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How the Combine Series Works

The Pathlete
Process.

Compete at a Regional Combine and earn your Pathlete Profile with your verified Pathlete Score and rankings.Top performers earn an invitation to the National Combine on performance alone.Every step forward is earned on the field, at no additional cost.

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Open toBoys & Girls
AgesBorn 2011 & 2009
EvaluationFour Verified Pillars
AdvancementAlways $0 · Earned on score
01
Why we exist

Three barriers.
One path through them.

Pathlete launched with a clear mission: remove the biggest barriers in Youth Soccer across the United States, so talent is found on merit instead of circumstance.

Barrier one

The cost of being seen

The cost of being seen keeps rising, club fees, travel, tournaments, showcases, ID camps, and advisors to help you navigate all of it. Visibility became something Families buy instead of something Athletes earn. One evaluation, one price, and a result that reflects the Athlete rather than the budget.

Barrier two

The confusion of the pathway

The pathway is fractionalized, with leagues competing against leagues and each claiming to be the best route to discovery. Families end up choosing teams for visibility rather than fit, hoping they picked the right one. Pathlete sits outside all of it, one evaluation, open to any Athlete, measured against their peers nationwide.

Barrier three

The zip code you were born in

Talent is spread evenly across the country. Attention is not. A Coach can only travel so far, and the same markets get covered year after year. Pathlete’s reach covers all fifty states, so every Athlete has one event to get to; show up, perform, and where you live stops deciding who sees you.

02
Inside a Combine

Not a camp. Not a showcase.
A complete evaluation.

A Pathlete Combine is a complete individual evaluation, identical at every location and every tier. Same format, same measurements, same scoring system — so an Athlete in Florida and an Athlete in California are measured against the same standard. The result is a credible, objective benchmark that Coaches can trust.

01

Full-Sided Games

Three full-sided games, and every Athlete plays the same amount of time. Every touch captured and analyzed across technical execution and tactical decision-making under live pressure. Full-sided games are where Coaches see an Athlete’s true ability, and where any complete evaluation has to start.

Technical · Tactical
02

Physical Testing

Speed, acceleration, agility, reaction, vertical leap and more, captured on professional-grade testing systems. Precise instrumentation, not stopwatch estimates. A game only reveals the athleticism it happens to demand, testing measures all of it.

Physical
03
The Combine Series

Two tiers.
One path.

Every Athlete starts at the same place: a Regional Combine. Advancement to the National Combine is determined by performance alone, building a national talent pipeline where visibility is earned rather than assigned.

Regional Combine
1Regional Combine
Open registration

Your entry point, open to every Athlete. Register directly, compete against your peers from your host region, and complete your full four-pillar evaluation. Every Athlete who competes earns a Pathlete Profile on the Discovery Platform, complete with a verified Pathlete Score and rankings.

Entry
$499 Registration Fee
Access
Open registration
Evaluated
Technical · Tactical · Physical · Mental
Eligible
Boys & Girls · Born 2011 · Born 2009

Advancement is earned on the field.

Start at a Regional Combine →
EARNED
Start The Path

The path starts
with your score.

Register at a Regional Combine, complete your four-pillar evaluation, and let the score decide how far you go. Every Athlete enters the same way, and from there it is earned.

$499

$499, at the Regional Combine. Registration opens December 2026. Advancement to the National Combine is at no additional cost.

  • ✓ Full four-pillar evaluation
  • ✓ Score, scouting report and full film
  • ✓ Coach-visible Pathlete Profile
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Born 2011 · Born 2009

Pathlete Sports does not guarantee recruiting outcomes, scholarship offers, or college placement. The Pathlete platform provides verified performance data and visibility tools designed to support Athlete development and Coach discovery. Outcomes depend on individual Athlete performance, eligibility, and Coach evaluation criteria.

Pathlete

Every Athlete. Every Dream. One Path.
The new standard in Youth Soccer Athlete Discovery.

Pathlete Sports does not guarantee recruiting outcomes, scholarship offers, or college placement. The Pathlete platform provides verified performance data and visibility tools designed to support Athlete development and Coach discovery. Outcomes depend on individual Athlete performance, eligibility, and Coach evaluation criteria.

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    Cognitive Assessment

    A soccer-specific cognitive assessment measuring decision speed, processing, spatial awareness, impulse control and more. The same evaluation used by professional organizations. It is the hardest quality to judge from a sideline, and frequently the one that separates a good Athlete from a great one.

    Mental
    Athlete striking the ball at a Pathlete Combine
    On the dayEvery Action Measured. Every Touch Analyzed.
    Athlete at a Pathlete Combine
    One standardSame format. Same scoring. Every location.
    Find your Regional Combine →
    National Combine
    2National Combine
    Invite only

    July 2027. The top of the path — the strongest field, the deepest evaluation, the widest visibility to college and professional Coaches. A National ranking is the highest recognition Pathlete awards.

    Invitations are earned on Regional Combine score, by position and age group.

    Cost to attend
    $0 · Earned
    Access
    Regional Combine score
    Field
    Best of every region
    Outcome
    National ranking
    See the rankings →
    Questions

    Got questions?
    We have answers.

    How does an Athlete move from Regional to National?+

    Performance only. Register for a Regional Combine, complete your four-pillar evaluation, and earn your verified Pathlete Score.

    Once every Regional Combine has run, invitations to the National Combine are earned on verified national performance within each position and age group.

    Every invitation is issued on score.

    Does advancing cost anything?+

    No. You pay once, at the Regional Combine.

    National attendance costs the Athlete nothing.

    Advancement is earned on the field, and Pathlete never charges for the next step.

    Is the evaluation the same at every tier?+

    Yes. Technical, Tactical, Physical, and Mental are evaluated at every Combine, using the same format, the same measurements, and the same scoring system.

    Your Pathlete Score is complete from your very first event.

    What changes at the National Combine is the depth of the evaluation, and the strength of the field you are measured against.

    Can I compete more than once?+

    An Athlete competes once at each Combine. When the next Combine comes to your region you can return, compete again and re-earn your Score.

    Your Pathlete Profile carries your full Combine history, so Coaches can see development over time. Improvement is part of the point.

    Year 1 · February–April 2027

    Request
    Early Access

    Six host locations, every state eligible. Join the Priority List to hold your place before your Combine fills. You pay nothing now, and the list registers first, in order, when registration opens in December 2026.

    Hold your Athlete’s spot · reserve at $0 →

    The Early Access form records your interest and email preferences. Reserve separately to hold your place.

    Athlete contact details stay private. How we protect your data →

    Pathlete provides verified evaluation and a merit pathway. We do not guarantee recruiting outcomes or college placement.