Events
2025/2026 Season Tryouts TBA
Location
Gautier: Jackson County Soccer Complex, 4400 Audubon Lane, Gautier, MS
Gulfport: Gulfport Sportsplex, 17200 16th Street, Gulfport, MS
To the present and future members of the Gulf Coast United Futbol Club Family
Your child's successful career in 'The Beautiful Game' begins now. The longest running D1 youth soccer
program in the state is preparing for yet another season of quality service in our family environment.
Our coaches are the highest licensed collection of professionals of any club in Mississippi and represent
the best of of our Coastal high school programs. On the heels of managing the largest local club
tournament in over a decade, our tryouts will precede preparation of our older age groups for the GSPL
(National League of clubs in the Southeastern United States) in August. Our emphasis remains committing
to doing what's best for our players and teams while developing and molding our student athletes to
compete at the highest levels of play available to them. Our alumni players have received hundreds of roster
spots and scholarships with colleges and universities across the country over the last fourteen years.
We plan on continuing our push for development and improvement with your child's interest at heart.
Our GCUFC family is growing, and we look forward to seeing you at our tryouts to help us maintain the level
of excellence that has made us one of the premier clubs in the region.
- International partnerships such as EFB and other clubs in the top league in Denmark which allows our
players the opportunity to train at the highest level - 25+ State Championships in 8 years of MSA membership
- 12 Teams made US Regionals
Multiple teams advanced to Quarters, Semis, and Finals of US Regionals - 9 Gulf States Premier League (GSPL) Champions in the first 5 years of GSPL
Missed tryouts?
Please contact our Director of Coaching, Oleg, if you are interested in playing.
Oleg "Chic" Chichkanov
Director of Coaching
Gulf Coast Fall Classic
The 2024 Gulf Coast Fall Classic will be held September 28-29, 2024.
Come join us for fun in the sun and exciting soccer on the Mississippi Gulf Coast the weekend of September 28-29, 2024. The Gulf Coast Fall Classic is open to both boys and girls teams; ages U9-U19.
We welcome U8 teams to participate, but they will be placed in the U9 bracket playing 7v7.
USYS teams will be covered by our supplemental insurance policy if your state will not issue a travel permit.
STAY-TO-PLAY POLICY
This is a STAY TO PLAY tournament. All non-commuting teams participating in the tournament MUST (as a condition of acceptance) make all hotel accommodations using our tournament housing services.
Please do not call the hotels directly. Please book through the hotel reservation link below.
We appreciate your support as these partnered hotels assist in sponsoring our event.
Gulf Coast United is proud to partner with HBC Event Services, a housing agency with a nationwide reputation for excellence in managing travel for sports events. HBC Event Services provides an easy way for you to book your hotel rooms with our partnered hotels at the best rates.
These rates are lower than their best available rate and usually includes breakfast for your team.
Thank you to our generous sponsors!
Ben Nelson Golf & Outdoor
Gulf Coast Cup & Showcase
March 15-16, 2025
The 2024 tournament hosted over 180 teams from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
We are expecting another great tournament.
All games will be played along the beautiful Gulf Coast.
STAY-TO-PLAY POLICY
This is a STAY TO PLAY tournament so all teams participating in the tournament need to make all hotel accommodations using our tournament housing services except for commuting or local teams who do not require hotel rooms.
Do not call the hotels directly. Gulf Coast United is proud to partner with HBC Event Travel Services, a travel/booking agency with a nationwide reputation for excellence in managing travel for sports events.
HBC Event Travel Services provides an easy way for you to book your hotel rooms with our partnered hotels at the best rates.
These rates are always the same, if not lower than, their best available rate and usually includes breakfast for your team.
HBC Event Travel Services guarantees that if the tournament is cancelled due to weather, you will not be charged for any cancellation penalties that you may otherwise have been subject to if you made your reservation elsewhere.
This guarantee does not include hotel reservations made after the hotel cut off dates.
Please call HBC Event Travel Services at (505) 346-0522 if you have any questions and/or have any special hotel requests.
Fields
Gulfport Sportsplex
U16 & Older Boys & Girls*
17200 16th Street
Gulfport, MS 39503
County Farm Soccer Complex
U15 & Younger Boys*
15100 County Farm Road
Gulfport, MS 39503
Jackson County Soccer Complex
U15 & Younger Girls*
Audubon Lane
Gautier, MS 39553
*Field asignments subject to change
Referee Assignor:
Steven Boudro 228-222-1655 / msgcassigning@gmail.com
INTERESTED IN BEING A REFEREE FOR THE TOURNAMENT?
LINK COMING SOON.
GCU College ID Camp
8 TIPS for ID Campers
Make contact with the coaches
Review the list of college coaches who will be attending the camp. If there are schools that you may be interested in, write to the coaching staff expressing interest in their program. Let them know that you will be attending the camp and that you look forward to meeting them and having them watch you play.
Be personal! Be Specific! Be Honest! You should start building a relationship with the college coach before arriving for camp.
Get face time with a college coach
While you are at camp to find the opportunity to personally meet the coaches whose programs you are interested in. Try to take a couple minutes to introduce you and tell them a little bit about yourself.
The best time to do that is during check-in if coaches are available, walking to and from the training fields, and in the cafeteria.
Be aware college coaches are not permitted to have any recruiting conversations with you during the camp.
Be vocal and positive on the field
College coaches look for players who possess leadership qualities. Any player who has a voice on the field will immediately stand out as long as it is in a positive or constructive way. If you have the opportunity to be vocal, speak up as a positive influence and leader for your team.
All of these qualities demonstrate your relentless and positive attitude, and those are two key characteristics all coaches
find impressive.
Train hard, play hard and run hard
If you are trying to make a good first impression on a college coach your attitude and your work ethic are your most controllable assets, and one of the best ways to set yourself apart from the crowd. If you lose the ball, work hard to get it back within the context of the game. If you have the ball, know when to keep it and when to give it up. If you get knocked down, get back up.
If you are on the field, stay focused on the ball and always keeps your feet moving.
Respect
Be sure that you respect all members of the camp including the coaches, counselors, teammates, and campus staff.
College coaches are not just evaluating you on the field but they are watching how you carry yourself off the field as well.
Request feedback
College coaches seek players who are students of the game. A player who shows a coach they are willing to learn and improve will separate themselves from players who don’t go that extra mile. Use this opportunity to engage with coaches about your game. Speak to them after a training session or game about what you might be able to work on to improve.
Coaches love when a player takes ownership over their own athletic development.
Follow-Up
You should always follow up with any college coaches you interacted with while at camp. You should thank them for working with you or taking the time to speak with you. If you can, try to reference something specific, conversation, or drill to help trigger their memory. If you follow through with these 8 simple steps no doubt you will stand out as qualified prospective student-athlete to some college coaches.
Obviously, your abilities will be an important aspect of this process but on a level playing field these things will give you the edge over your competitors.
FUN
Playing soccer should be fun!
That is why we play! If you are not enjoying yourself it will show in how you approach the game. Coaches want players on their team who have passion for the game.
These are the players who believe working hard and improving is fun.
Summer Youth Camps
