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(August 11, 2007)R-NEWS Aticle: "Soccer club brings families together"
by Rocco Vertuccio
photo by Jeff Hamson
Published Aug 11, 2007 |
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Kids of all different backgrounds in Monroe County are promoting diversity by getting their kicks. They took part in a youth soccer program at Freddie Thomas High School Saturday.
The RiverFlow Soccer Club organized it with a goal, not at the net, but a social goal – to bring families of all different races and religions together to play the sport they love in the heart of the city.
“We’re not only looking to build soccer stars, we are looking to build better people,” said Deon Rodgers, RiverFlow Soccer Club. “When you mix this different variables together kids from different economical religious and different races together they get a better understanding. Soccer is the tool."
Coaches volunteer their time for these games. The players come from Victor, Webster, Brockport, and different parts of the city.
The club recently won a grant from the U.S. Youth Soccer Foundation. The money will help the club develop girls soccer teams for next season.
(June 5, 2007) River Flow Soccer Start Girls (ROCHESTER, NY). The River Flow Soccer Soccer Club is the recipient of a Girls Soccer Start Program Grant from the US Youth Soccer Foundation. Soccer Start is designed to introduce the sport of soccer to youngsters living in communities not yet served by existing clubs and leagues.
River Flow Soccer Club is more than the only travel soccer club in Rochester, N.Y., consisting of players primarily from the inner city. They are a community dedicated to building productive, responsible citizens actively involved in bridging racial, cultural, and economic divides. Founded in 2005, participating players originally from Somalia, Congo, Jamaica and Puerto Rico (just to name a few) play on the same team everyday devoid of any international conflict. Other players have come from war stricken countries and have managed to make their way to the United States by way of a refugee passport. “Off the field, they speak many languages, but on the field, they all speak ONE,” says President Deon Rodgers.
The mission of the River Flow Soccer Club is to use soccer as a vehicle for positive change in some of the more economically depressed areas of Rochester. River Flow players not only take part in year-round soccer training and matches but are provided academic, cultural, life skill and community programs. Rodgers has been working with male teenage athletes for a number of years and is now focusing his efforts on the ongoing demand for the females to play.
(Source: Soccer Start Press Release)
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(June 4, 2007) RFSC Launches "New Website" (Rochester, NY). This year the Club is streamlining operations by adopting a comprehensive online registration, secure payment and organization management solution. This solution will save parents, volunteers and coaches time by enabling parents to register and pay online at their convenience 24 hours a day 7 days a week. This new system will allow mass e-mails to members, as well as a monthly newsletter.
Our Board of Directors have established a goal for the 2007 soccer season that all River Flow members will visit our website on a daily bases. The webpage will be updated on a daily bases to help streamline operational issues.
Key New Features:
*Payments Online
*Camp/Clinic Registration
*Mass e-mail system
*Monthly News Letter
*Individual Player Profiles
*Team Pages
*Team Store
*Team Calendar
*Organizational Calendar
Kids of all different backgrounds in Monroe County are promoting diversity by getting their kicks.
They took part in a youth soccer program at Freddie Thomas High School Saturday.
The RiverFlow Soccer Club organized it with a goal, not at the net, but a social goal – to bring families of all different races and religions to play the sport they love in the heart of the city.
“We’re not only looking to build soccer stars, we are looking to build better people,” said Deon Rodgers, RiverFlow Soccer Club. “When you mix this different variables together kids from different economical religious and different races together they get a better understanding. Soccer is the tool."
Coaches volunteer their time for these games.
The players come from Victor, Webster, Brockport, and different parts of the city.
The club recently won a grant from the U.S. Youth Soccer Foundation. The money will help the club develop girls soccer teams for next season.
Kids of all different backgrounds in Monroe County are promoting diversity by getting their kicks. They took part in a youth soccer program at Freddie Thomas High School Saturday.
The RiverFlow Soccer Club organized it with a goal, not at the net, but a social goal – to bring families of all different races and religions to play the sport they love in the heart of the city.
“We’re not only looking to build soccer stars, we are looking to build better people,” said Deon Rodgers, RiverFlow Soccer Club. “When you mix this different variables together kids from different economical religious and different races together they get a better understanding. Soccer is the tool."
Coaches volunteer their time for these games.
The players come from Victor, Webster, Brockport, and different parts of the city.
The club recently won a grant from the U.S. Youth Soccer Foundation. The money will help the club develop girls soccer teams for next season.
The RiverFlow Soccer Club organized it with a goal, not at the net, but a social goal – to bring families of all different races and religions to play the sport they love in the heart of the city.
“We’re not only looking to build soccer stars, we are looking to build better people,” said Deon Rodgers, RiverFlow Soccer Club. “When you mix this different variables together kids from different economical religious and different races together they get a better understanding. Soccer is the tool."
Coaches volunteer their time for these games. The players come from Victor, Webster, Brockport, and different parts of the city.
The club recently won a grant from the U.S. Youth Soccer Foundation. The money will help the club develop girls soccer teams for next season.
The RiverFlow Soccer Club organized it with a goal, not at the net, but a social goal – to bring families of all different races and religions to play the sport they love in the heart of the city.
“We’re not only looking to build soccer stars, we are looking to build better people,” said Deon Rodgers, RiverFlow Soccer Club. “When you mix this different variables together kids from different economical religious and different races together they get a better understanding. Soccer is the tool."
Coaches volunteer their time for these games. The players come from Victor, Webster, Brockport, and different parts of the city.
The club recently won a grant from the U.S. Youth Soccer Foundation. The money will help the club develop girls soccer teams for next season.