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Sports Leadership

Youth Leadership Program

Program Overview

Leadership development internship for high school students.

History: In 2012 a group of volunteers wanted to give back to the community using the sport of soccer and leadership to make an impact. They found Augustus Hawkins High School and started hosting free soccer clinics at night on Fridays. The reception was well received but students began to stop showing up because it was unsafe. There were serious dangers in the south central community that did not make it easy for students to travel to the school at night. YLP then decided to change the program model and go to the students during the after school hours.
 

  • Bresee Youth Leadership Program signed the official community partnership with Los Angeles Football Club on April 21, 2017

Yearly schedule

  • Recruit new leaders - February-April
  • Interview new leaders - May
  • Summer Training - Last two weeks of July-beginning of august
  • Fall programming - September-October
  • Spring Programming - March-April
    • High school students coach younger students in soccer classes providing mentorship and maintain a brave and healthy space to play sports.

School partners:

How to apply/get involved 

Applications open around February each year. Program year starts end of July

THIS PROGRAM IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH LAFC ACADEMY. 

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If you would like to learn more, or become involved, please fill out the form below.

LAFC YLP Contact Form

Our Impact Over 40+ Years

  • WM Keck Foundation
  • CA Coastal Commission
    CA Coastal Commission
  • Tuthill Family Foundation
  • Ballmer Group
  • Annenberg Foundation
  • Bank Of America
  • GRYD
  • The Eisner Foundation
  • Californina Community Foundation
  • Beyond The Bell
  • LA84 Foundation
  • The Clubhouse Network
  • Best Buy TTC
  • City of Los Angeles
  • DELTA AEROMEXICO
  • The Parsons Foundation
  • LAFC
  • S. Mark Taper Foundation
  • DWIGHT STUART YOUTH FUND
  • QUEENSCARE
  • West Coast Sports Association
  • FARMER JOHN
  • BANC OF CALIFORNIA
  • PUREGAME
  • IIRP
  • Hollywood Family Source
    Hollywood Family Source
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