Mount Pleasant Soccer Club, the low country’s largest non-profit youth soccer club, has entered into a licensing agreement with South Carolina United FC for use of its trademarks and service marks.  Moving forward, Mount Pleasant Soccer Club Academy & Select teams will operate under its new trade name  South Carolina United FC Mount Pleasant.

South Carolina United FC Mount Pleasant will continue to maintain its own governance, operations, fiscal autonomy, player selection, and league participation.  Furthermore, the club will retain its traditional colors of white and maroon and will have an optional third jersey, royal blue in color, in its match kit. 

Says South Carolina United FC Mount Pleasant Select Director of Coaching Kian Brownlee, “ South Carolina United FC is a brand associated with quality training and quality coaching which enables players to compete at the highest levels commensurate with their individual ability.  The fact that the brand has also previously been licensed to the state’s only U.S. Soccer Development Academy program for boys speaks volumes of the confidence others have in our Select and Junior Academy programming.  Name change aside, we very much look forward to continuing our longstanding relationship with the Town of Mount Pleasant Recreation Department.  We are most appreciative of the incredible support its staff provides to enable every area family to enjoy this great sport of ours – youth soccer”

Also announced, South Carolina United FC Mount Pleasant  and Coastal United FC plan on  uniting many of their current  Select and Junior Academy coaching staff members for the 2010-2011 season.  With the change, all Select and Junior Academy players and coaches will be registered with South Carolina United Mount Pleasant.   Says Neil Veloso, Vice President of Coastal United FC, “Combining the coaching talents of our two clubs will prove to be a great thing for Select and Junior Academy players located throughout the Coastal region.  It’s time has finally come.”