North Shore Soccer Club

Soccer Shots Long Island West is the local franchise of Soccer Shots, the national soccer program for young children, owned by Alex and Marcela Gallego, who joined Soccer Shots in 2010. Its coaches run weekly 30 to 40 minute sessions on basic soccer skills like dribbling, passing and shooting, through games and positive reinforcement, and each session highlights a character trait such as respect, teamwork or appreciation. Soccer Shots provides all the equipment, and cleats and shin guards are not needed. Its public classes are listed on the franchise's class registration page. For fall 2026 that is a Sunday class for 2-year-olds at the All Sportz Multi Sport Complex in Melville, part of the Mini program, where parents are welcome to join in. The franchise also runs classes inside preschools, childcare centers and schools, which are only open to children enrolled there, and it will start a new public class for a group of eight children. Class locations change by season, so check the class registration page for current sessions.

Soccer Shots Central Suffolk is the local franchise of Soccer Shots, the national soccer program for young children, run by owner and director Jennifer Sloat. Its coaches run weekly 30 to 45 minute sessions on basic soccer skills like dribbling, passing and shooting, through games and positive reinforcement, and each session highlights a character trait such as respect, teamwork or appreciation. Soccer Shots provides all the equipment, and cleats and shin guards are not needed. Its public classes are listed on the franchise's class registration page. At All Star Arena in Selden, Saturday classes for ages 2 to 5 are grouped by age: Mini for 2-year-olds (a parent takes part), Classic for 3-year-olds, and Advanced Classic for ages 4 to 5. In Smithtown, Soccer Shots coaches run the Smithtown Kickers soccer club's programs for 2 to 4 year olds, and registration for those goes through the Kickers. The franchise also runs classes inside preschools, childcare centers and schools, which are only open to children enrolled there, and it will start a new public class for a group of eight children. Class locations change by season, so check the class registration page for current sessions.

UST FC Academy is the youth soccer club run by Ultimate Soccer Training of Kings Park. Players start in Cozy Feet, an intramural program for boys and girls ages 3 to 8 with a training day and a game day. From there they move up to the Pre-Academy, which builds core technical skills and game understanding, and then to the Full Academy, whose boys teams train three times a week and compete in the NYCS EDP League and the USYS National League, with tournaments through the year. The club also runs specialized clinics. It has no single home field. Training and games use school fields, town parks and indoor gyms and turf in Kings Park, Smithtown, Commack, East Northport, Elwood and Huntington Station, so check with the club for where each program meets.

Soccer Stars Long Island runs non-competitive soccer classes for kids ages 1 to 12+ at parks, school fields and indoor spaces across Nassau and Suffolk. There are three programs. Parent & Me is a pre-soccer music and movement class for toddlers 12 to 24 months. Super Soccer Stars is the core class, teaching the fundamentals in a fun, non-competitive setting. Soccer Stars United is the more advanced step up, where players are introduced to technical skills and team concepts. Classes are grouped by age and meet once a week, mostly on weekend mornings, and you can book a free class first. The program has no single home field. Class locations include Cedar Creek Park in Seaford, Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, Christopher Morley Park in Roslyn, Nickerson Beach Park in Lido Beach, Tully Park in New Hyde Park, Dix Hills Park, Hidden Pond Park in Hauppauge, Stotzky Memorial Park in Riverhead and Mashashimuet Park in Sag Harbor, plus school and church fields in Rockville Centre, Massapequa, Port Washington and Glen Head. Locations change by season, so use the class finder on the program's site to find the one nearest you. Soccer Stars also offers camps, a rec league, birthday parties, private classes and school enrichment programs.