Nashville FC, a member of the National Premier Soccer League, has partnered with the Harpeth Youth Soccer Association (HYSA). HYSA will now field teams under the new name Nashville FC Youth and will function as the youth branch of the NPSL team, Nashville FC. This partnership will create a full organizational soccer structure modeled after the world’s biggest and most successful clubs.
Nashville FC President, Chris Jones, says “we are excited to create Nashville FC Youth with HYSA in our efforts to make Nashville a premier landing spot for soccer enthusiasts everywhere. As a unique community-owned club, we want to create that spirit of community, family, town, and be proud of the great city of Nashville. We believe Nashville FC Youth brings that same passion and vision of community for soccer to our organization. We plan on doing great things in soccer together.”
“The opportunity to partner with Nashville FC and expose our large membership base of families, players, coaches, volunteers, and officials to the mission and efforts of this great Nashville community-owned organization was a perfect alignment for us,” says Laban DeFriese, Nashville FC Youth Executive Director. He also says that Bryan Johnson, Nashville FC’s head coach, is a “phenomenally talented soccer professional that will now serve as Nashville FC Youth’s Director of Coaching “.
We believe in thinking and executing on a grand scale. This partnership will be successful because of Nashville FC’s smart and energetic board, community-owned model, and passionate fans that share the goal of making Nashville the best soccer city in America.
