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TOP Soccer is a soccer league whose sole purpose is to get children
off the sidelines and into the game! We strive to accommodate
any player who has a desire to play the world's greatest sport.
By using the talents of dedicated coaches and volunteers, we provide
the resources to allow each player, regardless of their abilities,
to experience the joys that sports can offer. We have four different
age groups, divided by age and abilities, so that every player
can compete at the level best suited to them. It is our desire
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Our Locations We have practice and game fields throughout Metropolitan Cincinnati. In the Spring, we utilize three indoor facilities: The Cincinnati Sports Mall on Town Drive in Wilder, KY, Wall2Wall Soccer on Rt 42 in Mason and The Western Sports Mall on Ferguson Road in Harrison. In the Fall, games rotate between three outdoor fields: Miami Meadows Park in Milford, Hope Church in Mason and Westside Soccer Complex on Harrison Avenue. Our
Goal
Cincinnati TOP Soccer allows every child with special needs in Cincinnati
the opportunity to participate, contribute, and excel in the
game of soccer. The TOP Soccer program not only gives young athletes with disabilities an opportunity to play soccer, it serves as a feeder program to recruit, assess and train players to participate in competitions offered by existing sports organizations for people with disabilities and mainstreams higher ability players on to youth soccer teams. TOP Soccer was designed not as a competitor to the programs run by other sports organizations for people with disabilities, but rather as a complementary program that works hand in hand with organizations like Special Olympics to expand the overall and competition opportunities for people with disabilities. The TOP Soccer program often works as a feeder program: recruiting, assessing, and training new soccer players who would benefit from opportunities sponsored by these sports organizations. Most sports opportunities currently offered to young people with disabilities are school based. Many parents of these young people would like their child to participate in the same community sports program as their non-disabled brothers and sisters -- to wear the same club uniform, play at the same fields, go to the same awards banquets, and if appropriate, play on a non-disabled team. TOP Soccer can fill this need. The TOP Soccer program has also helped introduce the Unified Soccer Camp in many areas, a concept developed by Special Olympics. The Unified Soccer Camp brings together disabled and non-disabled soccer players in a positive and fun environment, hopefully breaking down social barriers through a common love of the game. A basic TOP Soccer program consists of two vital components. The first is a field site where soccer players with disabilities can receive high-quality training to help develop their soccer skills. Training sessions could include activities such as scrimmages, small-sided games (3 v 3, 4 v 4) and tournaments. The second component of the TOP Soccer program is an ongoing player assessment process that places participants in the most appropriate playing situation, including placement on non-disabled, intramural and club teams, or involvement in programs established by other sports associations for people with disabilities (i.e., Special Olympics). Our program is uniquely tailored to meet the needs of children who have mental or physical disabilities. All our players are on an IEP (Individualized Education Prpogram) receiving physical and/or occupational therapy as part of their school curriculum. We have many children with Down syndrome, Autism, and a variety of other syndromes. We have children who use crutches, walkers and even wheelchairs. We also have players who have sight or hearing impairments. We try our best to accommodate all children with a desire to play. If there is a doubt as to whether your child can (and should) play with us, please ask! We also ask that our players wait until the year they turn 4 years old, and may continue to play through high school. |
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