US Youth Soccer Region IV

What is TOPSoccer? -- TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer) is a community-based training and team placement program designed for young athletes with physical and/or mental disabilities, organized by youth soccer association volunteers. The program is designed to bring the opportunity of learning and playing soccer to any boy or girl, who has a mental or physical disability, with emphasis on Player Development rather than on Competition. Players are placed on teams according to ability NOT by age.

The History of TOPSoccer -- TOPSoccer began in 1991, designed and administered by US Youth Soccer the nations largest youth sports organization and its volunteer TOPSoccer Committee, to provide meaningful learning, development, and physical participation opportunities to these young athletes through the game of soccer. There are thousands of children with disabilities who need, and can be provided the opportunity to play soccer through TOPSoccer. That opportunity exists for these athletes to achieve, develop, and compete according to their individual abilities. A whole new world awaits these children by the efforts of people like you, reaching out to bring them into the soccer family.

Why TOPSoccer? -- TOPSoccer furthers US Youth Soccer’s mission of fostering the physical, mental and emotional growth and development of America’s youth through the sport of soccer at all levels. In short, TOPSoccer takes kids from the sidelines to participating in the game. Ask the parents or participants of TOPSoccer and you’ll understand why TOPSoccer.