Elite Boys Program

HTX Soccer offers the highest level of soccer available for boys in Houston. Elite players and teams compete at the highest levels in youth soccer in the country for their respective age group. This level creates exposure opportunities for players to college, US youth and senior national teams.

To learn more about each of the Elite Boys Programs & the leagues that our teams participate in, see below.

Please fill out the form below if you are an elite player and want information about our programming. Current club players do not use this form. Please reach out to your coach to express your interest.

The Catalyst Program is designed to bring an elite level development program to young players throughout Greater Houston.

The Foundation Phase is an important “golden age” of learning and the largest developmental phase in youth soccer. There are three age-categories in the Foundation Phase: U10, U11 & U12. See below for the locations offering the Catalyst Program:

Northwest Houston (Tomball)

Concordia Lutheran High School
(712 Timkin Rd, Tomball, TX 77375)

North Houston (The Woodlands)

Bear Branch Sportsfields
(5205 Research Forest Dr. The Woodlands, Texas, 77381)

West (Fulshear/ Katy)

Current Church
(2203 N Westgreen Blvd, Katy, TX 77449)

East Houston (Humble/ Kingwood)

Holy Trinity Episcopal School
(11810 Lockwood Rd, Houston, TX 77044)

North Park Recreational Area
(4300 Woodland Hills Dr, Kingwood, TX 77339)

South (Clear Lake/ Pearland)

Dave Finkle Fields (Dads Club)
(14500 Village Evergreen Trail, Houston, TX 77062)

San Jacinto College
(Coyote Blvd, Houston, TX 77089)

The Boys Elite Clubs National League (Boys ECNL) was founded to improve the daily environment for boys youth soccer players through a collaborative club-based development program featuring competition, player identification, coaching and club development platforms. The Boys ECNL will include both regular season conference games and cross-conference events, and qualifying teams from the Boys ECNL will advance to the postseason Boys ECNL Playoffs.

The Boys ECNL is based on the values of grass-roots collaboration and innovation, and supports the independence and freedom of coaches and clubs to fully manage the development path for their players, including the system and style of play, the competitive calendar, and all aspects of the development path. The Boys ECNL will raise standards in training, competition, club organization, and coaching in a holistic development program.

For the 2024-25 season, HTX will form teams for the U13 (2012), U14 (2011), U15 (2010), U16 (2009), U17 (2008) and U18/19 (2007/2006) age groups. Use the button below to register for an evaluation & a member of the Boys Academy staff will reach out to arrange an evaluation.

The upcoming season will feature ten Regional Leagues:  Carolinas, Florida, Heartland, Northeast, Northwest, Ohio Valley, SoCal, Southeast, Texas and Virginia.  Each ECNL Boys Regional League is structured slightly differently, reflecting the unique needs and desires of the participating clubs, geography, and more.

ECNL Boys Regional Leagues are operated and managed so as to ensure a consistent environment and level of professionalism across all leagues, facilitating more club connectivity between levels of play and providing a path for more players within each Member Club to reach their fullest potential.  Each league allows for coordination and collaboration between the teams of different levels within ECNL clubs, or opportunity for teams and players in other clubs to develop through regular high-level competition.

The ECNL Boys Regional Leagues will offer a pathway to the ECNL Boys Regional League Finals, held in conjunction with the ECNL Boys Playoffs.

For the 2023-24 season, HTX will form ECNL-RL North teams for the U13 (2012), U14 (2011), U15 (2010), U16 (2009), U17 (2008) and U18/19 (2007/2006) age groups. Use the button below to register for an evaluation & a member of staff will reach out to arrange an evaluation.

Players wishing to be evaluated for the ECNL-RL North teams should register for The Woodlands Tryouts.

The upcoming season will feature ten Regional Leagues:  Carolinas, Florida, Heartland, Northeast, Northwest, Ohio Valley, SoCal, Southeast, Texas and Virginia.  Each ECNL Boys Regional League is structured slightly differently, reflecting the unique needs and desires of the participating clubs, geography, and more.

ECNL Boys Regional Leagues are operated and managed so as to ensure a consistent environment and level of professionalism across all leagues, facilitating more club connectivity between levels of play and providing a path for more players within each Member Club to reach their fullest potential.  Each league allows for coordination and collaboration between the teams of different levels within ECNL clubs, or opportunity for teams and players in other clubs to develop through regular high-level competition.

The ECNL Boys Regional Leagues will offer a pathway to the ECNL Boys Regional League Finals, held in conjunction with the ECNL Boys Playoffs.

For the 2023-24 season, HTX will form ECNL-RL South teams for the U13 (2012), U14 (2011), U15 (2010), U16 (2009), U17 (2008) and U18/19 (2007/2006) age groups. Use the button below to register for an evaluation & a member of staff will reach out to arrange an evaluation.

Players wishing to be evaluated for the ECNL-RL South teams should register for South Tryouts.

Alex Cardenas
Boys Academy Director
05 ECNL Head Coach

Cesar Gutierrez
Director of Coaching – Boys ECNL-RL North
11 & 09 ECNL-RL North Head Coach

Bennito Kemble
Director of Coaching – Boys ECNL-RL South
05 & 07 ECNL-RL South Head Coach

Alan Cuevas
Catalyst Director
Director of Coaching – Catalyst North

Miguel Becerra
07 ECNL Head Coach

Alfie Martinez
11 & 09 ECNL Head Coach

Darron Rush
10 & 08 ECNL Head Coach

Gavin Barlow
08 ECNL-RL North Head Coach

Alfredo Estrada
07 ECNL-RL North Head Coach

Stuart Fitzsimons
ECNL-RL 05 North Head Coach

Clodo Cervantes
ECNL-RL 10 & 09 South Head Coach

Jorge Escobar
Director of Coaching – Catalyst South
ECNL-RL 11 & 08 South Head Coach

Diego Copa
Director of Coaching – Catalyst Northwest

Hector Galan
Director of Coaching – Catalyst West

Enrique Sanjuan
Director of Coaching – Catalyst East

Keith Johnson
Equipment Manager