by Ken Levandoski | Mar 19, 2019 | Haiti, Central America, Charity Events, Collection Drives, Donations, International Donations, Our News, SportQuest Ministries, Worldwide, Youth Sports
The Gift of Soccer Foundation is proud to partner again with SportQuest Ministries to support their Outreach program to Haiti. Uniform donations were received from the Medina Boys Soccer Team located in Medina OH. Coach Thonny in Haiti said “These uniforms...
by Ken Levandoski | Nov 7, 2018 | Africa, Donations, International Donations, Nigeria, SportQuest Ministries, Worldwide, Youth Sports
The Gift of Soccer Foundation is proud to partner again with SportQuest Ministries to support their Outreach program to Badagry, Nigeria (about an hour west of Lagos). Lawson Sampson heads up the SportsQwest West Africa Missions.Lawson suffered terribly as an orphan...
by Ken Levandoski | Oct 7, 2018 | Europe, International Donations, Ukraine, Worldwide, Youth Sports
The Gift of Soccer Foundation is proud to partner again with SportQuest Ministries to support their Outreach program to the Ukraine. SportQuest Ministries’ mission is to develop a new generation of leaders to start a multiplying movement in Ukraine. They believe...
by Ken Levandoski | Jan 13, 2017 | Make a Difference, Our News, Parenting Tips, Youth Sports
Schools are doing a bang-up job teaching our children how not to treat each other. Kids learn about bullying the moment they enter kindergarten. However, most schools could use some help when it comes to teaching kids how to treat each other. How do I know? I lead...
by Ken Levandoski | Jan 24, 2014 | Youth Sports
The greatest difference between our children’s sporting experience and our own is the rise of year round, sport specific organizations that ask – even require – season after season of participation in order to stay in the player development pipeline. The pressure to...
by Ken Levandoski | Aug 1, 2013 | Pro Soccer, Youth Sports
Joshua Pynadath, an under-11 player from De Anza Force SC in California’s Bay Area, signed on with Real Madrid’s Alevín A team for the 2013-14 season. He trained with Madrid’s U11s twice and FC Barcelona before being selected by the former. “They told me that I was...