Sol Soccer Club invites Santa Barbara area girls to participate in one of their Free Spring Soccer Clinics beginning Wednesday, April 9 at La Colina Junior High School. The Free Spring Clinics offer a special opportunity for girls who are interested in playing on a Sol SC team to meet their coaches and experience club soccer or come just to learn about the wonderful game of soccer.
The Clinics are 2 hour sessions over 4-days starting at 4:30 PM, with check-in beginning at 4:00 PM. Each session includes soccer instruction as well as games and will be led by experienced, friendly soccer coaches. Participants can register online at www.solsoccer.org.
Following the clinics, participants are invited to join a Sol team for the 2014-2015 soccer season which runs August to May.
Sol SC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that was established to provide female athletes between the ages of 6 and 18 with soccer specific training, instruction, and clinic participation aimed at increasing their interest and involvement in the sport of soccer.
Participation in sports play a major role in promoting the healthy development of girls. Regular physical activity can reduce symptoms of stress and depression among girls. Girls who participate in sports are more likely to experience academic success and graduate from high school than those who do not play sports. Girls who play sports in high school go on to earn 7% higher annual wages than their non-athlete peers.
“Being a member of the Sol Soccer Club will connect girls to the larger soccer community. This community offers positive, physically active, female soccer playing role models that they may not otherwise be exposed to,” said d’Alary Dalton, CEO and Founder. “I want all girls to experience the joys of soccer and all of the benefits of sports participation.”
