play with purpose

Ethos Academy helps Chicago players build technical mastery, game intelligence, and a love for the sport. Age-specific sessions turn practice into confidence on match day.

build your technique

From first touch to finishing, our curriculum focuses on repeatable habits—ball mastery, 1v1 moves, passing patterns, and pressure decision-making.

develop the whole player

We coach mindset, movement, and teamwork—so athletes grow as leaders on and off the field.

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Welcome To Ethos Academy

Chicago’s soccer school for driven athletes ages 6–18. Purposeful training. Positive culture. Proven results.

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Technical Skills

Ball mastery, first touch, passing patterns, and 1v1 moves designed to translate directly to the game.

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Small-Group Training

High-rep sessions with purposeful constraints to build decision-making, speed of play, and teamwork.

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Goalkeeper Lab

Diving, handling, footwork, distribution, and shot-stopping—modern GK training for every level.

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About Ethos

A club and academy built on unity, hard work, and shared values.

United SC was founded in 2022 by Boris Mutavdzic, originally from Podgorica, Montenegro. From our beginnings, our mission has been to build a football community grounded in unity, hard work, and shared values.


In 2023, during our first competitive season, we made an immediate statement. We narrowly missed the NSL league title, but finished the year by lifting the first-ever NSL Cup. We also won the GCSL League in our debut season — achievements that marked the start of a new standard for our club.


Since then, we have continued to rise. United SC has become a team that consistently competes for the UPSL playoff stage and is recognized as a regular participant in the U.S. Open Cup qualifiers. Our success is built on discipline, ambition, and a culture that always strives for more.


Today, we enter a new chapter — a transformation shaped by our identity, our values, and our vision for the future. This is why our club is transitioning into a new name: ETHOS.

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Open Tryouts

Join Ethos Academy’s identification sessions and take your place in our next generation of players.

We invite boys and girls ages U8–U14 to attend our open tryouts in Chicago. Sessions are held at Intentional Sports, 1841 N Laramie Ave, Chicago, IL, in a high-quality indoor environment.

Tryout dates & times:

  • December 10 · 6:00–7:00 PM
  • December 13 · 9:00–10:00 AM

Please make sure players only wear indoor shoes for these sessions.

Every registered player who attends our open tryouts receives an Ethos football kit for the event, so they can step onto the field looking and feeling part of the team from day one.

Ready to compete? Contact us to reserve a spot and get full registration details.

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“Our daughter’s confidence exploded after one term at Ethos. The coaching is positive, detailed, and fun—she can’t wait for training days.”

Mia R.

Parent, Lincoln Park

“Ethos gave me the first touch and composure I was missing. I made my high school varsity as a freshman.”

Jayden K.

U14 Midfielder

“Goalkeeper Lab is the real deal—footwork, handling, distribution. I feel prepared every weekend.”

Aria S.

U12 Goalkeeper

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