We are pleased to announce that our club will be beginning a new partnership with the organization formerly known as Indiana Fire – which will now be operating as the Indy Eleven Academy. This new name recognizes a strengthening of the partnership and the next logical progression in the collaborative relationship Indiana’s most prominent professional team.
While other clubs are changing some of their branding to align themselves more closely to Indy Eleven, Cutters Soccer Club has opted not to change branding at this time. Cutters Soccer Club will continue operating as an independent organization, as will Alliance and SCSA.
As an Indy Eleven Academy (IEA) affiliate, Cutters Soccer Club will begin having access to various services, including but not limited to:
- Player opportunities and attrition to IEA programs such as MLSNext and ECNL
- Coaching development, education and curriculum development
- Showcase and Friendlies access, coordination, and consultation
Per Phil Presser, technical director for the Indy Eleven Academy:
“The idea is to have every child put on a jersey that points them to our only professional club in Indiana. The passion and ambition this gives players to someday play for or be a part of the professional soccer community is extremely important to us.”
As the landscape of soccer in Indiana continues to grow – we are excited to continue this partnership and provide opportunities for our members and coaches.
Cutters & Alliance
The Cutters Soccer Club in partnership with South Central Soccer Academy (SCSA) have created the “Alliance” program for our clubs’ most accomplished players from 15U – 19U age groups. This program provides a pathway for each of our clubs’ most driven players who strive to achieve the highest competition levels in the Midwest. The program also helps alleviate the IHSAA 7-player rule that is challenging for clubs in smaller communities. Assistant coaches at the surrounding universities in the Central Indiana region often coach these teams. Alliance teams will train at each of the Alliance clubs during the season from Nov-June. Players interested in trying out Alliance teams may do so in the morning of the Indiana Soccer Association’s official tryout date (which varies year to year in early June). Players that do not receive an invitation to an Alliance team are encouraged to attend their home club tryouts that occur later in the day or evening on the state’s tryout date.
Winter training is also offered to all U13/U14 players. More information can be found at the website below.
