A Note From Our Senior Director of Coaching
By: Paul Shaw

We started training for the Fall season in early August. The first goal for the coaches was to start preparing the players for the beginning of their league play that for most teams began in early September. It's been great to see our teams start the season very positively. This just goes to show that the work the coaches and players have put in has been very productive. 

I would particularly like to highlight Steve Brdarski who coaches the Girls U13/14 ECNL-RL and Jeff Tidd who coaches the Boys U13/14 ECNL-RL teams. Both of those coaches have worked extremely hard with their teams in preseason to organize them defensively and add creativity and attacking threat to our teams. They have worked very hard on attacking and defensive duels in training. This has shone through in their games and will help them sustain their good start for the Fall season. 

Juniors Academy & Juniors Elite

By: Mike Surniak

Juniors Academy:

This program focuses on the the foundation stage of youth soccer development and is designed for athletes ages 5-8! Try our Juniors Academy program with our upcoming FREE Juniors Academy Clinics!

• Monday, October 28 6:00-7:00pm at TOCA Richmond
• Tuesday October 29 6:00-7:00pm at TOCA Rocky River

Registration is open for our Juniors Academy Fall 2 and Winter 1 sessions held at 3 different locations on the East and West sides of Cleveland! Head to our Juniors Academy webpage through the button below to check out all of our days and times offered! If you have any questions or would like additional information please reach out to Coach Mike Surniak michael@force-sports.com

• Fall 2 Dates: September 27 thru October 27
• Winter 1 Dates: November 5 thru December 22

Juniors Elite:
The Force Juniors Elite Program had its first games of the 2024-25 season this past Sunday. All 40 players came together at TOCA Rocky River to play against each other. The East and West side Programs face off against each other in a true game format. The teams competed and learned the structure and discipline needed to perform on game day, 

The program is at its largest number of talented young boys and girls since it was created 3 years ago. This year, The Force Jr’s  Elite Program has 17 girls participating in the program. The G.O. (Girls Only) initiative is supporting our young female players at training and in games to create an environment for young ladies to thrive in their soccer development. As part of the G.O. Program initiative, we invited 3 former Jr Elite young ladies to participate in the games this past Saturday. Lucy, Piper and Sophia provided a great example for our younger players on how to give effort and be brave on the field. 

The boys played tough this Sunday under leadership form Coach Andy and Coach Simone. The teams even showed great RESPECT and COMMITMENT to the process when the game format had to be changed due to players missing due to Illness. Wonderful job BOYS!!!

The day ended in celebration with all current and former players taking group pictures together. We look forward to great experiences like this for the Force Juniors Elite Program. 

High Performance & Competitive Tiers

By: CFSC Directors

Girls ECNL U15-U19
As this is a slower time for our U15-19 ECNL Girl’s program I wanted to take a minute to recognize all of our athletes participating in their respective high school and collegiate programs.  As our club continues to grow year after year, it is important that we all understand the path that our HS aged players and graduates have blazed for the future generations of CFSC.  Their hard work and dedication have paved the way for our younger players to pursue their dreams at the absolute highest level of play in the Girl’s ECNL each year.  The level of competition as well as the exposure to USYNT coaches and top college coaches is unparalleled, kudos to our college and HS aged players for helping to provide this platform for current and future generations!

We, as a staff, are excited about welcoming back all of our HS aged players for the upcoming season!  New this year in the ECNL is the introduction of the League Cup, we will begin play against Pittsburgh Riverhounds on 11/23 in PA.  The turnaround from HS season to club league/league cup play is extremely quick, getting everyone back at training immediately will be paramount to our success. 

Best of luck with the rest of your season and we hope that you’re all ready to get after it in November!

Girls ECNL U13-U14

The start of the Fall season has been strong for all of our teams in the U11-14 High Performance department.

Our 2013G and 2014G Volt both secured the title of Champions at the FC Pride Cup. The 2013G and 2014G White programs have both gotten off to good starts in the GLA NPL, with the 2013G sitting in second currently, with a chance to make a push for first place by the end of the fall. Our 2013G and 2014G Blue both started off the season strong, with games against Internationals, Michigan Hawks, and Michigan Hawks Magic. The 2013's pulled off a 4-0 victory vs. Internationals, and the 2014's pulled off a 2-2 tie vs. Internationals. Great job to all U11-12G HP players! 

Our 2012G and 2011G ECNL teams have also started off positively in the fall season. Both teams traveled to Michigan to play Hawks and Hawks Magic in pre-season games. Both teams have also played 3 League Cup games, along with 2 OVC games to start the year. Congrats are in order for the 2011G ECNL, who won their League Cup Division and will be onto the Semi-Final in January, to compete for an automatic bid to the 2025 ECNL National Playoffs. 

Forthcoming, our schedule is the following for our respective teams:

2013/2014 Volt -- CASA league play, along with CASA Season Finale

2013/2014G White -- GLA NPL league play, along with CASA Season Finale, and Club Ohio Fall Classic

2013/2014G Blue -- Pre-ECNL league play, along with NCFC Fall Showcase

It has been a great start to our season, and we are very proud of the mixing of groups we have done thus far. Numerous players from all teams have stepped up to play with other teams, which is something we are very proud of. We are focused on developing top teams at the national scale in the High School aged teams, and this collaboration and mixing of players will reap huge benefits at the older ages in the years to come. 

We are looking forward to a great rest of the fall, and hoping to finish the season strong! 

Girls ECNL-RL

The season started with great excitement, as both the 2012s and 2011s played their first ever Ohio Valley League Cup games. The new league competition has the Ohio Valley conference split into four divisions of four teams. With two weeks of training, both teams hosted their first game and on the road for the following two. The two teams had a combined record of 5 wins and 1 tie over our group opponents, and both teams qualified as the group winners from our division. The teams will travel to Indianapolis in January for the semi-finals and final games. Very proud of the work and resilience by both groups to start the season off so well.

Both teams also started their first Ohio Valley league conference games this week. With three wins out of four games, the girls have continued to get results and show resilience. The 2011s had a great comeback win over GTFC on Sunday 2-1. An amazing team effort saw the team score with 3 minutes left to secure the win. Lastly, both teams had their first tournament last weekend in Columbus. Both groups had chances to play against good teams and get more competition. In six weeks, these groups have been tested and we have seen a great picture of their determination. We are looking forward to getting back to training to work on things individually and collectively. We need to keep working hard, and push each other in training.

2024 Alumni Update

The 05/06 group has started college soccer with great success and making an immediate impact on their respective teams. A total of 12 players started their first season about 6 weeks ago at NCAA D1, D2, and D3 schools. The girls have scored a combined 7 goals so far, with a majority of the group getting into the starting lineup in the first third of the season. We look forward to the chance to watch them play in person and have enjoyed watching the girls play on ESPN. We wish them continued success and can’t wait to see them after the semester. Keep up the great work ladies!

2010 Trapped Girls Team

This year we have had the chance to put together a trapped girls’ team for the Fall. The team is composed of 24 players from various teams in the 2010 player pool. The group has been training together for the past 6 weeks, and they are working hard to be ready for their respective teams in November. The first event for the group was the OP Invitational and overall, the weekend was a success. The girls made it to the final and played with a lot of heart. It was great to see the team play together and have a chance to compete. Over the next month they will play five games and will have some good tests. We look forward to continuing to work and getting better every training session. 

Boys U15-U19 ECNL-RL / GLA

As we prepare for the 2024-2025 season, we are looking forward to supplemental tryouts at the end of October shortly before the official start of training the first week of November. In the meantime, we continue to follow our current players and their teams as they compete for their High School teams, as well as our recent grads and their collegiate programs. 

We are very proud of the work and congratulations to our ECNL-RL All Regional League Great Lakes Conference: 

Boys U13-U14 ECNL / ECNL-RL / GLA

U13/14 High Performance teams all started their seasons. U13/U14 ECNL Participating in the St. Louis ECNL event. The ECNL teams will play Columbus Crew on Sunday Sept 29th.The GLA U13/U14 participated in the Ohio Premier Invitational event. The 2012s going 2-0-1 getting knocked out on Goal Differential. ECNL-RL U13/U14 have an ECNL-RL Crossover event this upcoming weekend at HOF. The 2012's ECNL-RL have started 3-0 in league play.

Player Spotlights

Cameron Neigh 2011

2024 TOCA Skills Showcase at the MLS All-Star Skills Challenge

Shoutout to Cleveland Force 2011B ECNL-RL Player, Cameron Neigh, for competing in the TOCA Skills Showcase at the MLS All-Star Skills Challenge in Columbus this past July! Cameron's score beat out over 500 other participants at TOCA centers around the East Region to secure his spot at the MLS All-Star Skills Challenge! Check out some of the images and videos captured at the event! Awesome job Cameron!

Abby Richter

Girls U13-U19 GLA Director

Girls U13 and U14 GLA

We are happy to have the fall season underway!  The girls have been working hard since the start of training in August.  Both teams opened their season in the Crossover weekend for the GLA at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The U13 GLA team is a brand-new team and are quickly making the adjustment from 9v9 to 11v11. They are improving every day at training and have shown tremendous growth and development over the beginning of the Fall.  With games being rescheduled, the girls will play most of their games later this Fall. The 2011’s are working very hard and facing some tough competition.  They continue to compete, and we can see them implementing principles from training into the games. Both teams will have league games throughout September and October and will also play in the Season Finale in October. 

Girls U8-U10 Competitive & High Performance

It has been an exciting start to the 2024-2025 U8-U10 girls program. The girls are quickly learning the Force way and our values of CHIRP. A focus this year will be having the players work on their juggling outside of training. New this year, all players have been given juggling tags for their bags. All players have been tested and we are excited to see the growth the girls will make. A special shoutout to Mollie Graham who was our top juggler with a score of 24 juggles. 

The Tuesday westside training has enjoyed working with the 2011 girls as we start our Big Sis and Lil Sis partnership. They have had a lot of fun getting to know some of the players and warming up together. 

Many of our teams competed at the OP Invitational. Congratulations to our 15g White East / South team who won the U10 Platinum Division!

Ben Gunter

Boys & Girls U11-U12 Competitive Director

Boys & Girls U11-U12 Competitive

We are happy to get the Fall season underway! It’s a new year and with that we welcome our 2014 players into the 9v9 Tier, as we look to get our 2013 age group ready and prepared for their next adventure into 11v11.

The season has started off well, and we’ve seen some really good footy. We’ve also seen an increase in the COMMITMENT from our players and families. Our numbers for 2nd Team Training have increased greatly from past years! We love the PASSION, and will continue to look to provide other opportunities to train.

Boys U10-U12 High Performance

Our Boys U10-U12 High Performance teams have had a fantastic start to the Fall Season! 

- Training wise we have had a higher emphasis on Defensive Principles to start the season 

(Pressure / Cover / Balance) and for the most part that has helped us be defensively sound across the board. 

- Games wise we have had an extremely positive start on the field. We are trying to play Soccer the right way and slowly getting there day by day! 

- Our 2013's got to represent the club in a national ECNL event in St. Louis earlier this month and came away as 1st placed  out of 24 teams which was great to see. The team turned heads from clubs nationwide with some outstanding performances and results! 

Mike Surniak

Boys U9-U10 Competitive Director

Boys U8-U10 Competitive
The boys have been working hard each week and have started to make major improvements  on the field each week. The work that the boys have given in training has really shown in the style all the teams have played in their respective CASA Games. 

Many players had the opportunity to participate in the Ohio Premier Invitational in Columbus this September. The boys worked hard and learned how to compete and play in environments different from what they are used to playing.

2017 Boys

It is important to recognize and celebrate many things in this game. Among the things I feel most important is being resilient. The player pool of 2017 boys playing this fall in CASA have had to face some game challenges. The group is playing a year up and facing high level competition. Throughout the season the team has not backed down. They come to training and work, get better and tougher each week. I want to recognize the families and players for their COMMITMENT and PASSION. The way the boys are learning to play will pay dividends for their individual and team development in the NEAR FUTURE!

College Recruitment

By: Steve Brdarski

The Force Effect Podcast

Episode 7: It Takes A Village

Check out our newest Force Effect Podcast episode sharing how important community support is when it comes to growing the game of soccer!

U15-U19 Team Tryouts - High School Players

October 26th & 27th

Upcoming CFSC Events

Fall 2 & Winter 1 Training, Girls Only FREE Programs & Charity Casino Night

Jump into our Fall 2 Training Programs that just started and run through Mid October or register for our upcoming Winter 1 Session beginning early November and running through December! Check out all of our Fall and Winter programming details through the buttons below and register today!

Girls Only Initiative - G.O.

We are thrilled for the release of our Girl's Only Initiative looking to create and nurture an inclusive and fun GIRLS ONLY (“G.O.”) soccer environment for players ages 5-10! G.O. is aimed to support female participation growth within Cleveland Force Soccer Club and throughout the Northeast Ohio area. 

Coming this week on social media, we will be diving into more detail on “GO”, our female staff leading the program and upcoming opportunities including more “sister” sessions, FREE clinics and 4v4 leagues, and more for girls to experience this awesome GIRLS ONLY environment! Get early access to registration for our FREE Girls Only Clinics through the link below!

Girls Only - Free Clinics

Friday, November 1st l 5:30pm - 7:30pm @ TOCA Richmond

Saturday, November 2 | 9:00am - 11:00am @ TOCA Rocky River

*Participants will receive a GO training shirt