YouthLink UpTop team arrives in D.C.
By Arik | July 31st, 2010 | Category: News & Events | No Comments »This post is one in a series of posts from the road by Devin Clarkson, case manager-YouthLink, as the YouthLink UpTop Street Soccer team visits Washington D.C. to compete in the 2010 USA Street Soccer Cup.
Day 2: Thursday July 29, 2010
Tired. That’s the word of the day as Up Top arrived in Washington, D.C. after 24 hours of travel. Our team was more than ready to arrive and check into our rooms. We are staying in a hostel in downtown Washington, D.C., two blocks from the square where they have set up the Street Soccer USA arena (called Kastles Stadium).
We had a team meeting in which we communicated how things were going so far in the trip. The actual pitch where we are playing looks nice with stands on either side, nets to keep the ball from sailing, and an announcers booth.
Dinner was served next to Kastles Stadium and dessert was cakes frosted with the different cities represented. There are cities from all over the U.S. here and one international team all the way from Russia!
After dinner, the youth were able to get free soccer shoes, jerseys, shorts, and socks. Youth were excited! We headed back to the hostel for some much needed rest for the night.
When I say up, you say top…
