Three soccer clubs/groups in Eastern New York were among 19 groups awarded grants by Soccer Across America for soccer development. The clubs were the Queens Soccer Foundation in Queens, N.Y., the Hamptons United Soccer Club in East Quogue, L.I. and South Bronx United S.C. of New York City. Thirty-six organizations and clubs were awarded $85,000 by U.S. Youth Soccer through TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer) and Soccer Across America.
Soccer Across America, formerly known as Soccer Start, is designed to introduce the sport of soccer to youngsters living in communities not yet served by existing clubs and leagues. Soccer Across America provides soccer training and administrative guidance to players and organizations who might otherwise not be exposed to the sport. Soccer Across America also helps new programs find the funding and equipment to begin and then to expand their activities. In the past several years, U.S. Youth Soccer has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars in financial and material support to programs across the United States.
"We believe US Youth Soccer TOPSoccer and Soccer Across America programs further our mission of fostering the physical, mental and emotional growth and development of America’s youth through the sport of soccer at all levels of age and competition," U.S. Youth Soccer president Larry Monaco said. "We are delighted with the overall quality of the applications received from around the country this year, and look forward to the many positives that are sure to follow."
