COPA STC Announces New Date for Talent ID Day
Rescheduled event ensures top competition and opportunities for players to showcase their data-driven performance to professional and collegiate scouts
COPA Soccer Training Center has announced an important update to the next installment of its Talent ID Day. Please refer to the updated dates below:
| Event | Date | Location |
| COPA Winter Talent ID Day | Sunday February 15th, 2026 | Bay Area, CA |
The change comes as a result of a nationwide scheduling conflict with league events in December, which now will have prevented many players from attending.
All COPA Scores taken since August 1st 2025 are still eligible for an invite.
⚙️ How It Works: Earn Your Invite
To be considered for Talent ID Day, players must first complete a Free COPA Score assessment by February 7, 2026, at COPA STC in Walnut Creek, CA.
Invitations will be extended to top performers in each age group based on:
- Their COPA Score – a proprietary rating built from key Talent ID metrics
- Star qualities – unique standouts in areas like speed, technique, and decision-making
- Development stage benchmarking – maturity-adjusted potential using skeletal age (for U18s)
There are no nominations required. Every player is evaluated through the same objective process, ensuring a fair opportunity regardless of club affiliation or background.
Each player taking a COPA Score receives a personalized report via The COPA Score Dashboard, where they can see their scores, compare to multiple levels of play and focus their development.
📆 Deadline to qualify for COPA Winter Talent ID Day: February 7, 2026
👤 Who It’s For
COPA’s Talent ID Pathways are designed for players who are serious about exposure and ready to compete at a higher level. This includes:
- Youth soccer players from all levels of play (ECNL, MLS NEXT, GA, NPL etc)
- Families looking for honest, data-driven feedback on their player’s development
Whether you’re aiming for an NCAA program, an MLS or NWSL pathway, or simply want to know where you stand, the COPA Score is built for you.
📋 What to Expect on the Day
Players selected to attend Talent ID Day on February 15th, 2026 will be placed into age-based groups for evaluation and gameplay:
- 2014 & 2013 birth years
- 2012 & 2011 birth years
- 2010 – 2007 birth years
*Some players may also be invited to different age group based on their maturation, in an effort to ensure competition is appropriate for their development stage.
The event will include small-sided games and technical activation, as well as full-sized games, allowing coaches and scouts to evaluate players within their developmental cohort.
👀 Who’s Attended Previous COPA Talent ID Days?
COPA STC is proud to have host scouts and technical staff from leading professional and collegiate organizations, including:
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (Bundesliga, Germany)
- Oakland Roots SC (USL Championship)
- Project 51O (USL 2 / UPSL)
- Oakland Soul SC (USL W League)
- Bay FC (NWSL / NWSL Academy)
- FC Cincinnati (MLS / MLS NEXT Pro / MLS NEXT)
- New England Revolution (MLS / MLS NEXT Pro / MLS NEXT)
- Austin FC (MLS / MLS NEXT Pro / MLS NEXT)
- San Jose Earthquakes (MLS / MLS NEXT Pro / MLS NEXT)
- Real Salt Lake (MLS / MLS NEXT Pro / MLS NEXT)
- Cal Women’s Soccer (UC Berkeley) – NCAA Division I
- University of San Francisco Women’s Soccer – NCAA Division I
- NorCal Premier PDP
- Plus many more pro, academy and collegiate level scouts and coaches
These organizations share COPA’s commitment to objective, data-driven talent identification and are eager to identify high-potential players using both performance data and live gameplay observation. Check out what scouts have to say about this approach:
The COPA Summer Talent ID Day, held on July 23, 2025, marked a milestone for objective player identification — where invitations were earned solely through COPA Score data.
Over 160 boys and girls from clubs across California competed in front of 26 scouts from professional and collegiate programs. The event showcased top-level play and validated COPA’s data-driven approach to opportunity, with several players earning follow-up trials.
🌟 Proven Pathways: Recent Success Stories
The Talent ID system at COPA STC continues to create real opportunities for ambitious players – here are just a few highlights from the last 12 months:
⚽ Ricky Gonzalez (Napa United) – Learn More
Earned a trial with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim after a standout COPA Score and maturity-adjusted performance.
⚽ Jonathan Roth (Mustang SC) – Learn More
Invited on trial with Oakland Roots SC after excelling in his COPA Score and the February COPA Pro Pathway.
⚽ Mercy Karson (Mustang SC) – Learn More
Posted one of the top 2010 COPA Scores, earning invitations to both COPA Pro Pathway and then to Racing Louisville FC (NWSL).
⚽ 23 Players invited to trial via Oakland Roots X COPA Objective Pathway – Learn More
When compared to benchmarks established by Oakland Roots players, these players stood out in the COPA database and were invited to trial.
⚽ 17 Players selected by PDP via The COPA Score – Learn More
More than 220 players have earned invites to PDP specific Talent ID Days entirely based on their COPA Score in 2025 alone.
These stories reflect the mission behind COPA’s Talent ID model — to create equal, objective, and global opportunities for the next generation of standout players.
🔍 What Makes COPA’s Talent ID Days Different
This is not a generic camp or open tryout. It is a cost-free, merit-based event designed to create an opportunity for aspiring players. Every player goes through the same assessment protocol, and every invitation is earned. Objectively, based on their data.
Whether you’re an ambitious player looking for that next step or a family wanting clearer insight into your player’s strengths and potential, the COPA Score is your pathway to visibility and growth.
📅 Key Dates & Info
| Program | Deadline | Details |
| COPA Score Registration | Now Open | copastc.com/copascore |
| Last Day to Qualify for COPA Winter Talent ID Day | Feb 7, 2026 | COPA Score must be completed by this date |
| COPA Winter Talent ID Day | Feb 15, 2026 | Invite-only event in the Bay Area |
🏁 Ready to Take Your COPA Score?
There’s no shortcut to success — but there should always be a clear, honest pathway.
Whether you’re a standout club player or still building your profile, The COPA Score gives you a fair, transparent way to be seen — and a real shot at something bigger.
🔗 Register for the COPA Score