Who We Are

CRU Soccer Inc. is a 501(c)3 non profit organization with a mission…

C.R.U. stands for Creative, Resilient, and Unique. For all girls and women in sport, we help encourage creativity, practice resilience, and develop uniqueness.

to empower girls and women, through soccer, to be well and to be lifelong learners.

We seek to advance sport education, participation, and leadership; and promote health and wellness for girls and women.

Our Values

Creative

We incubate and develop creativity through self development.

Resilient

We develop resilient athletes who learn to grow through what they go through.

Unique

We foster self exploration and help develop Identity.

What We Do

Teaching Soccer + Wellness

We care about our community and want all our girls and women to learn about soccer and everything it takes to be a lifelong athlete.

Creating Sport Experiences

We offer training and playing experiences for girls at every level. We believe ALL athletes at ALL levels can be developed in a positive, fun, and supportive environment.

Inspiring lifelong wellness

We provide access to learning resources so girls and women can explore wellness at their own pace.

Our Founder’s Story

Soleil Leuregans, Founder/co-CEO

My name is Soleil Leuregans and I am the founder of CRU Soccer Inc.

I started playing soccer when I was 12 years old and fell in love with the sport. Soccer made me feel strong and confident and I loved being a part of a team. Like a lot of girls right now, I became obsessed with soccer and would spend all my free time at the park working on my skills and hitting the ball against a wall.

I made my way through the club soccer world from local teams to regional teams and continued on to playing in college. I wanted to be a professional soccer player.

Things changed when in college, I was in a terrible car accident (hit by a drunk driver on the highway) the day before my junior year. I was forced to take a huge step back from soccer.

It took 3 long years for me to recover physically and mentally. In that time I did a lot of thinking. I thought about my experience as a soccer player. I thought about my successes and my failures. I thought about the system I played in, the clubs, coaches, teams, and environments.

After great reflection, I decided it can be better and it should be better. There are gaps for girls and women in sports and I believe that we are not far away from giving every girl in sport an empowered experience.

Sports are here to teach us, to challenge us, to connect us, and to empower us. Girls in soccer have chosen to play the world’s most popular sport and can be connected through sport all over the world!

I created this organization to give girls and women the soccer environments they deserve, the access to knowledge about lifelong wellness, and the self confidence to be an empowered individual.

CRU Soccer is about developing holistic athletes who exemplify joyful athleticism and a passion for lifelong wellness and learning.

Thank you for being a part of our community and helping us make the world for girls and women in sports a better place <3