The NASA ECNL Boys 2012 team is the top team in the U13 age group for NASA Tophat soccer club, based in metro Atlanta. The 17 players on the team are coached by Coach Ray Tomlin and are currently undefeated and in first place in the ECNL U13 Southeast division. Most of the players have played soccer since they were 3 or 4 years old and many hope to play professionally or in college.

The opportunity to go to Italy means playing against Italian academy kids their age to see how they shape up against European competition, including a chance to play against the Juventus Football Club, one of the top clubs in Europe. For many of our players, just participating in soccer is a stretch for their families' budgets, but they work to cover the cost of dues, travel, and uniforms because it's their sons' dream to play the sport. This trip to Italy is out of some of our players' reach so the team is stepping in to help raise funds.

Our goal is to raise $30,000 to ensure that all players can go on this unique, once-in-a-lifetime trip to learn, grow, and play soccer in Europe. This amount will cover 5 of our players who cannot afford to go on their own. In addition to this GoFundMe, the boys are doing fundraising on their own too - we have other fundraisers planned, including car washes and soccer training for younger players, for the boys to help with raising funds. We want them to own the trip for themselves as well as getting your help with meeting the goal!

Thank you for your support and help to achieve this goal!

Donations made here will go directly to the players who need it. You can also make donations by check that are tax-deductible directly to NASA. Please mail checks to the following address with the memo line "ECNL2012Boys":

605 Hawkins Store Rd Ne

Kennesaw, GA 30144-1614

Tax ID: 81-1755894