SAA TOPSoccer Timeline

• September 2018: SAA TOPSoccer begins as part of Schaumburg Athletic Association-Recreation Soccer.

• March 2019: Buddy, Sophia S., is awarded Illinois Youth TOPSoccer Buddy  of the year.

• March 2019:  The Schaumburg High School Varsity Girl's Soccer Team are Buddies at a practice.

• April 2019: The first SAA TOPSoccer Buddy training with special guest Jill, an adaptive P.E. teacher.

• June 2019: The Schaumburg Police Department, including Police Chief Wolf are Buddies at practice.

• September 2019: Rick from Edge Of Orion is the guest speaker at SAA TOPSoccer Buddy Training.  

• September 2019:  Players voted "Soccer Stars" to be our 2019-2020 season team name.

• November 2019: SAA TOPSocccer starts its first full winter practice schedule.

• December 2019: Buddy the therapy dog comes to his first SAA TOPSoccer practice with his owner,  Jessica. 

• December 2019: SAA TOPSoccer receives a grant from U.S. Youth Soccer to purchase adaptive soccer equipment.

• Fall 2020: SAA TOPSoccer restarts after taking a short break due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• March 2021:  Coach Nikki is named the IYSA Volunteer of the Year for her longtime commitment and service to SAA Recreational Soccer and her community.

• June 2021: SAA TOPSoccer starts its first full summer practice schedule.

• July 2021: SAA TOPSoccer has its first pool day at Atcher Island Water Park!

• December 2021: SAA TOPSoccer receives a grant from U.S. Youth Soccer to purchase adaptive soccer equipment.

• July 2022:  SAA TOPSoccer hosts its 1st IYSA TOPSoccer Summerfest at Conant High School with the theme: Welcome to the jungle

• December 2022: SAA TOPSoccer receives a grant from U.S. Youth Soccer to purchase adaptive soccer equipment.

• July 2023:  SAA TOPSoccer hosts its 2nd IYSA TOPSoccer Summerfest at Conant High School with the theme:  Surf's Up!

• September 2023:  SAA TOPSoccer participates in its 3rd Septemberfest Parade

• September 2023:  SAA TOPSoccer celebrates it's 5th anniversary with special guests Minds with Motion, the Schaumburg Police Department, and Amy Liss.

• April 2024:  Buddy, Charlotte J.  is awarded Illinois Youth TOPSoccer Buddy  of the year.



S a a tops soccer players and buddies putting there hands in for a cheer.
Coach Nikki, Coach Val, and Coach Lisa pose with Sophia, the Twenty Nineteen tops soccer buddy of the year.
The Schaumburg Police Department poses with the s a a tops soccer team in front of a goal.
Rick from edge of oh ryan talks to a group of tops soccer buddies sitting on a grand stand.
A bunch of balls in variate ed sizes lay in front of a blue wall, on top of green turf.
S a a tops soccer players and buddies playing soccer on a grassy field.
The Schaumburg High School Varsity Soccer Team for girls poses in front of a goal.
The Schaumburg Police Department plays soccer with tops soccer players outside by a goal.
Buddy, a yellow lab dog, poses on a green field, sporting a red bandanna.