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In September, 14 Kids In Sports clubs
across Los Angeles opened their soccer season. KIS offers hundreds
of children of all ages the chance to play soccer and improve their
skills during after-school and weekend practice sessions and games.
At the KIS Bodger Park Sports Club in Hawthorne, the Soccer Season
Kick Off was something to behold.
Bodger Sports Club is managed by
the parents of the kids who play there. A dynamic feature at every
KIS site, local management and support of each KIS club is the heart
and soul of the program. Like parents at every KIS site, the Bodger
Club's Board of Directors are dedicated, resourceful, and tireless.
Under the leadership of Corey &
Joanne Birdsall and Teri Fry, the Bodger Board of Directors created
an Opening Day event which featured a parade of teams, a welcome
and encouraging words from Hawthorne's Mayor, extended media coverage
of the teams, players, and parent coaches and managers by a news
crew from Hawthorne Cable Television, and an enormous measure of
sheer fun.
The KIS kids were the stars of the
show, of course. In colorful new uniforms, everyone from the littlest
players to the "big kids" was thrilled to celebrate the
inauguration of their season, and every team played an afternoon
game once the ceremonies concluded.
Judging by the energy and smiles
the Bodger event generated, the KIS soccer season is off to a grand
start.
KIS salutes and thanks every parent
for their valuable, and vital, contribution to the success of every
KIS team.
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