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Cal South TOPSoccer:
The Outreach Program for Soccer

	Overview
	TOPSoccer Programs in Cal South
	Atlanto-Axial Instability Release
	TOPSoccer Coaching Manual
	1st Annual Cal South-San Luis Obispo County TOPSoccer Fest 5/17/2008
	Orcutt United TOPSoccer Workshop 5/18/2008
	TOPSoccer Clinic at the San Diego Charity Cup 6/22/08
	6th Annual Cal South/JUSA TOPSoccer Fest 6/28/2008
	6th Annual San Diego TOPSoccerDay Flyer 8/17/2008

TOPSoccer Overview

Are you living your dreams? When parents are expecting a child, they have dreams for their unborn baby. They dream of a super athlete, a great scholar, and a popular child who will grow up healthy and happy. They dream of dates, high school graduation, college, marriage and grandchildren. When their child is born, they incorporate their child’s dreams into their own. So dreams change as their child grows. Sometimes dreams disappear when they lose their child. Their dreams are gone forever.

When a child with “special needs” is born to parents, their dreams die also. Dreams are replaced with the reality that their child will have to struggle with health, school and acceptance. With such challenges, these parents can create new dreams.

TOPSoccer is part of that dream. TOPSoccer, The Outreach Program for Soccer, is a community-based soccer program for young athletes with physical and mental disabilities athlete that provides a safe and fun environment for their child to participate in organized sports. These athletes compete with athletes of similar abilities. Any youth player between the ages of 4-19 years old having a physical or mental disability that limits their ability to perform at the level of play they have chosen to participate is eligible for the program. Emphasis of this program is on development, training, and providing meaningful participation rather than on competition. TOPSoccer’s goal is to enable the thousands of young athletes with disabilities to become valued and successful members of Cal South.

The TOPSoccer program has been available to these athletes in Junior United Soccer Association since1992. Programs have been started in the city of Orange, Long Beach, Carlsbad and Yucaipa. But the need for more programs remains. There are many athletes with “special needs” that need a place to play. And they need teams to compete against.

A successful TOPSOCCER program has the following:
• Placement of players by ability not age
• Highlight players' ability rather than their disability
• Make players have a meaningful experience, not just a token player
• Make players achieve desired goals without assistance
• and FUN! FUN! FUN!

Come be a part of our dream. The dream where every child who wants to play can compete at his/her own level with players of similar abilities. You can make dreams come true!!! Contact the Cal South TOPSoccer chairperson to learn how you can make a difference.

Additional information can be obtained by visiting the US Youth Soccer TOPSoccer site where you can find informative resources such as Parent's Guide and Grant application to start a program in your league.

For further information or contact Sandy Castillo at sandjules@cs.com or (714) 524-3354.

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TOPSoccer PROGRAMS IN CAL SOUTH

There may already be a TOPSoccer program in your area. Check below for locations and contact information:

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