On the Block: Soccer success story

February 4, 2015 by Teran Powell 1 Comment

Demitrius White, a former pro soccer player, talks about how playing the sport at Northcott Neighborhood House at age 11 changed the course of his life.

Author
Recent Posts

<img width="250" height="250" alt="Avatar" data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4825fcfa4820a057832d51c862d11851?s=250&d=mm&r=g" class="avatar avatar-250 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-250 photo avatar-default lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="250" height="250" alt="Avatar" data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4825fcfa4820a057832d51c862d11851?s=250&d=mm&r=g" class="avatar avatar-250 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-250 photo avatar-default lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="250" height="250" alt="Avatar" data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4825fcfa4820a057832d51c862d11851?s=250&d=mm&r=g" class="avatar avatar-250 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-250 photo avatar-default lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="250" height="250" alt="Avatar" data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4825fcfa4820a057832d51c862d11851?s=250&d=mm&r=g" class="avatar avatar-250 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-250 photo avatar-default lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="250" height="250" alt="Avatar" data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4825fcfa4820a057832d51c862d11851?s=250&d=mm&r=g" class="avatar avatar-250 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-250 photo avatar-default lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="250" height="250" alt="Avatar" data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4825fcfa4820a057832d51c862d11851?s=250&d=mm&r=g" class="avatar avatar-250 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-250 photo avatar-default lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="250" height="250" alt="Avatar" data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4825fcfa4820a057832d51c862d11851?s=250&d=mm&r=g" class="avatar avatar-250 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-250 photo avatar-default lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="250" height="250" alt="Avatar" data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4825fcfa4820a057832d51c862d11851?s=250&d=mm&r=g" class="avatar avatar-250 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-250 photo avatar-default lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="250" height="250" alt="Avatar" data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4825fcfa4820a057832d51c862d11851?s=250&d=mm&r=g" class="avatar avatar-250 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-250 photo avatar-default lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="250" height="250" alt="Avatar" data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4825fcfa4820a057832d51c862d11851?s=250&d=mm&r=g" class="avatar avatar-250 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-250 photo avatar-default lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4825fcfa4820a057832d51c862d11851?s=250&d=mm&r=g" width="250" height="250" alt="Avatar" class="avatar avatar-250 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-250 photo avatar-default" />

<img width="250" height="250" alt="Avatar" data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4825fcfa4820a057832d51c862d11851?s=250&d=mm&r=g" class="avatar avatar-250 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-250 photo avatar-default lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="250" height="250" alt="Avatar" data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4825fcfa4820a057832d51c862d11851?s=250&d=mm&r=g" class="avatar avatar-250 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-250 photo avatar-default lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="250" height="250" alt="Avatar" data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4825fcfa4820a057832d51c862d11851?s=250&d=mm&r=g" class="avatar avatar-250 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-250 photo avatar-default lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="250" height="250" alt="Avatar" data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4825fcfa4820a057832d51c862d11851?s=250&d=mm&r=g" class="avatar avatar-250 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-250 photo avatar-default lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="250" height="250" alt="Avatar" data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4825fcfa4820a057832d51c862d11851?s=250&d=mm&r=g" class="avatar avatar-250 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-250 photo avatar-default lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="250" height="250" alt="Avatar" data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4825fcfa4820a057832d51c862d11851?s=250&d=mm&r=g" class="avatar avatar-250 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-250 photo avatar-default lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="250" height="250" alt="Avatar" data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4825fcfa4820a057832d51c862d11851?s=250&d=mm&r=g" class="avatar avatar-250 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-250 photo avatar-default lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="250" height="250" alt="Avatar" data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4825fcfa4820a057832d51c862d11851?s=250&d=mm&r=g" class="avatar avatar-250 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-250 photo avatar-default lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="250" height="250" alt="Avatar" data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4825fcfa4820a057832d51c862d11851?s=250&d=mm&r=g" class="avatar avatar-250 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-250 photo avatar-default lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="250" height="250" alt="Avatar" data-src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4825fcfa4820a057832d51c862d11851?s=250&d=mm&r=g" class="avatar avatar-250 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-250 photo avatar-default lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4825fcfa4820a057832d51c862d11851?s=250&d=mm&r=g" width="250" height="250" alt="Avatar" class="avatar avatar-250 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-250 photo avatar-default" />

Latest posts by Teran Powell (see all)

Double Dutch to Dreams offers girls exercise, self-esteem - May 7, 2015
Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin starts online petition against toy guns - April 13, 2015
On the Block: The product of Neighborhood House - April 7, 2015

About Teran Powell

Comments

Donna Fisher says

June 22, 2016 at 12:50 pm

He is my nephew through marriage and think he is a wonderful young man. He is a loving, caring, responsible and involved parent to his 2 sons. Proud of him.

Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply