SECAUCUS, N.J. - The New York Red Bulls proudly announced that the Hanover Township Soccer Club has become a "Student of the Game" partner for the 2007 season.
"The Red Bulls are happy to announce that Hanover Township SC has signed on as our latest Student of the Game partner for 2007. We are excited to have the club come on board this season, and we look forward to hosting events in the Hanover area as well as at Giants Stadium this season," said Red Bulls Director of Sales and Fan Services Richard Searls. "We will be announcing more Student of the Game partners shortly; however due to the high volume of deliverables included in this program, we are limiting the number of Student of the Game partners to just twenty."
Jim Herbert, the president of Hanover Township SC added, "In previous years, Hanover SC left it up to individual teams to attend Red Bull games and the responsibility to arrange everything was placed on the coach. This season we decided to have the entire club involved to promote both our travel and recreational players to attend a game or two a year."
The Student of the Game program is designed to provide youth soccer clubs in the tri-state area with a series of educational, motivational and inspirational benefits to assist players and 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 Outing at Giants Stadium for a Red Bulls 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.
"The best way to promote soccer is by seeing the game played at a high level, and we feel our relationship with the Red Bulls strengthen our club," said Herbert.
Through this partnership, a member of the Red Bulls coaching staff will travel to Hanover Township to lead the club's coaches through a clinic and give them tips on game strategy and team tactics. The Red Bulls will assist soccer clubs with their fundraising efforts throughout the season and organize sportsmanship clinics designed by specialists to help create players who are successful both on and off the field.
Additionally, players, coaches and parents from the Hanover Township Soccer Club will be able to develop personal relationships with Red Bulls players through player appearances at their respective home fields.
"We are looking forward to the guest appearance in our town of a Red Bulls player and are looking to build it into our fall registration," said Herbert.
For more information on the Student of the Game program, please contact the New York Red Bulls at 1-877-RBSOCCER.
