Soccer Kicks for Cancer is a soccer development, community outreach and fundraising program developed by US Youth Soccer and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  Soccer players raise funds for research and patient programs by getting donations for the number of "touches" they make on the soccer ball at home over a ten day period.  The goal is for every participating player to touch the ball 2000 times over a specific 10 day period.  Donations are pre-paid gifts rather than pledges and made in advance or during the program. 

All funds support research and patient services programs of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the Todd Smith Leukemia Fund for soccer scholarships.  A Todd Smith Scholarship Grant is made to the participating club in the amount of 10% of gross revenue generated by the program.  These funds are used to allow deserving youngsters to participate in local soccer programs.

Teams that participate in soccer kicks for cancer need to recognize that blood cancers are the number one cause of cancer death among children and young adults under the age of 20, therefore Soccer Kicks for Cancer is about kids helping other kids.