{"id":11630,"date":"2025-08-18T13:12:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T17:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/?page_id=11630"},"modified":"2025-09-13T09:39:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T13:39:22","slug":"portland-soccer-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/portland-soccer-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Portland Soccer Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PORTLAND SOCCER PROJECT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>The Portland Soccer Project is an afterschool program that uses soccer to develop social, emotional, and leadership skills in kids. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Inspired by the programming championed in Lewiston by the <a href=\"http:\/\/rlasoccer.org\">Rosati Leadership Academy<\/a>, the Portland Soccer Project was piloted in East End Community School in the spring of 2025 and has been renewed for the following school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hearts of Maine: The Portland Soccer Project\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t6n3TYw8Viw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Watch the full Hearts of Maine mini-doc above, recapping the very first session of the program. Forty students took part, guided by seven volunteer coaches who collectively dedicated more than 2,200 hours to the kids. Each session focused on building teamwork, resilience, accountability, and joyful play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons ghostkit-custom-1DtDRR is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-rounded\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-primary-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/46800524.hs-sites.com\/community-get-involved\">GET INVOLVED<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons ghostkit-custom-2jeIUL is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-b192c3d7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-rounded\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-primary-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/community\/\">IMPACT PROGRAMMING<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-rounded\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-primary-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/community-ticketing-program\/\">COMMUNITY TICKETING PROGRAM<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-rounded\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-primary-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-staging.go-vip.net\/heartsofpine\/play-it-forward\/\">PLAY IT FORWARD<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-text-color has-theme-primary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-theme-primary-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PORTLAND SOCCER PROJECT The Portland Soccer Project is an afterschool program that uses soccer to develop social, emotional, and leadership skills in kids. 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