Taft has a great tradition for soccer and provides committed student-athletes a setting to take their game to the highest possible level. With four boys' soccer teams, each having its own schedule, field, and coaches, Taft soccer can be a developmental program where players have the opportunity to work their way through the system. The program is known for its camaraderie and places tremendous value on hard work and sportsmanship. Taft's varsity team has enjoyed decades of winning seasons, highlighted by a New England Class A Championship in 2024. The Rhinos also reached the New England Class A Finals in 2021 and 2023 and have routinely qualified for the highly competitive New England Class A Tournament. Furthermore, The Big Red were crowned Founders League Champions in 2016, 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2024 and also won a Western New England Prep School Soccer Association Title in 2021. In 2023 Taft was named the Connecticut Soccer Coaches Association Prep Team of the Year. Over the last eleven seasons, the team has amassed a record of 152 wins, 33 losses, and 19 draws and has been consistently ranked as one of the top prep school soccer teams in the country. Taft soccer is an extraordinary experience. Within one of the finest academic high schools in America, Taft’s boys’ soccer program offers its players the chance to play a rigorous schedule, which includes matches against the biggest and best programs in prep soccer. Taft soccer players will have the opportunity to play with and against college level athletes from all over the world, the privilege to play and train on one of the finest fields in New England, and the chance to train with experienced coaches who have played the game at the collegiate level and beyond. Taft's soccer program provides student-athletes with remarkable exposure to college coaches, and many of our athletes have continued their soccer careers at prestigious colleges and universities, including The Air Force Academy, Amherst College, Babson College, Bucknell University, Colgate University, Colby College, University of Connecticut, Connecticut College, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Hamilton College, Hobart College, The College of the Holy Cross, Lafayette College, Middlebury College, McGill University, University of Notre Dame, University of North Carolina, Northeastern University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), University of Rochester, St. Lawrence University, Trinity College, University of Virginia, Wesleyan University, Williams College, Yale University, and many others. Taft soccer is the complete package for an aspiring student-athlete and offers a unique opportunity to gain exposure to the beautiful game at its highest level.

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