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#SaturdaySoccerShare –It’s #gameday for 400+ kids, including the Gr 4 Lioness squad 📷'd here. They had a hard-fought victory at Kane Park led by Fredy, first-time #CoachMentor & Dad. They're an animated group 😊 who loved, #BeyondSoccer ⚽🧡💙

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#Meet-A-MentorMonday! We've got many #committed #C

#Meet-A-MentorMonday! We've got many #committed #CoachMentors, but we're highlighting Eder, who we can't believe has been part of #Beyond for 7 years and is only now getting on the coaching sideline. We wish that happened sooner.😊

As you can see from this #circleup with the Gr. 5/6 Jaguars, he's #Allin for youth sports, and together with his wife, --& high school sweetheart--are also #Allin for girls-in-sports, with 3 daughters, 2 of whom play. Please read more about Eder on our staff page, including that "nothing's more satisfying than watching them (his girls) grow up loving the sport and wanting to learn more. In his new role, he wants to support their continued positive involvement and other female players in sports. This commitment is heavily inspired by Kobe Bryant, with Kobe's role as a girl dad especially significant…" #youthsports #youthdevelopmentthroughsports #soccerdad #coachmentor #BeyondSoccer #LawrenceMA ⚽️🧡💙

#SaturdaySoccerShare –It’s #gameday for 400+ k

#SaturdaySoccerShare –It’s #gameday for 400+ kids, including the Grade 4 Lioness squad, pictured 📷 here. They had a hard-fought victory at Kane Park led by Fredy, first-time #CoachMentor, and Dad. As you can see, the Lioness are an animated group 😊 who loved cheering; go #BeyondSoccer #Lawrence at the end of the matchup. Today has been almost entirely a lineup of home games, with our in-city league currently underway. More to follow, but this captures the essence (or heart) of the day! #GoBeyond for Lawrence youth! #youthsports #healthykids #happykids #healthycommunities #gameday #letsplay #Beyond #LawrenceMA ⚽🧡💙

A #FlashbackFriday share of some of this week's on

A #FlashbackFriday share of some of this week's on-and-off-the-field activities, including a great group 📸 of the 1st & 2nd graders with their parents @ Pavilion, some other fun team #shots celebrating more "Captain" award recognitions, a great overlapping drill @ Kane Field where you can hear Soccer Director Chris providing some priceless feedback that's always encouraging and constructive. After organizing a bunch of game-day equipment, two up-and-coming #CoachMentors are now lining Kane Field (yes, we wish there was a bit more grass!) to support all-day games from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. tomorrow. It will be another full day of play and connection, which, as you can see, requires a lot of practice, a lot of prep, and a lot of teamwork! #youthsports #healthykids #happykids #happyfamilies #healthycommunities #onthefield #offthefield #coachmentors #leadershipthroughsports #yearround #teameffort #BeyondSoccer #LawrenceMA ⚽️🧡💙

It’s #WellnessWednedsey, and we feel extra motiv

It’s #WellnessWednedsey, and we feel extra motivated after wrapping up an a.m. Mayor's Health Task Force of Lawrence Healthy Active Living Workgroup call. It reminded us that we have some positive data to report and continue to support this fiscal year, thanks to our partners, including @nbgivesback and Boston Children’s Hospital (#BCH’s) #FITKit team.

This month, BCH presented our 2022/23 data assessment. Overall, it was positive, with most year-round players tracking in the Healthy Fitness Zones (#HFZ) at all 4 test points, with average annual HFZ increases of 22.0 % points. Also, overall HFZ scores increased by 64.7 % points in the fall and 8.9 % points in the spring for all players. As you can see from these 📷's, we’re off, or rather, our kids are off to the races 😊 this fall, completing #PACER and getting in some good fitness so we can capture their initial 2023/24 HFZ and ensure kids of all ages and fitness levels make gains. #youthsports #healthykids #happykids #healthyfamilies #healthycommunities #partnerships #collaboration #yearroundplay #fitness #connection #LawrenceMA #BeyondSoccer ⚽🧡💙

It’s a #MotivatingMonday when our sports neighbo

It’s a #MotivatingMonday when our sports neighbors reach out to support their soccer community. Following a tough fall weather start that damaged multiple goals, our board president received an email from Andover Soccer Association, sharing that #ASA had several goals in good condition they were looking to donate! Well, “several” was an understatement! Take a look! As folks know, goals are expensive. Having access to more small-sided 🥅s is especially beneficial to our developing in-city league, allowing for more small-aside fields for more kids of all ages.

In true #BeyondSoccer fashion, a group of teen leaders, Angel, David, Donovan, and Issandel, dedicated their Friday morning to the ASA equipment pick up, transport, and drop off. #TY. We’re #beyond grateful, and we’ll see you on a field near you 😊 #youthsports #healthykids #happykids #sportscommunity #neighborshelpingneighbors #leadershipthroughsports #LawrenceYouthSoccer #LawrenceMA ⚽🧡💙

#SundaySoccerShare –It was another rainy one. Ye

#SundaySoccerShare –It was another rainy one. Yet we managed to get 90% of our activities in! Here are the Grade 5/6 Jaguars who appear to be the best or most consistent post-game picture takers 😊. The Gr. 8 Strikerz squad led by Coach Dom made a #team 📷 appearance and captured the foggy conditions. Also, a few action 🎥s shared by parents, including a great goal by the Gr. 4 Lioness team. Finally, #CoachMentor Issandel, who hasn't missed any chance to provide extra setup help, gives us a👍. He also led the Gr. 5/6 Rebels to a 3-3 tie against North Reading. Lots more #play and connection weren't captured, but, hey, people wanted to get out of the rain—we get it. #youthsports #rainorshine #healthykids #happykids #onthefield #coachmentors #leadershipthroughsports #LawrenceMA #BeyondSoccer ⚽🧡💙

#FlashbackFriday to some of the behind-the-scenes

#FlashbackFriday to some of the behind-the-scenes work required to support the almost 400 elementary & middle schoolers playing this season through Lawrence Youth Soccer!

Of course, in true #BeyondSoccer fashion, everything we’ve ever done and continue to do gets former or current players involved to prepare and lead our #onthefield efforts. That includes anything from cleat sorting, office/enrichment space cleaning, equipment organizing, etc. As you can see, #hardwork also requires some break time for food and solid catchup.

#youthsports #healthykids #happykids #healthycommunities #LeadershipThroughSports #youthdevelopment #LeadershipInAction #AllIn #BeyondSoccer #LawrenceMA⚽️🧡💙

#WinningWednesday! Yesterday’s share by #CoachMe

#WinningWednesday! Yesterday’s share by #CoachMentor Eder was so fitting on a day we learned that women’s professional soccer is coming (back) to Boston! It’s a significant opportunity, a big #teameffort investment, and a must for our younger females.

Thanks to Eder, Jaguars players are learning the values of teamwork, showing up with can-do attitudes, and finding ways to motivate those around them, all attributes of the women who made #NWSLBoston a reality. Two girls each week--starting with these players👏--will be selected for their hard work as weekend captains. They will lead the pre-game stretches, be those vocal, positive leaders on and off the field, and call the coin toss! #TY, Coach, for your reinforcement and those captain bands. We spy emerging #leadersinsports. Kudus to our friends @thesoccerunityproject and all the others involved in improving girls and women-in-sports pathways! #teameffort #youthsports #healthykids #happykids #girlsinsports #womeninsports #BeyondSoccer #LawrenceMA ⚽🧡💙

#MakingMemoriesMonday –A handful of WhatsApp exc

#MakingMemoriesMonday –A handful of WhatsApp exchanges jumped right to the top of our feeds and hearts. Some Gr. 8 Wolverine squad players set up a lemonade stand yesterday🍋. Great day for it, huh?! ☀️Well, their stand effort was shared by #CoachMentor Will Inirio on other team chats, and guess what? A lot of #BeyondSoccer players and families showed up to show their support. It’s another reminder of how impactful sports can be. It creates an extended family and can help with lemonade sales, too 😊 #youthsports #happykids #healthykids #happyfamilies #onthefield #offthefield #extendedfamily #beyondfamily #teamwork #makeslemonadedreamswork🍋⚽🧡💙

It’s finally a #SoccerSaturday, which was no gua

It’s finally a #SoccerSaturday, which was no guarantee with Hurricane Lee. We had our fingers (& toes) triple crossed 🤞as Lawrence Youth Soccer’s fall opener got sidelined last weekend because of the powerful storms that hit the MV. That finger-crossing worked! Our travel and in-city league kicked off today for hundreds of youth, ages 4-14, making these 📷's shared by parents and #CoachMentors in our busy What's App chats from all over the area extra special, including games & scrimmages in Marblehead, Hamilton, and Danvers plus home matchups at Pavilion Field and John Kane Park! A special #TY to our newest #CoachMentors (intros to follow) and a growing group of Gr. 8 players who assisted as Jr. Coaches on this busy day, including helping at registration! #youthsports #healthykids #happykids #healthyfamilies #kickoff23 #teameffort #SBYD #leadershipthroughsports #yearroundplay #fallsoccer #BeyondSoccer #LawrenceMA ⚽️🧡💙

#ThankfulThursday - It’s been tough to get fall

#ThankfulThursday - It’s been tough to get fall practices and games into a rhythm with this unpredictable weather, so we’re thankful to Lupoli Companies for donating an extra evening of practice at the Pavilion at Riverwalk turf. Here are some 📸s of the Wolverines taking advantage of that bonus time TONIGHT from 6:30-8 p.m., and here’s to hoping we get in our first round of games this Saturday after last weekend’s storm knocked out our goals! These girls, with not as much practice as we’d like, seem unfazed and motivated. Sr. #CoachMentor Melissa has a lot to do with that! #youthsports #healthykids #happykids #happyfamilies #facilitiesmatter #yearroundplay #team #teamwork #girlsinsports #BeyondSoccer #LawrenceMA ⚽️🧡💙

#WhatsGreatWednesday? When we get calls from our s

#WhatsGreatWednesday? When we get calls from our sports friends looking to #playitforward!! Here’s Soccer Director Chris with 100+ balls donated by Coach Jared of the #Masconomet Hs program (yes, the HS alma mater of our Director, too 😊). Also, Dream Big! continues to come through for girls in sports efforts. Here’s a box of balls recently received that will benefit our Grade 8 girl's squad! We're feeling grateful for this generosity that goes far #beyond the value of the equipment. It’s also the connections, camaraderie, and care that it instills, which can never be captured but motivates all involved. #TY #teamwork #wegotthis #worktogetherwednesday #youthsports #healthykids #happykids #healthyfamilies #LawrenceMA #BeyondSoccer ⚽💙🧡

#SundaySharingIsCaring –Today’s recap isn’t

#SundaySharingIsCaring –Today’s recap isn’t full of what we thought would be Lawrence Youth Soccer fall opener 📸s. We canceled all games due to the recent storm ⛈ that hit our City hard. So many lost power, with lots of downed trees and a lost soccer goal! Yes, that’s one of our 🥅 at John P. Kane Park, crushed by a🌳!

Thankfully, all are safe, but some are still without power. We’re grateful to our fams, our Essex County Youth Soccer league friends for understanding, and the @lawrencedpw 's #hardwork cleanup efforts that continue. We’ve included some earlier Kane Park 📷's of the Gr. 6 boys' practice from last week before the damage as a reminder that we’ll be back...tomorrow, but on turf so it will get all cleared out and be safe for #play. #youthsports #healthykids #happykids #healthyfamilies #teameffort #LawrenceMA🧡💙⚽️

#FantasticFunderFriday share! We can barely hold b

#FantasticFunderFriday share! We can barely hold back our excitement! Thanks to the #underscore incredible support from #CumminsFoundation and its Make a Difference Dollars (MAD$) program, all 18 cubicles in our #AcademicOvertime space are now outfitted with computers & printers plus tech support (for 12 months) to help players refocus #offthefield too! We're incredibly grateful to Cummings' volunteers, Jeff & Albert, who really got to know us, including the stuff that needs improvement. They helped make this a reality.

Logic Networks and its founder, Neurys Balbi, from Lawrence, handled 100% of the upgrades and infrastructure, so we’re now moving fast…in many directions. 😊🖥🖨 In addition to keeping things local, this will allow Academic Enrichment Coordinator Will Inirio (📷'd here) to connect more players with tutors through a Merrimack College partnership, plus some loyal retired teachers!

It’s a #gamechanging #teameffort, so enjoy some 📸 #LogicNetwork shared of the process & progress! #FeelGoodFriday #onthefield #offthefield #SBYD #teamwork #makesthedreamwork #BeyondSoccer #LawrenceMA ⚽️🧡💙

#TBT to a wild week as we place almost 400 kids in

#TBT to a wild week as we place almost 400 kids in programs and teams and start one part of Lawrence Youth Soccer on Saturday.

This #throwbackk 📸 was fittingly shared by a player in the high school Whats App group, giving a shoutout to their early days (circa 2018?). We’re pretty confident that everyone is still involved, with most heading off to college or their H.S. Sr. or Jr. year, like twins Luiz & Angel, who were summer #CoachMentors. There’s Randy, who plays at LHS, and Emerson, who played last year. Also, David, Joel, plus Noe, who plays at Brooks, and Issandel, who now leads our Gr. 6 Rebels this fall while attending college. We could go on about each one, but mainly, this share was a reminder, after a few player LOLs, of why we do what we do and the loyalty and friendships that evolve from those efforts. Keep sharing & keep playing! #youthsports #leadershipthroughsports #yearroundplay #longterm #connection #mentorship #team #BeyondSoccer #BeyondFamily ⚽🧡💙

#TeamworkTuesday - The #teameffort it takes to pul

#TeamworkTuesday - The #teameffort it takes to pull off a sports season is remarkable. It’s also an understatement to say that we’re #beyond next level thrilled to have a growing group of parents--through #FUSE--involved, ensuring all players have a great experience, with great gear, too. @nbgivesback plays a central role.

So enjoy these 📷's of the 50+ fams who came out (w/a Thursday option, too) to pick out travel uniforms. City League 🎽 up next after this week's Travel Season kickoff. #CoachMentor, Melissa was also in the building, plus ⚽Director Chris and Programs & Partnership Director Iris. What a great off-the-field event. #youthsports #healthykids #happykids #happyfamilies #teamwork #dreamwork #equipmentmatters #FUSE #LawrenceYouthSoccer #CoachMentors #play #connection #LawrenceMA ⚽🧡💙

A #Sunny #SoccerSunday share! ☀️⚽️No, you

A #Sunny #SoccerSunday share! ☀️⚽️No, you weren’t supposed to see soccer 📷s this weekend. It was intended as a day off over the Labor Day weekend. Well, it still ended up being off for FT staffers because this was organized entirely by a group of #CoachMentors. They learned that the turf field was available and the weather forecast too bright not to bring kids together for some #play. It was a scrimmage-only day for anyone registered this Fall, grades 3+. A special thanks to Declan & Melissa for taking the lead and the newest Lawrence Youth Soccer #CoachMentors, Issandel and Freddy, who are pictured repping their #NB gear and leadership roles! There’s nothing better than having beautiful weather, quality fields, and more committed Coach Mentors to make our mission more accessible. #youthsports #healthykids #happykids #yearoundplay #happyfamilies #coachmentors #LawrenceMA #BeyondSoccer ⚽️🧡💙

This incredible 📸 taken by dad Erik, with #Beyo

This incredible 📸 taken by dad Erik, with #BeyondSoccer players in Grades 6 & 8, captures the beauty of this @riverwalkpavilion location with the historic Ayer Mill clock tower in the background. It makes us step back and pause during these busy times (i.e., closing summer on Saturday and starting Lawrence Youth Soccer for Gr. 3-8 on Monday). It also meant 115 new players registered over the last 10 days alone, making us confident that we'll have 500 players involved this season. As you can probably appreciate, with all these new families, equipment, uniforms, coach mentor training, & more, it’s a wild time, so this What's App share is a peaceful reminder that within the chaos, there is so much beauty, and pausing is key! #yearroundplay #youthsports #healthykids #happykids #happyfamilies #reflect #learn #appreciate #SBYD #LawrenceMA ⚽️🧡💙

#WelcomeWednesday! Iris Inirio has already hit the

#WelcomeWednesday! Iris Inirio has already hit the ground running, making immediate, positive impressions as our first Programs & Partnerships Manager!

As a bit of background, Iris has known about us since Day 1, being the aunt of longtime former players and leadership members Ori & William (📸'd here)! Before us, Iris was involved with the incredible nonprofit Lazarus House, helping adults transition into the workplace. Now, it's about different transitions & connections through sports. A big focus is her work connecting families (partners, too) through #FUSE (Families United through Sports Experiences). Today, she's already recruited 30 parent volunteers to assist this fall after getting some help from a handful of initial go-to ⚽moms. We can definitely say we're more excited about our future with Iris on the #team.

As her bio shares, her favorite quote is “How Can I Help You?” and she’s also a compassionate mom, too! Say hello when you see Iris! #teameffort #youthsport #healthykids #happykids #happyfamiles #togetherisbetter #feelingmotivated #LawrenceMA #BeyondSoccer ⚽️️🧡💙

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