OpenGoalProject

non-profit clearing paths for talented youth soccer players to access opportunities, on & off the field, regardless of socio-economic status.

[OpenGoalProject @opengoalproject]

@OmarKelly We've been addressing this head-on for the past decade. Check out our 100% free-to-play program & club for marginalized communities in #DC who can’t afford pay-to-play youth soccer. We're solving the accessibility issue with ACTION-NOT WORDS: https://t.co/Af9LxueZ45 Tap in w/us!

[OpenGoalProject @opengoalproject]

@_Zeets We've been addressing this head-on for the past decade. Check out our 100% free-to-play program & club for marginalized communities in #DC who can’t afford pay-to-play youth soccer. We're solving the accessibility issue with ACTION-NOT WORDS: https://t.co/Af9LxueZ45 Tap in w/us!

[OpenGoalProject @opengoalproject]

We've been addressing this issue head-on for the past decade. Check out our a 100% free-to-play program and club for marginalized communities in #DC who can’t afford pay-to-play youth soccer. We're solving the accessibility problem with ACTION, NOT WORDS: https://t.co/Af9LxueZ45

[Juan Arango @JuanG_Arango]

For YEARS people in the US soccer media killed me for saying this. Now their mainstream is saying it. One paid a terrible price for speaking the truth, but the truth is finally out.

[OpenGoalProject @opengoalproject]

This is exactly why we've built DCFC, DC's first and only 100% free-to-play youth club, and it's why we've been addressing the issue of pay-to-play head on for the past decade: https://t.co/IU3tqIRNab

[Sebastian Salazar @SebiSalazarFUT]

Thanks @GrantPaulsen and @funnydanny for the time. On top of our segment, boys spent most of the day talking #USMNT. 👏

[Sebastian Salazar @SebiSalazarFUT]

Thanks @GrantPaulsen and @funnydanny for the time. On top of our segment, boys spent most of the day talking #USMNT. 👏

[José Mauricio Umaña @Jose_M_Umana]

“It felt insane.”

Young kids on a D.C-based U-10 soccer team (@opengoalproject) stood next to some of the sports' best as player escorts during a @FIFAWorldCup match between Ecuador (@LaTri) & Ivory Coast (@equipenatciv).

My latest for @WTOP: https://t.co/8QPAsxpUAR

[OpenGoalProject @opengoalproject]

Thrilled to share boys from our DCFC U10 #soccer team will serve as Player Escorts for the #WorldCup match between Ivory Coast and Ecuador on Sunday, 6/14 in Philly!

That's right, from #DC to the World's Stage! #FIFAWorldCup

@DMEforDC @MayorBowser @Learn24DC @DCDPR @susi2431

[American Outlaws D.C. @AO_DC]

We could not be more proud of this!!!!

[OpenGoalProject @opengoalproject]

We've seen this up close for years...and have seen the student-athletes that are left on the sidelines because of it.

It's why we created #DC's first and only 100% free-to-play competitive youth soccer club, DCFC: https://t.co/apj3NtjzPX

[Steve Politi @StevePoliti]

We talked to nearly 100 people about youth sports in New Jersey and found a predatory industry that is leaving parents broke, exhausted and wondering how the games of their childhood took over their adult lives. Our six-month investigation: https://t.co/plE3w618qt

[OpenGoalProject @opengoalproject]

@fox5dc @nbcwashington @wusa9 @7NewsDC @SebiSalazarFUT @cboehm @Learn24DC @AO_DC @DMEforDC @MlinaresDC @SoccerInsider @ThomasFloyd @Lescarpenter @WTOP

[OpenGoalProject @opengoalproject]

DCFC IS GOING TO THE WORLD CUP!! ⚽️🌎 That's right, from #DC to the World's Stage!

We’re beyond excited to announce that our 2016 DCFC Boys team will serve as Player Escorts for the FIFA World Cup match between Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 and Ecuador 🇪🇨 on Sunday, 6/14 in Philly!

[OpenGoalProject @opengoalproject]

Weekend gameday vibes ⚽🔥 All 8 of our DCFC teams were in action this weekend, competing across #DC and MD in beautiful spring weather.

Some moments captured here:
• U16 DCFC Boys vs. World Class Premier
• U14 DCFC Girls vs. Coppermine
• U19 DCFC Girls vs. Maryland United

[OpenGoalProject @opengoalproject]

@landondonovan would love to talk to you about our 100% free-to-play youth travel club to eliminate barriers and truly use #soccer as a vehicle for youth development and growth for student-athletes who have been priced out due to pay-to-play obstacles.

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

"I want to give the game [of soccer] back to the kids." 👏

Former USMNT star @landondonovan joins the @RichEisenShow to discuss the changing landscape of U.S. men’s and youth soccer ✍️

[OpenGoalProject @opengoalproject]

Beyond thrilled to announce that our Executive Director and Co-Founder, Amir Lowery, has been named the recipient of the 2025 @UnitedCoaches Jerry Yeagley Award for Exceptional Personal Achievement 🎉🎉🎉

Full announcement: https://t.co/MEJDJ7R4N2

[OpenGoalProject @opengoalproject]

Thank you for your partnership and all the incredible support!

[DC Deputy Mayor for Education @DMEforDC]

🎊🎊🎊Congratulations to @opengoalproject , one of our year-round OST grantees, on a decade of empowering DC youth through 100% free-to-play soccer! We are so proud to support your journey. Here's to the next 10! ⚽

[OpenGoalProject @opengoalproject]

Proud to see @opengoalproject alum Chris making an impact in his freshman year at @MarymountSaints!
Chris is 1 of 20 of our alumni who have played soccer in college, and 1 of 8 of our alumni competing as collegiate student-athletes THIS Fall. Even the field, change the game⚽

[Sebastian Salazar @SebiSalazarFUT]

Lots of people in American soccer talk about the pay-to-play setup of youth soccer here and how it limits access.

No organization I've seen attacks this problem as honestly and directly as @opengoalproject. A truly great cause to support. #usmnt #uswnt #WorldCup2026

[OpenGoalProject @opengoalproject]

Celebrating 🔟 YEARS of Open Goal Project! 🥳⚽️

Join us on Saturday 11/8 at the Josephine Butler Parks Center in #DC to celebrate a decade of opening goals in the spirit of Community, Family, and Love! https://t.co/mckxHBDbhE

See you there!🫶🏽

@SoccerInsider @HenryBushnell

[OpenGoalProject @opengoalproject]

As @PSG_English looks to capture the #ClubWorldCup2025 this weekend, our ED @princelowery and org were featured in this report about interest in the tournament and our work to eliminate barriers associated with the pay-to-play US youth soccer landscape: https://t.co/32vvMV0pqT

[OpenGoalProject @opengoalproject]

Fantastic international coverage of our Open Goal Project mission and Summer Skills Camp program this week by @radiofrance! https://t.co/32vvMV0Xgr

cc @hajeramoh @franceinter