Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Celebrates 11th Annual National Youth Soccer Month with Special Events in the Area this September
Plymouth Meeting, PA
– September 5, 2013 – Eastern Pennsylvania
Youth Soccer
will celebrate the 11th Annual National
Youth Soccer Month throughout the month of September, with special events
throughout Eastern Pennsylvania.
Among this month’s
special events are:
·
Team
and club participation and promotion of FIFA
Fair Play Days, from Friday, September 6th through Tuesday, September
10th;
·
A
free players clinic for children ages under eight years old to those under 11
years old at the Ampro Fieldhouse in Primos on Saturday, September 14th;
·
Eastern Pennsylvania Youth
Soccer Day at
the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park on Sunday, September
15th;
·
A 3v3
Street Soccer Night in South Philadelphia on Wednesday, September 18th;
·
A 3v3 Street Soccer Night in York on
Monday, September 23:
·
And the Lebanon
Valley All-Star Event in Lebanon Valley on Sunday, September 29th.
Additional events are being added to
the schedule throughout the month, with updates available on the Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer
website, http://www.EPYSA.org.
In addition, Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer has a “Soccer Ball a Day” Giveaway online at their website, http://www.EPYSA.org, with winners every day throughout September.
Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer also has an online contest at their website, EPYSA.org, to
win a VIP Experience at an upcoming Philadelphia Union game.
In partnership with Angelo’s Soccer Corner, Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer is
also part of Angelo’s Discount Day on Wednesday, September 18th, when
members can receive a 20 percent discount on one item in-store only.
In partnership with Modell’s, Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer is offering a Team Week Discount,
starting Friday, September 6th and continuing through Thursday,
October 3rd. A coupon is
available at EPYSA.org.
Also, in partnership with Hersheypark, Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer offers discounted tickets through
their website at EPYSA.org, with the discounted ticket offer good through
Sunday, September 29th.
National Youth Soccer
Month
is dedicated to increasing awareness of the benefits of playing Youth Soccer in
America. Eastern Pennsylvania Youth
Soccer is proud to support this effort and further the goals of Youth
Soccer Month, which include emphasizing soccer as the number-one youth
participation sport in America, and a leading contributor to the healthy
lifestyle of millions of American families.
It
also includes bringing kids and families of all ages and all abilities together
for fun, friendship and fitness, as well as highlighting the various programs
available to children interested in participating in soccer, including inner
city, special needs, recreational and elite soccer programs.
Each
week during Youth Soccer Month, a
different message will be the focus of “Celebrating Soccer in America.” The
four messages of Youth Soccer Month
are:
·
Fitness: The health and
fitness (physical, psychological and social) benefits of playing soccer.
·
Fun: Whether recreational
or competitive in nature, involvement in soccer is easy, affordable and
rewarding.
·
Family: Playing soccer ties
families together as schedules, vacations and family time are coordinated; and .
·
Friendship: The relationships
generated through playing soccer extend beyond the field.
Eastern Pennsylvania
Youth Soccer has
joined forces with US Youth Soccer
in supporting Youth Soccer Month.
Spreading the benefits and impact soccer has had on millions of Americans is
very important to both organizations. Interest in the sport of soccer is at an
all-time high in the United States, more than 19 million children ages 5-19,
are participating in soccer regularly. In fact, more children are participating
in organized soccer than peewee football, youth basketball or Little League
baseball.
A
full schedule for Eastern Pennsylvania
Youth Soccer’s celebration of Youth
Soccer Month is available online at http://www.epysa.org.
About Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer:
Since 1972, Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer has
worked throughout Eastern Pennsylvania’s 36 counties to promote foster, and
perpetuate the game of soccer to the region’s youth. Through competitions, educational programs,
workshops and coaching clinics, each year Eastern
Pennsylvania Youth Soccer impacts the lives of more than 130,000 youth
soccer players from ages five to 19.
Additional information is available at www.EPYSA.org.