A brand new mini soccer field at Girls Inc. opens up many opportunities for the organization, teaching girls that their dreams and goals are within reach. Hushai Yarbro. Yarbro has been playing football at Girls Inc. for seven years now. The organization provides free soccer training to around 100 girls every year. She is delighted to finally have a home court. then by bus to nearby football grounds. “So having this pitch here is going to be very useful where they can come in, put their bags down, have a snack and just run straight into the pitch,” Mwaja said. Former professional soccer player Shawna Gordon told KETV Newswatch 7 that she hopes this new territory will encourage more girls to sign up and stay in the sport. don’t even forget to play the sport of their choice,” Gordon said. “It’s super important just to give them access. First and foremost, we want to keep these girls active because there’s so much going on, so much they could do, but having access to a pitch like this one is amazing for all of these girls here and the entire Omaha community.” The mini-pitch is an enclosed artificial turf pitch that Football for the World Foundation USA says is “the first of its kind in Nebraska.” . It is 50 feet wide and 80 feet long. The land will also be open to the public when the Girls Inc. program is not using the land for practices and games. “It also shows our neighborhood that we care about the neighborhood we’re in. North Omaha. We’re keen on investing enough here,” Mwaja said. As for Yarbro, she can’t wait for her season to begin. “It’s great. It’s like we can dominate another team here,” she said.
A brand new mini soccer field at Girls Inc. opens up many possibilities for the organization, teaching girls that their dreams and goals are within reach.
“We feel more like footballers than non-professional players,” said 13-year-old Hushai Yarbro.
Yarbro has been playing soccer at Girls Inc. for seven years now. The organization provides free soccer training to around 100 girls every year.
She is delighted to finally have a home court.
“This is a huge step forward for Girls Inc.,” Yarbro said.
Girls Inc. program director Emily Mwaja said the girls used to practice on their indoor basketball court, do cardio in their hallways and then hit the soccer fields. near.
“So having this pitch here is going to be very helpful for them to come in, put their bags down, have a snack and run right into the pitch,” Mwaja said.
Former professional footballer Shawna Gordon told KETV Newswatch 7 that she hopes this new territory will encourage more girls to sign up and stay in the sport.
“You’ve probably heard all the statistics about girls dropping out twice as much as boys and at 14 girls aren’t even making it past their chosen sport,” Gordon said. “It’s super important just to give them access. First and foremost, we want to keep these girls active because there’s so much going on, so much they could do, but having access to a pitch like this is amazing for all these girls here and the whole Omaha community.”
The mini-pitch is an enclosed artificial turf pitch that Football for the World Foundation USA says is “the first of its kind in Nebraska.” It is 50 feet wide and 80 feet long.
The land will also be open to the public when the Girls Inc. program is not using the land for practices and games.
“It also shows our neighborhood that we care about where we are in North Omaha. We’re keen on investing enough here,” Mwaja said.
As for Yarbro, she can’t wait for her season to begin.
“It’s great. It feels like we can overpower another team here,” she said.
