Cleveland Alliance Soccer Assoc

CLEVELAND ALLIANCE SOCCER ASSOCIATIONS INITIAL ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON YOUTH SOCCER INSTRUCTION THROUGH REGULAR INSTRUCTION (90%) AND SEASONALINSTRUCTIONAL CAMPS (10%). SINCE ITS FOUNDATION IN 2007 THE CLEVELANDALLIANCE SOCCER ASSOCIATION HAS ANNUALLY ORGANIZED LEAGUES, TOURNAMENTS AND EVENTS FOR HUNDREDS OF TEAMS AND THOUSANDS OF YOUNG ATHLETES. MANY OF THE PARTICIPANTS HAVE THE BROADENED THEIR SOCIAL EXPERIENCES AND GREATLYINCREASED THEIR OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET PEOPLE OF OTHER RELIGIONS, RACES AND NATIONALITIES. CLEVELAND ALLIANCE SOCCER ASSOCIATIONS ACTIVITIES RECENTLY SPAN BOTH THEINDOOR AND OUTDOOR SOCCER SEASONS AND ARE DIVIDED INTO ONGOING INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR ORGANIZED TEAMS (90%), REGULAR AND SEASONALINSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES NOT LIMITED TO CHILDREN PARTICIPATING ON CASA TEAMS (8%), AND CLINICS FOR YOUTH SOCCER COACHES (2%). ORGANIZED LEAGUEACTIVITIES CONSIST OF ONE TO TWO GAMES PER WEEK OVER AN 8-10 WEEK SEASONAND ONE OR TWO TOURNAMENTS PER SEASON. THE TOURNAMENTS ARE OPEN TOENROLLMENT FROM TEAMS ACROSS THE USA AND WE HAVE TEAMS COME FROM CANADA,MEXICO AND EUROPE. MEMBER CLUBS ARE ENCOURAGED TO INCLUDE ALL YOUNG ATHLETES REGARDLESS OF THE CURRENT FAMILY SITUATION. THIS ALLOWS CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN A GROUP SPORT ENVIRONMENT AND IMPROVE THEIR SOCCER SKILLS EVEN IF THEY DO NOT HAVE THE TIME, SUPPORT OR FINANCES TO COMMIT TO A TEAM. CLEVELAND ALLIANCE SOCCER ASSOCIATION ALSO HOSTS REGULAR SKILL CLINICS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR DESIGNED TO ALLOW CHILDREN TO FOCUS ON SOCCER-SPECIFIC SKILLS, SUCH AS DRIBBLING OR PASSING AND TRAPPING. THESE CLINICS ARE OPEN TO CASA TEAM MEMBERS, PARTICIPANTS IN OTHER LEAGUES, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED YOUTH. SEASONAL INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES ALSO INCLUDE A DAY SOCCER CAMP HELD FOR A FULL WEEK EACH SUMMER. ALL CHILDREN INTERESTED IN IMPROVING THEIR SOCCER SKILLS ARE WELCOME TO THESE CAMPS THE ORGANIZERS OF CLEVELAND ALLIANCE SOCCER ASSOCIATION INTEND TO CONTINUE THEIR CURRENT ACTIVITIES IN THE FUTURE, WITH TIME ALLOCATIONS TO REMAIN CONSISTENT ANNUALLY - APPROXIMATELY 90% OF TIME DEVOTED TO ONGOINGACTIVITIES FOR ORGANIZED TEAMS, 8% FOR REGULAR AND SEASONAL INSTRUCTIONALACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN NOT LIMITED TO TEAM PARTICIPANTS, AND 2% TO CLINICS FOR YOUTH SOCCER COACHES. CLEVELAND ALLIANCE SOCCER ASSOCIATION WILL CONTINUE WORK WITH FAMILIES TO ENSURE THAT ALL INTERESTED CHILDREN CAN PARTICIPATE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR PARENTS FINANCIAL SITUATIONS, AND TO KEEP ALL SKILL CLINICS AND DAY CAMPS OPEN TO ALL CHILDREN, NOT MERELY THOSE WHO ARE MEMBERS OF CLEVELAND ALLIANCE SOCCER ASSOCIATION TEAMS.CLEVELAND ALLIANCE SOCCER ASSOCIATION IS DISTINCTIVE IN THAT IT PROVIDES ALL INTERESTED YOUNG ATHLETES WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND PLAY IN ACOMPETITIVE, STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT THAT GENERALLY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TOTHOSE CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS CAN AFFORD HIGH FEES FOR INSTRUCTION ANDEQUIPMENT. THE PROGRAMS ORGANIZERS WORK WITH PARENTS TO MAKE THE SPORTACCESSIBLE TO ALL CHILDREN BY ALLOWING PARENTS AND GUARDIANS TO PAY ONLYWHAT THEY CAN AFFORD. NONPROFIT STATUS WOULD ALLOW CLEVELAND ALLIANCESOCCER ASSOCIATION TO UNDERTAKE FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD MAKE THE ENTIRE YOUTH SPORTS PROCESS MORE AFFORDABLE FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS AND ALLOW THE LEAGUE TO UNDERWRITE THE COST OF INSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT FOR CHILDREN WHOSE FAMILIES ARE UNABLE TO SHOULDER THE FULL BURDEN OF THESE EXPENSES. NONPROFIT STATUS WILL AID CLEVELAND ALLIANCE SOCCER ASSOCIATION IN ITS MISSION TO HELP CHILDREN BECOME BETTER SOCCER PLAYERS AND, MOREIMPORTANTLY, TO AID THEM IN DEVELOPING THE COGNITIVE, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS THEY WILL NEED TO MEET THE CHALLENGES LIFE HOLDS FOR THEM IN YEARS TO COME.