U.S. Soccer is seeking participants across the country to participate in a survey conducted by Northwestern University.
“US Soccer has a sincere desire to learn how to enhance and improve access to the Beautiful Game for all children in the US. Their most recent effort involves a parent survey, developed, conducted, and eventually analyzed by Northwestern University. Below you will find US Soccer’s invitation to participate along with the required legalese. Please allow me to invite you to invest your time and expertise to help US Soccer make the world’s game, the preeminent game in the US.”
U.S. Soccer is conducting a research project in collaboration with Northwestern University. The aim of the project is to learn about parents’ reasons for enrolling their children in soccer.
Access survey here: Why do parents enroll their children in soccer?
Attached please find the consent form for full details about the study and data to be included. If you have any questions about the study, you can reach out to Dr. José M. Oliva Lozano, at jlozano@ussoccer.org, who is the Director of Research and Innovation at U.S. Soccer.
Participating in this research is voluntary and it will not affect your treatment at the U.S. Soccer Federation or Northwestern University. You will not lose any benefits to which you are otherwise entitled. You will not be compensated for this study. You are eligible for this study if you have a child enrolled in youth soccer affiliated with U.S. Soccer.
The information gathered from your participation will help us highlight the benefits of playing and participating in soccer to increase soccer’s popularity in the United States. More interest in soccer will lead to easier access to play, elevation of the standard of play in the United States, and a number of physical, cognitive and psychosocial benefits for those who choose to play soccer. We plan to highlight these benefits with our study for others to review and understand.
If you participate in this research project, your data will be anonymously analyzed and will be used for research purposes (e.g., publications in scientific journals, book chapters, books, or conference presentations). All presentations and publications will be approved and written in collaboration with the U.S. Soccer Federation to ensure that your privacy and the team competitive advantage is preserved.