JASA TOPSoccer

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

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. Our goal is to enable the thousands of young athletes with disabilities to become valued and successful members of the US Youth Soccer family.

JASA TOPSoccer promotes a caring and inclusive environment where self-esteem, social skills, overall fitness and participation are emphasized over competition. TOPSoccer gets kids off the sidelines and allows them to participate in the game of soccer. Participants will be paired with a volunteer Buddy. Groups will be formed based on ability, not age. Each session will include fun ball activities and skills followed by small sided games. The TOPSoccer sessions will be run by JASA coaches and assisted by volunteer Buddies

TOPSoccer Buddies are invaluable volunteers who participate directly with individual players or within a team to enable participation in a soccer activity. They help the TOPSoccer players succeed. Compassion, patients, and the ability to work with children are some aspects of a volunteer buddy.

Who is a TOPSoccer Buddy?

  • Facilitator – a volunteer who helps a TOPSoccer athlete engage and enjoy playing soccer.
  • Participates with TOPSoccer players in training and matches
  • Buddies can be a teenager or adult
  • Buddies can be anyone who has a desire to enable TOPSoccer players to be successful and to have FUN!

FALL 2017 SEASON SCHEDULE:

  • Start Date: Sunday September 17th
  • Other Dates: September 24th, and October 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd
  • Practice/game sessions are held on Sunday
  • Time: Arrive 2:45 to check-in, Session runs 3-4:00 pm
  • Sessions held at JASA Soccer Field

300 Morgan Ln, Jacksonville, NC 28540

Questions? Contact

  • Renee Wernimont, JASA TOPSoccer Coordinator
  • Call 910-330-4118
  • Email:

JASA TOPSoccer is a volunteer opportunity for those students needing SAT hours, National Honor Society Hours for school

or Military Personal