Unite in the Fight: Kickin’ it Challenge Continues Efforts with Breast Cancer Awareness
Everyone knows someone who has been affected by breast cancer. In San Diego alone, six women, on average, are diagnosed with breast cancer every single day. In 2012, when a Poway Youth Soccer player lost her mother to the all too common disease, members of the Poway and surrounding soccer communities rallied together to form […]
5th Annual Kickin’ It Challenge Presents LA Galaxy v FC Dallas
2016 marked the 5th year of the Kickin’ It Challenge, a tournament that raises money for breast cancer research that is then donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the largest provider for breast cancer research in the world. Fundraising by the Kickin’ It Challenge has exceeded the $200,000 mark and is still counting. During this […]
Youth Soccer Players Score Against Breast Cancer
The fifth annual Kickin’ It Challenge soccer tournament that brings San Diego and Southern California’s youth soccer teams together to help fight the battle against breast cancer will take place Saturday, June 18 through Sunday, June 19 at Frances Ryan Park in Escondido. Registration is open until May 15. The companion Kickin’ It Challenge Gala […]
Kickin’ it Challenge: another successful tournament
The Kickin’ it Challenge event that helps bring youth soccer teams together and support the fight against breast cancer was once again a success this past weekend. There were more than 120 teams from all over the state, ages 7 to 18 with an equal number of boys and girls, who were all in alignment with […]
Kickin’ it Challenge fights breast cancer on NBC San Diego
Did you know that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime? This is a call for action. Monday morning, I went down to NBC in downtown San Diego to help out with a 2 minute segment about one of our amazing benefactors: the Kickin’ It Challenge Soccer tournament partnered […]