On the eve of soccer’s greatest event, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and adidas have announced the renewal of their agreement that makes the world’s leading soccer equipment and apparel provider an Official Sponsor of the NSCAA. The two-year agreement extends a relationship that began in 1999.

“We are pleased to continue our long-running relationship with adidas,” said NSCAA CEO and Executive Director Joe Cummings. “There is a natural fit in linking the excellence embodied in the NSCAA’s coaching education and recognition programs and the unsurpassed quality and performance that is the hallmark of all adidas products.”

"adidas is proud to be extending its long-standing partnership with the NSCAA,” said Ernesto Bruce, Soccer Sports Marketing Manager for adidas America. “As the global leader in soccer, it is an honor to be working with the largest coaching organization in the world, which continues to lead in coaching education. We look forward to working together with the NSCAA in order to grow soccer in the United States and work towards developing the best coaches and players in the world."

Under the agreement adidas will continue as the official apparel and equipment provider to the NSCAA Coaching Academy, the Association’s coaching education program, as well as for the annual NSCAA Convention, held in mid-January of each year. The 2011 NSCAA Convention will be held at the Baltimore (Md.) Convention Center January 12-16.

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