Welcome to the Soccer Communities section of NSCAA.com! This new section is one that will be used to celebrate the wonderfully diverse communities that weave together to form the tapestry of The Beautiful Game in the United States. Our goal is to create a resource area for the many different communities within our soccer family. Among these are the NSCAA Women's Committee, the Latin American Soccer Coaches Committee (LASCC), the NSCAA Black Coaches Committee and other such groups.

The NSCAA is committed to celebrating and serving the needs of its diverse membership. As it matures, we hope this area will become a central gathering point that will help us understand and collaborate more effectively as we continue to grow our great sport.

NSCAA Diversity Statement

The NSCAA Diversity Statement was developed by the Diversity Committee and approved by the NSCAA Executive Committee in June 2007.

The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) is committed to fostering diversity by offering a welcoming and supportive environment for its members, leadership and other constituents, and to nurturing a learning and working environment that respects differences in culture, age, gender, race, ethnicity, physical ability, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and socio-economic status.

Recognizing that diversity enriches the educational experience, improves the practice and profession of coaching and enhances creativity and professional growth in the soccer community, the NSCAA emphasizes both demographic and intellectual diversity. This requires continued effort to attract and develop qualified persons of diverse backgrounds to participate in its educational, coaching and outreach mission and programs; a coaching curriculum and other learning experiences that provide exposure to diverse cultures, human characteristics and ways of thinking; and an organizational climate that stimulates innovation, values diverse contributions and encourages performance that leads to the advancement of its constituents.

The NSCAA particularly acknowledges the acute need to remove barriers to the recruitment, retention and advancement of talented members, leadership and other constituents from historically excluded populations who are currently underrepresented.