The NSCAA has entered into an agreement that names Seattle Sport Sciences, Inc., as an NSCAA Official Service Provider. The company is the developer of the SideKick™ soccer machine, a high-technology training tool designed for use with advanced youth through professional players that will be introduced at the 2008 NSCAA Convention in Baltimore, Md.

“The NSCAA fills a critical need by supporting coaches of all levels in the U.S., improving the game in the process,” said Jeff Alger, president and CEO of Seattle Sport Sciences, Inc. “Our primary customers are coaches, which is also NSCAA’s membership base. We are happy to support NSCAA through this program, and to introduce SideKick at the NSCAA Convention.”

“SideKick is one of the most exciting training innovations we’ve seen in quite awhile, and fits very well into our strategic vision of incorporating technology into our membership benefits,” said NSCAA President Steve Malone. “We are very pleased that Seattle Sport Sciences is now an NSCAA Official Service Provider.”

As part of the agreement, Seattle Sport Sciences will extend to NSCAA members substantial discounts on SideKick and future products. In addition, an even more generous discount is available to attendees at the NSCAA Convention. Details may be found on the company’s web site, http://www.seattlesportsciences.com.

SideKick is the first soccer machine capable of reproducing any combination of speed, spin and ball trajectory seen in actual play from the world’s best players, and it does so with remarkable consistency. The product’s useful training range is from 10 to 75 yards – with service ranging from gentle enough for very young players, to speeds and spins associated with top levels of professional play. With SideKick, players are no longer limited by the skill, or availability, of a partner to serve the ball while training. In addition, the productivity gains from using SideKick can be enormous, depending on the skill being trained. In many cases, ten minutes spent using SideKick results in more quality repetitions of a given ball skill than weeks or months of conventional training. It also allows intense training of skills that are otherwise not practical to train. With SideKick, goalkeepers can, for example, repeatedly practice defending the most difficult diving or swerving shots or crosses, and field players can practice highlight-reel first touch skills. SideKick is a high technology product that took four years to develop, with US and foreign patents pending.

“The foundation of the game, and what all players and coaches strive for in training, is brilliance in playing the ball,” said Alger. “We designed SideKick to be the ultimate training tool for first-touch ball skills.”

SideKick will be showcased in Booth 607 during the NSCAA Convention, as well as at this year’s new exhibit hall field demonstration sessions on Friday, Jan. 18, from 9:30-11am EST, and Saturday, Jan. 19 from 1:30-3 pm EST in the Baltimore Convention Center. For more information on SideKick or Seattle Sport Sciences, call 425.939.0015 or visit http://www.seattlesportsciences.com.

About Seattle Sport Sciences
Seattle Sport Sciences, Inc., is based in Redmond, Wash., a region with a rich history of strong support for soccer, having produced many players for U.S. national teams and professional clubs around the world, nationally-ranked college programs, the USL Division 1 champion Seattle Sounders and, in 2009, a new Major League Soccer franchise. It is also home to a thriving technology industry, including giants such as Boeing and Microsoft. Seattle Sport Sciences grew out of this twin culture of passion for soccer and technology know-how, with the mission to produce innovative, high technology products for soccer training.

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