The Humble Purpose of Heartland Soccer Association

The Heartland Soccer Association, Inc. is anTournament, Kansas City Invitational and Champions
educational and non profit youth soccer associationCup and Toyota Heritage Invitational.
which is situated at Overland Park, Kansas. It wasHeartland represents more or less 700 teams, 12,000
formed in 1977 which was formerly known as Johnsonyouth players, 2,000 coaches and 350 referees in the
County Soccer League with the purpose ofMetropolitan area of Kansas City. It is also a member
advertising soccer in Johnson County, Kansas. Duringof the Kansas Youth Soccer association, US soccer
that time, there are 600 players which are originallyFederation, and the US Youth Soccer Association.
divided according to school districts with ShawneeThere are six clubs that make up Heartland Soccer
Mission School District divide because of its size. ThenAssociation:
they established the Kansas Premier Soccer League· Blue Valley Soccer Club
(KPSL) after a few years for those players who are· Olathe Soccer Club
moving on the next level. The company later on· Northwest United Soccer Club
together with KPSL, in 1995, changed its name to· Overland Park Soccer Club
Heartland Soccer Association, Inc.· Kansas Premier Soccer League
Heartland Inc. hosts several tournaments both for boys· Southwest United Soccer Club
and girls premier and teams for recreation. ItAll operations of the soccer league will be relocated in
administers the game of soccer and conducts theHeartland Soccer offices in Overland park, Kansas
largest soccer tournaments in the state of Kansas andand all upcoming spring soccer seasons will be placed.
Kansas City which includes Toyota Midwest All Girls