Lodi soccer coach Mark Whittock plays to beat local gangs
Mark Whittock works to keep his team together, teach them life skills
Dan Evans/News-Sentinel
Lodi soccer coach Mark Whittock plays to beat local gangs
Mark Whittock, center, coach of the Lodi Earthquake soccer team, runs his players through warmups during practice a Leroy Nichols School in Lodi on Monday, July 16, 2012. Whittock coaches the team of your teens in an effort to keep them from joining gangs.
Ian Jonsson/News-Sentinel
Lodi soccer coach Mark Whittock plays to beat local gangs
From left: Joshua, Juan, Luis and Reid gather after practice on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, to discuss soccer and how it has kept them away from gangs.
Dan Evans/News-Sentinel
Lodi soccer coach Mark Whittock plays to beat local gangs
Zamin Guevara, 13, a member of the Lodi Earthquakes competitive soccer team, kicks the ball in the air during practice on Monday, July 16, 2012. Earthquakes coach Mark Whittock hopes to keep young teens out of gangs by giving them the chance to compete in a team sport.
Dan Evans/News-Sentinel
Lodi soccer coach Mark Whittock plays to beat local gangs
Lodi Earthquakes players run laps during practice at Leroy Nichols School on Monday, July 16, 2012. Earthquakes coach Mark Whittock hopes to keep young teens out of gangs by giving them the chance to compete in a team sport.
Dan Evans/News-Sentinel
Lodi soccer coach Mark Whittock plays to beat local gangs
Lodi Earthquakes player Ivan Romero, 13, leaps over Reid Maley, 13, to catch the ball during a drill to teach communication on Monday, July 16, 2012. Earthquakes coach Mark Whittock hopes to keep young teens out of gangs by giving them the chance to compete in a team sport.
Ian Jonsson/News-Sentinel
Lodi soccer coach Mark Whittock plays to beat local gangs
Lodi Earthquakes players gather around as their coach, Mark Whittock, gives them instructions on a drill they're running during practice on Thursday, July 19, 2012.
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