Boots From Pros
What is Boots From Pros?
Boots from Pros: BFP is a unique opportunity for Poet-Athletes to receive new or lightly worn cleats from professional soccer players on the Washington Spirit and other NWSL teams. Boots From Pros was started in 2020 by Washington Spirit and US Women’s National Team player (and DC SCORES board member!) Ashley Hatch.
The goal is to not only provide our poet-athletes with high quality equipment, but to create a special bond within the soccer community among youth players and their local professional players. Each pair of shoes will include a note of advice or encouragement from the professional player. We also have opportunities for our poet-athletes to connect with the pros at our events and Washington Spirit games at Audi field. Occasionally, Washington Spirit players may be able to visit our schools and present the cleats themselves.
How to nominate a pOet-Athlete
Poet-Athlete Eligibility: Requests are open to all Poet-Athletes. However, in an effort to continue to empower our girls and gender-expansive youth, we have set a requirement to balance requests, as you will see in the request form.
Required:
VALUES: They demonstrate outstanding teamwork, leadership, and commitment to our DC SCORES programming (soccer and/or writing).
SHOE SIZE: women's 5.5 to 13.5 = kid’s/men's 4 to 12. Since the cleats are from the pro players, we are limited to these sizes. Please view the request form for specific details.
+ at least one additional criteria:
PHYSICAL NEED: They are in need of a new pair of soccer cleats.
SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL NEED: They are experiencing challenges at school, at home, or elsewhere and this recognition would be uplifting and an important way to keep them engaged with DC SCORES.
TALENT: They show a strong interest in soccer and demonstrate exceptional skill and commitment to becoming a better soccer player.
Know a poet-athlete who fits the description?
If you have any questions, please email Saede Eifrig at seifrig@dcscores.org