On Friday, September 27, the Fire welcomed representatives from its Fire Juniors affiliates across the country, including the participation of the recently launched Fire Juniors City, for the third annual Chicago Fire Juniors Summit at Toyota Park.
The annual convergence of the 10 Fire Juniors clubs, representing more than 10,000 players across seven different states, is extremely worthwhile according to Fire Juniors Affiliate Manager Brian Roberts.
“The summit is a great opportunity to lay out the new initiatives set by the player development department at the Club,” he told Chicago-Fire.com on Monday. “But more importantly, it brings everyone together to exchange best practices and discuss new ideas in order to continue to grow and innovate."
This year’s weekend event covered a wide range of topics and new initiatives centered on the summit’s theme of “Tradition, Honor, Passion,” including presentations on everything from social media to sponsorship, and marketing and bookkeeping. Spread across two days, the event weekend was received high marks from attendees, capped off by attending the Fire’s thrilling draw with Montreal on Saturday night.
For more on the Fire Juniors visit //www.chicago-fire.com/youth/cfjs.
