The Vail Valley Soccer Club began in 1989 as a result of parents efforts to bring youth soccer to the Vail Valley. Due to the enormous growth of both the population in the valley and the popularity of soccer nationwide, the club grew from four recreational teams in 1989 to twelve in 1994. In 1995, with the encouragement of the high school coaches, a competitive division was added to provide an opportunity for committed players to play two seasons instead of one every year, and to participate in the Colorado State Youth Soccer Association state league.

In 1997, the recreational division became too large to administer by volunteer parents, so it was taken over by the Vail Recreation District and the Western Eagle Metropolitan District.

Presently, the club is home to 13 competitive teams, aging from 9 - 18 years of age. We are also actively involved with WECMRD and VRD in supplying coaching expertise for both Micro and Recreational programs.

In addition to a fall season and a spring season, our program offers drop-in training sessions to all of our registered players in the summer and also in the winter thanks to the school gymnasiums in the area. The program fees range from $75 to $225 per season. The actual cost of the program runs about $100 per season higher than we charge in fees, therefore we identify about one third of our budget income to be obtained through fundraising and sponsorships. Our goal is to make the program affordable for any child who wants to play.

In it's sixth year, the Vail Valley Challenge Cup has become one of the premier Challenge level tournaments in the state. At its inception in 2000, the tournament hosted up to 50 teams. This year, 2006, we are expecting in excess of 140 teams! The tournament is expected to draw over 1,200 hotel rooms to the Vail Valley in early October, a boom to the local economy in the heart of off season.

The public high school teams in the valley have directly benefited from the Vail Valley Soccer Club program. Prior to 1995, it was extremely rare for any of the local teams to make it into the State High School Tournament at the end of regular season play. Since 1997, however, they always advance, and some players go on to join college teams.

The key element in our program is fun. We offer serious soccer by employing professional coaches, but we always stress good sportsmanship above everything else. This concept applies to the conduct of both players on the field and parents on the sidelines. We realize that we represent the entire Vail Valley community, and it is our commitment as a club to be courteous visitors and hospitable hosts.