Nashville Soccer Club has taken Music City by storm since joining Major League Soccer in 2020. Nashville SC recently announced they will be hosting its 2025 series of youth soccer camps in Williamson County in May, June, and July for boys and girls ages six to eighteen. Going on their third year, this year’s expansion will feature thirteen one-of-a-kind sessions, encouraging players of all skills to sign up and learn from some of the best. Offering a variety of camps ranging from beginner, intermediate, and advanced players, the team at Nashville SC has curated a program that has something for everyone. Intermediate players ages six to thirteen can attend nine full-day camp sessions at TOCA Nashville - a 25,000 square foot indoor soccer training facility located in Franklin. This camp will be fun, interactive, and a great way for players to enjoy the game while also sharpening their skills. Nashville SC is also offering four half-day camp sessions tailored towards more advanced players, ages seven to eighteen, at Currey Ingram Academy - the home of the Nashville SC Academy and located right here in Brentwood. These camps will be led by the Academy staff and are perfect for higher skilled and more competitive players.
Kevin Stevenson, the Director of Youth Soccer at Nashville SC, grew up with a love for the game. Spending a lot of his childhood on the field, he pursued a collegiate career at Duke University. Stevenson was hired by Nashville SC in June of 2019 as the Director of Corporate Sponsorships and has been with the team since the beginning! After being approached about becoming the Director of Youth Soccer in 2023, he helped launch the program and transform it into what it is today.
“The goal [of these programs is] to grow the game and provide kids and our community with a unique and fun way to interact with Nashville SC outside of attending games at GEODIS Park,” Stevenson shares. “As Nashville’s pro soccer team, we want to bring soccer to kids and help them find their love for the game. We also want to help kids develop—as players, leaders, and fans of soccer. Soccer is a great teacher both on and off the field, helping kids learn about themselves as they grow into athletes and leaders.”
Lindsey Paola was recently named Chief Business Officer at Nashville SC. While her impressive career first began in Washington, D.C., working for the federal government, she decided shifting her focus to sports would give her the opportunity to do something fun and fast-paced, while also giving back to the community. She landed her first role with Nashville SC in 2017, serving as the Senior Director of Club Administration, and two seasons later, was promoted to Chief of Staff. In 2023, she earned the title of Chief Operating Officer and now, as the Chief Business Officer, oversees day-to-day business operations for the team. Additionally, she is one of only eight females holding a role in a similar capacity in Major League Soccer.
“The team was built by principal owner, Ingram, as a way to give something back to the city of Nashville and surrounding communities,” Paola shares. “Just like the community embraced the idea of hockey in the south in the 90s, they [also] embraced the notion of soccer in the south when the expansion announcement happened in 2017. What I love about Nashville and Middle Tennessee is that the community rallies together to support their teams. It’s all about the pride people have for the city and the region.”
With their new coach, B.J. Callaghan, in his first full season as manager, and with twelve new players on their roster, Nashville SC only continues to prove their well-deserved standing in the Major Leagues. Newly signed Midfielder, Eddi Tagseth, is in his first year with the club and ranks fourth in Major League Soccer this season in total distance covered at 81.1 miles. Tagseth details how proper coaching and lessons helped him on his journey to becoming a professional soccer player.
“I think if you have the right coaches and the right people around you, you will get better because they will give you the tips and motivation you need to train more, train better, and do the stuff that you need to do to get better,” he explains. “I think doing everything you can yourself, and also getting the right advice, are two very important things.”
“We all remember growing up and dreaming of the future, and a lot of us at Nashville SC wanted to be professional soccer players,” Stevenson adds. “If we can play even a small role in helping kids learn the game of soccer and improve their skills while creating positive and lasting memories for them and their families, we have done our job regardless of how far they go in their journey.”
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“As Nashville’s pro soccer team, we want to bring soccer to kids and help them find their love for the game."
“I think if you have the right coaches and the right people around you, you will get better"