Naperville Challengers Soccer: 

· Teams playing at multiple skill levels with in one age group. So with about 20 teams you can find the best fit

· Teams are: Professionally Trained /Coached, Parent Coached or Both! (Each Team Decides its own direction and hand picks their trainers!) 

· AFFORDABLE:  Save up to $1,200/year vs. other travel club options.  And because we are not about profit we have smaller rosters so our kids get more play time.

· Player Development and FUN are our priorities!  We have multiple teams at many age levels giving us the best fits to accommodate most kids who love soccer.

· LOCAL…(Practices and most games at local fields based on what’s most convenient for your team). Many of our families are balancing commitments to many activities so we must balance time invested with return for maximum efficiency.  At u7-15 levels working locally just saves time.

· Leadership not Control…Our founder is a volunteer parent.  (In the past he was a D1 college soccer player and a professional trainer).  Club leadership guides teams to work well with families and focus on players not egos, politics or profit. Each team is autonomous, makes it's own decisions and is answerable to the players parents.  Be cause we are not worried about profit or ego's our teams tend to put the kids' soccer 1st.  The club offers support and leadership but each team's own volunteers make's it own decisions on important issues like tournaments, trainers, etc.

How do we do it?  Everybody pitches in to a well coordinated effort.  We borrow all the best ideas like premier teaching methods and National Coaching programs like the Positive Coaching Alliance and merge that with the vision of our Founders.  Our fees are kept fair because the Club's well coordinated direction is determined by a skilled volunteer Board of Directors like Treasurer Maureen Guttosch.  Finally, open and effective communication lines like our Blog are the lubes that keeps our club responsive and honest .  Every family helps out within their own schedule and  with their own unique talents.  Coaching is done by a combination of highly skilled parents and top professional trainers.

The proof of any system is in the product.  While our fees are very low we are also very proud of our win /loss record against the more expensive teams in the area.  We believe that doing things right helps us focus on the kids.  Please ask any of our parents and players if they enjoy the direction of the club and the fairness with which we divide up the costs.  They also appreciate that commitment ,not skill alone, is what determines each team member's opportunity.  While our teams are very competitive Coaches remember we are first and foremost a developmental program.  We believe that each and every kid invited to join our teams is equally important.  This combination of fun people, positive philosophy, and leadership continues to yields value,  performance, growth and respect with in the Naperville and west suburban Illinois youth soccer community. FAQ