Tinley Park High School Hosts Community Youth Soccer Day Event

On Saturday, October 16th, over 50 community children ages 5-12 joined the Tinley Park High School boys and girls soccer programs for a free day of fun at their Community Youth Soccer Day.

Registration for the event quickly filled up and it's easy to see why!

The day started with a group warm-up on the Tinley Park High School soccer field led by the Tinley Park High School varsity team captains. Attendees then broke out into groups by age and participated in a circuit of soccer activities.

Tinley Park High School soccer coaches oversaw each soccer station including head coaches Pete Sansone and Kelsey Neylon and assistant coaches Bobby Neylon, Juan Uriquizo, and Nick Delberti.

Age-appropriate activities were specially created to develop soccer skills, team play, and ball control.

“The Community Youth Soccer Day was created to engage with the community, create excitement for soccer, and develop leadership skills for the varsity team,” said Head Coach Pete Sansone.

Throughout the event, all groups participated in five soccer activities. Members of the varsity team instructed each group in areas of dribbling, passing, shooting, and defending through demonstrations of the activities, coaching, cheering, and encouraging each of their team participants.

At the end of the hour-long event, attendees gathered for a group photo in the middle of the field with a big cheer of "TITANS!"

“It was very exciting to see the huge response of youth signing up to participate," said Sansone. "The Tinley Park High School Soccer Program was eager to host a fun and memorable day of soccer!”