A League for YOU!
We are so excited and proud to welcome you to New Mexico United TOPSoccer, a FREE program aimed at helping New Mexicans of EVERY ability level fall in love with the Beautiful Game! Learn how to become a TOPSoccer Athlete, Coach, or Buddy! Sign up today!
What is TOPSoccer?
The Somos Unidos Foundation is proud to work alongside incredible partners who care about putting community first. Together, we’re excited to bring this important program to Kraemer Fields in Spring, 2025!
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US Youth Soccer TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer) is a recreational sports program for children and adults with intellectual, emotional, or physical disabilities offered only through local US Youth Soccer-affiliated soccer clubs. TOPSoccer provides people with diverse abilities an opportunity to play soccer in a structured environment that is safe, fun, supportive, and inclusive.Item description
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TOPSoccer lets every participant know that the Beautiful Game is a welcoming place for YOU!
Benefits for Participants
SOCIAL SKILLS – Players interact with their volunteer Buddy and other athletes in a fun, group setting and learn proper social behaviors.
TEAMWORK – Players learn to trust someone else and rely on them through soccer activities and games.
PERSEVERANCE – Players might encounter difficulties with activities, but they will be encouraged to keep trying and overcome challenges.
CONFIDENCE – Players will achieve success on the field that carries over to their lives off the field in so many ways!Item description
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TOPSoccer athlete sign-ups are underway NOW! Click the link below to register your athlete TODAY!
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Want to support the TOPSoccer community? Sign up to be a coach today!
TOPSoccer coaches and administrators have taken formal USYS education and certification training that assists them in successfully delivering the program. In addition to providing coaching strategies and tactics specifically for children with special needs, the training identifies the traits of the most common disabilities and provides guidance on how to modify typical soccer practice activities so everyone can be successful.
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Buddies make TOPSoccer go!
Each participant is assigned a volunteer, trained “Buddy,” who is typically a little older and neurotypical. This Buddy works with their player individually and makes sure they are safe, engaged, supported, and having fun. The player-Buddy relationship is maintained throughout the course of a season, resulting in strong interpersonal bonds and an establishment of trust and confidence that allows each player to achieve their full potential.
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Play will be held every Sunday between March 2nd - April 6th, 2025 at Kraemer Fields in Albuquerque. Play kicks off at around noon, and lasts about an hour and a half. The season will end with a fun, exciting festival!