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Welcome Mary Schalliol: Strengthening Member Services Across Indiana Soccer!

Indiana Soccer is delighted to welcome Mary Schalliol as our new Member Registration Administrator!

Bringing a strong commitment to service, collaboration, and excellence, Mary joins the Indiana Soccer team with a focus on strengthening member support and enhancing the experience of clubs, families, and stakeholders throughout the state.

In her new role, Mary will work closely with Indiana Soccer staff, member clubs, and stakeholders to support registration operations and advance the association’s mission of providing quality soccer experiences and opportunities for all Hoosiers.

Mary will also continue serving as Indiana Soccer’s TOPSoccer Liaison, working alongside U.S. Youth Soccer (USYS) and our member clubs to support inclusive soccer opportunities for athletes of all abilities.

We are excited to have Mary on board and look forward to the knowledge, dedication, and positive energy she brings to our soccer community.

Please join us in giving Mary a warm Indiana Soccer welcome!

Dear Indiana Soccer families  

Thank you to everyone who attended the InspireSport presentation to learn about the itinerary, inclusions, and fundraising opportunities. We hope it was informative and exciting; we already have ELEVEN people registered, so we’re off to a GREAT start. Attached and below you will find the presentation deck and all other pertinent information. 

Meeting Recording: EPL and CL Fan Trip – Zoom Recording

Click here to access the fundraising Flyer:

Please see below important information to register for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to explore, play, and train in England.

1. ✅Registration Site – The full details of your trip can be found and will be updated throughout and leading up to your trip on your customized registration site: USCSA – Manchester Fan Experience
2. 💳 Payments – On your registration site, you’ll see a section for “Payments”. This will go over the pricing for all participants, please note that when you register, the system will auto-charge the card you used for registration on the payment dates.
3. 🗓 Register ASAP – Please register before September 27^thusing code MANU300 to qualify for the $300 early bird discount. It will not only ensure we have the needed numbers to travel but allows us to start working on your trip.
   1. REMINDER: The trip is first come, first served. With 11 people registered already, we only have a total of 24 tickets left and imagine these will sell fast.
   2. There is a high likelihood that we will get access to additional tickets
   3. Once the trip is sold out, we will create a waitlist and will fill out accordingly from that list.
4. 📑 Travel Insurance – Travel insurance is OPTIONAL and something you must decide if you want to purchase or not. All questions and claims (if you would need to file one) are handled directly by your chosen provider. To get pricing and select what service you want, please go to your chosen insurance provider.

• Reminder – if you want to include “pre-existing conditions” in your travel insurance, you need to purchase your travel insurance within 15 days of registering for the trip.
• Deadline – if you want travel insurance at all, it must be purchased at least 21 days before your trip

5. ✈️ Group Flight Information – A group flight option will be announced once the trip is confirmed. The group flight is completely optional and can be added after registering for the program. Flights are an additional cost to the landed package.
6. 💲Fundraising – We have 2 fundraising tools to take advantage of once the trip is confirmed. The raffle ticket fundraiser and the contribution page via the WeTravel registration page.

We know that is a lot of information, but we want to make sure you have it all and are aware of any details. If you have questions, you can respond back to me (Steven.Macdonald@inspiresportglobal.com). We are excited to announce our annual fan trip to England to experience an English Premier League Fan Trip next January. The trip will be a great opportunity for all avid soccer fans to take in the soccer culture in the northwest of England. 

The trip will include at least 3 professional matches, including Manchester United vs Liverpool and Manchester United vs Bayern Munich in the Champions League, as well as a tour of Old Trafford and more. The dates are January 19th to January 25th, and the trip is for registered players and associated friends and family members. The trip includes,

• 🏨 All accommodation in 4-star, city center hotel. 

• 🚌 Ground transportation

• 🌎 24/7 team coordinator

• 🍴 Breakfast daily

• 🏟️ Old Trafford, Etihad and Anfield Stadium Tour

• ⚽ 3 professional Match Tickets 

For this trip, we have partnered with a leading travel company called Inspiresport. Inspiresport has 20+ years of providing soccer tours to clubs and college teams across North America and Europe. They offer first-class customer service and have direct access to some of the best professional clubs in the world, including Manchester United, Manchester City, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, plus many more. 

Thanks,

Dave Guthrie – Indiana Soccer, Executive Director

P.S. Check out a video of our last fan trip with InspireSport below:

State Associations helped shape this decision and will play an even larger role in creating new opportunities to strengthen soccer in communities across the country.

Westfield, Indiana (Aug. 29, 2026) – Today, Indiana Soccer joined State Associations across the country in supporting a historic step to make US Youth Soccer (USYS) part of U.S. Soccer, bringing the organizations closer together to invest more in local soccer and create better experiences for players and families, creating greater alignment across the game and new opportunities to strengthen soccer locally.

The 54 State Associations voted to approve the change during their Annual General Meeting, which will begin a two-year integration process on September 1, 2026. The decision brings the decades of experience held by the state associations and reach across youth soccer closer together with U.S. Soccer’s resources and national scale.

The integration will position U.S. Soccer and the state associations to align in a way that provides better service to the entire soccer family. “This is an exciting moment for soccer in Indiana and across the country,” said Dave Guthrie, Executive Director of Indiana Soccer. “We supported this decision because we believe we can accomplish more for the game by working together. Our clubs and communities have built an incredible foundation for soccer in Indiana. U.S. Soccer has made a real commitment to investing more in the game locally, which gives us an opportunity to build on what we’ve created with greater resources, stronger connections and the full weight of U.S. Soccer behind our shared goal of growing and improving the game.”

What This Means for Soccer in Indiana

The integration begins a two-year process in which State Associations will work closely with U.S. Soccer to help shape the future of soccer in communities around the country.

The goal is to create a stronger and more connected soccer system that can:

• Bring more resources and investment to soccer locally.
• Strengthen State Associations and their ability to support and grow the game in their communities.
• Create more opportunities for people to play and stay in the game.
• Better support clubs, leagues, coaches and referees serving players every day.
• Make soccer easier for families to understand and navigate.
• Connect local communities more directly to U.S. Soccer and the resources, expertise and opportunities available nationally.

The integration is part of U.S. Soccer’s broader Pathways Strategy, which brings together members and stakeholders from across American soccer to create a more connected future for the game. For the Indiana Soccer Association, that future starts locally, building on the work already happening in our communities and creating the support, investment, and opportunities to help soccer reach even more people across Indiana.

We’re excited to announce an exclusive new partnership between Indiana Soccer and SogilityGO—a cutting-edge home training solution designed to help you take your soccer skills to the next level, right from your own home.

What is Save 20 % with SogilityGO? 

SogilityGO “The Peloton of Soccer” is a new home training solution that includes an interactive app—available on the Apple App Store and Google Play—and a smart rebounder, designed to improve players’ passing, first touch, dribbling, vision, and agility. Whether you’re supplementing your training with us or want to stay sharp between games, SogilityGO fits seamlessly into your schedule and skill goals.

Here’s what you get with SogilityGO:

• An assessment to see your skill level  
• A virtual coach via the SogilityGO app to guide every session
• Progress tracking so you can see your improvement over time

Special Offer for Indiana Soccer Players

To help you get started, all Indiana Soccer members can enjoy 20% OFF when you order a SogilityGO smart rebounder system with the code: INDIANASOCCER10