Leveling the Pitch
The East Brunswick Soccer Club's TOP Soccer Program gets athletes with disabilities on the soccer field for fun and exercise.
Dom Mastro has seen first hand what a difference something as simple as being on a team and playing a sport can make in the life of a youngster. A coach with three children involved in the East Brunswick Soccer Club, he’s coached dozens and seen how they benefit from exercise, teamwork and making new friends. But what really got him interested in the East Brunswick Soccer Club’s TOP Soccer Program was his nephew. “My nephew has Cerebral Palsy, we’re always around him and it never stopped him. He was always playing - wrestling, basketball, soccer - and that made me want to get involved in this taking off in town.” TOP Soccer is designed to bring the game of soccer to boys and girls with special needs by pairing each with a “buddy” to assist…
John Saccenti
10:32 am on Thursday, March 17, 2011
That is the all purpose field they will be practicing on. The Level Playing Field. more ›