VIRGINIA YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION
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VYSA Awards Gala Coach for Community The State Cup & President’s Cup Accepted Teams Virginia Friendlies Want your event or story highlighted in the VYSA Touchline? Contact Chloe Erazo VYSA Manager of Marketing E-mail: chloe@vysa.com Phone: (540) 693-1430 x 211 CONNECTWITHUS! @vayouthsoccer VirginiaYouthSoccerAssociation TABLE OF CONTENTS Leveling the Playing Field
Congratulations to all of the 2023 VYSA ‘of the Year’ Award Winners and 2024 VA-DC Hall of Fame inductees!
PRESIDENT’S AWARD
PRESIDENT BILL PHILLIPS AND ANNE THOMPSON
Admin of the Year - Ron Wasserstein
Volunteer of the Year - Wayne Shelor
Coach of the Year Girls Competitive - Donovan Russell
Coach of the Year Boys Competitive - Tom Holland
TOPSoccer Buddy of the Year - Owen Shannon
TOPSoccer Coach of the Year - Trisha Knisley
Coach of the Year Boys Rec - Jason Gill
Coach of the Year Girls Rec - Emily Jemison
Young Referee of the Year Male - Andrew Smith
Young Referee of the Year Female - Kayla Romine
Manager of the Year - Pauline Salter
Dave Williams Memorial TOPSoccer Exemplary Service Award - Gregory Mitchell
Dave Williams Memorial TOPSoccer Exemplary Service Award - Norina Moy
John Short Award - Ann Germain
President’s Award- Anne Thomson
President’s Award - Pat Delaney
President’s Award - Denise Edwards
Adele Dolansky Award - Eric Highsmith
PRESIDENT BILL PHILLIPS AND PAT DELANEY
GALA DINNER HALL OF FAME ATTENDEES
HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2024
VIRGINIA FRIENDLIES
The Virginia ODP Friendlies took place in Williamsburg, VA on February 23rd - 25th.
With 84 teams in attendance, VYSA ODP was joined by Maryland Youth Soccer, New Jersey Youth Soccer, West Virginia Youth Soccer, Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer, and North Carolina Youth Soccer.
Thank you to all of the ODP players, coaches, referees, and families for making the Virginia ODP Friendlies a great player development experience!
COACHING COURSE FOR THE REC COACH
The Coach For Community (C4C) is a FREE two-hour course that is designed to help prepare entry level coaches with practical and theoretical knowledge. This course is conducted by a qualified US Soccer/VYSA Coach Educator and can be requested by VYSA member clubs at the U6, U8, U10 and/or U12 levels.
The First hour is classroom presentations: Player Characteristics
Age-Appropriate Games
Running a Practice
Role of the Coach Tips to Survive
The second hour is field/gym demonstration:
Age specific players will participate in an organized practice session. ContactJessicaatjessica@vysa.comtoday!
CALL MAKE #THE RIGHT BECOME A USSF CERTIFIED REFEREE VISITWEBSITE For more information visit the Metro DC-Virginia State Referee website
VYSA partnered with Leveling the Playing Field for a used sports equipment drive on February 10th! Leveling the Playing Field said this was one of their most successful soccer cleat events ever, with the total value of items collected exceeding $13,000!
With the help of Lawson Watt (ODP 2008 Boys) cleats, shin guards, goalie gloves, soccer balls, and more, were donated to help 565 young athletes!
Helping the community is an important part of VYSA’s mission and your participation in this equipment drive has allowed you to have an impact on others. Thank you to everyone who helped make this a successful event!
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