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

TOPSoccer Region 1
82 Lookout Avenue
Monongahela, PA  15063
Phone: (724) 379-5386
Fax: (724) 379-6742
http://www.topsoccer.org

PA WEST PROGRAMS Area Contact Phone Belle Vernon Lori Bronakowski 724-972-4701 California Norm Hasbrouck 724-938-3629 Cecil Don Campbell 724-746-0420 Erie Dan Perritano 814-898-6296 Hempfield Marlene Capretti 724-836-7900 ext 125 Monroeville Lynn Haselhoff 412-751-3018  Moon Anthony Grano 412-262-3568 Mt. Lebanon Bonnie Doran 412-359-4972 Natrona Heights Jan McCurdy 724-224-9106 North Hills Janet Wargo 412-366-0984  Penn Hills Jeff Snodgrass 412-371-0715 Penn Trafford  Tom Petter 724-733-0975 Shaler Mike Ehrenberger 412-486-8762 South Park Monica Maloy 412-835-9204 Squirrel Hill  Denise Schiller 412-422-1531 Washington Peggy Neason 724-379-5386