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ANDFINALISTS
CONGRATULATIONS to
of The State Cup Champions and Finalists!
CHAMPIONS
Northern Virginia United Academy 09B
Arlington Soccer Association 2010B Red
RichmondStrikers ECNLRNG07/06
Virginia United FC B06/07
Richmond Strikers ECNL RL G08
FINALISTS
Virginia Velocity FC U16 Academy
Prince William Soccer Inc RL B10
Loudoun Soccer Club ECNL Rl G07/06
Arlington Soccer Association 2007-06B Red
VirginiaSoccer Association ECNLRLG08
Virginia Soccer Association ECNL RL B08
Richmond Strikers ECNL RL G09
Virginia Reign ECNL RL G 2010
Virginia Reign ECNL RL B 2008
Virginia United FC ECNL RL G2009
Richmond StrikersECNLRL G10
ANDFINALISTS
CONGRATULATIONS
to all of The Presidents Cup Champions and
CHAMPIONS
Arlington Soccer Association 2010G White
Virginia United FC ECNL RL B2010
Lee-Mt. Vernon Sports Club 2006-07G Red
Braddock Road Youth Club Elite Academy G10 ECRL
Fredericksburg FC EDP 2010B
Gunston SC 2007B Premier
Arlington Soccer Association 2009B White
Culpepper Soccer Club 2006B
FINALISTS
Loudoun Soccer Club 2009B Red
Arlington Soccer Association 2009G White
Arlington Soccer Association 2008G White
Arlington Soccer Association 2008B White
Great Falls Reston Soccer Club 09G White
Loudoun Soccer CLub 2008G Red
Loudoun Soccer Club 2008B Red
Virginia Valor FC 2007G Gold
MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS
U15B Matthew Mcinnis
U16B Brady Conklin
U17B Leland Bobak
U19B Sami Seife
U15G Remington Perkins
U16G Sadie Ericson
U17G Sophia Calisto
U19G Alice Singer
U15B Samuel Velasquez Alfanso
U16B Ethan Malagrin
U17B Izac Meredith
U19B Jacob Chavez
U15G Kaitlin Froemling
U16G Anna Foster
U17G Makaela Trejo
U19G Jesslie Chavez Castro
BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER
U15B Alexander Tay
U16B Archer Travis
U17B Brennan Shields
U19B Jonathan Cartegena
U15G Abby Colombell
U16G Abigail Tozier
U17G Lacey Neff
U19G Bailey Reid
BEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER
U15B Micah Oteng-Akrasi
U16B Ethan Nguyen
U17B Issac Carter
U19B Tayt Korejwo
U15G Sarah Cash
U16G Allison McFaden
U17G Isabella Brandt
U19G Sasha Zuckerman
BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER
U15B Jackson Cap
U16B Damon Fisher
U17B Trevor Fullen
U19B Isaac Roach
U15G Caroline Kaplan
U16G Angella Noll
U17G Sadie Smith
U19G Emma Zielezienski
BEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER
U15B Brandon Osebre
U16B Daniel Vogt
U17B Christian Sonnonday
U19B Jacob Chavez
U15G Sofia Kunkel
U16G Sydney Dzierzak
U17G Nora Custard
U19G Avery Fowler
U15B
Ian Keyes
Kellan Keyes
Matthew Mcinnis
Benjamin Olive
Emilio Flores
Jostin Mendez
Micah Oteng-Akrasi
Ryan Chiu
Colton Mayers
Brayden White
Brecken Trainum
U19B
Jonathan Cartagena
Luca Pickeral
Samuel Seife
Kyler Williams
Graysen Colglazier
Oliver Van Eaton
Matthew Viscuso
Alexander Garrison
Jonah Patnaik
Caio Brito
Max Cooper
U17G
Riley Bennett
Elizabeth Herndon
Lacey Neff
Sophia Calisto
Jessica Buechler
Aubrey Graham
Kate Rumple
Leyla Pacheco
Elena Wong
Mya Oboite
Lillian Thornblad
BEST11
U16B
Zayden Bediako
Brady Conklin
Jusung Lee
Henry Matthews
Pablo Winsor
Diego Jimenez
Riyaan Gopalakrishnan
Niccolo Ahmet Bardazzi
Josue Mazarina
Daniel Chavez
Irmun Bars
U15G
Caitlin Buckley
Madilyn Mckillip
Halea Korte
Sammie Wyatt
Abby Colombell
Ally Pulliam
Lilly Snell
Addison Suarez
Abigail Tyrrell
Catelyn Brock
Elizabeth Diaz
U19G
Lauren Kenny
Bailey Reid
Audrey Simpkins
Alice Singer
Brynn Alvarez
Addison Zerkle
Sasha Zuckermann
Sarah Bain
Lily Hewatt
Josephine Kanach
Tamia Nelson
U17B
Landen Allen
Micah Combs
Ryder Nowland
David Wamba
Luke Bystryk
Miichael Morello
Nicky Robertson
Brennan Mara
Benjamin Mead
Esteban Guarin
Daniel Sanchez
U16G
Ava Babik
Laura D’Ambro
Aanya Singh
Hannah Thornton
Laikyn Funk
Scotlyn Leonard
Myla Mcdonald
Mikayla Mullen
Zoe Tickler
Kazmere Batiste-Pereira
Katelyn Robertson
U15B
Chance Ison
Charles Jackson
Brendon Osebre
Samuel Velasquez Alfonso
Jackson Cap
Jacob Longo
Landen Mros
Isaias Espinoza
Jacob Esquivel
Shawn Norman
Sebastian Tavares
U19B
Jason Franco Miranda
Quinn Frazier
John Pritchett
Rosario Uribe
Jeffrey Cruz Andrade
Stephen Gonzalez Perez
Edwin Medrano
Alden Davis
Christian Menker
Christian Kasinga
Colter Meritt
U17G
Destiny Soza-Ortiz
Sophia Vilela
Daniela Amaya
Madeline Landis
Emerson Crowley
Addison Theiss
Kaylee Thomas
Tizianna Carannanta
Katelyn Cox
Campbell Soriano
Kaelynn Taylor
BEST11
U16B
James Humphrey
Ethan Malagrin
Kiko Dahlbeck
Daniel Vogt
Patton Depersia
Nikolas Falter
Damon Fisher
Kevin Folk
Kibowen Kirui
Nathaniel Herrmann
Yusef Mahraoui
U15G
Madeleine Burak
Zemma Flynn
Kaitlin Froemling
Kayla O’toole
Eva Fowler
Hollace Kibride
Sofia Kunkel
Kaitlyn Albanese
Lillian Kitzmiller
Abigail Pokrzywinski
Makayla Smith
U19G
Greyy Van Ness
Rebecca Lisko
Sahida Dumbuya
Jesslie Chavez Castro
Sophie Andreottola
Ava Maza
Allison Whisenhunt
Kayleigh Belton
Baeley Steele
Quincy Daigle
Hannah Hayes
U17B
Trevor Fullen
Quinn Leonard
Rhys Morgan
Emirhan Pehlivan
Mark Bowman
Ian Melnikoff
Christian Sonnenday
Andrew Scere
Hudson Snyder
Samuel Garcia
Walter Rodriguez-Sorto
U16G
Luella Adam
Monroe Wyche
Sara Marsh
Anna Foster
Polina Bogacheva
Marrell Palmer
Chloe Zullo
Kayla Anderson
Bianca Velez
Leila Mokarem
Avnee Parmar
Virginia Youth Soccer Association and US Club Soccer are proud to announce the collaboration of the Spring 2025 Virginia State Cup!
The U-11 through U-14 competition, which spans from March to May, will be a true open cup, accepting teams from both organizations to provide families with a best-in-class, single state cup in Virginia.
This reimagined State Cup is open to competitive teams registered to VYSA/US Youth Soccer and US Club Soccer There is a pathway for the top finishing teams from each sanctioning organization to participate further in the US Youth National Championship Series and US Club Soccer National Cup.
The deadline for teams to apply is December 16th.
Registration for the Spring 2025 Virginia Presidents Cup is open for boys and girls ages 11U – 14U!
The Presidents Cup provides a progressive, competitive experience of teams that might not otherwise get the opportunity to participate in a series of unique expe from t
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REGISTER HERE
Congratulations to the VYSA Annual Award Winners! Many thanks to these individuals for their outstanding contributions to thier clubs and leagues throughout the 20232024 season! We look forward to honoring this group at the 2025 Annual Awards Gala on March 9th!
Coach of the Year Boys Competitive
Coach of the Year Boys Recreational
Coach of the Year Girls Competitive
Coach of the Year Girls Recreational
Administrator of the Year
Volunteer of the Year
Young Female Referee of the Year
Young Male Referee of the Year
TOPSoccer Buddy of the Year
TOPSoccer Coach of the Year
Dave Williams TOPSoccer Award
Manager of the Year:
Milos Draca, FFC
Daniel Velasquez – First Touch Soccer *
Tim Lenzo – Alexandria Soccer Association
Kris Newman – Richmond Kickers *
Chris Hudler – Gunston Soccer *
Alan Paez - NCSL *
Audrey Atwell *
Ben Schlenz
Olivia Fant - Culpepper Soccer Club
Fiona Kunkel - Alexandria Soccer Association
Boutia Pourhashemi & Betsy Fry
Kim Capp – FFC
Name bolded means the individual is a USYS National Award Winner
Names with a * means the individual was a USYS National Finalist
US YOUTH SOCCER'S NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Congratulations to Benjamin Schlenz for being named US Youth Soccer's Young Male Referee of the Year.
USYS NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS
Congratulations to the 6 Virginia National Award finalists!
USYS NATIONAL AWARD FINALISTS
TECHNICALLEADERS
DECEMBER10 10:00AM-3:00PM
VYSA TD Day takes place next Tuesday, December 10th at Germanna Community College in Fredericksburg! Lunch will be provided.
There will be three guest presenters including Jesse Marsch, Canadian Men's World Cup Team Head Coach. Read more about the presenters using the link below.
READ ABOUT PRESENTERS
USYS and US Club coaches can register using the link below. Please make sure to have a technical representative from your club there, as important state information will be provided.
Space is limited, register now!
REGISTER HERE
JESSEMARSCH CANADIANMEN’SNATIONAL TEAM GUEST PRESENTERS
COACH FOR COMMUNITY
Coach for Community (C4C) provides coaching education resources for grassroots coaches and is intended to help increase player participation and retain players and coaches. The objective is to share best practices for player development in games and training sessions and share member benefits for the host organization.
The Virginia Youth Soccer Association C4C course is a FREE 2 hour program in the course material of your choosing. You can select the 4v4, 7v7 to 9v9, or 11v11 format. The course will have a one-hour classroom portion and one hour field session.
At the conclusion of a Coach for Community event, each person that attended will receive a $25 voucher to use when registering for an In-Person Grassroots course of their choosing.
If your club would be interested in hosting this FREE educational opportunity to your recreation coaching staff, please complete our host a course form!
ODP INTER DISTRICT SCRIMMAGES
VYSA ODP held its annual inter-district scrimmages on November 23rd & 24th at PVSTC. Players from the five district programs gathered for the event girls on Saturday and boys on Sunday to compete for a chance to earn a spot on the state teams for the 2024/25 season.
The state staff organized a series of small-sided and larger games in order to evaluate the player’s: 1) Soccer Intelligence 2) Technique 3) Game Speed and 4) Character/Desire.
Later that evening they compared their notes with each other and, in combination, with the player’s district coaches feedback in order to come up with state pool selections. The staff will continue to look at performances over the next few months and will add additional players to the rosters as they see fit
VYSA ODP is pleased with the high quality of talent this season and look forward to another great season.
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Creating access and opportunity for the next generation of female coaches.
History of the Program
In July 2023, the Washington Spirit announced its new Coaching Mentorship program to elevate and support female soccer coaches in the Washington, D.C. region. The mentorship program is designed to increase opportunities for female coaches, proactively develop their careers, create a coaching pipeline, and provide them a valuable professional network. The inaugural cohort included three local coaches from the Alexandria Soccer Association, DC SCORES, and the Player Progression Academy. In 2025, the program will expand to include 10 female coaches from around the DMV.
About the 2025 Program
In 2025, the program will expand to include ten mentees who will participate in the program from March to November. Throughout the program, mentees will:
• Shadow a member of the coaching staff at selected Spirit training sessions
• Participate in mentor sessions with Spirit coaches
• Complete a sport performance seminar
• Attend a chalk talk with Spirit General Manager Mark Krikorian
• Experience three Spirit matches at Audi Field during the 2025 season
The deadline to apply for the 2025 cohort is Friday, January 10.
For additional questions please contact Ana Mayoral at amayoral@washspirit.com
