Sportsplex Partners With the Santee School District to Get Kids Active

The Santee has partnered up with the Santee School District (SSD) to get more students active and make some money for the SSD Foundation.

Last week, Santee's newest community sports center of proceeds from the youth indoor soccer program right back to the youth, by giving a giant check to the SSD Foundation, which fundraises for Santee schools and classroom needs.

In an effort to target more elementary and middle-school aged children, Sportsplex USA reached out to the SSD Foundation to seek a “win-win” collaboration. 

Sportsplex USA and the SSDF developed a partnership in September which would allow Sportsplex USA to promote the youth soccer program to the students in the Santee School District. As a result of their support, Sportsplex USA committed to donating $10 for every child registered in the new winter 2012 league.  After a successful registration period, 144 children signed up for the youth soccer program. 

The recreational, coed league is designed for boys and girls age 5-12. The concept of the program is to provide all children equal playing time, regardless of skill.  Each team is coached by a volunteer and has one 1-hour practice per week and Saturday games.  Sportsplex USA has committed to make the same donation of $10 per child back to the SSDF for the duration of this program. Their goal is to double registration to 300 players by January 2013.  Sportsplex USA plans to offer a spring 2012 season scheduled to start on March 24, 2012. 

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