The Boston Breakers are hoping a monthlong Kickstarter campaign will net the team $35,000 to finance an instructional video series for parents and coaches about the physical and emotional effects of soccer on young female players.
The Somerville-based professional soccer club is already a third of the way toward its goal, less than a week after kicking off its campaign. The project has a working title of "Beautiful: Teaching Girls Soccer the Boston Breakers Way."
"Beautiful," which features commentary from players, and coaching and sports medicine experts, will tackle such issues as concussions; how early prevention also can reduce risks of serious knee injuries; how girl players process coaching information differently than boys; and how girls mature socially faster than boys, making team dynamics critical.
"With this DVD, we want to enhance the game, enhance the education of young athletes and help grass-roots soccer develop," Breakers General Manager Lee Billiard told the Herald.
The Breakers have teamed up with Newton-based production company The Word Syndicate to tackle the project, which starts filming in mid-April. "Beautiful" is expected to be available in DVD and online by early summer.
"The emphasis on winning and competition actually prevents American youth soccer players from developing the way they potentially could," said Ralph Ranalli, The Word Syndicate's owner and executive producer, and president of Newton Girls Soccer. "(The Breakers) have got a vested interest in teaching soccer the right way because essentially that means better players will come out of the American system."
The team's Kickstarter campaign follows the recent creation of the Boston Breakers Academy, a program that focuses on developing young players technically, tactically and physically on the soccer field.
The project is also designed to enhance the Breakers brand, officials said. The Breakers currently play for the newly established, eight-team National Women's Soccer League, which draws star national team athletes from the United States, Canada and Mexico.
"It helps support youth soccer not only in Massachusetts, but it's going to help soccer all over the country," Billiard said. "We hope people see there is a need for it."
The Breakers kick off their 2013 season April 14 against the Washington Spirit at Somerville's Dilboy Stadium.
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
Breakers raise money for educational video
Dengan url
http://sedangapasaja.blogspot.com/2013/03/breakers-raise-money-for-educational.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
Breakers raise money for educational video
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
Breakers raise money for educational video
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar