Athletic Club Boise
From hometown buzz to national headlines.
Our Role
Player, Coach & Executive Communications
Community Storytelling
Reputation & Issues Management
Communications Strategy & Planning
Local & National Media Relations
Matchday Communications
Broadcast Partner Collaboration
Athletic Club Boise is Idaho's first professional soccer club, bringing USL League One soccer to the Treasure Valley in 2026. Built By Boise, for Boise, the club has quickly become a source of community pride and a new chapter in Idaho sports.
The Opportunity
A new club. A lot to prove.
Building a professional soccer club from the ground up meant earning attention, credibility, and trust long before the first match—and sustaining all three once the season began.
Athletic Club Boise needed to introduce an unfamiliar sports property to Idaho, build meaningful relationships with local and national media, and establish a communications operation capable of keeping pace with professional soccer.
The opportunity was bigger than publicity: build brand love at home while giving Boise a well-deserved place in the national soccer conversation.
A new kit. A new club. A city all in.
The Solution
Inside the club. Ahead of the story.
We embedded ourselves in Athletic Club Boise's day-to-day operations, working closely with ownership, front office leadership, coaches, players, and media partners.
As part of a fully integrated marketing and communications effort, we connected PR with brand strategy, creative campaigns, community engagement, and major club milestones—making every touchpoint work harder to build awareness, trust, and affinity.
Our work combined proactive storytelling with the less-visible demands of professional sports communications: managing access, meeting tight deadlines, preparing spokespeople, navigating sensitive issues, and building trust in an environment where emotions and expectations run high.
From the club's earliest announcements through July 2026, we helped build the relationships, routines, and reputation that would carry it forward.
01 / From Crest Reveal to CBS Sports
A hometown story with national reach.
We helped shape the club's story from its earliest days, turning major milestones into opportunities for local connection and national attention.
Ownership, leadership, and a new identity
Communications strategy and media outreach supported the crest reveal, ownership announcements featuring Kasey Keller and Sofia Huerta, head coach Nate Miller's arrival, player signings, and key front office developments.
For Miller's introduction, we went beyond a traditional announcement, placing a full-page letter from the new head coach to Boise in the Idaho Statesman.
A steady drumbeat of reasons to care
Kit reveals, partnership announcements, community giveback efforts, and club milestones kept Athletic Club Boise in the conversation between matches.
Taking Boise national
Proactive pitching and relationship-building helped secure features and appearances with CBS Sports, GOAL USA, ESPN's Fútbol Américas, Men in Blazers, and Backheeled.
The stories weren't simply about a new team. They explored Boise's culture, the club's identity, its people, and the growing significance of soccer in Idaho.
02 / The Matchday Machine
The work behind every whistle.
Professional soccer doesn't slow down for a communications deadline.
We managed the weekly rhythm of matchday communications, often juggling multiple outlets, changing schedules, emotional results, and tight turnaround times.
Before kickoff: Match notes, storylines, media outreach, credentialing, interview requests, and press access.
On matchday: Media coordination, coach and player availability, broadcast support, and real-time communications.
After the whistle: Post-match quotes, match reports, results distribution, and follow-up coverage.
Between matches: Ongoing reporter relationships, training access, player features, and weekly story development.
Behind that work was something harder to quantify: earning the trust of coaches and players while helping journalists do their jobs.
We worked to make media access productive, respectful, and manageable—even when the stakes were high.
03 / More Than The Scoreboard
Bringing the people behind the club into focus.
Our close collaboration with local broadcast partner KTVB extended well beyond match coverage.
We helped coordinate and develop the weekly Coaches' Show, including coach and player features, and worked creatively with the station to find fresh ways to bring supporters closer to the team.
The Purple Seat
At every home match, the club recognized a local Community Impact Star through the Purple Seat initiative. We helped tell those stories through game-day recognition with a produced video, acboise.com feature, social shout out, media outreach, and Idaho Today television segments.
These weren't just feel-good features. They reinforced the club's commitment to the community it represents.
Reaching more of Boise
Regular outreach and support for KTVB en Español and other Spanish-language platforms helped connect the club with more of the Treasure Valley's diverse soccer community.
04 / Trust Under Pressure
The calls that don't make headlines.
Some of the most important communications work happens behind the scenes.
We served as a strategic partner to club leadership on sensitive announcements, emerging issues, and moments when the right message—and the right timing—mattered.
That included consultation on the women's professional soccer plans and the club's move toward USL Championship, along with reputation management and preparation for potentially challenging media narratives.
Our approach prioritized transparency, context, and strong relationships over reactive headlines.
We weren't just helping the club get attention. We were helping it earn trust.
Noisy Boise. Heard nationwide.
11.3M+
Earned media impressions. Across the club's broader media coverage reporting.
National
coverage
With real depth. Features and appearances across CBS Sports, GOAL USA, ESPN, Men in Blazers, and Backheeled introduced Boise's soccer story to audiences across the country.
Sustained local media
saturation
Consistent coverage across KTVB, Idaho News 6, KIVI, Idaho Statesman, Idaho Press Tribune, KTIK, and Spanish-language outlets kept the club visible well beyond game day.
What started as a hometown story became a national conversation. From sustained local coverage to features on some of the country's biggest soccer platforms, Athletic Club Boise earned attention well beyond Idaho.
And the nickname broadcasters began using—Noisy Boise—captured the enthusiasm behind it all.
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More than 7,200 supporters per match and over 6,000 season tickets sold reflected the extraordinary enthusiasm surrounding the club.