{"id":1413,"date":"2023-06-18T15:21:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T15:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ncsoccer\/?page_id=1413"},"modified":"2026-06-29T15:32:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T15:32:24","slug":"about-ncysa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ncsoccer\/about-ncysa\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n  .entry-title { display: none !important; }\n  .site-inner { padding-top: 0 !important; }\n  .nav-primary { position: relative; z-index: 99999 !important; }\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n  <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n  <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n  <title>About NCYSA &#8211; North Carolina Youth Soccer<\/title>\n  <link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n  <link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin>\n  <link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Bebas+Neue&#038;family=Source+Sans+3:wght@400;600;700&#038;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n  <style>\n    .entry-title { display: none !important; 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