Select
Soccer
U11-U19 COMPETITIVE PROGRAM
The Select Program is for the committed soccer player that aspires grow and mature in the sport.
This 12-month program focuses on player and team development in preparation for competitive league and tournament play. With increasing levels of competition, players will develop both technical skills and tactical awareness of the game.
Why Play Select?
The LUFC Select Program focuses on player and team development in preparation for competitive league and tournament play.
All teams are coached by USSF/WYSA licensed coaches and participate in a mandatory team camp prior to the first outdoor season that stresses LUFC curriculum, philosophies and team building.
With increasing levels of competition against soccer clubs throughout Wisconsin and the midwest, players will develop both technical skills and tactical awareness of the game.
2025-2026
PROGRAM SUMMARY
The 2025-2026 Program Year for the Select Program runs Summer 2025 thru Spring 2026. The details regarding leagues, tournaments, and price slightly between teams and age groups, but the program highlights for U11-U15 include:
Preseason
Team Camp
August or April
A 4-day team formation camp to prepare for the upcoming outdoor season
Fall 2025
Outdoor Season*
September - November
Includes 2-3 practices per week and about 8 league games
Winter 2026
Indoor Season
January - March
Players participate in 2 group trainings each week and 1 LUFC Futsal League game per week (optional with additional fee)
Spring 2026
Outdoor Season*
Mid April - Early June
Includes 2-3 practices per week and about 8 league games
2-3 Team
Tournaments
Teams typically compete in two different tournaments each outdoor season
Soccer Ball &
Training Shirt
Each player receives their own LUFC soccer ball and training shirt and are encouraged to bring them to each outdoor training
*As players reach high school, Lakeshore United FC offers a modified Select Program that does not interfere with the WIAA High School soccer season. Players will only play 1 outdoor season of select soccer that runs the opposite season of high school: boys will play high school soccer in the fall and select soccer in the spring and girls will play select soccer in the fall and high school soccer in the spring.
League Play
The Wisconsin Youth Soccer Association (WYSA) and US Youth Soccer (USYS) have a variety of youth soccer leagues that allow teams that demonstrate success opportunities to move up into leagues with increasing levels of competition.
Lakeshore United FC teams typically compete in the WYSA Southeast Classic League and the Wisconsin State League.
Wisconsin Southeast Classic League (SECL)
Classic league play is for clubs in and around Metro Milwaukee, with a variety of divisions with increasing levels of competitions consisting of 7-10 teams.
Wisconsin State League
State league play is for teams that have demonstrated success at the highest divisions of the classic leagues and includes teams from across the state
USYS Midwest Conference
The USYS Midwest Conference (formerly MRL) features three TEAM v TEAM tiers — Premier I, Premier II and Qualifying Divisions with relegation & promotion — to ensure the highest level of meaningful competition among the Midwest.
USYS National League
The US Youth Soccer National League provides the top league competition in USYS and is comprised of three areas of competition: the Elite 64, National League P.R.O., and National League Conference.
