LA

America SCORES LA uses soccer as a means to succeed in life. It promotes a healthy lifestyle, fosters teamwork, and builds self-confidence. The values taught on the field extend into the children’s lives and allow them to grow as players and individuals.

The LA seasons are held for ten weeks in the Fall and Spring at all four of our schools.  We hold a game day every Friday at which our elementary school teams have a chance to play each other on a turf field. In addition to this, we have programming all year at Charnock Road Elementary and have a winter season at Palms Middle School.

We use soccer to reach our health/fitness goals, as well as to develop a sense of teamwork, self-esteem and leadership among students. By encouraging teamwork we teach our students to work collaboratively and with their peers.

Soccer is:

• A directed sport, providing numerous opportunities for skills development in decision-making and leadership.
• A game of physical endurance, which has resulted in statistically significant improvements in fitness levels among our participants.
• The most popular sport in the world, and one that is culturally relevant for a significant amount of the SCORES population.
• Delivered by well-trained teacher-coaches who follow our curriculum

Students begin every soccer practice with a Challenge Game, which frames the rest of the day’s activities.  Presented in fun, interactive ways, Challenge Games set the tone by placing students in collaborative situations.  For each practice, coaches select a Challenge Game from one of three categories:

1. Teamwork, Leadership and Commitment
2. Conflict Resolution
3. Health

Then teams have Soccer Drills to develop and hone their skills. We work on a variety of fundamental skills including: dribbling, passing, goalkeeping and shooting. By carrying over principles introduced in the Challenge Games into the practice, we encourage our students to become health-conscious, team-oriented, and committed soccer players. In the final portion of the day, students Scrimmage with their teams.