US Club Soccer is proud to welcome the AED Superstore as its preferred vendor for Automated External Defibrillators (AED), immediately giving US Club Soccer members preferred pricing to its life-saving safety equipment.

The AED Superstore is the largest distributor of AED in the country, and the organization also sells AED accessories, bleeding control kits, AED replacement parts, first-aid kits, signage and training supplies. In addition, the AED Superstore is an American Heart Association training center, offering comprehensive AED program management software.

US Club Soccer members must create an account on aedsuperstore.com/usclubsoccer before accessing the online catalog to receive the following member benefits:

• Low prices on every AED from Cardiac Science, Defibtech, HeartSine, Philips, Physio-Control and ZOLL
• Free ground shipping on orders of $99+
• 30-day money back guarantee
• Discounts on a full range of safety equipment

In the summer of 2019, Northeast-based club NEFC used an AED to save a player’s life. “The AED machine was one basic bit of equipment that we really needed,” NEFC coach Tim Hallett said. “Literally, once we got this whole Players First thing (NEFC was awarded Players First licensing in May 2019), it was put in three weeks before it [the player’s cardiac arrest] happened.”

As part of its Players First initiative and commitment to Player Health & Safety, US Club Soccer urges members to have an accessible AED. During a recent Facebook Live about club risk management policies, Player’s Health founder Tyrre Burks included this question in every club’s checklist: “Does your club have an AED within three minutes walking of every playing surface you have?”