AC Sandhills offers numerous recreational and competitive avenues that allow young people to have fun through sport. It provides soccer programs from Mini Kickers and Future Stars through recreational and travel or Classic Level teams.
- Founded
- 1986
- Ages
- 4–18
- Plays
- Boys & Girls
- Programs
- 22
Where on the ladder
Level 3 to Level 6
Each level below lists the leagues this club plays in. Your kid's level depends on the team they make. The six levels are our own reading of public league play. They are not an official ranking.
Sanctioned by North Carolina Youth Soccer Association (US Youth Soccer). The club’s site also lists US Club Soccer. We have not confirmed that from the body’s own member list, so we do not call the club sanctioned.
See how the whole ladder worksPrograms
The programs, age by age
These come from the club's site, grouped the way the club groups them. Your kid starts in the one that fits their age.
Mini Kickers
U3/U4
Mini Kickers teaches the key building blocks of soccer in a fun, stress-free environment, including dribbling, stopping and kicking the ball.
feeds into Future Stars
Future Stars
U5/U6
Future Stars focuses on player development and creating a fun environment for players to experience soccer, with work on agility, running, jumping, ball control and kicking.
Recreational League
U7-U19
The Recreation Soccer Program is for every age and level of player, from beginner to experienced, and is about learning the game, developing skills and having fun.
Travel or Classic Level teams
U9-U18
Travel or Classic Level teams provide competitive opportunities for players interested in developing their game and reaching their own goals.
NCYSA
Pre-Academy
birth year 2011 or 2012
The pre-academy provides a developmentally appropriate curriculum created and taught by licensed, professional coaches, with outdoor training in the fall and spring and futsal in winter.
Futsal Development Program
U7 & U8
This program introduces younger players to futsal, emphasizing body movement, agility, coordination, ball control, creativity and speed of play.
Futsal Development League
U9-U12
The Futsal Development League is for ACS travel players and uses balanced coed teams competing in-house each week.
ACS Friday Futsal Competitive League
U13-U15
This league is for ACS travel soccer players who want to learn, enjoy and play futsal in the winter months, competing in-house each week on balanced teams.
ACS Recreation Futsal League
U9-U15
The Recreation Futsal League is for ACS recreation players and forms coed teams that compete in-house each week during the winter months.
ACS Soccer Camp
Birth Years 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, and 2011
A week-long camp covering technical skills, agility, competitive play and fun games, open to all skill levels.
Future Stars Camp
Birth Years 2020 and 2021
Future Stars Camp uses running, jumping, turning, kicking, agility, ball control, shooting and scrimmages to develop fundamental soccer tools.
Mini Kickers Camp
Birth Years 2022 and 2023
This introductory camp uses fun games and small-class individual instruction to teach dribbling, changing directions, stopping and kicking the ball.
Recreation League Preseason Camp
U7 - U15
This camp prepares ACS Fall Recreation League players for the season with training in dribbling, passing and receiving, finishing and goalkeeping basics.
ACS Summer Futsal Camps
U7, U8 & U9; U10, U11 & U12; U13, U14 & U15
The summer futsal camps offer age-group sessions at the Cannon Park Community Center.
Summer Soccer School
Birth Years 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011
Summer Soccer School offers individualized attention on specific concepts including ball mastery, attacking, defending, finishing and goalkeeping.
Volleyball Outdoor Grass Clinics
10-18 year olds
These outdoor clinics are designed to strengthen and improve players’ volleyball skills and help them advance to the next level or learn the game and have fun.
ACS Breakfast Club
9-15
The Breakfast Club provides professional coaching and focused drills to help skill improvement for all skill levels.
ACS Summer Camp
Rising 6th to rising 8th graders
The summer camp offers professional coaching, focused drills and skill improvement for all skill levels.
ACS Travel Team
ACS Travel Team tryouts are held for girls’ travel volleyball teams, with each age group having two tryout sessions.
ACS Fall Academy
The Fall Academy breaks down specific volleyball skills across six weeks and 12 sessions.
ACS Adult League
18 years old and up · 8v8
The adult league offers summer coed divisions with six games guaranteed, team jerseys included and free-agent registration.
ACS Juggling Club
The Juggling Club is open to registered ACS players and encourages players to become more technical and use their soccer ball consistently.
Tryouts
2026/27 season
Tryouts decide which travel team a kid plays on. Confirm the details on the club’s page before you go.
Aberdeen Ransdell Sportsplex · 350 Ransdell Way, Aberdeen, NC
$50 non-refundable tryout fee
- · Water
- · Cleats
- · Shin guards
- · Signed NCYSA Medical Waiver
All: ACS Travel Soccer
Coaching
Who coaches here
7 names from the club's own staff page. The titles and licenses are what the club lists.
Julio Penalillo
Director of Soccer
Dennie McLaughlin
Volleyball Director
Tim Gulovich
Head Coach
Soso Nii Ayie Boye
Head Coach
Liz Hunter
Head Coach
Paul Sabiston
Head Coach
Tyler Herbst
Head Coach
Where they play
9 fields
The fields the club lists as its own. Directions open in Google Maps, so you can check the drive before you sign up.
Aberdeen Ransdell Sportsplex
350 Ransdell Way, Aberdeen
Aberdeen Ransdell Sportsplex, Field 5
350 Ransdell Way, Aberdeen · Grass
Morganton Sports Complex
100 Fire Lane, Southern Pines
Morganton Road Soccer Complex
100 Fire Lane, Southern Pines
Morganton Rd Complex
100 Fire Lane, Southern Pines
Rassie Wicker Park
10 Rassie Wicker Drive
Old Aberdeen Elementary School
503 N Sandhills Blvd, Aberdeen, NC
Old Aberdeen Elementary School Gym
503 North Sandhills Boulevard, Aberdeen
Cannon Park Community Center
210 Rattlesnake Trail, Pinehurst
Fees
What it costs
What the club charges, from its own price list.
$50
Add-ons
Uniform package (3 jerseys and a backpack ~ $300), USAV/AAU memberships, Travel expenses, Tournament fees, Adidas uniform expenses, 7:30 Drop Off and 3:00 Pick Up: $125 in addition to camp fee, 7:30 Drop Off Only: $60 in addition to camp fee, 3:00 Pick Up Only: $100 in addition to camp fee.
Get in touch
How to reach AC Sandhills
P.O Box 1425, Aberdeen, NC 28315
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