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MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026

usa cup premier id combine

The National Sports Center is hosting the 5th annual USA CUP Premier ID College Combine. This ID Combine will help prospective student athletes participating in USA CUP Weekend or USA CUP learn about the college recruiting experience and showcase skills to college coaches. College coaches from all over Minnesota and throughout the Midwest and America are invited to attend.

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monday, July 13, 2026 | 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM

  • Played on Brand-New Turf Fields
  • Recruiting Seminar and Q&A with College Coaches
  • NCAA D1, D2, D3, NAIA and NJCAA Coaches in Attendance
  • Trainers from Top Rated Universities and Clubs
  • Technical Training and Scrimmage
  • Open to all prospective student-athletes with graduation dates of 2025, 2026, and 2027
  • Sessions will be livestreamed 
  • Limited Openings
  • Fee Through June 26: $135
  • Fee After June 26: $165
  • Register HERE
  • Please contact the program registrar with any questions or for further assistance 
  • Each participant receives:
    • T-Shirt
    • Recruiting packet for classroom session

Registration deadline July 3, 2026

Boys

  • 8:30 am – 9:00 am: Welcome and Introductions
  • 9:00 am – 9:20 am: Dynamic Warm-up and Stretching
  • 9:20 am – 10:00 am: Technical Training Stations (G1) or Fitness Tests (G2)
  • 10:00 am – 10:40 am: Technical Training Stations (G2) or Fitness Tests (G1)
  • 10:45 am – 11:15 am: Snack Break and Questions with Coaches
  • 11:20 am – 12:00pm: Scrimmage
  • 12:00pm – 12:40pm: Recruiting Seminar

Girls

  • 11:30 am – 12:00 pm: Welcome and Introductions
  • 12:00 pm – 12:20 pm: Dynamic Warm-up and Stretching
  • 12:20 pm – 1:00 pm: Technical Training Stations (G1) or Fitness Tests (G2)
  • 1:00 pm – 1:40 pm: Technical Training Stations (G2) or Fitness Tests (G1)
  • 1:45 pm – 2:15 pm: Snack Break and Questions with Coaches
  • 2:20 pm – 3:00 pm: Scrimmage
  • 3:00pm – 3:40pm: Recruiting Seminar

*Fitness Testing includes: Vertical Jump, 20-Yard Sprint, and Agility Test. Data collected for college coaches scouting purposes.

Please click HERE to register for the event!

      • All college coaches receive a gift for attending in person.
        All Sessions will be livestreamed for free.
      • Refreshments and snacks will be available
  • Refund Policy: Refunds are not issued for cancelled registrations after the player has been accepted into the program. Cancelled registrations can by a different individual for the 2025 event or transferred to a future NSC ID Combine session. Valid until the 2026 event.
  • Surcharge Fee: The National Sports Center has instituted a 2% surcharge on all submitted card payments to help cover a portion of the processing fees assessed to the NSC by the card processing companies. Customers can avoid the fee by paying with an e-check with an online registration.
  • Event Cancellation Policy: The following policy will be enacted IF an event hosted by the National Sports Center MUST be canceled by the directives of the State of Minnesota or the Minnesota Department of Health. Please know that our top priority on making decisions moving forward will be the safety and health of our players, coaches, referees, employees and fans. Participants will receive a refund for your event entry. Team registration refunds will be processed at 100% of the registration total. Refunds will be credited to your account by no later than December 31, 2025. *Please note that if a individual elects to drop prior to the event, the above voucher policy will be in effect. This includes individuals making their own decision to withdraw prior to the potential cancellation. If a customer (club, team, individual) is required to quarantine because they have become sick or exposed to the COVID-19, and are not able to participate for this reason, there will be no refund unless done within the parameters of the existing policy for refunds.

Please click HERE for the list of college coaches registered!
*List is updated regularly

Raudel Fierro-Perez – University of St. Thomas (NCAA D1)

Raudel Fierro-Perez joined the men’s soccer program as an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator in spring of 2024.

Fierro-Perez brings a deep soccer resume on the field and as a coach. He previously spent four years with the Tulsa men’s soccer program, serving as a volunteer assistant for two seasons before moving into the graduate assistant role starting in 2022. In his tenure, Tulsa recorded a 36-19-8 overall record. Fierro-Perez helped coach 16 student-athletes to American Athletic Conference all-conference accolades, four to all-rookie team honors, and eight to all-tournament teams. In 2021 Tulsa had a record season, tying program-best 16 wins, was ranked as high as No. 2 nationally, claimed conference regular season and tournament titles, and advanced to the NCAA Championship third round. In 2022, the Hurricane made their 13th appearance in the NCAA Tournament. 

Tulsa had a 10-5-2 mark during the 2022 season, including three wins over top-25 opponents, and made its 13th appearance in the NCAA Championship, advancing to the Third Round during the 2022 campaign.  Mariano Fazio and Alex Meinhard were both named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List, Fazio was named as a 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s All-America third team honoree, and Fazio, Alex Lopez, Meinhard, and Henry Sach picked up United Soccer Coaches All-East Region honors.  For the American Athletic Conference, Fazio was named the Defensive Player of the Year and Lopez was tabbed as the Goalkeeper of the Year, both for the second-straight season.  Fazio, Lopez, Meinhard and Sach earned first-team all-conference accolades and Wes Bottenburg was selected to the all-rookie team.

In 2021, Tulsa had a historic season, tying a program-best of 16 wins, was ranked as high as No. 2 nationally, claimed The American regular season and tournament titles, and advanced to the NCAA Championship third round.  McCorkle helped coach Fazio to 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s All-America third-team honors, while Lopez was named the 2021 Top Drawer Soccer Freshman of the Year, and five players were tabbed to the United Soccer Coaches all-east region teams.  The Tulsa men’s soccer team claimed every American Athletic Conference honor possible in 2021, including Offensive Player of the Year (Alex Meinhard), Defensive Player of the Year (Mariano Fazio), Midfielder of the Year (Henry Sach), Goalkeeper of the Year (Alex Lopez), Rookie of the Year (Alex Lopez), and Coaching Staff of the Year.

Leonardo Barbosa – Saint Mary’s University (NCAA D3)

Leo Barbosa serves as the Head Men’s Soccer Coach for the Cardinals, a position he has held since 2025. Prior to this role, he was the Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach for the Cardinals during the 2023–24 and 2024–25 academic years, contributing to the program’s development and success.  

During his time as an assistant coach, he played a key role in developing one All-Region IX and All-Conference player, while helping guide the Cardinals to their best start since 1981. The team opened the 2024 season with a 5-0 run and finished with an overall record of 8-9-1.

A native of Brazil, Barbosa played for high-level youth clubs equivalent to the U.S. **MLS Next** tier, including Monte Castelo FC and Venda Nova. He moved to the United States in 2010 to attend Missouri Valley College, where he later joined the coaching staff. During his tenure, the team secured a conference championship and earned two appearances in the NAIA National Tournament.  

Barbosa’s coaching career spans multiple Minnesota-based clubs, including North Star FC (formerly Minnesota Rush) and Salvo SC. He served as Director of Coaching for the Euro Football Club (2012–2016) and the Kasson-Mantorville Soccer Club (2016–2018). Since 2021 Barbosa acts as Technical Director for Minnesota Rush, overseeing boys’ competitive programs, futsal, and goalkeeping initiatives.

Alex Piekarski – University of St. Thomas (NCAA D1)

Alex Piekarski enroll in his first season as the Tommie’s Women’s Assistant Coach. Before that, he coached for St. Cloud State. Piekarski brings more than a decade of collegiate coaching experience to St. Cloud State, including the past six seasons as a head coach.

He spent five seasons as head coach of Northwestern Oklahoma State (2020-24) where he was named the 2021 GAC Coach of the Year and led the Rangers to back-to-back GAC Conference Tournament appearances in 2021 and 2022. Piekarski led the team to many firsts and program records in 2021, including a program-best 11 wins and its first-ever regional ranking.

Prior to Northwestern, Piekarski was the head coach at NAIA Hasting College (Neb.) in 2019, where he led the Broncos to 17-5 record, a GPAC championship game appearance and the second round of the NAIA National Tournament. Before his two head coaching stints, Piekarski was an assistant coach at SCSU (2014-15), NCAA D-I Utah State (2016) and Wayne State College (2017-18). 

Clay Glasgow – Southwest Minnesota State University (NCAA D2)

Clay Glasgow enters his fourth season as head coach in 2025 after being named the sixth head coach in program history on Feb. 25, 2022. Glasgow has a record of 11-32-10 during his three seasons at SMSU, including a 11-25-7 record in NSIC play. He is in his 12th season overall as a collegiate head coach after eight seasons at Dakota Wesleyan University and begins the 2025 season with an overall record of 60-118-15. 

SMSU finished the 2024 season 2-14-2 overall and an 12th place finish in the NSIC with a 2-10-2 mark. In his first season in 2022, Glasgow led SMSU to a 3-8-7 record overall and an 11th place finish in the NSIC with a 3-8-4 mark. Glasgow came to SMSU after spending eight seasons (2014-21) as head women’s soccer coach at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, S.D., compiling a record of 49-86-5. During his last two seasons at DWU, the Tigers amassed back-to-back winning seasons and qualified for the Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament both seasons. He coached a remarkable number of outstanding athletes including 11 NAIA All-American Scholar-Athletes and 19 All-GPAC selections, with a notable five All-GPAC first team honorees during his tenure. Prior to DWU, Glasgow served as an assistant women’s soccer coach at Augustana University from 2007-13 helping assist in all facets for the program.

Jason Norsic – Harris-Stowe State University (NAIA)

Jason Norsic is the Head Women’s Soccer Coach at Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis, Missouri. Now in his third season as head coach after several years as an assistant, Coach Norsic brings over 20 years of experience as a player, coach, and trainer at the collegiate, semi-professional, and professional levels. As a former goalkeeper, Norsic played at SouthWestern Illinois College and McKendree University, followed by a career with Olimpico in the Liga Latino Americana de Fútbol in St. Louis and the traveling Kenyan squad St. Louis United, competing in tournaments across the United States. He also gained professional indoor soccer experience with the St. Louis Steamers and St. Louis Ambush.

 

Before becoming head coach, Norsic helped guide the Harris-Stowe women’s program to a 44-12-2 record as an assistant coach, playing a key role in player development, recruiting, and building a competitive team culture. His coaching philosophy focuses on Respect, Effort, Attitude, and Development, with an emphasis on soccer IQ, accountability, and team unity. Coach Norsic is dedicated to building a championship-level program while developing student-athletes on and off the field, preparing them for success both in soccer and in life.

Michael Regan – North Dakota State University (NCAA D1)

Mike Regan (REE-gan), who finished his eighth year with the Bison in 2025, has returned the NDSU soccer program to the top of the Summit League after guiding North Dakota State to the 2024 Summit League Regular Season Championship. Regan led the program to the biggest turnaround in Summit League history and garnered Summit League Coach of the Year honors, as well as guiding six Bison to all-league accolades and three Player of the Year awards in 2024.

Regan was named the fifth head coach in NDSU program history on Jan. 19, 2018 and made an immediate splash in Fargo as he guided the Bison to a spot in The Summit League Championship Semifinals in his first year at the helm, and has continued to develop the program with multiple trips into the postseason tournament and semifinal appearances, before a title winning season in 2024.

The Bison have had 14 All-Summit League selections in Regan’s tenure, including eight first team selections. NDSU has also had seven All-Summit League Freshman Team/All-Newcomer Team selections and five Summit League All-Tournament Team picks under Regan.

 

  • 2025 Colleges
  • 2025 Trainers:
    • Jason Carlson – Upper Iowa University (NCAA D2)
    • Leonardo Barbosa – Saint Mary’s University (NCAA D3)
    • Raudel Fierro-Perez – University of Saint Thomas (NCAA D1)
    • Arthur Borges – North Central University (NCAA D3)
  • 2024 Colleges
  • 2024 Trainers:
    • Aaron Tilsen – Minnesota State University Mankato (NCAA D2)
    • Emma Morris – University of Minnesota Morris (NCAA D3)
    • Devlyn Jeter – Chicago State University (NCAA D1)
    • Lucca Shimanuki – Minnesota United U15-U17 GK Coach/ Aurora FC GK Coach
    • Rob Miller – Converse University (NCAA D2) *Guest Speaker
    • Jon Lowery – St. Thomas University (NCAA D1)
    • Randy McClure – Shaw University (NCAA D2)
    • Jason Carlson – Upper Iowa University (NCAA D2)
    • Raudel Fierro-Perez – St. Thomas University (NCAA D1) *Guest Speaker

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