Arizona United Arizona United Adds Tigres Soccer Club To The "Student of the Game" Program

Program Provides Youth Soccer Clubs and League With An Education Based Curriculum

PEORIA, Ariz. (Tuesday, November 4th, 2014) – Arizona United Soccer Club would like to welcome Tigres Soccer Club as the newest member of the “Student of the Game” program.

“What drew our interest to Arizona United SC, was to provide more soccer education to my players and to my club,” said Tigres Soccer Club President Heladio Mendoza. “The kids are very inspired by professional soccer players and to see Arizona United professional players will help our kids see themselves as being those professional players in the future. It will give our kids the professional tools of coaches and players who have experience in the professional level.”

The “Student of the Game” program provides youth soccer clubs and leagues with an education-based curriculum. It’s designed to assist clubs, entry level coaches, parents and players in further development of their soccer knowledge and teaching. One aspect of the program has our partners observing closed-door training sessions with Arizona United. This will allow for players and coaches to further their knowledge by watching high-level professional soccer. The program allows youth soccer players in Arizona to experience what it’s like to be a professional soccer player.

“Joining this program will allow their club to learn from our head coach Michael Dellorusso, who is a U.S. Soccer National ‘A’ License coach, and from our players who have played at the highest levels of professional soccer,” said Arizona United SC General Manager Kevin Stevenson.

“Student of the Game” partners receive a listing on arizonaunited.com as a 2015 Youth Soccer Partner, one player appearance at an event for each level of partnership, a raffle pack of premium merchandise items, great fundraising opportunities, and priority access to “Get in the Game” on-field opportunities, which include: Penalty kicks post game, ball kids, players escorts/dream team, high-five line, pre-game play on the field, halftime mini-games, and a picture on the pitch.

“We are pleased that Tigres has joined our Student of the Game partners. Several other clubs are considering the program as well, and due to the high interest we are limiting the number of our partners to just fifteen,” said Arizona United SC Director of Ticket Operations James Martin.

To learn more about the “Student of the Game”, please contact a youth soccer specialist at 623-594-9606.