Long Island Junior Soccer League

In 1966, a group of men saw an opportunity to promote the well-being of youth on Long Island while expanding the knowledge and appreciation of the sport of soccer. Their mission was twofold. First, they wanted to teach young people the value of discipline, hard work, responsibility, and teamwork. Second, they wanted to create an environment in which these traits could be developed and tested. Based on the understanding that the traits necessary for becoming a good citizen were very much in line with the traits necessary to be successful in the sport of soccer, they created a youth soccer league. Now, after more than 40 years, hundreds of thousands of players have passed through the Long Island Junior Soccer League and learned the values of the league's original founders while continuing to live by their mantra, "Building Character Through Soccer."