ELITE 64
The Elite 64 Pathway
Following our club mission to relentlessly cultivate the quality of soccer in East San Diego County, our Board of Directors is proud to announce our decision to join USYS National League in the newly formed Elite 64.
With over 80 teams, East County Surf is the largest club in our region, and now offering an elite pathway for the top talent in East County. Competing in the Southwest Conference, East County Surf will send our top Boys and Girls teams to compete with some of the top clubs in the nation.
Our teams are forming to compete in the 2024 season. If you are interested in joining a team and would like to receive an evaluation, reach out to tryouts@eastcountysurf.com.
Bous & GIRLS
Ages 2012-2006
Junior Seau Sports Complex
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As the elite club-based platform in the USYS National League, Elite 64 clubs have access to other USYS and National League competitions, such as the National League Conferences and National League P.R.O., to create a complete developmental pathway within a single organization.
The USYS National League debuted in 2007 and has provided a competitive national platform for several professional and international players, including Morgan Gautrat (née Brian), Rose Lavelle, Samantha Mewis, Emily Sonnett, Daryl Dike, Jeremy Ebobisse, Jack Harrison, Jordan Morris and Walker Zimmerman.
Elite 64 is also proud to work with partners ProScore and STATSports to bring world class qualitative and quantitative performance analysis to all Elite 64 players — allowing each athlete to track their performance and making every game a recruitable moment.
THE DIFFERENCE
#EarnYourPlace
While the United States youth soccer landscape is littered with alphabet leagues, most understand the political nature of getting accepted into such leagues. Elite 64 accepts teams based on quality, allows for relegation and does not make decisions based on political involvement.
Every National League team can earn an opportunity to play at the highest level in the program — National League P.R.O. Qualification for National League P.R.O. is decided on the field each year, with no judgement based on club, size or history. This ensures that the top teams at any given moment in time can earn an opportunity to play against each other in a meaningful league environment.
USYS National League Elite 64 features year-round competition in six age groups (13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U and 18/19U) for the top 64 boys clubs and top 64 girls clubs in the country. The annual competition calendar that includes:
A minimum of 14 League Games over a 10-month season, with a schedule created to aid a player’s periodization and involvement in high school soccer.
The Elite 64 Finals and Showcase. All teams attend, and top regular season finishers compete in championship brackets, with winners in select age groups advancing to the USYS Champions Cup.
Up to (3) Three National Showcases taking place alongside National League P.R.O. — creating a cannot-miss scouting opportunity with the top club-based and team-based national competition. Showcase games do not count toward league standings and teams play top-level competition from outside of their Elite 64 groups.
The ability to advance to the USYS Champions Cup, where Elite 64 Finals winners in the 14U-17U age groups can compete for an international title against other domestic and international champions.
The option to play in the USYS National Championship Series via entry into their respective USYS State Cup.
USYS National League was the original coast-to-coast gaming league in the United States and paved the way for the other leagues to follow. Elite 64 is the genesis of a renewed commitment to quality, one with deep ties to the highest levels of soccer in the United States, and beyond.
PARTNERS
First-class partnerships
STATSports provides player data to the most elite teams in the world. Designed with input from leading practitioners at the world’s biggest sporting institutions, the STATSports APEX device is the most advanced athlete monitoring device ever developed. FIFA-approved, STATSports tried and tested GPS wearable is used in the world’s best leagues that meets standards for data accuracy, reliability, and consistency.
