2023 USYS The Ball - Annual Awards Celebration

T HE BAL L 2023

ANNUALAWARDSCELEBRATI ON

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T HEBAL L 2023

ANNUALAWARDSCELEBRATI ON

ORDEROFEVENTS I nt r oduct i on

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USYSEvel ynGi l l Out s t andi ngLeader s hi pAwar d Dr .

ThomasFl eckAwar d Hal lofFameI nt r oduct i ons Adj our ment

BOARDOFDI RECTORS Dr .

Pet eZopfi,Chai r T oddLockhar t ,Vi ceChai r ThomasSowi ns ki ,Secr et ar y

Dal eBur k e,Sout hRepr es ent at i ve DanPopp,Wes tRepr es ent at i ve Loui sMat eus ,MemberatL ar ge

Ti naRi ncon,Tr eas ur er J i m Kunt z,Eas tRepr es ent at i ve

Sar ahJ enni ngs ,I ndependentDi r ect or PatO’ T ool e,I ndependentDi r ect or

J i m McCar t hy ,Mi dwes tRepr es ent at i ve

Dani el l eVal ent e,At hl et eMember

THANKYOU TOOURSPONSORSANDPARTNERS

ANDSPECI ALTHANKSTOOURPRESENTI NGSPONSOR

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2022MAL EYOUNG

REFEREEOFTHEYEAR NATI ONALWI NNER

DYLAN MI LLSPAUGH |NTX Mi l l s paugh’ shopesofbecomi ngani nt er nat i onal r ef er eehavepr opel l edhi mt o wher ehei st oday .

Hei sar es pons i bl eandhar dwor k i ngi ndi vi dual , onet hati sa pi l l aroft heFor tWor t hYout hSoccerAs s oci at i on.

Mi l l s paugh’ sas cent , s t r i ct l y f r om whatheput si nonadai l ybas i s , ear nedhi m as s i gnment satt heNor t h T exasSt at eYout hSoccerAs s oci at i onSt at eCup, amongot herpr es t i gi ous event s .

Thegr owt hhehasmadei nt hel as tf ewyear si sas i gnt hatt hi si sonl y t hebegi nni ng.

OTHERNATI ONALAWARDNOMI NEES: LUCABRACALENTI|EPA

ADAM FESTI AN|MI

COOPERBEGGS|NM

Br acal ent i ear nedhi sUSSoccerRef er ee Li cens ei n201 9buthi si mpactgoesf ar beyondt hes occerfiel d.

Hehasbeena pos i t i vei mpacti nt hel i vesofs omany communi t ymember s .

Ref er eei nghast r ans f or medFes t i ani nt o aonces hyper s onal i t yi nt os omeone whocancommandamat cht oday .

Hi s gr owt hhasnotonl yaffect edhi ms el f , but Fes t i ani sawi l l i ngment ort oyounger offici al st oo.

Beggs ’ appet i t et ol ear nmor eaboutt he r ef er eei ngwor l di sunmat chedbymos t .

Coupl edwi t hhi seager nes st obeont he pi t ch, Beggshasr ecei vedt hes uppor t andback i ngoft hos ear oundhi m.

2022F EMALEYOUNG

REFEREEOFTHEYEAR NATI ONALWI NNER

REBECCAGREENBERG|FL Gr eenber g’ spas s i onf ort hegamel edherdownt hepat hofr ef er eei ng.

Evenas apl ayeri nherear l ydaysofr ecr eat i onal andcompet i t i ves occer , s hewas dr awnt owar dsoffici at i ngands oughtt omak ehermar kont hegamei na di ffer entwayt hans ome.

Gr eenber g’ scommi t ment , al ongwi t hanot i ceabl e pr of es s i onal i s m anddemeanor , hass eenheras s i gnedt oadul tl eaguesand r ecent l yt heFl or i daYout hSoccerAs s oci at i onSt at eCupFi nal s , wher es hehas pr ovens hebel ongs .

OTHERNATI ONALAWARDNOMI NEES: AUDREYDEUTSCH|WV

JULI ATSAROVSKY|WI

ABI GAI LDI RKS|AZ

Deut s chhasdemons t r at edaconfidence andconvi ct i onnots eeni nmany r ef er ees , l etal oneoneasyoungass he i s .

Heras centhasbeenr emar k abl eands howsnos i gnsofs l owi ngdown.

I nwhati snot i cedbyal l , T s ar vos k yhas exhi bi t edahungert ol ear n, des i r et o i mpr ove, andwi l l i ngnes st ol eadass he cont i nuesonherpat hasaf emal e r ef er ee.

Di r k s ’ l ovef ort hegame, whi chs t ems f r om herfir s tk i ckoft hebal l atagef our , l edhert or ef er eei ng.

Shewel comest he t r ai l bl azi ngpat hs hehasasaf emal ei n t hi sr ol eandcont i nuest omoveupt he r ank s .

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2022T OPSOCCER

BUDDYOFTHEYEAR NATI ONALWI NNER

ZOELAM |WY L am’ si nvol vementwi t ht heCheyenneSoccerCl ub’ sTOPSoccerpr ogr am dat es backt oi t si ncept i on-ands hehasbeenmak i ngani mpactevers i nce.

Notonl y doesL am excel i nherabi l i t yt oengagewi t hmember sdur i ngevent s , buts he hasdevel opedf r i ends hi pswi t ht heat hl et esands uppor t st hem out s i deoft he cl ubaswel l .

TOPSoccerhasbecomes uchas peci al par tofherl i f et hateven t houghs het r ans i t i onedt ocol l ege, L am l ook edf orapr ogr am nearhers chool andcont i nuest ovol unt eerwhens hevi s i t sonuni ver s i t ybr eak s .

OTHERNATI ONALAWARDNOMI NEES: LAURENSHEWARD|DE

RI LEYSCHI MANSKI|I L

AMI EDONATHON|NTX

Shewar d’ s1 2yeari nvol vementwi t ht he Del awar eFoot bal l Cl ub’ sTOPSoccer pr ogr am hasal l owedherabi l i t yt ol ead, mot i vat e, andi nt er actwi t hot her st o s hi neonacons i s t entbas i s .

Schi mans k i ’ swi l l i ngnes st obr i ng ent hus i as mt oeachTOPSoccer , whi l e wor k i ngwi t hTr evi anSoccerCl ubf or mor et hans i xyear s , hasgi veneach pl ayers omet hi ngt ol ookf or war dt o.

Ami e’ swel comi ngper s ona, combi ned wi t ht hes t r engt hs heexhi bi t sasaper s on wi t hal i mbdi ffer ence, hasendear edher t ot heMcKi nneySoccerAs s oci at i on’ s TOPSoccerpr ogr am andi t smember s s i nces hej oi nedi n201 8.

2022T OPSOCCER

COACHOFTHEYEAR NATI ONALWI NNER

LI N HURLEY|FL Hur l ey’ sgui danceandi nvol vementhavebeenondi s pl aywi t hSABR-T eam BocaTOPSoccerf ormor et hant went yyear s , coachi ngs i ncei tcamet obe.

Her dedi cat i ont ogr owi ngt hepr ogr am hass eeni tbecomet hel ar ges teas toft he Mi s s i s s i ppi , s er vi ngover1 60s peci al needschi l dr enonaweek l ybas i sdur i ngt he s eas on.

Hur l eycons t ant l ydevot eshert i met oeachpl ayer , mak i ngs ur et hat t heyar egi vent her equi r edat t ent i onandpos i t i ver ei nf or cementt hatt heyneed t ohaveawor t hwhi l eexper i ence.

OTHERNATI ONALAWARDNOMI NEES: KRI STI NWI KOL|DE

MARKSWI NLEY|MI

KATI EGI TTHENS|WY

Coachi ngwi t hDel awar eFoot bal l Cl ub Hock es s i nf ort hel as t1 0year s , Wi k ol has s eenheri mpactwi t hTOPSoccerf el tby gener at i onsofchi l dr en-ands he cont i nuest odoj us tt hatf ort he f or es eeabl ef ut ur e.

Swi nl ey’ sabi l i t yt os how under s t andi ng, demons t r at epat i ence, andl ovef oreach chi l di nvol vedwi t hAnnAr borTOPSoccer i sj us tas mal l f r act i onofwhathas endear edhi mt ot hel ocal communi t y .

Gi t t hens ’ connect i onwi t hCas perSoccer Cl ubTOPSoccerdat esbackt oi t s begi nni ngsf ouryear sago.

Shehast ak en i tuponher s el ft odevel ops peci al bonds wi t heachchi l dandk nowsmanyoft hem per s onal l y .

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2022VOL UNTEER

OFTHEYEAR

NATI ONALWI NNER

JASON TARGOFF|MA T ar goff’ sf or war dt hi nk i ng, i naneffor tt ooffert hebes texper i encef or Cambr i dgeYout hSoccermember s , hasbeenahuger eas oni nt hecl ubmor e t hant r i pl i ngt henumberofpl ayer si thascompar edt owhenhes t ar t edyear s ago.

Hecons i s t ent l yi mpl ement snew i deas , f r om pr ogr ammi ngmet hodst o communi cat i ons t r at egi es , t hats epar at eCambr i dgef r om ot hercl ubs .

Even t houghT ar goffs er vesasPr es i dent , heof t ens t epsout s i deofhi snor mal r ol et o handl eneces s ar yr es pons i bi l i t i esi nor derf ort hecl ubt or emai noper at i ng effici ent l y .

OTHERNATI ONALAWARDNOMI NEES: JASONGRUEBEL|I A

ABBI ECRAVEN|NTX

CHRI STYLAFRONT|NM

Gr uebel , t heDi r ect orofFi el dsf ort he Bondur antSoccerCl ub, wasi ns t r ument al i nl eadi ngt hei ni t i at i vet ocompl et ea new1 4acr es occercompl ex, i naddi t i on t ot hehour shes pendsmai nt ai ni ngt he exi s t i ngfiel ds .

Si nceherfir s tdayvol unt eer i ngwi t h Nor t hT exasSocceri n1 995, Cr avenhas hel dnumer ousdi ffer entr ol eswi t h mul t i pl edi ffer entcl ubs , butherdes i r et o vol unt eerhass t ayedt hes ame.

L aFr ont ’ sr ol easTr eas ur erf ort heSi er r a Count yYout hSoccerAs s oci at i ont hel as t 1 0year shasext endedbeyondt he nor mal r es pons i bi l i t i esoft hepos i t i ont o i ncl udecoachi ng, f undr ai s i ng, and oper at i ons .

2022ADMI NI STRATOR

OFTHEYEAR

NATI ONALWI NNER

SHEI LAEI FERT|OH Ei f er t ’ spas s i onf orgr owi ngt hegameofs occeri sevi denti nherwor kwi t ht he Dayt onKr ocCent erSoccerCl ub.

Commencedj us tt woyear sago, Ei f er ti s r es pons i bl ef orgr owi ngt hecl ub, whi chbr oughtaffor dabl ecl ubs occert o Dayt on, t o1 50pl ayer sand1 0t eams , whi l es er vi ngasi t smanagerand over s eei ngt her egi s t r at i onpr oces s .

I naddi t i ont oherpr i mar ydut i esasCl ub Manager , Ei f er tgoesaboveandbeyondwi t hheri nvol vementi nf undr ai s i ng, t r ans por t at i on, chi l dcar e, andcoor di nat i ont oens ur eever ymemberoft hecl ub i scar edf or .

OTHERNATI ONALAWARDNOMI NEES: NANBECK|VA

TEGANCORRI E|AL

LOGANHOFFMAN|OR

Beckwasani ns t r ument al par toft he Ches apeak eUni t edSoccerCl ubf or mor et han20year s .

Heri mpactatt he cl ub, i naddi t i ont of oundi ngt he Ti dewat erAdvancedSoccerL eague, waswi des pr ead.

Cor r i e’ si mpor t antr ol ehandl i ng r egi s t r at i onandcommuni cat i onsasL ead Admi ni s t r at orf ort heBi r mi ngham Uni t ed SoccerAs s oci at i on/ Al abamaFChas beeni ns t r ument al f ort hecl ub.

Hoffman, t heExecut i ve/ T echni cal Di r ect orf orOr egonVal l eyFut bol Al l i ance, haspl ayedacr uci al r ol ei n over s eei ngt hemer gerbet weenCor val l i s St or m andWi l l amet t eVal l eyFut bol Al l i ance.

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2022GI RLSRECREATI ONAL

COACHOFTHEYEAR NATI ONALWI NNER

MATTHEW HEEREN |MO I nt hefiveyear ss i nceHeer enj oi nedt heNor t her nMi s s our i Fut bol Cl ub( NMFC) , gr owt hhasbeens eeni nmor ewayst hannotf ort heor gani z at i on.

Heer en’ s i nvol vement , whi chcons i s t ent l ypr eachess por t s mans hi p, encour agement , and bei ngper s onabl e, hast r ans f or medanor gani z at i oni ni t si nf ancyt oonet hat s er vesmor et han230k i dsf r om t hes ur r oundi ngcommuni t i es .

I naddi t i ont o Heer encoachi ngmul t i pl et eamst os ucces s , hei sl ar gel yr es pons i bl ef ort he pos i t i ver et ent i ont hatNMFCs eesonayear l ybas i s .

OTHERNATI ONALAWARDNOMI NEES: GUYTASSI NARI ,RYANOSTERLI ND, &LAURADOBLE|MA Col l ect i vecoachi ngbyT as s i nar i , Os t er l i nd, andDobl ehast aughtt hei r Nor t hReadi ngYout hSoccerpl ayer s s por t s mans hi p, whi l eal s oens ur i ng ageappr opr i at epl ayerdevel opment pr ogr amswer egi ven.

DANI ELSUMMERALL|MS

MI CHELLECANNI CI|OR

Summer al l , whi l ecoachi ngf ourt eamsi n acal endaryearf ort heCannonSoccer Cl ub, hasi mpact edt hel i vesofhi s pl ayer s-andt hecommuni t y-byhi s s el fles swor kt opr omot el ocal s occer .

Fi veyear swi t ht heWes t s i deSoccerCl ub hasgi venCanni ci mor et hanenough t i met omak eheri mpactf el toni t s member s , whet heri tbeherabi l i t yt o t eacht hegameorconnectwi t hher pl ayer sont het wot eamss hecoaches .

2022B OYSRECREATI ONAL

COACHOFTHEYEAR NATI ONALWI NNER

STEPHEN DEGARAVI LLA|MA deGar avi l l agr ew asbot haper s onandcoachdur i ngmor et han35year swi t h t heWak efiel dYout hSoccerAs s oci at i on.

Hedevel opedahol i s t i cappr oacht o coachi ng, car ef ul l yobs er vi ngt hement al , s oci al , andphys i cal needsofal l ofhi s pl ayer st oens ur et hatt heywer ei nagoodps ychol ogi cal s t at e. deGar avi l l a’ s phi l os ophy , whi chwaspr edi cat edons por t s mans hi pandhavi ngapos i t i ve mi nds et , becameacor et hemef orhi st eamsandwasvi s i bl et oal l who encount er edt hem.

OTHERNATI ONALAWARDNOMI NEES: MI CHAELHOLT|WI

MALLORYPRASSENOS|MS

ROSSBOLF|OR

Hol t , whohascoachedt wot eamseach s eas onf ort hel as tt hr eeyear swi t ht he MountHor ebYout hSoccerCl ub, meas ur ess ucces sbyhow manyofhi s pl ayer sr et ur nf ort henexts eas on.

Pr as s enos ’ cons t antdes i r et omot i vat e andencour ageherpl ayer satt heEas t Cent r al SoccerCl ubt ohel pt hem gr ow s t emsf r om herhopet obet t ermol d t omor r ow’ sgener at i ons .

Bol f ’ scommi t mentt oemphas i zi ng s por t s mans hi past hepr i mar yf ocusgave hi spl ayer satAl ohaUni t edas eas ont o r ememberandk eptt hei rl ovef ort he gameal i veandwel l .

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2022GI RLSCOMPETI TI VE

COACHOFTHEYEAR NATI ONALWI NNER

ROGERFRI EDMAN |VA Per hapst hebes tcompl i mentonei nhi sr ol ecanr ecei ve, Fr i edmani ss eenas muchmor et hanacoacht ohi spl ayer satt heBur k eAt hl et i cCl ub.

Fr i edman’ s wi l l i ngnes st ogi veeachpl ayert hepr operdevel opmentt heyneedi nor derf or t hem t ogr ow hasendear edhi mt ot hos ei nvol vedwi t ht hecl ub-andi s evi dencedbyhow manypl ayer sher et ai nsonayear l ybas i s .

Fr i edmani sawar e oft hei mpacthehasasacoachandf ul l yembr acesi t , demons t r at i nga pos i t i ve, appr oachabl e, andi nvi t i ngper s onal i t y .

OTHERNATI ONALAWARDNOMI NEES: JOETAYLOR|I L

LUI SZUAZUA|NTX

JUSTI NNAJAKA|NM

T ayl or ’ si mpactont hepl ayer satt he Gal axySoccerCl ubcanbeeas i l y s ummedup: het ookhi st eam f r om t he I WSLADi vi s i onanddevel opedt hem i nt o 2022USYout hSoccerNat i onal Champi ons .

Zuazua’ spr of es s i onal i s m andcal m demeanorar ecor epr i nci pal sofhi sbot hofwhi chhavebeeni ns t i l l edi nt ohi s pl ayer satt heAr s enal Spr ot sCl ubt ot he poi ntwher et heyexhi bi tt hem aswel l .

Naj ak a’ st r ai ni ngs es s i onsascoachwi t h t heRi oRapi dsNor t her nSoccerCl ubar e t hought f ul l ycr af t edt oal l ow hi spl ayer s t ohavef unandexpr es st hei rcr eat i vi t yavi t al par tofnotonl ys occer , butl i f e.

2022B OYSCOMPETI TI VE

COACHOFTHEYEAR NATI ONALWI NNER

CONSTANCESMI TH |NTX Smi t h’ sl ovef oras por tt hats hehascoachedf ormor et han20year shasnever beens t r onger .

Notonl yi ss het hePr es i dent / Di r ect orofFeverUni t edFC, but Smi t hcur r ent l ycoachest hr eeboyst eamswi t hi nt hecl ubandi scons t ant l y cont i nui nghereducat i onoft hegamet ogi veherpl ayer st hebes toppor t uni t y t os ucceed.

Smi t hhasmadei tapr i mar yobj ect i vet oi ns t i l l s t r ongcor eval uesi n ever ymemberofhert eam -andeachonei sgr eat erbecaus eofi t .

OTHERNATI ONALAWARDNOMI NEES: FRANKI EPAMPI N|EASTNY

GABEWORTMAN|SD

JOHNMCCALLA|OR

Pampi n’ si mpactwi t ht heGunner sSoccer Ki dss t r et chesf arandwi debuti smos t vi s i bl ei nt heoppor t uni t i eshe’ sgi venhi s pl ayer sbyhel pi ngt hem devel opand r eacht henextl evel .

Wor t man’ sabi l i t yt odevel ops t r ong r el at i ons hi pswi t hal l ofhi spl ayer shas notonl ymadet hem gr eathumanbei ngs buthel pedt heSi ouxFal l scommuni t y becomebet t erf ori t .

McCal l a’ sdedi cat i onanddr i vet obei ng t hebes tcoachhecanwi t ht heLi ncol n Yout hSoccerCl ubi svi s i bl ebyhi s char act er , l eader s hi p, andpr epar at i on onadai l ybas i s .

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2022DR .

THOMAS

FLECKAWARD DR.JOHN “ JT”THOMAS

s quadsi ni nt er nat i onal compet i t i ons-and di ds ount i l 2003.

I nt hatt i me, Thomaswas al s ot heCal Sout hYout hSoccer As s oci at i on’ sDi s t r i ctICoor di nat oranda t hr eet i medi s t r i ctt i t l ewi nni ngheadcoach atSanDi egoMes aCol l ege.

I n2004, Thomasj oi nedUSYout hSoccer , wher ehewast heAs s i s t antDi r ect orof Educat i onf ors evenyear s .

Thomas ’ i mpact wasi nval uabl et ot heor gani z at i on, ashe hel peddevel opnumer ousadvi s or ygr oups andcont i nuet heenhancementof pr ogr ammi ngcur r i cul um, aswel l ast he des i gnanddel i ver yoft heNat i onal Yout h Li cens e.

Thomas , apubl i s hedaut hor , hol dsa

Bachel orofSci encef r om Fr os t bur g St at eUni ver s i t y , Mas t erofSci ence f r om Webs t er ’ sUni ver s i t y , andDoct or ofPhi l os ophyf r om Madi s onCol l ege, yethi sexper i enceandaccol ades ext endf arbeyondt hewor l dof academi a.

Thomas ’ fir s theadcoachi ngs t i ntcame i n1 985wi t ht heUni t edSt at esMi l i t ar y .

Hel edt heAl l Ar my , Al l Navy , Al l Mar i nes , andAr medFor ces

Thomasj oi nedFCDal l asi n201 2asi t sBoys AcademyJ uni orPr emi erCoach, pr ovi di nga devel opment al br i dgef oracademypl ayer s i nt ot ops el ectt eams .

Het hent r ans i t i oned i nt oadi ffer entr ol ewi t ht hecl ubi n201 6, wor k i ngast heDi r ect orofJ uni orAcademy Pr ogr ams .

I naddi t i ont ohi swor kont he s i del i nes , hewasvi t al i npl ayerr ecr ui t ment andt al entr et ent i on.

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2022HAL LOFF AME

I NDUCTEE

JAMES“ JI M”MARTELLA i naddi t i ont omor et hant wodecadess pentas Execut i veDi r ect or .

Mar t el l acont i nuedt ofindwayst ol eavehi smar k i nt hes por t , s pendi ngyear sasaUSSFRef er ee, USSFYout hCommi s s i oner , USYSBoar dof Di r ect or smember , andhel peddevel opt hei ni t i al pol i ci esofUSYS’ Mi dwes tRegi onal L eague.

Dur i nghi smanyyear sofs er vi ce, Mar t el l awas s el ect edt obeamemberofmul t i pl ecommi t t ees .

Hepr ovedhi swor t ht oeachone, i ncl udi ngt hos e oft heUSSFI nt er nat i onal GamesandUSYout h SoccerL ear ni ngUni ver s i t y , aswel l ast hos eoft he USYout hSoccerNat i onal Champi ons hi pSer i es ( NCS)andNCSRegi onI I , wher ehes er vedas Chai r manofbot hf ormul t i pl eyear s .

Mar t el l ahasbeeni nval uabl et ot he

gr owt hofnotonl yUSYout hSoccer , butal l yout hs por t .

I nhi sear l ydaysof i nvol vement , Mar t el l ahel dr ol eswi t ht he Sout heas tCi nci nnat i SoccerAs s oci at i on andQueenCi t ySoccerCl ubt oover s ee t hei rs ucces s , s er vi ngast heAs s i s t ant Tr eas ur erf ort hef or merandCl ubGener al Managerf ort hel at t er .

Addi t i onal l y , Mar t el l awasPr es i dentoft heTr i Count y Yout hSoccerAs s oci at i onf ort woyear s , f r om 1 98485.

Mar t el l amovedt ot heOhi oSout hYout h SoccerAs s oci at i ons hor t l yt her eaf t er , r ej uvenat i ngTheBuck eyeSt at e’ syout h s occers cenei nt hepr oces s .

Hes er vedas Pr es i dentf ornear l yadecadebet ween mul t i pl es t i nt s-

Mar t el l a’ sdi l i genceanddet er mi nat i onwer enever donewi t ht het houghtofper s onal accol ades , but t hos ewer equi ckt of ol l ow.

I n1 985, Mar t el l awas honor edast her eci pi entoft heBi l l Schr andt Awar d, gi vent oani ndi vi dual whohaspr ovi deda s ubs t ant i al cont r i but i ont ot heSout heas t Ci nci nnat i SoccerAs s oci at i on.

Mar t el l ahasal s o r ecei vedt woawar dsf r om USYout hSoccerf orhi s commi t mentt ot hes por t , t heMi dwes tAngus Camer onAwar d( 2005)andt heNat i onal Admi ni s t r at oroft heYear( 201 0) .

Mar t el l a’ sl egacywascement edevermor eaf t er hi si nduct i oni nt ot heOhi oSoccerHal l ofFame ( 201 1 )andr ecogni t i ononMLS’ 1 00T opSoccer L eader sl i s t .

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2022HAL LOFF AME

I NDUCTEE ROYSMI THERS

wi t hCAYSA, hewasabl et oaddfivenew as s oci at i onst ot hemember s hi p, br i ngi ngt he pl ayerr egi s t r at i ont omor et han8, 000, whi ch wast hel ar ges tmemberas s oci at i oni nSout h T exas .

Smi t her sal s owor k edt i r el es s l yt ogr ant mor eoppor t uni t i est ogi r l si nt hes por t , hel pi ng cr eat et hei rfir s ts el ectt eam andal l s t ar pr ogr am.

Het henover s aw t heSout hT exas Yout hSoccerAs s oci at i onf ormor et han1 0 year s , whi chi ncl uded29memberas s oci at i ons andl eaguest hatwer ehomet omor et han 65, 000pl ayer s .

Smi t her s ’pr omi nentr ol ei nt hegr owt h

andevol ut i onoft hes por ti nSout hT exas wi l l f or everber emember ed.

Hewas Pr es i dentoft hr ees epar at eas s oci at i ons : t heSout hAus t i nYout hSoccerAs s oci at i on ( SAYSA) , Capi t al Ar eaYout hSoccer As s oci at i on( CAYSA) , andt heSout hT exas Yout hSoccerAs s oci at i on( STYSA) .

I nj us tf ouryear sasPr es i dentoft heSout h Aus t i nYout hSoccerAs s oci at i on, Smi t her s gr ew t hecl ubt obecomet hes econd l ar ges ti nt heCapi t al Ar eaYout hSoccer As s oci at i onwi t hmor et han400new pl ayer s .

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Dur i ngmor et hanf ourdecadesofs er vi ce, Smi t her ss atonmul t i pl ecommi t t ees , i ncl udi ng t heUSYout hSoccerRul esCommi t t ee, Uni t ed St at esSoccerFeder at i onBudgetCommi t t ee, andUSYout hSoccerBudgetCommi t t ee.

He al s of ul fil l edt hei nval uabl er ol eofUSYout h SoccerSout hRegi onTr eas ur erandwas Chai r manf ormul t i pl egr oups : t heUSYout h SoccerRegi onI I INomi nat i onsCommi t t ee, Sout hT exasYout hSoccerRul esCommi t t ee, US Yout hSoccerHal l ofFameAdvi s or yGr oup, and USYout hSoccerByl aws&Pol i ci esAdvi s or y Gr oup.

Hi spr es enceext endedevenf ur t her , as hewaspar toft heUSYout hSoccerBoar dof Di r ect or sf ormul t i pl eyear s .

I naddi t i ont onow bei ngr ecogni zedaspar tof t heUSYout hSoccerHal l ofFame, Smi t her shad pr evi ous l ybeeni nduct edi nt ot heCi t yofAus t i n Yout hSpor t sHal l ofHonor , Sout hT exasYout h SoccerHal l ofFame, andUSYout hSoccer Regi onI I IHal l ofFame.

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