# Crossfire Premier SC > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Crossfire_Premier_SC > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Crossfire_Premier_SC.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossfire_Premier_SC > Source revision: 1347984395 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American youth soccer organization}} {{Cleanup rewrite|date=February 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}} '''Crossfire Premier Soccer Club''' (formerly '''Crossfire Sounders''') is a non-profit, youth soccer organization based in [Redmond, WA](/source/Redmond%2C_WA) affiliated with the Lake Washington Youth Soccer Association. Originally founded in 2000,{{cite web | url=https://theecnl.com/news/2023/10/13/ecnl-boys-seattle-united-and-crossfire-premier-in-state-showdown-highlighted-in-ecnl-continental-tire-derby-day.aspx | title=Seattle United and Crossfire Premier In-State Showdown Highlighted in Continental Tire Ecnl Derby Day | date=October 13, 2023 }} the club has since become nationally recognized {{cite web | url=https://www.soccertoday.com/crossfire-premier-joins-ecnl-boys-after-da-dissolves/?cn-reloaded=1 | title=CROSSFIRE PREMIER JOINS ECNL BOYS AFTER DA DISSOLVES • SoccerToday | date=April 16, 2020 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.soccernation.com/how-do-they-do-it-crossfire-premier-fully-funds-their-top-da-teams/ | title=How do they do it? Crossfire Premier Fully Funds Their Top DA Teams | date=February 28, 2019 }} with boys and girls teams competing in the [Elite Clubs National League](/source/Elite_Clubs_National_League), winning several national titles. The club is also affiliated with [Crossfire Redmond](/source/Crossfire_Redmond),{{cite web | url=https://www.frontrowsoccer.com/2018/12/18/welcome-aboard-crossfire-redmond-joins-npsl-as-expansion-team/ | title=WELCOME ABOARD: Crossfire Redmond joins NPSL as expansion team | date=December 19, 2018 }} a semi-professional team that plays in the [National Premier Soccer League](/source/National_Premier_Soccer_League). The current Coaching Director is [Bernie James](/source/Bernie_James) who has served as director for over 20 years. Recently however, after an investigation into allegations of racial and sexual harassment, James had his license suspended by U.S. Soccer{{cite web | url=https://www.knkx.org/sports/2023-07-10/allegations-culture-sexism-racism-abuse-crossfire-premier-soccer-redmond | title=Part of the pipeline: Allegations of abusive culture at youth soccer club mirror problems at pro level | date=July 10, 2023 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.knkx.org/sports/2023-07-20/u-s-soccer-has-suspended-the-coaching-licenses-of-two-seattle-area-youth-coaches | title=U.S. Soccer has suspended the coaching licenses of two Seattle-area youth coaches | date=July 20, 2023 }} and his status is uncertain at this time while the investigation by U.S. Soccer continues. ==Notable players== Some notable former players of the club{{cite web | url=https://www.crossfiresoccer.org/about-us/hall-of-fame/ | title=Hall of Fame - crossfire }} that have gone on to play [NCAA Division I](/source/NCAA_Division_I) soccer or professionally (domestic or international) include: * [DeAndre Yedlin](/source/DeAndre_Yedlin) * [Ellis McLoughlin](/source/Ellis_McLoughlin) * [Nick Downing](/source/Nick_Downing) * [Preston Zimmerman](/source/Preston_Zimmerman) * [Hassani Dotson](/source/Hassani_Dotson) * [Ethan Bartlow](/source/Ethan_Bartlow) * [Kelyn Rowe](/source/Kelyn_Rowe) * [Snyder Brunell](/source/Snyder_Brunell) ==Solidarity Payments== Crossfire Premier gained national attention when it brought a petition before [FIFA's](/source/FIFA) Dispute Resolution Center arguing that the club is entitled to collect solidarity payments for its contributions to Yedlin's development.{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/613009/2018/10/25/imminent-fifa-ruling-on-crossfire-premiers-claim-for-yedlin-solidarity-payments-could-drastically-change-u-s-youth-development/ | title=Imminent FIFA ruling on Crossfire Premier's claim for Yedlin solidarity payments could drastically change U.S. Youth development }} Ultimately the panel ruled against Crossfire's claim though not for its merits, saying instead that the [USSF](/source/United_States_Soccer_Federation) claimed at the time that solidarity payments were illegal in the United States.{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1027079/2019/06/14/fifa-ruling-on-crossfires-solidarity-payment-claim-opens-possibility-of-further-action/ | title=FIFA ruling on Crossfire's solidarity payment claim opens possibility of further action }} Later, MLS announced that it would begin enforcing solidarity payments for its youth academies when players go on to sign a professional contract{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37571924/mls-clubs-receive-solidarity-payments-league-agrees-follow-fifa-rule | title=MLS clubs to begin receiving solidarity payments | date=April 18, 2019 }} ==History== Prior to the club's founding, [Alan Hinton](/source/Alan_Hinton) coached the original Crossfire Sounders{{cite web | url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/sounders/planners-of-roast-for-former-sounders-coach-alan-hinton-hope-to-raise-awareness-and-money-for-sharing-states-soccer-history/ | title=Planners of roast for former Sounders coach Alan Hinton hope to raise awareness and money for sharing state's soccer history | date=March 14, 2019 }} U13 boys team in 1992 until 1997, winning four state championships and reaching the regional semifinals twice.{{cite web | url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19970528&slug=2541573 | title=Prep Soccer -- Outstanding in Their Field |work=The Seattle Times}} It was while coaching Crossfire that Neil Farnsworth, a top executive with Microsoft and player's parent, discussed with Hinton the idea of reviving the [Seattle Sounders](/source/Seattle_Sounders_(1994%E2%80%932008)) professional team,{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/apr/19/alan-hinton-soccer-nasl-white-boots | title=Alan Hinton: The stylist in white boots who became America's Mr Soccer | newspaper=The Guardian | date=April 19, 2016 | last1=Lewis | first1=Michael }}{{cite web | url=https://seattlepitch.tripod.com/news/retired.html | title=Seattle Pitch - Hinton Retires }} which he coached for their first two years. Shortly after coaching the Crossfire Sounders boys, Crossfire Premier was founded and Hinton became their first Advanced Development Program Coaching Director.{{cite web | url=http://www.crossfirepremier.com/aboutourclub.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030621093141/http://www.crossfirepremier.com/aboutourclub.htm | archive-date=June 21, 2003 | title=About Crossfire Premier }} He was succeeded as Coaching Director first by [Jimmy Gabriel](/source/Jimmy_Gabriel) then later by [Bernie James](/source/Bernie_James) who has served as director for over 20 years. == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.CrossfireSoccer.org Official Site] Category:Soccer clubs in Washington (state) Category:Redmond, Washington Category:2000 establishments in Washington (state) Category:Association football clubs established in 2000 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Crossfire Premier SC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossfire_Premier_SC) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossfire_Premier_SC?action=history)). 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