Children from all over the world love to play soccer. It’s a great sport for both their physical and emotional wellbeing will benefit from playing the sport. I played soccer as a child, and now I get to watch my children play soccer. From watching my kids practice to helping them raise money for kid’s soccer I am happy I can be part of it. Speaking of raising money for kid’s soccer, did you know your social networking could be used to raise money for your child’s soccer team? It’s true, and we will touch on that toward the end of the post.
My oldest daughter tried to play soccer, and she learned it wasn’t the sport for her. Vayda plays soccer, and she quickly learned how much she loved it, and it’s helped her become more confident. Mattie is still too little, but she likes to play, well until she sees a pretty butterfly, or decides she needs a water break lol. There is nothing like watching the tiny Mattie try to play soccer, while her big sister Vayda is standing on the sidelines coaching her. Soccer not only teach m kids important lessons they can carry with them forever, but it’s taught me valuable lessons as an adult with kids who play. ?
Reasons Kids Should Play Soccer
Soccer is an awesome sport for children of all ages, and there is so many reasons children should play soccer if they enjoy it. If a child wants to play soccer, I say go for it, there are too many great things they can take away from the experience – even if they end up not liking it.
Responsibility
Playing soccer, another sport, or taking part in an activity is the perfect time for parents to start teaching kids about responsiblity. When we find something that dives our kids we tell them what they have to do to play – clean room, get good grades, be ready on time, etc. There are certain responsibilities that comes with playing sports and other activities. If they want to play soccer or be part of another activity they need to be responsible.
Being outside
Get up and get outside! Soccer allows the kids to be outside, enjoying the fresh air. Unless the weather is bad, the kids will likely be practicing and holding games outside. It is also great for the family, because while the kids are playing soccer you are outside too.
Being part of a team
Kids need to learn how to be part of a team. Learning how to work as a team is an important part of life, and something they will use as they get older.
Friends
Teammates often turn out to be great friends. They often support one another both on and off the field.
Confidence
Hard work does pay off, and it’s important that our children see what happens when they work hard at something. They will see themselves improving, friends and family will tell them how much they have improved, and it can build confidence both on and off the field. I am sure most of you would agree kids need to be confident.
Exercise
Man, if anything is exercise, it’s soccer. Try running back and forth on the field, the kids are consistently jogging back and forth. I think it is safe to say that is great exercise.
Fundraising
From selling candy bars to having car washes, all my kids have been involved in the fundraising part of soccer too. The way I look at it is, if they really want to play they will help come up with ideas, and help raise the money. It’s given my kids a whole new appreciation for the sport, their coaches, and the parents there helping. If there was only more people helping, an easier way to find sponsorship, and more time in the day for rasing money for kid’s soccer.
There might not be more time in the day, but thanks to Pear and Ritz Bits how to raise money for kid’s soccer just became a lot easier, and easier for everyone involved.
How To Raise Money For Youth Soccer Teams
I mentioned earlier that there was a way social networking could be used to raise money for your child’s soccer team. Thanks to Pear and Ritz Bits it’s totally possible, and even easy!
So what is PearUp.com?
Pear is an awesome social engagement platform, which helps groups earn sponsorship from brands, and it’s free! The launched in 2012, and their mission is to make sponsorship easy for both parties involved. Pear matches the teams with the sponsors without any catches or hoops to jump through, does it all without any cost, and without sending you door to door asking for donations. Pear wants to make things easy, so you only ask family and friends to engage on their social media accounts for your team through Pear. It’s really neat, and does make sponsorship easier for both parties.
Take a second and check out this video to learn more about how Pear works.
Earn Money For Youth Soccer Teams with Ritz Bits
Ritz Bits is offering over $100,000 to sponsor to youth soccer team across the country by providing team apparel or a donation for team fees. Groups can earn up to $1,000 in a 10-day time frame. Each team member completes digital steps on behalf of Ritz Bits to earn dollars. You can earn dollars by doing things like following Ritz Bits in Instagram, liking Ritz Bits on Facebook, or signing up for an email. Every step team members complete they will earn money toward their goal, the more tasks completed the more money earned toward your sponsorship.
After the 10-day period is up, group leaders will need to claim an online certificate for the amount earned, which can be redeemed at any Pear Pinter, or a check can be made out to the person who is responsible for the teams or organizations finances.
How to Create a Sponsorship Page on Pear
Creating a sponsorship page on Pear is easy, all you need is a photo of the group or team you are representing. Then you will invite friends and family to join the fun. The more people who join your group on Pear and interact with Ritz Bits on Pear, the more money raised for kids soccer team or league.
How cool is that, it’s a lot of information, but it’s super cool! So far more than 1,700 participants and more than 250 Pears!
If you are interested in creating your own Pear for your child’s soccer team, please do so. You can create a Pear for a uniform or team/league fees fundraiser.
If you don’t have your own Pear, but still want to support a team, because kids soccer should be supported, you can click here to support Tiger Academy Pear.
If you start your own Pear or support the Tiger Academy Pear be sure to leave us a comment and let us know, so you can get support not only from us here at Jenns Blah Blah Blog, but hopefully other readers will see and support your pear too.
