HOUSTON, TX - Bellaire Soccer Club becomes that latest club to partner with the Houston Dynamo in their "Student of the Game" program.
"Bellaire has been a strong supporter of ours from our first game here in Houston ", said Dynamo President & General Manager Oliver Luck. "The Dynamo are excited and proud to build upon this very special relationship with Bellaire Soccer Club," said Luck.
The Dynamo Student of the Game program was established in an effort to provide Houston and surrounding youth soccer leagues with an education-based curriculum that will further enhance youth players, coaches and parents' soccer knowledge and appreciation for the game. The Dynamo program motivates and educates by providing partner leagues with exclusive access to the Dynamo coaches and players through coaching clinics and appearances, among other benefits.
"We are really excited about the Dynamo's Student of the Game program," said Bellaire SC president, Tom Mitchell. "It's a great opportunity for Bellaire Soccer Club to expose our players to soccer at its highest level at game time and beyond," said Mitchell. The Student of the Game program is designed to provide youth soccer clubs in the metro- Houston area with a series of educational, motivational and inspirational benefits to assist players but also coaches and parents. The recruitment and retention of parent volunteers remains a challenge for most youth soccer organizations. The "Student of the Game" program provides clubs with various tools aimed at assisting in this area. One aspect of the program is a special Club-Night-Out at Robertson Stadium for a Dynamo home game. The purpose of this outing is to give youth players the opportunity to watch a game live, learn from professionals and provide parents an opportunity to meet each other in a social setting. The "Club Night Out" is the ultimate team-building event that will allow registered soccer players from Bellaire Soccer Club an opportunity to come out to a Houston Dynamo home game.
"Since the inception of the Dynamo we have hosted many players, coaches and parents from Bellaire Soccer Club. We were pleased to stage our community day in Bellaire in October. We are pleased that Bellaire has demonstrated the vision necessary to become a partner in our Student of the Game program. Several other youth soccer organizations in the area are currently considering the Student of the Game program. Due to the high volume of deliverables provided by the Dynamo, we are limiting the number of partners to just twenty. At the current rate of interest, this program will be fully subscribed before kick-off of the 2007 MLS season." said Dynamo, Sr. VP Sales and Marketing, Steven N. Powell.
