Portland City United Soccer Club Inc

ORGANIZING AND PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH SOCCER TEAMS.

DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD PORTLAND CITY UNITED (PCU) PROVIDED PLAYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OVER 975 PLAYERS IN THE U11-U19 AGE GROUPS. OUR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GREW FROM 203 PLAYERS IN THE FALL TO 256 PLAYERS IN THE SPRING. PCU FIELDED 86 U11-U19 TEAMS AND 27 U8-U10 TEAMS.PORTLAND CITY UNITED'S 2008 GIRLS QUALIFIED FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN JULY 2024 IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. PCU 2010 GIRLS ADVANCED TO THE STATE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. THE 2005 BOYS WON THE PRESIDENTS CUP SATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND HAVE ADVANCED TO THE PRESIDENTS CUP REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SALT LAKE CITY IN JUNE. THE 2008 BOYS HAVE ALSO QUALIFIED.PCU FINISHED CONSTRUCTION ON A NEW FIELD AT PORTLAND CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL. PCU IS IN THE PROCESS OF FINISHING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THREE FUTSAL COURTS WITH LIGHTS AND TURF WHICH SHOULD BE OPEN IN JULY. PCU HAS SIGNED A LONG-TERM AGREEMENT WITH PORTLAND CHRISTIAN AND ALSO HAS AN MOU TO DEVELOP ANOTHER 210,000 SQUARE FEET OF FIELD SPACE ON THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS.PCU CONTINUES TO HAVE A STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH ST. MARYS ACADEMY. WE BOTH USE BUCKMAN FIELD AS OUR HOME FOR ALL TRAINING AND HOME GAMES. PCU HAS BUCKMAN FIELD UNDER CONTRACT FOR THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE CURRENT TURF FOR THE USE OF THE FIELD AND THE BUCKMAN FIELDHOUSE THAT HOUSES OUR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. PCU HAD OVER 50 VOLUNTEERS HELP SUPPORT THE CLUB VISION THIS PAST YEAR.PCU HAS CREATED A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS HIGH SCHOOL AGE STUDENTS TO APPLY TO COACH IN OUR YDP PROGRAM AS ASSISTANT COACHES. THESE POSITIONS ARE PAID AND HELP FILL A NEED FOR COACHES. THIS PROGRAM IS ALSO CREATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF COACHES FOR COMPETITIVE SOCCER AT PCU.PCU RAN 6 CAMPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. PCU ALSO RAN THREE TOURNAMENTS, 4V4, PCU SUMMER CLASSIC, AND THE PCU ROSE CITY CLASSIC ALONG WITH OUR WINTER 7V7 WHICH ALL WERE WELL ATTENDED.THE LLC "SPORTS FIELD MANAGEMENT" MANAGES THE TWO FIELDS AT BUCKMAN FIELD AND THE FIELD AT PORTLAND CHRISTIAN, ALONG WITH THE THREE FUTSAL COURTS. AS OF JANUARY 1, 2024, PCU IS NO LONGER MANAGING DELTA PARK FOR THE CITY OF PORTLAND PARKS AND RECREATION. WE WILL CONTINUE MANAGING BUCKMAN FIELD FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.THE LLC DELTA DEVELOPMENT, HAS BEEN DORMANT SINCE THE CLOSING OF THE EASTMORELAND SPORTS CLUB IN APRIL 2020.