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The NUMBER 10 PROJECT

Raise your young player's soccer I.Q.
Enable exciting new skills.
Enhance existing abilities.
Elevate their game to the next level.
Engender the embrace of competition.
Foster intrinsic Joy of the game.

The Number 10 project is an innovative and eclectic combination of soccer coaching methodology based on South American, Dutch, African and USSF designed to address the most vital components for success in soccer. Namely:

Expand and enhance the complete physical skill set of each individual player.
Introduce, develop and/or expand that ever so important - though mostly neglected ingredient - the cerebral, psychological, intellectual aspect of the game such as
- vision
- anticipation
- decision making
- composure under pressure

Who should attend

Boys and girls age groups U9 to U15.
Players with a serious love for the game, those with travel team/ soccer club experience and school team experience.
Players with a solid foundation from recreational programs, looking for ways to perform and/or compete at a higher level.

Dates and Program Costs

Week 1	Mon. August 9 – Friday Aug. 13	9:30 am – 3:30 pm
Week 2	Mon. August 16 – Friday Aug. 20	9:30 am – 3:30 pm
One Week: $275	Two Weeks: $500	Day Rate: $70

Sibling discount: Take $25 off one or two week rates for each additional child.

Limited Need-Based Scholarships available: Send a BRIEF Email explaining the extenuating economic circumstances to thenumber10project@gmail.com. We will keep a waiting list of applicants and let you know in mid July if you are accepted.

Location

Manhattan Midtown – Dewitt Clinton Park - W53rd Street and 11th Ave.
Directions by subway and bus: Click Here
This location has been finalized as of July, 2010.

The Significance and Brief History of THE NUMBER 10

Initially numbers worn by soccer players were determined by the positions they played. For example the numbers 1 and 2 were assigned to goalkeepers, number 9 to the striker and number 10 to the attacking midfielder. Even then the number 10 player came to be regarded as the game changer, the problem solver, el maestro.

The initial numbering system meant that if players changed positions, then the number jersey they wore would be changed accordingly to reflect the new position.

This rule was changed however for the Word Cup of 1954 and as a result (with few exceptions) every player on a team was assigned a permanent number that they wore regardless of position changes.

Players now began to lay claim to certain numbers which consequently become jealously guarded. Only players deemed worthy of the continuing legacy associated with certain much coveted numbers e.g. numbers 7, 9 and 10 would even be considered when assigning said jerseys. The biggest honor however going to the player who earned the most prized and protected number of all, the number 10.

The number 10 is worn by the most creative, inventive, dynamic and often enigmatic of soccer players. They are usually regarded by team mates (sometimes grudgingly) and fans alike as ‘the difference maker’, ‘the game changer’, ‘the one who sees what no one else saw’ or sometimes simply as ‘the one’.

Iconic players whom have earned this most prize number includes the best of the best.

True Number 10's include icons such as: Zico, Michel Platini, Lionel Messi, Fransesco Totti, Zinedine Zidane, Kaka, Juan Roman Riquelme, Carlos Valderrama, Ronaldinho, Clarence Seedorf, Lothar Matthaus, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Marta, Diego Maradonna and of course Pele.