Bakersfield Brigade TOPSoccer is a community based training and team placement program for young athletes with disabilities, organized by youth soccer association volunteers.  This program is designed to bring the opportunity of learning and playing soccer to any boy or girl, ages 4- and older, who has a mental or physical disability.  TOPSoccer stands for “The Outreach Program for Soccer”.  Our goal is to enable the thousands of young athletes with disabilities the opportunity to become valued and successful members of the US YOUTH SOCCER family.

Who is eligible for TOPSoccer?

Any youth player between the ages of 4 and older, having a physical or mental disability that limits their ability to perform at the level of play they have chosen to participate.

Emphasis of this program is development, training and providing meaningful participation rather than competition.

A successful TOPSoccer program provides the following:

**Placement of players by ability not age.

**Highlights players’ ability rather than their disability.

**Allows for players to have meaningful experience, not just a token.

**Allows players to achieve desired goals without assistance.

AND LOTS AND LOTS OF FUN! FUN! FUN! FUN!