In 1974 Town and Country Optimist Club formed the first youth soccer program in the north Austin area with the goal of providing opportunities for all who wish to participate and to promote an environment of learning and sportsmanship in all activities through a strong volunteer network of parents, coaches and professional opportunities. 40 years later with nearly 100 acres of fields and over 2,000 kids T&C offers North Austin families and their kids a great place to enjoy youth sports and is now Texas' largest private youth sports organization.
T&C is a volunteer first organization that receives no funding from any of the surrounding counties. From the Board of Directors to commissioners to coaches, gameday volunteers, parents and assistants are always involved in a community based on building friendships and working together to make all of our kids successful in Soccer and in life!
T&C teams are some of the best teams in the Central Texas area. Our teams compete at all levels of youth soccer from D1 elite teams through D4 under 5 recreational teams. All teams are coached and managed by volunteers - which means we have more dedicated, committed teams and they cost 1/10th the cost of other clubs.
The Pass Skills Training program at T&C brings a professional training program to T&C and is available to all players. The PASS skills training program helps players improve their skills but also helps our volunteer coaches become better coaches - teaching them better techniques that they can use in their practices - it's one of the ways we grow consistently high level players and coaches.
I needed a soccer club for my son that helped him get better but also be on a team where he could make friends and have fun. When I found T&C I couldn't believe how well the organization was run - it far exceeded my expectations. The inclusive culture and volunteer based coaching is incredible and at a fraction of the cost of other clubs. I was so impressed after a year that I took a coaching class and signed up to volunteer as an assistant coach and now I coach my son on one of the top team in the area.
