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TOPSoccer - The Outreach Program for Soccer

Click on the logo to go the national US Youth Soccer TOPSoccer Website
TOPSoccer, The Outreach Program for Soccer, is a New York State West and US Youth Soccer official program. This program is designed for children with disabilities, ages 5 to 21. This program accommodates all disabilities whether mental or physical. This is an exciting program that brings the joy of playing soccer to players who have not traditionally had a place in the youth soccer system.

The key to this program is flexibility. TOPSoccer can offer opportunities such as single day clinics, jamborees, weekly training, individual skills programs and even recreational league play. TOPSoccer is fully supported with training materials, assessment tools and a statewide support network to help get local programs off the ground.

Several TOPSoccer programs are up and running in our state. For more information about TOPSoccer, contact Teresa Doermer at TOPSoccer@nyswysa.org.

2nd Annual TOPSoccer AIM Tournament Jamboree
May 24th

NYS West Youth Soccer Association and the Amherst International Memorial Tournament will host its 2nd Annual TOPSoccer Jamboree on Saturday May 24th from 12:00 – 1:30 pm at the North French Soccer complex (Intersection of I990 and North French Road, Amherst, NY). The Jamboree will be held on Field 1 – the field closest to the parking lot.
This event is FREE. The Jamboree is open to and any boy or girl with a disability ages 5 – 21 that is interested in a fun day of playing soccer !


For questions, please email Scot Boniface at topsoccer@nyswysa.org

 

 

First Syracuse TOPSoccer Jamboree a success
Next Jamboree schedule for March 15

The first Syracuse TOPSoccer Jamboree was held at the The Ultimate Goal Family Sports Center in Marcellus, New York. Colleen Amedro and Kevin Flynn organized the event and plan on having a 6 week TOPSoccer session this summer.

Scot Bonafice ran the session for 16 players and 15 volunteers. The players enjoyed going to different stations learning new soccer skills. At the end, they played a game. Overall the Jamboree was a great success!

 Please email flyc@hotmail.com for more information about the summer session.

An additional Syracuse Jamboree will be held at LeMoyne College organized by Tom Bonus on Saturday March 15th - Registration from 10:00–10:30am JAMBOREE from 10:30 – 12:00 pm

Please email bonustp@lemoyne.edu for more information about this event. 

Syracuse TOPSoccer Jamboree
March 15th, 2008
NYSW TOPSoccer is excited to bring a TOPSoccer Jamborees to the Syracuse area on March 15th.  There is no cost to players who participate in the jamboree and every player gets a jamboree T-shirt.  Click ’learn more’ for all the details.
Rochester Winter TOPSoccer Set
See Rochester Area TOPSoccer page for details!

Rochester’s Winter TOPSoccer Program is getting ready to go.  See the Rochester Area news on the TOPSoccer page for complete dates, details and contact information.

Buffalo Winter 2008 TOPSoccer Dates are set.
Buffalo’s Winter TOPSoccer Program is getting ready to go.  See the Buffalo Area news on the TOPSoccer page for complete dates, details and contact information.
The AIM Tournament Buffalo TOPSoccer Jamboree was a great success!!!
A BIG Thank you to Brian Lang and the Amherst Soccer Club for hosting this event and to Scot, Ginny, Nancy, Christine, Jerry, Jimmy, Mark and Chris for running another Jamboree.  We couldn't do it without you!!!
A local TV station - Channel 4 - came out to interview us and video the event.
 
Lockport Jamboree at Success

The Lockport Jamboree held on Saturday, April 28, 2007 was a great success. Erin Minderler and her volunteers from the Lockport area hosted the Jamboree. The Kenan Center generously donated the facility for the event to take place. The players and volunteers were given special Jamboree T-shirts donated by SCORE and New York State West. This event was a preview to the upcoming Niagara TOPSoccer League that will take place on Thursday evenings starting June 14th. All players can register at the first session. It will be at the Kenan Center – outdoor field – starting at 6 pm on Thursday, June 14th running for 6 weeks. Volunteers are always needed. Please contact Erin Minderler at mailto:eminderler@yahoo.com for more information.

For photos from the event - please click here.


Coaching TOP Soccer Athletes
Presentation from 2007 US Youth Soccer Workshop

The following document was presented at the 2007 US Youth Soccer Coachs Workshop and Convention in St. Louis entitled:

Coaching TOP Soccer Athletes

TOPSoccer's special teams have a ball
From the Buffalo Evening News
By Bob Dicesare of the Buffalo Evening News

The warm-up shots arrive one after another, but Danny Tamburlin is up to the task. He kicks out his left foot to make one stop, shoots out his left arm to make another.

"Great save," shouts volunteer Mark Spacone. "That one was going upper corner where mama hides the cookies."
 
Danny, 12, beams.
 
In many ways this could be any soccer field on any summer night in Western New York, with children making their way up and down a pitch lined with parents urging them on. But there is one inescapable difference.
TOPSoccer Video
You can download a TOPSoccer promo video that was produced in Buffalo by Chris Miller. This is a very big file (78MB), so please be patient.

Download Here or watch in the player below.

Dreams
You can make a difference!
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, that child has his/her own dreams and the parents incorporate their child’s dreams into their own. And the dreams change as their child grows.
How to Conduct a TOPSoccer Practice
PowerPoint Presentations from the recent Region 1 TOPSoccer Seminar
In March of 2006 the 15 States of Region 1 sent their TOPSoccer representative to Balitmore for a summit on the status of TOPSoccer within the Region.  The following PowerPoint presentations came from that conference and are posted here to share with all who are interested in working with special needs athletes.

Other Opportunities for Special Needs Athletes



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