ATLANTA CONCORDE FIRE SOCCER ASSOCIATION INC
860 JOHNSON FERRY RD STE 140-329, ATLANTA, GA 30342 www.concordefire.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: CONCORDE FIRE IS ORGANIZED IN A WAY TO ENCOURAGE AND TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO PLAY SOCCER AT THE VERY HIGHEST LEVEL OF THEIR ABILITIES AND AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF COMPETITION. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO HELP THE PLAYER ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SELF-SATISFACTION.OUR PROGRAMS ALSO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS TO APPRECIATE AND TO SHOW APPRECIATION FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THEIR PLAYER REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE LEVEL OF PLAY.SINCE 1982, CONCORDE FIRE HAS HAD SUCCESS IN MANY AREAS OF THE GAME OF SOCCER FROM THE EARLY TEACHING OF YOUNG PEOPLE TO PLAY THE GAME THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF TEAMS TO BE STATE CHAMPIONS. CONCORDE FIRE STRIVES TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE THROUGH OUTSTANDING COACHING, OUTSTANDING FIELDS, SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND A COMPETITIVE SPIRIT. WE ARE PROUD OF THE SUCCESS OF EACH PLAYER, EACH TEAM, EACH COACH, EACH PARENT AND EACH FRIEND THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THAT SUCCESS.

ATLANTA CONCORDE FIRE'S MISSION IS, AFTER PAYMENT OF NECESSARY EXPENSES, TO BE DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND FOSTER STATE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR SOCCER PLAYER DEVELOPMENT AND COMPETITION, MORE SPECIFICALLY:- TO BE RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP SOCCER CLUBS IN THE COUNTRY BY DEVELOPING TEAMS AND PLAYERS THAT SUCCEED AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL.- TO BE ORGANIZED IN A WAY TO ENCOURAGE, TEACH, AND ALLOW YOUNG PEOPLE TO PLAY SOCCER AT THE VERY HIGHEST LEVEL OF THEIR CAPABILITY, AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF COMPETITION, AND AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SATISFACTION WITH THEIR INVOLVEMENT. CONCORDE FIRE ALSO PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARENTS TO APPRECIATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THEIR PLAYERS NO MATTER WHAT LEVEL OF PLAY FOR WHICH THEY ARE CHOSEN.

YOUTH SOCCER PROGRAM- CONCORDE FIRE ASSOCIATION OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM FOR YOUTH SOCCER TO THE OVER 2,350 PEOPLE IN THE PROGRAM (1,800 COMPETITIVE AND 550 RECREATIONAL). THE PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED BY A PAID COACHING STAFF. THE PROGRAM BEGINS WITH CAMPS IN THE SUMMER THEN CONTINUES INTO TWO SEASONS IN THE FALL (SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER) AND SPRING (MARCH - JUNE). THE PROGRAM IS PUNCTUATED BY TOURNAMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. COMPETITION OCCURS ON HOME FIELDS ALONG WITH TRAVEL TO OTHER TEAMS FIELDS PRIMARILY IN GEORGIA, BUT ALSO THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THE PLAYERS PRACTICE TWO OR THREE TIMES PER WEEK AND AVERAGE ONE MATCH PER WEEKEND DURING THE SEASONS. THE PARENTS ARE INVOLVED AS SPECTATORS AND VOLUNTEERS IN ROLES SUCH AS TEAM MANAGER, TRAVEL COORDINATOR, TOURNAMENT COORDINATOR, ETC.. WE HAVE AN OFFICE WHERE THE PAID EMPLOYEES WORK WHILE OTHERS WORK AT OUR VARIOUS ATHLETIC FIELDS AROUND THE CITY.THIS PROGRAM SERVES BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS IN THE GAME OF SOCCER BY TEACHING THEM THE FUNDAMENTALS, THEN COACHING THEM TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMPETITION ACCORDING TO A RANGE FROM RECREATIONAL TO HIGHLY COMPETITIVE. METRICS FOR SUCCESS IS THAT WE BUILD CONSISTENCY IN OUR TEACHING OF SOCCER IN ORDER TO PROVIDE EACH PLAYER AND THE TEAM ON WHICH THEY PLAY THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND THEN COMPETE SUCCESSFULLY. EACH YEAR, CONCORDE FIRE EXPECTS TO PLACE AT LEAST A DOZEN TEAMS IN THE COMPETITION FOR THE GEORGIA STATE CUP OR IN THE NATIONAL ACADEMY, WHICH SEEKS TO IDENTIFY THE BEST TEAMS THROUGH HEAD TO HEAD COMPETITION. THESE COMPETITIONS ARE HELD DURING EARLY JUNE. CHAMPIONS FROM THE STATE GO TO REGIONALS AND THEN ON TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. CONCORDE FIRE ACHIEVES SUCCESS AT EACH LEVEL. MOST IMPORTANTLY, ABOUT 39 GRADUATING PLAYERS A YEAR RECEIVE FULL OR PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO COLLEGE.

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