Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Soccer for Success to Hold Coaches Training
February 19 at Widener University


Residents of Chester and Upland interested in soccer or helping to promote healthy lifestyles for children in the community are invited learn more about the Chester Upland Soccer for Success program at a Coaches Training event on Tuesday, February 19 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Schwartz Athletic Center at Widener University.

Participants will learn about the Soccer for Success program and receive training to be a coach in the program by members of the U.S. Soccer Foundation. A free dinner will be provided. Registration is limited to the first 25 people who register.

To register, please contact Brent Jacquette, Widener University men’s soccer coach, atbjjacquette@widener.edu or call 610-499-4542. For more information on the Chester Upland Soccer for Success Program, visit http://chesteruplandsoccerforsuccess.org.

Widener University operates Soccer for Success through a grant from the U.S. Soccer Foundation. The program uses soccer as a tool to combat childhood obesity and promote healthy lifestyles for low-income students in the Chester Upland School District. 

Widener University is a private, metropolitan university that connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement. Dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, leadership development, and experiential learning are key components of the Widener experience. A comprehensive doctorate-granting university, Widener comprises eight schools and colleges that offer liberal arts and sciences, professional and pre-professional curricula leading to associate’s, baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degrees. The university’s campuses in Chester, Exton, and Harrisburg, Pa., and Wilmington, Del., serve some 6,500 students. Visit the university website, www.widener.edu.

About the U.S. Soccer Foundation
The U.S. Soccer Foundation is the Major Charitable Arm of Soccer in the United States.  Established in 1994, the U.S. Soccer Foundation has invested more than $55 million in all 50 states.  The U.S. Soccer Foundation supports programs and field building projects that provide underserved youth in urban communities with opportunities that promote positive behavior, healthy lifestyles, self-confidence and positive alternatives to drugs, crime and other at-risk behaviors.

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