ATLANTA – Emory Healthcare has been named a founding partner and the official healthcare provider of the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center, bringing exceptional research expertise, community health programming and sports medicine support to U.S. Soccer’s new headquarters in Fayetteville, Ga., just south of Atlanta.
As part of this milestone, Emory will also serve as the official sports science and innovation research partner of the National Training Center. Situated on a 200-acre campus with nearly 400,000 square feet of facilities and serving as the training home for all 27 U.S. National Teams, the National Training Center is where the future of American soccer takes shape. Through this partnership, Emory will support industry-leading research that advances the collective understanding of soccer-related health and performance while reinforcing a shared commitment to innovation.
Emory’s research teams will support Georgia-based U.S. Soccer Integrated Performance Staff and the Kang Women’s Institute to identify research opportunities. While rooted at the National Training Center, this work aims to improve player health and safety across the soccer ecosystem. The collaboration also includes local community health programming in the Metro Atlanta Area, aligned with a shared commitment to serving Atlanta.
"Emory Healthcare is advancing athlete health, performance, and innovation across some of Atlanta's most respected sports organizations, and we are proud to welcome them as a trusted partner in supporting our operations at the National Training Center," said David Wright, chief commercial officer, U.S. Soccer. "Their commitment to the National Training Center and its mission to serve the entire soccer community will help build the pathways for future generations of players and participants ensuring they have access to resources and opportunities to reach their full potential."
“We are honored to be a founding partner of the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center,” says Joon S. Lee, MD, executive vice president for Woodruff Health Sciences at Emory University and CEO of Emory Healthcare. “This relationship further reflects our commitment to advancing athlete health and performance through innovation and world-class care, while supporting the health and wellness of the local communities we serve.”
Emory Healthcare joins AT&T, Bank of America, Chobani, Coca-Cola, Nike, and ŌURA as founding partners of the National Training Center.
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About Emory Healthcare
Emory Healthcare, with 29,500 employees and 11 hospitals, is the most comprehensive academic health system in Georgia. System-wide, it has 3,028 licensed patient beds, more than 3,800 physicians practicing in more than 70 specialties, serving metro Atlanta and Georgia. It also provides services to greater Georgia through a joint venture at St. Francis–Emory Healthcare in Columbus, six regional affiliate hospitals and its clinically integrated physician network.
About U.S. Soccer
Founded in 1913, U.S. Soccer, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is the official governing body of the sport in the United States. Our vision is clear; we exist in service to soccer. Our ambition is to ignite a national passion for the game and elevate its power to unite, inspire, and uplift. We believe soccer is more than a sport; it is a force for good. We are focused on three areas: U.S. Soccer Everywhere, making soccer the #1 played sport in every community in America; U.S. Soccer is Yours, ensuring everyone feels ownership of soccer’s future in the U.S., and U.S. Soccer Success, winning major tournaments, including World Cups. Together, the future of the game is ours to build. For more information, visit ussoccer.com/ourvision.
