River City FC Football 4 All

What is Football 4 All?

Football 4 All strips away the financial barriers involved in Players and families getting involved in youth soccer and gives everyone a chance to play and enjoy the game.

Football 4 All programs include week long camps, single day clinics, and seasonal programs.

All Programs within Football 4 All are Either Completely free or minimal cost for participation.

Football 4 All programs take away the stress and hyper competitive focus of normal club programs and allow players to learn, play, and have fun the way the game was meant to be played. With joy!

Apart from being a program that breaks down the socio-economic barriers involved in youth sports, the main goals of Football 4 All is to promote participation, healthy lifestyle, and a love of the game of soccer.

Why Football 4 All?

It has become increasingly apparent that there is a clear socio-economic divide in participation in youth sports. Very often youth sports has become a venue for the haves versus have Nots. This is not just in Saint Louis, but throughout the country. Costs for participation continue to increase and there are many areas, families, and players that are underserved just because they simply can't afford the high cost of programs. It is the goal of the Football 4 All program to take away those barriers to participation and give all players a chance to play and enjoy the game.

The Income Gap is becoming a Physical Activity Divide - NY Times

The Growing Sports Gap - Desert News

Project Play - Aspen INstituTe