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Play with Pride

Save The Date: The eighth annual Play With Pride Week is scheduled for October 18-26, 2025! Play With Pride Week is an initiative that was developed in 2017 by the association’s LGBTQ+ & Allies Coaches Community.

Rainbow Laces: Each year, soccer programs across the country join United Soccer Coaches in showing their support for athletes and coaches of all sexual orientations and gender identities by wearing rainbow laces to support diversity and inclusion in the game. 

Questions? For more information, please contact communities@unitedsoccercoaches.org.

Play with Pride Toolkit

Support Play With Pride on your own social media accounts by using #PlayWithPride and posting some of our social graphics! Make sure to also snap photos of your team wearing their rainbow laces.

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What Does “Play With Pride” Mean to You?

For 2020’s Play With Pride Week, we asked coaches and their players, “What does Play with Pride mean to you?” Hear their answers below!