Girls Inc. unveils new mini-pitch soccer field

Girls Inc. unveils new mini-pitch soccer field

IN THE MID 50S.FOR SEVERAL YEARS THESOCCER PROGRAM AT GIRLS INC HASBEEN BUSSING ITS PLAYERS TOFIELDS AROUND THE CITY, BUTTONIGHT, SOMETHING LONG AWAITEDAND EXCITING FINALLY HAPPENED.THEY NOW HAVE A FIELD ATHOME.3 NEWS NOW REPORTER JESSIKAEIDSON WAS THERE FOR THE TEAMSFIRST GAME AND GIVES US A LOOKAT THE MINI PITCH SOCCER FIELD.ITS A SMALL SPACE.

JUST 80 BY 50FT.(NAT SOUND OF PLAYING)BUT FOR THESE GIRLS, THE MINIPITCH IS TEACHING THEM BIGLESSONS."BEING A GIRL IN SPORT IS APLACE WHERE YOU BELONG AND THATIT DOESN’T MEAN YOU’RE A TOMBOY.IT MEANS THAT YOU ARE STRONG,YOU CAN BE ATHLETIC, ITS OKAY TOBE COMPETITIVE."THESE ARE THE MESSAGES FOOTBALLFOR THE WORLD IS TRYING TO TEACHTHROUGH THE SOCCER PROGRAM ATGIRLS INC."BUILDING SELF ESTEEM IS ASUBJECT THAT WE CARE A LOT ABOUTHERE AT GIRLS INC."FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, THEY’VEBEEN BUSSING GIRLS TO FIELDSAROUND THE CITY TO TEACH THEMTHE SPORT.BUT WHEN THEY BEGAN HEARINGABOUT GREENSPACES IN URBAN AREASAROUND THE COUNTRY BEING TURNEDINTO SOCCER FIELDS, THEY DECIDEDTO BRING THE IDEA TO OMAHA FORTHEIR PLAYERS."WHY DON’T WE BUILD THE FIRSTONE AT THE GIRLS INC LOCATION SOTHAT WE CAN EMPHASIS ANDNORMALIZE WOMEN AND GIRLS ANDSPORTS AND PROVIDE THIS SUPERAMAZING FOR THEM TO PLAY ON."(NAT SOUNDS OF RIBBON CUTTING)ON WEDNESDAY FOOTBALL FOR THEWORLD AND GIRLS INC UNVEILED THENEW FIELD.

AND CELEBRATINGALONGSIDE THEM WAS FORMER PROSOCCER PLAYER SHAWNA GORDON.GORDON SAYS THE INTERNATIONALPROGRAM SHE RUNS, FOOTBALL FORHER, HAS THE SAME GOAL AS THESELOCAL ORGANIZERS AND SHE WASHAPPY TO SPEND SOME TIME WITHTHE YOUNG ATHLETES."ITS IMPORTANT TO HAVE SOMEBODYWHO LOOKS LIKE YOU OR RESEMBLESYOU OR YOU CAN RELATE TO IN SOMEWAY TO KEEP THEM MOTIVATED ANDACTIVE."THE PLAYERS ARE EAGER TO BREAKIN THE NEW FIELD AND THEIRCOACHES AND PARENTS ARE LOOKINGFORWARD TO WATCHING THEM GROWTHERE.REPORTING IN OMAHA J