Boston Bolts
About
Boston Bolts is a nonprofit youth soccer club offering player pathways for boys and girls ages U8 to U19 across New England. Its programs include MLS NEXT, Girls Academy Aspire, NAL and regional development teams. The club focuses on developing the person as well as the player, with an approach that addresses physical, mental, social and emotional growth and stresses respect and consistent values whether teams win or lose.
Dating back to 1986, the Bolts describe themselves as the longest continuously operating soccer club in Massachusetts. Teams train in several regions, from Newton and West Roxbury to Metro North, Essex County, Worcester County and western Massachusetts, with coaches whose backgrounds include Sunderland AFC, Newcastle United, the Scottish FA, Boston College and Holy Cross. Former players have gone on to professional soccer and coaching, and some have reached their national teams.
What to Know
- It runs a USL Academy program in its Central region.
- Staff in the Boston region have won multiple state titles in the past two years.
- Training sites include the UMass Charles River Campus in Newton.
- Families come from a wide range of domestic and international backgrounds.
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