Founded in 2011 and recognized as a 501(c)(3) non-profit in 2014, GulfSouth Soccer Club is Santa Rosa Beach’s home for youth soccer—serving families across Walton, Okaloosa, and Bay Counties. We began to address a local need for an option more professionalized than recreational soccer that was still a development-first club, offering professional and licensed coaching, clear standards, and a clear pathway from developmental to competitive travel teams to college.

Our home base is the Boys & Girls Club in Santa Rosa Beach, where players train in a supportive, growth-minded environment that emphasizes technical skill, tactical intelligence, fitness, and character development. As part of the Rush Soccer pathway (via Coastal Rush), our athletes gain access to best-practice curricula, regional competition, and expanded opportunities while keeping their community club feel.

From local friendlies and multi-tournament calendars to specialized goalkeeper and speed/agility training, we offer a complete player pathway—including a GulfSouth Academy (ages 5–8) that builds confident, ball-comfortable players ready for the next level or to enhance their recreational season.

GulfSouth Soccer Club exists to elevate kids and community through the world’s game—one session, one season, and one player at a time.