Dreams

You can make a difference!

Are you living your dreams? When parents are expecting a child, they have dreams for their unborn baby. They dream of a super athlete, a great scholar, and a popular child who will grow up healthy and happy. They dream of dates, high school graduation, college, marriage and grandchildren. When their child is born, that child has his/her own dreams and the parents incorporate their childs dreams into their own. And the dreams change as their child grows.
Are you living your dreams? When parents are expecting a child, they have dreams for their unborn baby. They dream of a super athlete, a great scholar, and a popular child who will grow up healthy and happy. They dream of dates, high school graduation, college, marriage and grandchildren. When their child is born, that child has his/her own dreams and the parents incorporate their childs dreams into their own. And the dreams change as their child grows.

When a child with special needs is born to parents, their dreams change. Dreams are replaced with the reality that their child may have to struggle with health, school and acceptance. These parents create new dreams.

TOPSoccer is part of that dream. TOPSoccer, the Outreach Program for the physically and mentally disabled athlete provides a safe and fun environment for their child to participate in organized sports. These athletes compete with athletes of similar abilities. The TOPSoccer program is available in New York State West Youth Soccer Association. Currently there are programs in Binghamton, Buffalo, Oswego and Rochester. But the need for more programs remains. There are many athletes with special needs that need a place to play. Come be a part of our dream. The dream where every child who wants to play can compete at his/her own level with players of similar abilities.

You can make dreams come true!!! Contact Teresa Doermer at TOPSoccer@nyswysa.org to learn how you can make a difference.