What is the difference between club and recreational soccer?
In contrast to most recreational soccer programs, club soccer teams usually have professional coaching, require higher training commitment, and travel to other towns for games (hence the term “traveling teams”). Most coaches have USSF certification and have played at an advanced level. Coaching fees usually make club soccer fees higher than recreational soccer fees. Club players may remain on the same team for many years, though this varies between clubs; the Stanford Soccer Club allows each team to determine its own player selection policy.