U.S. Drone Soccer Association Program

U.S. Drone Soccer Association, 980 Birmingham Road, Suite 501-287, Milton, GA 30004

mapU.S. Drone Soccer Association, 980 Birmingham Road, Suite 501-287, Milton, GA 30004

About

The U.S. Drone Soccer Association Program centers on drone soccer and related STEM Education programs. Participants engage in youth drone sports that involve aviation technology, engineering, and maintenance, including building, repair, coding, problem solving, and flight skills. Drone Sports, Inc. is the authorized equipment provider for the U.S. Drone Soccer Association.

The U.S. Drone Soccer Association is a US 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to spreading STEM, CTE, and youth drone sports in K–12 schools. Its mission and programming support STEM education programs around the United States to funnel students into aviation technology, engineering, and maintenance-focused careers through engagement and personal growth through participating in the U.S. Drone Soccer program. The organization’s purposes include promoting, governing, coordinating, and administering the growth and development of drone soccer, and its goals include continued development of drone soccer players, coaches, referees, and administrators. It works with the Academy of Model Aeronautics and the World Air Sports Federation to promote a culture of safety and Career and Technical Education learning through flight.

The U.S. Drone Soccer Association is recognized as the governing body for drone soccer in the United States. It is the special interest group for FAI F9A Drone Sports of the Academy of Model Aeronautics and a sanctioned member of the FAI World Sports Federation. It is recognized by the Academy of Model Aeronautics as the Special Interest Group for FAI F9A Drone Soccer for the United States of America. The U.S. Drone Soccer annual National Championship teams represent the United States on the world stage as FAI F9A Team USA through FAI sport licensure and official FAI F9A international event sanctioning. The U.S. Drone Soccer Association is a 501(c)(3) supporting the growing needs of schools and community organizations and is currently in 28 states and in more than 225 schools and facilities across the United States. Over 750 students are registered within the U.S. Drone Soccer program, with projected growth to well beyond 1,000 students engaged through 2025. The U.S. Drone Soccer Association earned a 2026 Candid Gold Seal of Transparency.

The U.S. Drone Soccer Association organizes the community for competition as the recognized special interest group for FAI F9A Drone Soccer through the Academy of Model Aeronautics and World Air Sports Federation. It serves to increase interest in building, repair, coding, problem solving, and flight skills by offering a vehicle for students to use these skills in a team environment at nationally and internationally recognized events run like traditional sports. S. Schimpf is part 107 certified.

Coaches describe individual participants as taking on roles such as striker, goalkeeper, forward, captain, and team leader within their drone soccer teams. In these testimonials, coaches note students who build, repair, and program their drones, coordinate practices, help with recruiting, and work on mechanical skills, as well as students who balance drone soccer with other sports and activities.

Last updated May 12, 2026.

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