Urban Soccer Symposium

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Now in its 15th year, the Urban Soccer Symposium gathers community leaders and speakers from across the nation who are dedicated to improving the field of sports-based youth development. The Symposium features two (2) days of interactive workshops and inspiring keynote presentations focused on sharing best practices and maximizing organizations’ impact in their respective communities. There are also ample networking opportunities to build connections amongst like-minded individuals and organizations.

The 2022 Symposium will be a hybrid event, taking place simultaneously at the Washington Marriott Georgetown and online.

For questions, please email Jess Nance at jnance@ussoccerfoundation.org.

DON'T MISS OUT ON EARLY BIRD RATES

Registration for the 2022 Urban Soccer Symposium is now open. The U.S. Soccer Foundation is excited to announce a new and reduced price structure to ensure that cost is not a barrier to anyone who wishes to attend the event. Register today to take advantage of prices as low as $20!
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The experience of our attendees is our highest priority. Please take a moment to share what considerations the U.S. Soccer Foundation should make while finalizing both the in-person and virtual event experiences. 
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Mic Drop Moments from the 2021 Symposium

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2021 Symposium Recap

The 2021 Urban Soccer Symposium, presented by Soccer Shots, virtually took place March 24-25, 2021. The event attracted over 1,400 attendees representing over 700 unique organizations from 48 states and 17 countries.
There were over 70 presenters with workshop topics ranging from trauma-informed sports programming to developing partnerships and collaboration to increase organizational capacity to tailoring program delivery for varying needs and abilities, among many others.

2021 EVENT SCHEDULE

Check out the previous speaker and workshop lineup.
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"I was a first-time presenter and first-time attendee and it really was a youth development conference, for one. The themes were really consistent with all the areas of positive youth development where kids are viewed as having strengths that we can build upon through sport participation."
Michael HemphillUNC Greensboro
"There's a big focus on diversity and inclusion in this event and breaking down those barriers…we’ve gone to a lot of symposiums and forums throughout the years and that conversation is front and center here where it might not be at other events... In general, we want to try to move from being a more reactive society to a lot of these social issues…This is really where it starts. If we can provide some sort of intervention at this level, it could really pay dividends in the future."
J.P. CapoteInstitute for Sport and Social Justice
"They do a really good job of forming a community of people versus it just being a conference where you’re coming in and sitting in sessions. The presenters and the Foundation are really intentional about making sure people are actually getting to know each other and each other’s stories and connecting at the conference, but also connecting when you leave."
Sara ShanleyKids Play International
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