\u201cStreet soccer is about breaking down barriers and showing kids that they can play no matter what level or location,\u201d Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Grassroots Soccer Manager JT Dorsey said. \u201cIt\u2019s both an enjoyable and educational experience for all who attend. Sports are meant to be fun. They\u2019re not always meant to be formalized.\u201d<\/p>\n
Red Card Cancer Street Soccer will run from 5:00-8:00 PM<\/span> with the famous blast furnaces of Bethlehem Steel as a backdrop. Check in starts at 4:30 PM.<\/span> Teams will be formed prior to the start of each game so that everyone plays with everyone. Games will be 3v3 and run for about 12 minutes. Players will be rewarded for results as well as sportsmanship. In addition to game play, Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer will set up both its soccer inflatables\u2014a soccer dart board and a shooting challenge\u2014and run a juggling contest. There will be prizes and a raffle for participants.<\/p>\n Walk-ups are welcome, but all who wish to attend are encouraged to RSVP at EPYSA.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cEastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer has been a great partner for our youth programming at the SoccerFest viewing parties at SteelStacks in recent years, so we\u2019re thrilled that they\u2019ll be joining us with this new event at Oktoberfest this fall,\u201d says ArtsQuest Chief Operating Officer Curt Mosel. \u201cIn addition to presenting a fun sport and activity for the kids, we are excited to work with Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer to help them raise funds to support cancer awareness and research through Red Card Cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n About Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer>>Since 1972, Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer has worked throughout Eastern Pennsylvania to promote, foster and perpetuate the game of soccer to the region\u2019s youth. Through competitions, educational programs, outreach efforts and coaching clinics, Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer impacts the lives of more than 120,000 youth soccer players from ages 5 to 19. Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer is one of 55 state associations in US Youth Soccer and a member of the United States Soccer Federation. Additional information about Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer can be found at www.EPYSA.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n About ArtsQuest\u00a0 ArtsQuest\u2122 is a Bethlehem, PA-based nonprofit dedicated to presenting music, arts, festivals, cultural experiences and educational and outreach programs that aid in economic development, urban revitalization and community enrichment. Through festivals such as its flagship event, Musikfest\u00ae; the Banana Factory\u00ae cultural arts and education center; and the ArtsQuest Center and SteelStacks\u2122 arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest\u2019s programming reaches more than 1.8 million people annually. For more information on ArtsQuest, visit www.artsquest.org<\/a> or call 610-332-1300. Follow ArtsQuest on Facebook or Twitter @ArtsQuest and @SteelStacks<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Information and image provided to TVL by: <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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