TOPSoccer General Information

The TOPSoccer program is designed and administered by US Youth Soccer and its volunteer TOPSoccer committee provides meaningful learning, development and physical participation opportunities to these young athletes through the game of soccer.

ATHLETES
A TOPSoccer player is defined as any youth player between the ages of 4 and 19 who has a disability that limit their ability to perform at the level of play in which they have chosen to participate.

MISSION
TOPSoccer was formed to perpetuate the US Youth Soccer mission statement, which is, to foster the physical, mental and emotional growth and development through the sport of soccer at all levels of age and competition.

Our goal is to enable the thousands of young athletes with disabilities to develop their physical fitness, technical skills, courage and self-esteem, through the joy and excitement of playing soccer.

FACTS
Listed below are some amazing facts on the prevalence of disabilities within our society.  These facts are the latest available from the 1990 Census conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.

• There are 48.9 million people with disabilities.  7 million have mental disabilities
• 50,000 children a year become disabled through accidents.
• 150,000 babies are born each year with a birth defect.

AFFILIATED ASSOCIATIONS
US Youth Soccer
National Office 
899 Presidential Drive Office: 
Richardson, TX  75081 
Phone: (800) 4-SOCCER 
http://www.youthsoccer.org