Street Soccer USA brings Ladies First Initiative to Oak Park

Karma Dickerson reports

PART TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE BYSTAYING 6 FEET APART AND BYWASHING THEIR HANDS.

NEW FORYOU AT 11 STREET SOCCER USA ISTEAMING UP WITH U C DAVISHEALTH AND THE CALIFORNIASTORM FOR THE LADIES FIRSTINITIATIVE, FOX FORTY'S KARMADICKERSON HAS MORE FOR USABOUT THE GOAL OF UPLIFTINGGIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN HIGHKARMA.SO IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TOSCHOOL IN PERSON WHAT DOESTHAT MEAN FOR AFTER-SCHOOLPROGRAMS WILL TODAY IN OAKPARK THEY MADE AN EXCITINGINITIATIVE SHOWING THATTHEY'RE STILL GOING TO MAKE ANEFFORT TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN ANDDO IT IN A FUN WAY WE'RETALKING ABOUT KIDS SPORTSWE'RE RIGHT HERE ON THIS NEWFIELD UNVEILED AT THE OAK PARKCOMMUNITY CENTER FOR STRICTSOCCER USA, AND IT'S GOING TOBE PART OF WHAT THEY CALL ALADIES FIRST INITIATIVE, ACOLLABORATION BETWEEN STREETSOCCER USA YOU SEE DAVIS ANDTHE CALIFORNIA STORM LOCALSOCCER TEAM.

THEY'RE TEAMINGUP TO PROVIDE A MENTORSHIPPROGRAM AND PRACTICE FACILITYFOR YOUNG WOMEN IN THE PARKCOMMUNITY IT'S A BASICALLY ANAFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT'SGOING TO ALLOW YOUNG WOMAN ACHANCE TO CONNECT WITH SOMELEADERS IN ALSO LEARN A NEWSPORT, IT'S INTERESTINGBECAUSE THIS IS ON THEFACILITY OF THE UPPERCOMMUNITY CENTER ARE THEREALREADY IS A TRADITIONALSOCCER FIELD, BUT THEY SAYWHAT THEY'RE DOING HERE TODAYIS PART OF A SPECIAL PROGRAMTO INTRODUCE PEOPLE WHO MAYBENEVER HAVE PLAYED SOCCERBEFORE WHO MIGHT FEELINTIMIDATED AND THEY ALSO WANTTO MAKE SURE THEIR GUIDINGTHEM THROUGH THE PROCESS THEYHAD A LOT OF DIGNITARIES OUTTODAY OF SOME LOCAL LEADERS,INCLUDING THE SACRAMENTOMAYORS AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS AND ALSO SOMEALL-STARS INCLUDING A BRANDYCHESS TEEN WHO IS A FORMEROLYMPIAN A WORLD CUP WINNER,AND I KIND OF PERSON WHO KILLSFROM RIGHT HERE IN NORTHERNCALIFORNIA.

HERE'S WHAT SHEHAD TO SAY ABOUT UNVEILINGTHIS PROGRAM.IF WE CAN CREATE A BIGGERCOMMUNITY WHO BUYS INTOKNOWING THAT EVERYBODYDESERVES EQUAL OPPORTUNITY WHODESERVES A PLACE TO PLAY WHODESERVES TO BE EDUCATED.

HEDESERVES TO JUST THE THEIRBEST.

I IMAGINE WHAT CAN BEPOSSIBLE BECAUSE YES OF COURSEIT'S NOT JUST ABOUT WHATTHEY'RE DOING IT'S ABOUT WHERETHEY'RE DOING IT MAKING THATEFFORT TO REACH OUT TOCOMMUNITIES THAT MAYBE DON'THAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES.FOR THIS KIND OF FACILITYFOR A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM ORACCESS TO SPORTS AND NOW INTHIS TIME OF COVID THEY'RESEEING IT AS EVEN MOREESSENTIAL TO HONOR THESEOPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE THESTUDENTS ARE INCREASINGLY MOREDISTANCE AND NOT HAVING THESAME KIND OF OPPORTUNITIES FORINTERACTION FOR MENTORSHIP FORSPORTS.

THEY SAY THIS IS RIGHTON TIME REPORTING FROM PARKCOUNTY DICKERSON FOX 40 NEWS.