Heart of the City is Elevating Soccer Performance with FIFA 11+
Earlier this year, Heart of the City teamed up with Rosalind Franklin University School of Science and Medicine (RFU) to initiate a groundbreaking impact performance and injury prevention program developed by the International Football Federation Association, widely known as FIFA. This program, FIFA 11+, was conceived in 2010 by FIFA’s Medical Assessment and Research Centre.…
Read MoreRonnie’s Soccer to Success Story
Heart of the City (Lake County, IL) – Amairani “Ronnie” Hernandez is a Heart of the City alumna and Youth Coach for our academy and grassroots programs. Witness her story at Heart of the City and her send off into college soccer and post-secondary life. Visit our new website PLAYWITHHEART.org for more stories and info…
Read MoreAri’s Journey to Monterrey: From Heart of the City to Tigres FC
(San Nicolás de los Garza) – Ariadne Gonzalez who goes by the nickname Ari, is 17 years old, from Round Lake, IL and is a part of Heart of the City’s Elite travel soccer program. As an elite player, Ari participated in our winter College ID event that was held in partnership with Tigres FC, a…
Read MoreTigres UANL FC Scout Featured at Heart of the City’s College ID Event
LAKE COUNTY, IL – Heart of the City is hosting a College Soccer ID Event for high school age Lake Countyyouth which will feature a scout from professional Mexican team, Tigres FC in attendance exclusively forthe event. The event is an opportunity for student athletes to display their soccer skills for scouts and collegecoaches from…
Read MoreDesareih Juarez: Returning to Heart of the City as an Intern
(Lake County, IL): This year, Heart of the City employed its first Summer intern, Desareih Juarez (DJ). It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to her now that summer has ended, but not without having a few words with DJ before she begins her fall semester at Wisconsin Lutheran College.
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