KSC After-School Programs
Why our children need these programs
Research shows that quality after-school programs are essential to keeping our children safe and improving their educational attainment.
Many of our children are at risk for obesity and don't have access to safe places to play or access to positive, supportive, and encouraging sports programs.
Our children have to navigate and overcome high rates of violence, teen parenthood, and incarceration. They need the support of coach/mentors to guide them and they need a supportive, positive organization to belong to.
Most of the children in our community can't join programs that run in the evenings and weekends because they lack transportation or can't afford the cost.
Our programs make a difference!
We partner with schools, recreation centers, and other non-profits to run Soccer For Success programs at 20 different locations in our community and are in the process of adding more.
We use the nationally recognized Soccer For Success curriculum that incorporates health/nutrition education, anti-violence components, and mentorship along with fun soccer activities designed to build skills and teamwork.
We eliminate barriers to participation by bringing our quality coach-mentors to the children so we can reach every child regardless of their home circumstances.
After-School Partnership Options
We’d love to partner with your school or organization to create an after-school program at your site!
Below, you’ll see the details for different partnership models.
The Basics
These details are true of all our partnerships.
Schedule and numbers:
A cohort of children is 15 to 20 children.
The ideal is to have two coaches or one coach and a support person for each cohort. If there is one coach who is very experienced, that one coach can work alone.
A typical session lasts 1.5 hours including set-up and dismissal, so children should get at least an hour of physical activity.
Most sites run two after-school sessions per week per cohort. Some sites may run once a week if circumstances require. It’s possible to arrange multiple cohorts at one site.
Most programs run ten weeks in the fall and ten weeks in the spring. Some programs run only in the winter.
The program can use a gym, large classroom, paved schoolyard, or field.
KSC provides:
Soccer jerseys for the children to keep.
All necessary soccer equipment for the duration of the program, including portable goals, balls, cones, and pinnies.
A guaranteed spot for the children on one of our nearby community-based recreational soccer teams.
Site Partner Provides:
The work of promoting the program to your children and families and helping them register.
The physical space in which to run the program.
Assistance helping children transition to the program.
Assistance in collecting data from the participating children.
Staff to oversee the dismissal of the children at the end of each session.
The Tiers
In addition to the above basics, each partnership falls into one of these tiers. We are able to offer Tier One to any potential site partner. Higher tier partnerships are more limited and challenging to arrange.
Tier One Partnership
Site partner provides the after-school coach (either as volunteers or paid by the site partner).
The coach participates in the KSC Soccer For Success coach training and completes background checks.
Site partner does not need to pay anything to KSC.
Tier One partnerships are available to any site partner who meets the requirements.
Tier Two Partnership
Site partner provides all the after-school coaching staff, but KSC helps pay the coach (subject to negotiation).
The coach participates in the KSC Soccer For Success coach training and completes background checks.
Site partner does not need to pay anything to KSC.
Tier Two partnerships are somewhat limited. If the site partner is able to provide partial funding for the coach it becomes a lot easier to arrange.
Tier Three Partnership
KSC provides the after-school coaches who are already trained and have all their clearances.
Site partner pays KSC to help us cover the cost of paying and supervising the coaches. Amount subject to negotiation.
Tier Three partnerships are limited, depending on the availability of coaches.
Tier Four Partnership
KSC provides the after-school coaches who are already trained and have all their clearances.
Site partner does not need to pay anything to KSC.
Tier Four partnerships are very limited, depending on the availability of coaches and funding.
Possible Add-Ons
Depending on the season and on funding, we may be able to provide one or more of the following:
Balls for the children to keep
Books for the children
After-school tournaments where multiple sites play competitive games
