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BY ASIA ARMOUR
The soccer club o ers youth and competitive programs for kids between 3 to 18 years old.
COURTESY IMPERIAL SOCCER CLUB
One of Imperial Soccer Club’s competitive teams made it to a national competition at Disney, President Nicolas Carvajal said.
COURTESY IMPERIAL SOCCER CLUB
Imperial Soccer Club’s president comes full circle Nicolas Carvajal, president of Imperial Soccer Club in Sugar Land, grew up playing soccer at Lost Creek Park—the same park the nonpro t club manages today.
Carvajal came full circle when establishing the youth club at Lost Creek Park.
Imperial Soccer Club has programs for kids ages 3-18 and boasts more than 1,000 members participating in 15 to 20 teams, Carvajal said. The club’s programs include a recreational and a competitive league for boys and girls as well as strength and conditioning. Why it matters In his years playing the sport, Carvajal learned leadership skills, communication, teamwork and the value of community. “I basically learned everything on the eld through my trainers. And that’s what we’re doing now—we try to teach [kids] on and o the eld,” Carvajal said.
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Creating this club and bringing soccer back to the park where he played as a kid is a full circle moment for him, he said. “We brought life back to the park,” Carvajal said. What it o ers Carvajal and his father earned a contract with the city of Sugar Land in early 2020, but began operations of the club in January 2021, he said. They maintain the grounds by supplying the goals and equipment, cutting the grass and providing security for the park.
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