Hillsborough HS Students Mentor Young Soccer Players

Hillsborough, NJ -- Hillsborough High School soccer players are scoring points with the community as they pass on their knowledge and experience of the game to youngsters.

The Hillsborough Future Raiders program will run from August to September. The program allows high school soccer players to donate their time and teach boys and girls ages 5 to 14 (grades 1 up to entering 8th) the game.

“Parents and the Hillsborough Soccer Club were a big driving force behind starting this program,” said Hillsborough High School Head Varsity Boys Soccer Coach. “It’s great because the high school students need a community service program and this fits well into that since they are donating their time into the community.”

“They get to feel the value of serving others,” Puma continued.

The program had 100 children take part last year with about 65 high school students volunteering.

During the program, the high school students will help the kids play small games and teach them training exercises.

“They learn responsibility, service and patience,” Puma said of the high school students. “They are are becoming a coach and learning to teach. Helping them become better players.”

“It also allows the students to step out of their own role as players and see themselves from a coach’s perspective, which is always helpful," Puma said. "There is a lot they can get from it as far as experience wise.”

The Hillsborough High School Future Lady Raiders Camp will be held from Aug. 8 to Aug. 11 .The Boys Camp will be held from Aug. 29 to Sept. 1.

For more information on the Future Raiders Camp and Program or to sign up visit http://www.hillsboroughsoccerclub.org/page/show/832646-soccer-camps

(Photos, Hillsborough Soccer Club website: Future Raiders Girls and Boys teams)