For more information, contact:
The St. Louis Sports Commission
314-992-0687
sports@stlouissports.org

SLU SOCCER COACH DAN DONIGAN FEATURED INSTRUCTOR AT FREE YOUTH SOCCER
COACHES CLINIC AUG. 29

ST. LOUIS — Aug. 3, 2004 — Youth soccer coaches looking to freshen up their coaching skills before the fall season begins have the chance to work with one of the nation's best college coaches on Sunday, Aug. 29. Saint Louis University head coach Dan Donigan will be the featured instructor at the free Coach it Right! youth soccer coaches clinic at Robert R. Hermann Stadium on the SLU campus.

The instructional clinic takes place from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and is hosted by the St. Louis Sports Commission's Sports for Kids program, Saint Louis University, and the Taco Bell Coaches Club. Donigan, entering his fourth season as head coach of the Billikens, will show coaches how to teach proper soccer fundamentals to their young athletes. Coaches will receive tips on shooting, goaltending, team defense, offensive strategy, training, nutrition, and sportsmanship.

To register, call 314-992-0689 or visit www.stlsports.org/kids. Every coach that attends the clinic will receive a free Sports for Kids clipboard.

Under the banner of Coach it Right! , Sports for Kids organizes free coaching clinics that educate, train and motivate volunteer youth coaches in various sports. The clinics emphasize the value of sportsmanship and develop coaching skills to help participants become better coaches, and in turn, lead to more positive experiences for area children on the playing field. The mission of Sports for Kids is to help young people from St. Louis live healthier, happier and more productive lives through sports. This year, Sports for Kids has joined forces with the Taco Bell Coaches Club to produce the Coach it Right! clinics. For more information on the Taco Bell Coaches Club visit www.coachitright.com.

In addition to producing Coach it Right! clinics for baseball and track & field coaches this year, Sports for Kids hosted an NCAA Youth Education through Sports (YES) wrestling clinic at Savvis Center, a volleyball recruiting roundtable & sportsmanship seminar at Washington University, and a Sports Career Day for more than 200 students in the Fort Zumwalt School District.