Lower Merion boys’ soccer team gives back to community at Special Olympics

With the 2014 fall season on the horizon, the Lower Merion High School boys’ soccer team took time out of its busy schedule to give back to the community.

On Aug. 20, the Aces took the field with a group from the Delaware County Special Olympics, led by former Lower Merion player and coach Bob Davidson to help those players develop their skills.

“I think the LM players get more out of this evening then we do,” said Davidson, who coached Lower Merion for 23 years. “Our players ask me when we are going back. There is a lot of laughing and having fun and that’s what this is all about.”

Lower Merion senior Evan Wolf said, “This evening is quite humbling. It is a lot of fun and it’s nice to step out of the hard work in practice to give back to the community. Giving back is what we preach to the younger kids. It is fun to step back and have fun.”

“This evening is about being a friend to the players from the Delco League (Delaware County Special Olympics),” said LM senior keeper Will Rosenbaum. “It means a lot to them but it also means a lot to us. We are members of the LM soccer team but first and foremost we are members of the community and we stress to the younger kids the importance of giving back.”

Fellow LM senior Gian Luca-Hail added, “This night is about them. It is their special time and it’s a great opportunity for us to teach a little and have fun.”

Davidson has an LM player pair up with one of his players to teach various fundamentals that include passing, trapping and shooting before concluding the evening with small scrimmages with the players from both teams who have each experienced success playing together.

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