* This program is not currently being offerred. *

SOUTHWEST SOCCER PROGRAM

The Santa Rosa Recreation & Parks Department Neighborhood Services is excited to announce the return of the Southwest Soccer Program. It is a FREE program serving youth ages 8 - 14! This year, the program will be offered on Saturdays and is open to the public. Southwest Soccer is an informal, drop-in program for which kids can sign up in advance, at the site, and at anytime throughout the duration of the program.

When is this program offered?
The Southwest Soccer Program will be offered at four locations in Santa Rosa beginning Saturday, April 4, 2009 and concluding with a tournament at Southwest Community Park on Saturday, June 27, 2009.

How can I register my child?
Registration forms are available at each site during program hours. Completed registration forms can be submitted to Recreation & Parks staff at each program site during program hours. One registration form must be completed per child per site.

Why have a Southwest Soccer Program? What does it offer?
The Southwest Soccer Program is designed to give youth a fun and safe place to be when school is not in session; providing them an opportunity to develop skills, build character, and partake in challenging fun activity. Besides the program’s emphasis on the physical and health aspects of the sport, the soccer program provides students with vital developmental assets which help them make safe and healthy choices in their teen years.

Like many of our other Neighborhood Services Programs, this program exemplifies our continued commitment to our community’s youth by providing them asset based programming in the neighborhoods where they live. Weekends are a critical time for our youth. That time can be a time of risk to kid’s health and safety or an opportunity to learn and grow in a protected environment. These programs not only help relieve the stress of today’s busy families but offer kids a fun place to “hang out” with their friends in a supervised setting on Saturdays.