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ABOUTUSYS USYout hSoccerpr oudl ypr ovi des t hepat hf orever ypl ayerand i s . t hef ut ur eofs occer
USYout hSocceri st hel ar ges tyout hs por t sor gani z at i oni nt he count r yand t hel ar ges tmemberoft heU. S.SoccerFeder at i on, t hegover ni ng bodyofs occeri nt heUni t ed St at es . USYout hSoccerr egi s t er snear l y3mi l l i onpl ayer sannual l y , ages5t o1 9,and hasover900, 000admi ni s t r at or s ,coachesand vol unt eer si n54 St at eAs s oci at i ons . USYout hSoccerpr ogr amspr ovi dea f un,s af eand heal t hy envi r onmentf orpl ayer satever yl eveloft hegame.
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AWARDSGALA WI NNERS -REGI ONAL Admi ni s t r at oroft heYear
Vol unt eeroft heYear
BoysCompet i t i veCoachoft heYear
Gi r l sCompet i t i veCoachoft heYear
BoysRecr eat i onCoachoft heYear
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TOPSoccerCoachoft heYear
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AWARDSGALA WI NNERS -NATI ONAL
EVEL YN GI LLLEADERSHI PAWARD Kat hyZol ad ( Fl or i da)and DaveGut hr i e( I ndi ana) USYout hSoccer ’ s‘ Evel ynGi l lL eader s hi pAwar d’waspr es ent ed f ort hefir s tt i meat t he2022Awar dsGal ai nKans asCi t y ,MO.I tr ecogni zesout s t andi ng l eader s hi pi n t heyout hs occers pace. Gi l l ,who wasi nduct ed i nt o USYout hSoccer ’ sHal lofFamei n201 5,s er ved onUSYS’ Boar d ofDi r ect or sasSecr et ar ybef or ebei ng el ect ed asVi cePr es i dent .Shewas i ns t r ument ali ni ni t i at i ng s t r at egi cpl anni ng effor t s ,i ncl udi ng l eadi ng aneffor tt o haveUSSocceradopti t sfir s tRi s kManagementpr ogr am. Evel ynGi l ldedi cat ed mor et hant hr eedecadesofherl i f et oyout hs occer ,and t hi s awar dr ecogni zesi ndi vi dual swho havemades i mi l arcont r i but i ons .Kat hyZol ad and DaveGut hr i ewer eUSYS’i naugur alwi nner s .
AWARDSGALA WI NNERS -HALLOFF AME DaMar cusBeasl ey -Pl ayer
DaMar cusBeas l eyhad a s t or i ed car eeri nt hepr of es s i onalr ank s ,cul mi nat i ng i n1 26appear ancesf ort he Uni t ed St at esMen' sNat i onalT eam.Fort hepas tf ouryear s ,Beas l eyhasoper at ed a net wor kofyout hs occer campsi nt heFt .Waynear ea i nhopesofcont i nui ng t hegr owt hofyout hs occer .Event houghhehasr et i r ed f r om pl ayi ng,Beas l eycont i nuest os how t hek i dswhatmadehi m ani nt er nat i onals t arand oneoft hemos t cel ebr at edAmer i canpl ayer sofal lt i me.
J esse Har r el l-Admi ni s t r at or
J es s eHar r el lhasbeena pas s i onat es uppor t erand advocat orofyout hs occerf ornear l yf ourdecades .Even t houghhi seffor t ss t ar t ed att hecl ub l evel ,Har r el lcont i nued t o haveani mpacti nt hes occercommuni t y t hr ought hes t at e,r egi onal ,and nat i onall evel s .Hewasabl et o di s coverwhatwor k swel li npr ovi di ng yout h s occerpr ogr amst ot her egi onaland nat i onall evel s .Har r el l ' scont r i but i onshavebeenf el ti nnear l yever y f acetoft hegameasa s occerpar ent ,coach,pl ayer ,r ef er ee,vol unt eer ,and admi ni s t r at or .
Tom Mendot h -Admi ni s t r at or
T om Mendot hi scr edi t ed wi t hl eadi ng t hei mpl ement at i onofa r oundr obi nt our namentf orRegi onI V and t hes t at esi tencompas s es .Thatexper i encegavehi m gr eati ns i ghtast ot hei s s uesi nvol ved i nt he s i ngl eel i mi nat i onf or matt hatt our nament shad pr evi ous l yus ed.Mendot hwast henabl et o us et hat exper i enceand hel pt heNat i onalChampi ons hi pCommi t t eebegi nus i ng t her oundr obi nf or mat ,gi vi ng t eams mor eoppor t uni t yt o compet ei nt het our nament .I thass i ncegr ownf r om a week end eventt o a week l ong event .Thechangesi nt hef or matoft heNat i onalChampi ons hi pT our namentar ea t es t amentt o Mendot h' s wor ki nyout hs occer .
PatPul l en -Admi ni s t r at or
PatPul l ens er ved t hes occercommuni t yasa t r us t ed i ns ur anceand r i s kmanagementadvi s or ,and wast he br ok erofchoi cef ort hemaj or i t yoft hes t at es occeras s oci at i ons ,f orover20year s .Hewor k ed cl os el ywi t h t heUSYout hSoccerRi s kManagementCommi t t eet o advi s eand as s i s tonvar i ousi s s uest hatt hes occer communi t yf aced.Pul l enI ns ur anceSer vi cesal s o pr ovi ded manyeducat i onalwor k s hopsatbot ht hes t at e and nat i onall eveli nhopesofs uppor t i ng t heobj ect i vesoft heUSYSRi s kManagementCommi t t ee.
Kat hyZol ad -Admi ni s t r at or Kat hyZol ad hasbeeni nvol ved i nal lf acet soft hegameofs occer ,s t ar t i ng asa t eam managerf orher chi l dr en' st eamst os uppor t i ng womenand gi r l spl ayi ng t hegame.I fnotf orhers t r ong r el at i ons hi psand des i r et o opent hewor l d ofs occert oyoung l adi es ,manywomenat hl et eswoul d nothavef ound t hei r col l eget eams .MuchofZol ad' ss ucces scomesf r om herabi l i t yt or ecogni zet hatt hewor l d ofs occer admi ni s t r at i oni sdynami cand cont i nual l yevol vi ng.Shei sa vi s i onar yand l eaderi nt hes occercommuni t yas s hehasal waysputt hei nt er es t soft heor gani z at i on,i t smember s ,and pl ayer sahead ofherown.
21SUCCESSES I N ‘ 21 Cr eat ed pl ansf orUSYout hSoccer ’ s( USYS)new el i t eper f or mancet i erofcompet i t i on— Nat i onalL eagueEl i t e64.For mul at ed i n2021and announced i near l y2022,E64 k i ck soff t hi sf al lwi t ht henat i on’ st op boysand gi r l scl ubs .
Coi nci di ng wi t ht hel aunchofE64,ST ATSpor t sand Pr oScor ear epr ovi di ng al l par t i ci pat i ng cl ubswi t hunpar al l el ed acces st ot hewor l d’ smos tadvanced per f or mance gameanal ys i sand wear abl et echnol ogy .
Onceagai n,USYout hSoccerand our54 St at eAs s oci at i onsl ed t he domes t i cs occerecos ys t em i ndevel opmentf unds ,i nf us i ng appr oxi mat el y $1 30mi l l i oni nt ol ocal ,s t at e,and nat i onalpr ogr ams .Thi samounti s cons i s t entwi t ht hepas tf ouryear s .
L as tf al l ,USYSs hi f t ed t wovet er anempl oyeest o newl ycr eat ed member s er vi cesr ol es .Thegoal :T o pr ovi degr eat err es our cesand s uppor tt o eachoft he54 St at eAs s oci at i ons .Onepos i t i onf ocus esonr egi s t r at i on dat a,whi l et heot herconcent r at esonbyl awsand pol i cy .
Tr ans l at ed t heUSYSTOPSoccerBuddycour s esi nt o Spani s h, l ower i ng bar r i er sofent r y ,al l owi ng USYSaffil i at esi n pr edomi nant l ySpani s hs peak i ng ar east o connectwi t ht he pr ogr am.
TOPSoccerhos t ed demons t r at i onevent satt heUSYS Nat i onalChampi ons hi psi nFl or i da.Thedemo,adj acentt o t hecompet i t i onfiel ds ,i ncr eas ed expos ur ef ort hepr ogr am and pr ovi ded a s ol i di nt r oduct i onofTOPSoccert o pl ayer s ,f ami l i es ,and offici al sf r om al lovert hecount r y .
Evenwi t ht hechal l engesas s oci at ed wi t ht he pandemi c,t heOl ympi cDevel opmentPr ogr am ( ODP)SummerI D Event sat t r act ed over5, 000 pl ayer sf r om ar ound t hewor l d.
21SUCCESSES I N ‘ 21 USYSmaxi mi zed a budgets ur pl usbyr ei nves t i ng i ni t scas hr es er vesand cr eat i ng a f or malGr antPr ogr am f or2022act i vat i onwi t ha f ocusonanar r ayofgr as s r oot s s occerpr ogr amst o bei mpl ement ed att heSt at el evel .
L aunched a donat i onspageont heUSYSwebs i t e,al l owi ng i ndi vi dual st o donat et oyout hs occer–i ncl udi ng f or merpl ayer s ,par ent s ,coaches ,r ef er ees , and f ansi nt er es t ed i ngr owi ng t hes por t .
Des i gned,l aunched,and i mpl ement ed Nat i onalL eagueP. R. O.-Pl ayer , Recr ui t ment ,Oppor t uni t y-wi t ht hefir s ts etofnat i onalcompet i t i ons t ak i ng pl acei nT exasand Fl or i da l at ei n2021 .Nat i onalL eagueP. R. O.i s “ t hebes toft hebes t ”i ndi vi dualt eamst hatqual i fied f r om t he1 3 nat i onal l yal i gned USYSNat i onalL eagueConf er ences .
I na j oi ntvent ur ewi t hUni t ed Fut s al ,cr eat ed t heUSYS Fut s alNat i onalChampi ons hi ps .Whi l et hefir s t ever nat i onalchampi ons hi p waspos t poned duet oCOVI D1 9, t hei naugur aleventi ss etf orFebr uar y2023.
USYSUni ver s i t yadded t oi t si mpr es s i vepor t f ol i o of cont entpr ovi der sbyf or gi ng a par t ner s hi p wi t ht he SoccerPar ent i ngAs s oci at i on.Thi sgr oup f ocus eson par entengagementand educat i ont o gener at ebet t er s i del i nebehavi orand over al lpl ayers uppor t .
USYSUni ver s i t yal s of or ged a par t ner s hi p wi t h t her enowned Hos pi t alf orSpeci alSur ger y( HSS) , oneoft hr eeUShos pi t al sr ecogni zed byFI F A as a Medi calCent erf orExcel l ence.
USYSs er ved aschi efadmi ni s t r at orf or t heNor t hDak ot a CoachEducat i on cour s est hati ncl uded t hefir s t everUS SoccerBl ended C Li cens eCour s e.
21SUCCESSES I N ‘ 21 USYShos t ed t hei naugur alKeeperWar sNat i onalChampi ons hi p i nBr adent onand Sar as ot a,Fl or i da,i nJ ul y ,par tofanover al l par t ner s hi ps i gned ear l i eri n2021 .
T of ocusonDE&Ii ni t i at i ves ,USYSwor k ed wi t hTr ucl us i ont o compl et ea f ul lor gani z at i onaldi ver s i t yas s es s ment ,pr ovi di ng r ecommendat i onsr egar di ng ongoi ng t r ai ni ng and pol i ci es .
I n2021 ,71per centofagegr oup t r ophi eswer e awar ded t o USYSNat i onalL eaguet eams .Fr om 201 7 t hr ough2021 ,75per centofal lr egi onalchampi ons hi p t r ophi eswentt o USYSNat i onalL eaguet eams .
Becaus eoft hepandemi c,USYShos t ed a vi r t ualWor k s hop and Gal ai nJ anuar ywhi l e movi ng t oaf ul l ,i nper s onAnnualGener al Meet i ng i nJ ul yens ur i ng ourabi l i t yt o cont i nue t het r adi t i onofr ecogni zi ng out s t andi ng pl ayer s ,coaches ,r ef er ees ,offici al s ,vol unt eer s , and s t at el eader s .
USYSUni ver s i t ydevel oped a k eypar t ner s hi p wi t ht heU. S. Cent erf orMent alHeal t hand Spor t( USCMHS)t o pr ovi de unmat ched and ongoi ng ment alheal t ht r ai ni ng,r es our ces , s uppor tand benefit st ot heent i r eUSYSFami l y .
USYSBoar d Chai r manPet eZopficr eat ed t heEvel yn Gi l lOut s t andi ng L eader s hi pAwar d,honor i ng t he t hr eedecadel egacyofs er vi ceoft hel at eEvel ynGi l l .
Thr eeyear si nt hemak i ng,USYSand El ect r oni cAr t s ( EA)s t r uckanagr eementi nl at e2021t o hos tan Es por t st hi r dpar t yeventar ound FI F A 22.
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