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TOPSoccer
US Youth Soccer TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer) is a community-based training and team placement program for young athletes with disabilities, organized by youth soccer association volunteers. The program is designed to bring the opportunity of learning and playing soccer to any boy or girl, who has a mental or physical disability. The goal of the program is to enable the thousands of young athletes with disabilities to become valued and successful members of the US Youth Soccer family.TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer) is a community-based soccer program for athletes with disabilities that significantly impair their ability to participate in recreational soccer programs.
TOPSoccer provides children and adults with special needs the opportunity to play soccer in a structured environment that is safe, fun, supportive and inclusive.
Why Do TOPSoccer?
- Have fun
- Make friends
- Improve fitness
- Develop new skills
- Be on a team
Purpose of TOPSoccer:
- Gain self esteem
- Enhance social skills
- Manage stress, pressure, success, disappointment
- Learn to compete
Who Can Get involved?
Non-Physical (cognitive or developmental)
- Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Down Syndrome
Physical (orthopedic)
- Cerebral Palsy (CP)/ Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Muscular Dystrophy (MD)
- Visual (blind)
- Aural (deaf)
What to bring
WHAT TO BRING
Players should bring the following to each training day: water, inflated soccer ball, shin guards, and athletic shoes or cleats. T-shirt Will be Provided
VOLUNTEERS / BUDDIES
Volunteers / Buddies are always needed!
Our goal is to have 2 volunteers per player. We prefer volunteers be 13 years or older, but younger volunteers with a parent volunteer have been allowed.
Volunteers 18 and older will need to complete a background check and SafeSport Training
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