Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer 2012 Workshop This Saturday, March 3rd at the United Sports Training Center in Downingtown 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The biggest family soccer show in the tri-state area, the 2012 Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Workshop is designed to aid youth soccer coaches, administrators, officials, and parents in coaching and developing young soccer players.
Admission is free of charge for ages 18 and under. Tickets for adults are $15 each and are available in advance online at http://epayouthsoccer.ticketleap.com/2012-workshop/. Tickets are also available at the door.
This year’s workshop is expected to attract over 1,500 soccer coaches, administrators, referees and enthusiasts at more than 35 educational workshops and demonstrations. Over 30 exhibitors will also be on hand with the latest soccer equipment, technology, apparel, fundraising ideas and more. Once again this year, the workshop’s popular “Kick Zone” has inflated soccer jerseys and characters, games and contests for children.
Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer has assembled a stellar lineup of guest speakers and clinicians for the 2012 Workshop, including some of the most renowned and respected soccer coaches in the U.S.
• Dr. Lew Atkinson. Director of Coaching, Delaware
• Jim Barlow, Men’s Soccer Head Coach, Princeton University
• Mike Barr, Director of Coaching, Eastern Pennsylvania
• Tom Carlin, Men’s Soccer Head Coach, Villanova University
• Mike Curry, NSCAA Goalkeeping Academy
• Don D’Ambra, Men’s Soccer Head Coach, Saint Joseph
• Paul Riley, Head Coach, Philadelphia Independence
• Sue Ryan, Women’s Soccer Head Coach, Stony Brook University
Classroom sessions at the 2012 Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Workshop include: Navigating the Path through Youth Soccer; Insurance Basics for Soccer Organizations: Everyone's Role in Improving Game Officiating: Communications and Social Media; Spanish Soccer Community Relations and Training: A College Soccer Panel & Discussion; Injury Care and Prevention; Obstacles for Women in Coaching, Benefits of Speed & Agility Training for Today's Soccer Players; and Athletic Field Maintenance, Budgets & Solutions.
Exhibitors this Saturday include: adidas; Angelo’s Soccer Corner; American Credit Card
Processing Corp.; Bishop Photo; Challenger Sports; Coerver Coaching; Crown Trophy; Demosphere International; Excel International Sports Tours; Harrisburg City Islanders; Hummer Turfgrass Systems; Image Team Outfitters; Inaria; KwikGoal; Morey’s Piers; Moritz Embroidery Works; MSSL, Inc.; Musco Sports Lighting; Philadelphia Independence; Philadelphia Union; Positive Coaching Alliance; Pocono Cup Soccer; ProActive Soccer Tours; Reading United AC; SCORE Sports; Shearon Environmental; Spike’s Trophies; Sports Authority; Sports Phone Solutions; UK International Soccer; United Sports; Winning Teams by Nissel; Xara Soccer; and Youth Sports Photo.
United Sports Training Center 1426 Marhsallton-Thorndale Road , Downingtown , PA 19335
About Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer:
Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer has worked throughout Eastern Pennsylvania to promote, foster and perpetuate the game of soccer to the region’s youth since 1972. Through competitions, educational programs, workshops and coaching clinics, Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer currently impacts the lives of more than 130,000 youth soccer players from ages five to 19. Additional information is available at http://www.epysa.org.
Media Contacts:
Rob Brown, Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer, (610) 238-9966, rbrown@epysa.org
Jim DeLorenzo, Jim DeLorenzo Public Relations, (215) 564-1122, jim@jhdenterprises.com