Second-annual Sporting Kansas City Free Youth Soccer Clinic this week at Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center - Postponed

UPDATE!

Kansas City, MO — Due to the threat of inclement weather, Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center and Sporting Kansas City have postponed their free youth soccer clinic. Originally scheduled for tomorrow, September 12, 2019, from 5 to 7:30 PM, at the Health Center’s Downtown Campus, organizers will announce the updated plan for the event next week.

The Sporting Kansas City Recycle Your Game Free Youth Soccer Clinic provides an opportunity for boys and girls ages 3 to 12 to learn basic skills and soccer techniques from Sporting KC Youth Soccer and Sporting KC Academy coaches, as well as Sporting KC players, and receive gently-used soccer equipment. 2019 marks the second year of the event, which includes a post-clinic autograph session for participants to get exclusive Sporting KC player autographs.

More than 130 children were registered for the soccer clinic prior to registration closing Tuesday evening. Parents looking for more information can visit the Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center Facebook page, www.facebook.com/RodgersHealth.

Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center and Sporting Kansas City’s charitable foundation, The Victory Project, will host a free youth soccer clinic at the Health Center’s Downtown Campus this Thursday, September 12, 2019, from 5 to 7:30 PM. Located at 825 Euclid Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, the Health Center will host boys and girls ages 3 to 12 as they learn basic soccer skills and receive gently-used soccer equipment.

The Sporting Kansas City Recycle Your Game Free Youth Soccer Clinic provides an opportunity for boys and girls ages 3 to 12 to learn basic skills and soccer techniques from Sporting KC Youth Soccer and Sporting KC Academy coaches and Sporting KC players and receive gently-used soccer equipment. 2019 marks the second year of the event, which includes a post-clinic autograph signing for participants to get exclusive Sporting KC player autographs.

Over 120 aspiring soccer stars had registered for the event as of Monday afternoon, and registration continues through Tuesday, September 10. Parents wishing to register their children can visit the Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center Facebook page, www.facebook.com/RodgersHealth, for more information, and to download the registration form.

About Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center

Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center has been a leader in providing quality health care in the Kansas City area since 1968. A nonprofit community health center, our experienced and dedicated team of board-certified physicians, nurses, therapists and support staff provided medical, dental and behavioral health services to more than 24,000 patients in more than 38 different languages in 2018. Those patients span in age from infants, children and teens, to adults and seniors, who rely on us to meet their health care needs. Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center is now in its 51st year, and we continue our efforts to make Dr. Rodgers’ vision of high quality, compassionate, affordable health care for all a reality.

About The Victory Project

Sporting Club, the parent organization of Sporting Kansas City, launched The Victory Project in 2013 to unite its players, staff and fans to help children battling cancer and all of life’s challenges. Since then, the foundation has raised over $1.5 million to support its mission and better the lives of children throughout the Kansas City area. To learn more about The Victory Project or to make a donation, visit VictoryKC.org.

For more information, contact:
Randy Withers, Manager of Marketing & Communications
816.889.4856
rwithers@rodgershealth.org