Liberty Mutual Awards Edge Soccer Club/Arvada Soccer Association $2,500 for Exceptional Community Participation in Responsible Sports Program

Online Courses Promote Responsible Coaching and Parenting in Youth Sports.

Arvada, Colo. - Liberty Mutual, one of the nation's leading auto and home insurers, has recognized Edge Soccer Club/Arvada Soccer Association of Arvada as one of 20 youth sports organizations to receive a $2,500 grant for outstanding community participation in the Responsible Sports program that promotes a positive youth sports experience.

More than 70 parents and coaches participated in online courses at www.ResponsibleSports.com for Edge Soccer Club/Arvada Soccer Association between Sept. 17 and Dec. 31 to gain expert advice and resources to ensure a safe, positive, character-building youth sports experience in Arvada. Since the September launch of www.ResponsibleSports.com, over 5,500 parents, coaches and administrators countrywide have completed the program on behalf of more than 500 youth sports organizations.

"The L iberty Mutual Responsible Sports program shines light on what it means to be a responsible coach and a responsible sports-parent," said Greg Gordon, vice president of Consumer Marketing at Liberty Mutual. "Teams/Clubs like Edge Soccer Club/Arvada Soccer Association and communities like Arvada recognize the great value of parents, coaches and administrators working together to provide our youth with the most rewarding learning experience through sports."

Liberty Mutual launched ResponsibleSports.com last fall in partnership with Positive Coaching Alliance, US Youth Soccer and USA Football. The online resource provides parents and coaches with advice, toolkits and best practices on coaching and mentoring today's youth, so they can maximize the positive role they play in young athletes' lives.

Parents, coaches, administrators, community volunteers and youth sports enthusiasts can complete the Responsible Coaching and Responsible Sport Parenting courses online at www.ResponsibleSports.com. The courses provide real-world examples and practical techniques for using responsible behavior to help enhance a child's learning of life lessons using a sports platform.

About Liberty Mutual Group

Liberty Mutual Group (www.libertymutual.com) is a leading multi-line insurer in the U.S. whose largest line of business is personal auto based on 2006 direct written premium. A top ten provider of auto and home insurance to individuals, Liberty Mutual is an industry leader in affinity partnerships, offering its personal lines products to employees and members of more than 10,000 companies, credit unions, and alumni and professional associations. Liberty Mutual Group ranks 95 th on the Fortune 500 list of largest corporations in the United States. The company, headquartered in Boston, Mass., employs over 39,000 people in more than 900 offices throughout the world.

About Positive Coaching Alliance

Since its founding within the Stanford University Athletic Department in 1998, PCA has conducted roughly 5,000 live group workshops nationwide for more than 200,000 youth sports leaders, coaches, parents and athletes. PCA trains workshop attendees to create a positive, character-building environment for youth athletes, replacing the prevalent win-at-all-cost mentality.

PCA has affected more than 2.2 million youth athletes through partnerships with 1,100-plus youth sports organizations, cities and schools that host workshops across the U.S., primarily near PCA's hub markets of Northern California, Southern California, Chicago, Hawaii, Houston, Milwaukee, New York City and Washington, DC. Thousands of other coaches and parents learn PCA methods via online courses at www.PositiveCoach.org.

About US Youth Soccer

US Youth Soccer -The Game for ALL Kids! ® is the largest youth sports organization in the country and largest member of the United States Soccer Federation, the governing body of soccer in the United States. US Youth Soccer registers more than 3.2 million players annually, ages 5 to 19, and over 900,000 administrators, coaches and volunteers in 55 member state associations. US Youth Soccer programs provide a fun, safe and healthy environment for players at every level of the game. For more information, visit www.USYouthSoccer.org.

About USA Football

USA Football is the national governing body of America's favorite sport, leading the game's development on youth and amateur levels with coaching education programs and a myriad of additional resources. More than 3.2 million American youngsters ages 6-14 played organized tackle football in 2007 and 1.13 million high school boys play football, which more than doubles the next-most popular sport among that group. An independent non-profit, USA Football was endowed by the NFL and NFL Players Association in 2002. Former U.S. Congressman and Buffalo Bills quarterback Jack Kemp serves as USA Football's chairman. For more information, log on to www.usafootball.com.