Changing Youth Soccer’s Pay-To-Play — GOAL Foundation, Inc.’s Non-Profit Mission is To Create Financial Support For Talented American Players

Goal Foundation, the non-profit launched by the founders of International Soccer Academy, is dedicated to removing the financial barriers preventing elite American youth soccer players from reaching for their dreams.

Money has always been an issue in youth sports. GOAL Foundation wants to start leveling the playing field financially.

“Financial support for the today’s generation of athletes paves the road for tomorrow’s superstars wearing red, white and blue,” said Diane Scavuzzo, cofounder of International Soccer Academy. “Pay-to-Play requires parents to have enough money to cover the cost of playing soccer, and this isn’t always financially possible. In the U.S., talented youth soccer players can be prevented from participating in top-level programs due to costs. We know this firsthand from identifying players who have the potential to become professional athletes but simply can’t afford the costs of training for nearly a year in Germany with International Soccer Academy. We launched this non-profit to help remove these financial barriers — and we need your help.”

“We want to help the very best American youth soccer players — regardless of their ability to cover the costs of player development abroad,” said Eddie Loewen. “As a cofounder of International Soccer Academy, we know the importance of reducing the financial burden of paying to play and we have privately awarded over $250,000 in partial scholarships to gifted youth players  — but we know this isn’t enough. We want to do more.”