Get to know WUHSMS Top Soccer

By Sophia Nisimblat '24

Every fall, about 15 soccer players from the Woodstock High School soccer teams participate in a program called Top Soccer. It is a national community-based program designed to create a fun environment where children and young adults with physical and intellectual disabilities can play soccer together with high school soccer players.

Our Top Soccer program meets at Woodstock High School every Sunday afternoon throughout the fall at the varsity field. High school players are paired with buddy athletes, and we practice together and form strong bonds of friendship on the soccer field.

As a culminating event, the Top Soccer high school players and their buddies travel to Norwich University to participate in the Unified Champion School Special Olympics Tournament. The Tournament was held on Thursday, October 13th this year, and although it was a rainy day, all the athletes had a great time, and the Woodstock team came home with the GOLD medal! We are always looking for new athletes to join the program and play with us next year.

Please contact the Top Soccer faculty advisor, Ms. Smith, if interested.