Testimonials
"The Cougar program is one of the top soccer programs in the Central Valley. The coaches are knowledgeable, professional and care about both player and personal development. I played in the Cougar program for 4 years while in high school, and the program prepared me to play collegiate soccer at the highest level (Stanford and FSU, multiple Final 4 appearances). I attribute much of my technical skills, mental toughness, fitness level and leadership qualities to the environment cultivated by the Cougar Program. The skills I learned and improved during that time in my life are skills I continue to harness in everyday life. I am forever grateful to the Cougar Program and everything it taught me!"-- Katie (Riley) Addison
My time playing with the Cougars shaped my life as a young person and has continued to do so through my adulthood. Looking back I didn't realize how many life lessons were ingrained in me from a young age on that soccer field that I would carry through to my adult life. I am SO thankful that I had the coaches and the Cougar program guiding me. We were taught not only how to play the game of soccer at the highest level, but we were expected to work hard, be dedicated to the team and were held accountable for the part we played within the program. Because of this program I was able to earn a scholarship to Pepperdine University. My success at the collegiate level was in large part due to the determination and skills that I was taught as a kid. The coaches had a unique way of viewing the game of soccer...dissecting plays and moments from games long after the last whistle had blown. They were always continuing to learn and in turn, pushing us to be better. We had to adapt often to a new formation and be flexible playing different positions. This gave us an understanding of the game from many different angles which makes for a well rounded player at a high level. I am so grateful that I was able to be a Cougar and if I could do it all over again, I wouldn't change a thing!---Lacey (Ubaldi) Wadsworth
"I started playing for the California Cougars when I was only 10 years old. I played for the team for the next 8 years. The hours spent training and playing with the Cougars shaped me into the person I still am today. The more I trained, the more confident I grew, and the better athlete I became. I spent hours upon hours on the soccer field, sharpening my skills, my physical fitness, and my ability to "read" the game.
After being a Cougar I went on to play college soccer for UC Davis. My Cougar training went above and beyond in preparing me for what would be some of the most physically challenging weeks of my soccer career. I was able to bring my "A" game because of the Cougar program.
The Cougar program taught me how to have grit, endurance, compassion, patience, and focus. Those are not just soccer skills, they're life skills."---
Haylee (Jackson) Schaefer