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? Child at U< By CAROL BRITTON Gamecock Staff Soccer is not as popul, States as it is in Europ experienced an upsurge in recent years.To acc increase, USC is hold soccer program whi< soccer into the lives ages. INm UonlnnoAn an im A lilt 110I1IUI1JUI1, Oil IUJ Health and Physical Ed and a United States Soc certified coach, has bee program to aid childre parents to further their < fundamental skills of Johnson, an administra also involved in the pr THE CHILDREN which ended last w basic skills and techni phasis on a practical was also maintained. Forty children from < 6-14, were enrolled in tl lasted from 9:30 a.m. to day at the Carolina So< The purpose behinc clinic was to upgrade soccer coachehes in the coaches participated-n South Carolina. There woman coach from Vir The coaches clinic str techniques, tactics, p fitness. Other than tl instruction , each part hours of examination, b practi cal. Those who \ ^ l: 12 a siaic cuauiiiig ucem broidered state badge. HANKINSON AND . apparently preparing t the summer of '78. At United States Soccer I hold its National Coach "Soccer is aconsta game." Hankinson said helps the coaches km game stands now." To bring the game < closer to people's home be held for parents whi the game into the back usually occupied by g baseball and football. THE PARENTS will damentals of soccer an the game themselves instruct their children, soccer will gain popuk and children are able tc together. The parents clinic Monday, Wednesday nights, July 18 through ren lea >C socc< ai in uie uuuea e, the sport has i in this country . ommodate this Dl ing a summer ? will bring ? >f people of all |*| idergraduate in lucation at USC icer Federation ? conducting a n, coaches and ' education of the soccer. C.J. tive assistant is ogram. >J'S CLINIC eek, taught the MBKpBw&fll iques. An emunderstanding Columbia, ages fie clinic which 4:30 p.m. each :ccr Field. ||jg.).;y?^ I the coaches the Quality of mmtmsmmmzzm ! state. Twelve ^ lost were from ~p w-3|! 5 was also one aginia. 'essed coaching sychology and v c] .. .~Jj| le 36 hours of icipant had 20 oth written and mssed received ?e and an em JOHNSON are ^^jgSji he coaches for that time the fliSBlPPiS federation will les Clinic. W0SSm0B mtly changing I. ' The clinic l|pt|ISillS| ow where the ^ 1^9^55=:^ of soccer even ;ames such ;js ELv 1 Hankinson said Friday July 29. r rn basics lotos by lene Morgan Ig . WaWll 1 r? &*> i Above, two of the < players who attended a last week at USC have si I the heat as they pract skills. Left, C.J. Johnson, wh< At J i ? mt; suiter uaycamp, join intently demonstrates techniques taught at the | * , J - B"'?" " their names to be called t< ? miniature soccer balls the week-long clinic. pllpl * ^K mm ''?&m^m$' % l|H^f -V ; ^^Jgfe^ggjjl .... 10 young soccer CAPPor u/ArlrcltAn OVVVVi TTV1II9IIU|I [led their shirts in ice basic soccer . I 1 i i i j neipea conauei is in a game and ball handling daycamp. estlessly wait for o receive awards ? at the end of PS: