Soccer for healthy children, youth, and communities.

The Native American Soccer Project

Southwest Youth Services

The Inaugural 2007 Indigenous Soccer Cup: SYS is

 

 

SYS Special Initiatives

partnering with the University of New Mexico’s Ameri-

can Indian Student Services and the University of New

Mexico Men’s Soccer team to host the Inaugural 2007 

Indigenous Soccer Cup (ISC).  The 2007 ISC, which will

include a seven-a-side soccer tournament as well as youth

 

leadership, life skills and college/university  prep components,

will be held at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque from July 28th—August 4th, 2007.  For detailed information on the 2007 ISC, including complete registration materials, CLICK HERE.

Team New Mexico Soccer at the 2006 NAIG: Throughout the spring

of 2006, SYS staff and volunteers helped to assemble and train

two all-Native U15 soccer teams to represent Team New Mexico in the soccer tournament at the Summer 2006 North

American Indigenous Games (NAIG) in Denver, Colorado. To

The Team New Mexico U15 girls won the silver medal after a  tou

tough loss to British Columbia in the gold medal game, and the

Team New Mexico U15 boys won the bronze medal with a victory over Alberta.

Directing the Soccer Tournament at the 2006 NAIG:

In addition to coordinating and training Team New Mexico Soccer for the NAIG, SYS also directed the entire international soccer tournament at the Games.  SYS Execu-

tive Director Alec Rekow served as Co-Commissioner

for the tournament and other SYS staff members and

volunteers served as managing directors, venue managers, results managers and field attendants.  In the months leading up to the Games, SYS was in constant communication with NAIG officials in Denver.  SYS staff cooperated with NAIG officials to schedule games for the 23 Canadian Aboriginal and Native American teams represented in the tournament and also worked to secure venues and referees for the tournament.