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Building a Soccer Player and a Leader
On a warm, sunny day in October, I headed to Papa Playground in West Philadelphia to see the girls’ JV soccer match between Science Leadership Academy @ Beeber and Lincoln High School. I went to watch Saraa, a girl I mentored last year while I was serving as a Coach Across America coach at Starfinder Foundation.