Soccer in the Streets had seven players from the girl’s Southside program participate in the first-ever Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) ID Camp. This ID camp provided players around the country with an opportunity to showcase their talents to various colleges with soccer programs in hopes of being recruited to play in college.
These seven girls were invited to submit an application in order to participate in the camp. Part of the application process consisted of a highlight reel, and that was all camp organizers needed to see to invite the players to participate.
Some of the colleges in attendance included:
Arkansas Baptist College
Alabama State University
Alcorn State University
Shaw University
South Carolina State University
Hampton University
Trinity Washington University
The ID camp was put on by the Boyd Parker Sports group. This was an incredible opportunity for these players to showcase their soccer abilities in front of college coaches and scouts. This camp will be an annual event in Atlanta moving forward, and we’re excited to help more of our players gain opportunities that could help them take the next step in their soccer careers.
Although Soccer in the Streets focuses on personal development through sport, it’s great when our players’ soccer abilities develop enough to help them gain new opportunities as well.