Soccer Unites

In-school programming is led by FC Cincinnati Alumni players and Club Ambassadors Omar Cummings and Manu Ledesma. Omar, Manu, and FCCF staff members introduce soccer skills to students through warmups, games, and scrimmages during P.E. class. The program usually runs one day a week for 4 weeks. After the program is complete the Foundation will provide soccer equipment and FCC playbooks to participating schools, so they can continue soccer education programming throughout the year.

FC Cincinnati Foundation partners with Boys and Girls Club of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Public Schools, Cincinnati Recreation Commission, City Gospel, Lord’s Gym, and YMCA of Greater Cincinnati to run after school programming at various locations. Programming will be run 1-2 times a week for 6-8 weeks per session (2 sessions per year: Fall & Spring). Each 45-75-minute session will be led by an FCCF trained coach. Each week, a new soccer skill and a character attribute is introduced and integrated into the session. Coaches incorporate the skill and attributes of the week during warmups, soccer drills, scrimmages, and group discussions.