FC Copa Academy Alumna Erin Simon has just signed with the Houston Dash in the NWSL! After stints with Sky Blue FC and West Ham WFC in England, Erin will be joining the Dash through the NWSL’s new allocation money system but the fee paid to West Ham was not disclosed. Erin was part of the FC Copa Academy Real team, arguably one of the most successful teams in Copa history. Simon helped Copa Real win a National Championship while being one of the highest ranking teams in the

1,790. That’s the number of minutes in a 19 game season with four of those games going into double overtime. That is also the exact number of minutes that FC Copa Academy Alumna Sydney Cummings played for the Brown University Women’s Soccer Team this past fall. She did not miss a second on the field. In today’s world, with all the talk of “load management” and resting players, not missing a single minute in a season is quite remarkable. What’s even more impressive is that ove

FC Copa Academy’s Annual College Night was a huge success with over 300 FC Copa Academy family members in attendance. College Night is an informative annual event that we provide for our student athletes and their families as they journey through the often stressful recruitment process. We have assisted over 400 student athletes move on to play at the college level and the information that parents and players receive on College Night plays a critical role. The night began wit

Coac h Roberto Aguas, Coach Lori Berman, and the Girls 2003 NL Black team had a very strong start to their National League season this past week. They headed down to Wilson, North Carolina on December 4th to play 4 games against some of the best teams from around the country. The girls will look to continue group play strong in January after recording a 3-1 record and sitting only 3 points behind the first place team in their group. The girls started their season off extremel

This past weekend was very successful for the FC Copa Academy Futsal program during the NJYS Futsal State Cup. Four out of our five teams competing either placed or were crowned State Cup Champions. We wanted to congratulate all of our players and coaches that were involved in making this weekend a huge success and as always, a big thank you to our FC Copa Academy families for your tremendous support. Below are some of the results from the weekend: B03 Black | 4-0 |  STATE CU

Name: Arshdeep Parmar Team: B01/02 Red Number of Years at Copa: 3 HS: Carteret High School HS Honors: All-State, All-Area, Honor Roll, High Honor Roll Coaches at Copa: Coach Paulo Santos, Coach Craig Stolarski College Attending: Rutgers Newark Conference: NJAC Anticipated Major: Biology Quote about a specific coach: Coach Paulo is the one who allowed me to transform into a striker from a goalkeeper. I owe so much to him, he is seen to be as a father figure in my life, and I c

Boys 01/02 Black | 1-1-1 | THIRD PLACE FINISH In their first ever appearance at the Disney Showcase, the Boys 01/02 Black team finished second in their group and placed third overall. After losing their first game to eventual champions West Texas Rush Sharks, Coach Billy and his team responded well by posting a convincing 5-0 shutout in their second game. In their final game of group play, the boys earned a 2-2 draw and secured themselves a spot in a placement game. The B01/0