Barefoot 3v3 Tournaments to Kick AIDS in Africa
Mobilize your own college, high school, community, or soccer club in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa! Our Lose The Shoes (LTS) 3v3 barefoot soccer tournaments are our most successful campaign at colleges and high schools. Lose the Shoes is becoming more than just a fundraising campaign—it is mobilizing the next generation of students, activists, and soccer players to unite and actively seek a solution to the AIDS pandemic. LTS has come a long way since the first Dartmouth tournament in 2006, and has involved over 15,000 students across 80 schools and raised over $150,000.
LTS tournaments are easy to host, and a great way to raise awareness in your local community of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and raise money for Grassroot Soccer.
Host An Event at Your School
Interested in bringing a Lose The Shoes Tournament to your school or soccer club? Become a LTS Coordinator and host a tournament to help support Grassroot Soccer. Checkout our Lose The Shoes Guide and then email losetheshoes@GrassrootSoccer.org to learn more.
Sign-Up For Lose The Shoes
Interested in signing up for an existing Lose the Shoes tournament in your area? Visit our Upcoming Events page to find a tournament near you, and sign-up and pay online!
What Past LTS Coordinators Are Saying
“Please know that what you are doing can and will make a direct impact on many children’s lives in Africa…This is our generation that is suffering and it is our generation that can turn it around.” ~ Brittany Lees, Mariner Soccer Club/Old Rochester Regional HS LTS Coordinator
“From conception to completion it has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my college career. The Lose the Shoes Guide is going to be passed down through the ranks of our soccer teams leaders for years to come.” ~ Dan Anadio, LTS coordinator at SUNY Cortland.
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