Soccer Shots, based in Middletown, Pennsylvania, is a USA soccer program that introduces children ages 3 to 8 to the game of soccer through youth soccer clinics. Soccer Shots clinics use a structured curriculum that teaches basic soccer skills and also focuses on character development. Soccer Shots Franchising, LLC is run by three former collegiate and professional soccer players. There are currently more than 70 Soccer Shots locations in the United States and Canada. Clinics are 30- to 40-minute weekly sessions held in daycares, preschools and parks.
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Soccer Shots was started by Jeremy Sorzano in Charlotte, N.C. in 1996 under the name Soccer Pals. Sorzano’s former college teammate at Messiah College, Jason Webb, moved to the Harrisburg, Pa. area in 2002 to start the program. In 2005, the company name was changed to Soccer Shots, and Sorzano and Webb decided to start franchising. The first franchise opened in Cleveland, Oh.
In 2009, Sorzano and Webb invited Justin Bredeman, a college teammate with franchise experience with Auntie Anne’s, Inc., to help with a consulting gig. Soon after, they invited Bredeman to join the Soccer Shots franchise company and become a third partner. Soccer Shots is still headquartered in Middletown, Pa. As of June 2010, it is offered in more than 70 territories in over 70 markets in the United States and Canada.
In 2009, Soccer Shots started its non-profit arm, Global Goals. It partnered with Amandla Ku Lutsha, a non-profit soccer organization based in Khayelitsha, South Africa that helps disadvantaged youth and AIDS orphans through soccer programs. This was inspired by the 2010 World Cup tournament, hosted in South Africa. In June 2010, Bredeman and more than 25 other Soccer Shots franchisees and employees traveled to South Africa to help with Amandla’s efforts and programs during the World Cup.
Soccer Shots pledged $30,000 to Amandla Ku Lutsha in 2009. A portion of all registration fees for Soccer Shots clinics benefits Global Goals and its efforts with Amandla, and certain franchisees have hosted free clinics in their territories to raise donations.
Global Goals is in the process of earning 501c3 status.
Soccer Shots Franchising, LLC has been included on the following lists:
Soccer Shots Franchising, LLC is a member of the International Franchise Association (IFA).