MLS NEXT Full Pathway Club in San Mateo County, a positioning it markets as a differentiator against other local youth clubs.

Programming spans Pre-Academy, Academy, MLS NEXT teams, Winter Futsal through the Stanford-Palo Alto Winter Futsal League, and a five-week summer camp. Pricing is published per program: camps at $700 per week, futsal at $800, single-season Pre-Academy at $900, and full-season Pre-Academy at $1,600. The club holds multi-league affiliations with NorCal Premier, NPL, and ECNL-RL, an Adidas uniform and apparel partnership, and a grassroots pipeline relationship with the Woodside School District. A Talent ID Clinic series running January through June 2026 is positioned as the front end of player recruitment into MLS NEXT rosters.

The organization is led by co-founders Zak Ibsen, a former MLS player, and Andrew Ziemer, the 2015 U.S. Soccer Development Academy Coach of the Year, and runs with a six-employee operating base. Coached teams utilize a proprietary Individual Development Plan (IDP) methodology, and the club's stated mission is to develop and place players into college, professional, and U.S. Soccer youth national team pathways through age-appropriate, professional-staffed coaching.

Name

Woodside Soccer Club

Legal name

Woodside Soccer Club

Website

https://woodsidesoccerclub.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Woodside Soccer Club (WSC Crush) is a Woodside, California-based 501(c)(3) youth soccer club operating the only MLS NEXT Full Pathway in San Mateo County, serving ages 4-19 through Pre-Academy, Academy, MLS NEXT, futsal, and summer camp programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Soccer Programs

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sports Community Relations & Grassroots Program Management (MPAKAKAJ)

Keywords

• Youth soccer training
• Competitive soccer programs
• Futsal training
• Soccer camp programs
• Youth athletics

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodside

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Season Registration Fees: Annual and seasonal registration fees for youth soccer programs including Pre-Academy, Academy teams, and competitiveMLS NEXT teams. Fee structure varies by program level and season.
2. Summer Soccer Camps: Revenue from 5 weeks of WSC Crush Coach Zak Summer Soccer Camps open to all players regardless of club affiliation. Camps run June-August at Barkley Fields.
3. Winter Futsal Program: Optional winter futsal program open to WSC Crush players and non-affiliated players. Includes 2-3 weekly practices and 8-14 official games plus playoffs.
4. Donations & Scholarship Fund: 501(c)(3) organization accepting tax-deductible donations through PayPal and corporate matching programs to support scholarship funding for families.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Woodside Soccer Club (operating as WSC Crush) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit youth soccer organization based in Woodside, California that delivers year-round competitive and developmental soccer programs for young athletes. The club offers a structured player pathway spanning Pre-Academy, Academy, MLS NEXT, Futsal, and seasonal camps.

Product overview

Woodside Soccer Club (WSC Crush) is a highly competitive youth soccer club and player development organization operating in Woodside, California. The club offers a unified, multi-tiered program centered on the WSC Crush Academy, which spans four competitive levels (Nickel through MLS NEXT) and four age-group zones (Zone 1: 7v7, Zone 2: 9v9, Zone 3: 11v11 NorCal, Zone 4: MLS NEXT/N1). The product portfolio is organized around a year-round programming model comprising the Pre-Academy (ages 4–7), the WSC Crush Academy (U8–U19 competitive teams), MLS NEXT Teams (Homegrown Division & Academy Division), Crush Winter Futsal, WSC Crush Coach Zak Summer Soccer Camps, and the WSC Crush Player Profile & Individual Development Plan. The club competes in NorCal Premier, NPL, ECNL-RL, and MLS NEXT leagues, serving as the only MLS NEXT full pathway club in San Mateo County.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-Academy Introductory/grassroots youth soccer program for younger players as the entry point into the club's developmental pathway.
• Academy Competitive developmental soccer program for committed youth players progressing beyond the Pre-Academy level.
• MLS NEXT Elite-level competitive soccer program operating within the MLS NEXT league framework for top-tier youth players.
• Futsal Indoor futsal training and competition program complementing outdoor soccer for year-round player development.
• Camps Seasonal soccer camps providing intensive training experiences for youth players during school breaks and summer.

Quantifiable outcome

• Development Academy Coach of the Year 2015 - Andrew Ziemer
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MLS NEXTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWSC Crush is an MLS NEXT Club - the official youth soccer league of Major League Soccer and direct pathway from youth to professional soccer in the U.S. The club participates in both MLS NEXT Homegrown Division (HD - top tier) and MLS NEXT Academy Division (AD - 2nd tier). MLS NEXT includes 230 HD clubs with 17,000+ players and 330 AD clubs with 25,000+ players.
• NorCal Premier LeaguecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAll WSC Crush teams play within the NorCal Premier league. The club competes at Bronze, Silver, Gold, Premier, and State Premier levels based on team ability. NorCal Premier is the primary league affiliation for all club programming.
• NPL (National Premier League)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWSC Crush boys teams U12-U19 compete in NPL (National Premier League), a year-round regional/national league with 1-2 national showcase events. Girls teams participate in select NPL age groups.
• ECNL-RL (Elite Clubs National League - Regional League)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWSC Crush has select boys and girls teams who have earned promotion and qualified for ECNL-RL based on performance and results. Girls teams participate in ECNL Girls league at select age groups.
• AdidasminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial uniform supplier for WSC Crush. The partnership provides branded Adidas apparel for club teams.
• Soccer Pro UniformminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGear store and uniform supplier for WSC Crush. Players and families purchase club gear and uniforms through Soccer Pro.
• Stanford - Palo Alto Winter Futsal LeagueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWSC Crush futsal teams participate in the Stanford-Palo Alto Winter Futsal League for official games (8-14 games) in January and February plus possible playoffs.
• Woodside School DistrictminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Woodside Elementary School (WES) for Pre-Academy practice venue and community outreach. Students within Woodside School District expressing interest in joining WSC are referred to the club.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Santa Clara Sporting: Santa Clara–based youth soccer club fielding teams in NorCal Premier and Development Academy / MLS NEXT feeder leagues. Comparable as a Bay Area competitive club with similar recreational-to-elite age structure.
• De Anza Force SC: San Jose / Cupertino–area youth soccer club that competes in MLS NEXT, ECNL, and NorCal Premier across multiple age groups. Directly comparable as a Bay Area MLS NEXT–affiliated development club serving a similar Silicon Valley catchment.
• MVLA Soccer Club: Large Mountain View–Los Altos youth soccer club competing across NorCal Premier, ECNL, and Development Academy levels. Comparable as a Peninsula-based multi-tier competitive club with overlapping Pre-Academy through elite pathways.
• Lamorinda Soccer Club: Contra Costa County (Orinda/Moraga) youth soccer club competing in NorCal Premier and select ECNL/MLS NEXT levels. Comparable as a Northern California full-spectrum youth club with overlapping tier structure.
• San Jose Earthquakes Academy: MLS-affiliated youth development academy based in San Jose, fielding MLS NEXT teams across multiple age groups. Comparable as a Bay Area MLS-affiliated elite pathway competitor drawing from the same talent pool.
• Ballistic United Soccer Club: Pleasanton-based Tri-Valley youth soccer club competing in NorCal Premier, NPL, and ECNL/MLS NEXT pipelines. Comparable as a Northern California full-pathway competitive club with similar age-group programming.
• Mustang Youth Soccer: Danville-based East Bay youth soccer club competing in NorCal Premier and select ECNL/MLS NEXT age groups. Comparable as a Bay Area community-based multi-tier competitive club.

Broad incumbents

• Surf SC: Large, established San Diego–based youth soccer brand with MLS NEXT, ECNL, and surf-style development programming. Comparable as a high-reputation competitive club with a strong style-of-play brand identity, though at significantly greater national scale.
• LA Galaxy Academy: MLS-affiliated youth academy run by the LA Galaxy operating MLS NEXT teams across multiple age groups. Comparable as a top-tier MLS-aligned elite youth pathway, though at substantially larger scale and Southern California geography.

Regional players

• San Francisco Youth Soccer: San Francisco-based youth soccer organization affiliated with CalNorth and NorCal Premier. Comparable as a Bay Area regional youth soccer governing/operating body, but serving a different immediate geography than Woodside.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WSC_Crush
• Facebookfacebook.com/100093556271591
• Instagraminstagram.com/wsc.crush/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/woodside-soccer-club

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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