Academy Futsal Goalkeepers

Guest post by Nick Conklu, Academy Futsal Goalkeeper Lead coach and ASA goalkeeper coach extraordinaire! Many say that goalkeepers are “a different breed” or that they are “built differently.” I believe goalkeepers are unique! They must have the same universal skills as any soccer or futsal player, but also possess specific attributes or techniques to […]

Fight for Children Fellowship

Last fall we were thrilled to be selected to receive a Fight For Children Fellowship Award. Fight for Children has a “mission of improving the lives of underserved children in the nation’s capital.” Over the past 30 years they have helped individuals, organizations, and communities leverage the power of sports to achieve improvements in healthcare, […]

Coach of the Month: Felipe Furtado De Barros

In our next installment of Coach of the Month we are excited to celebrate Coach Felipe. Each month we feature coaches from across all ASA programs to learn more about their backgrounds and stories. Our ASA team met Felipe in Brazil (where he’s from) during a summer international trip in 2015! We traveled back in […]

Coach of the Month: Megan Armstrong

In our next installment of Coach of the Month we are excited to celebrate Coach Megan! Each month we feature coaches from across all ASA programs to learn more about their backgrounds and stories. What programs do you coach and how long have you been coaching with ASA? I’ve been coaching with ASA since spring […]

Coach of the Month: Jonathan Cruz

We are BACK with our Coach of the Month feature! We’ll be featuring coaches from all ASA programs to learn more about their backgrounds and stories. We are excited to highlight Coach Jonathan Cruz this month! What programs do you coach at ASA and how long have you been coaching with our club? I coach […]

Academy Futsal 2023-24

As the fall soccer season gets underway we are excited to share information about the upcoming Academy Futsal season (formerly known as Futsal ID)! Over the past several years we have worked to integrate the Futsal ID and Academy Soccer season experiences. In transitioning the program name to Academy Futsal, we are taking another step […]

Sweden 2023 Highlights

This Sweden trip was so much fun! Everyday we got to play soccer and see so many amazing parts of Denmark and Sweden! I got so much closer to my teammates and got to bond with the other Swedish girls we played against. I made so many memories on this trip that I won’t forget. […]

Zotheka Scholarship Award | Inaugural Recipient

At halftime of a recent ASA Reds NPSL match we recognized the first ever ASA Zotheka Scholarship Award winner, Jarbin Rodriguez. The award was presented by the Vandehei Family, Zotheka Scholarship founders, along with ASA’s Executive Director, Tommy Park and MLS-N Director Will Hanna. Jarbin recently finished his youth career as part of the U19 […]

Barcelona 2023 Highlights

In mid-June a group of boys born in 2008, 2009, and 2010 traveled to Barcelona, Spain for a week of soccer competition, sightseeing, great food and professional matches. Upon touching down in Spain the group headed straight to the beach to enjoy the beautiful weather and sights. Of course a bit of beach soccer broke […]

2023 Academy Tryouts

As we prepare to kick off the 2023 tryouts for our Academy (travel) soccer program we refreshed and updated some information we have consolidated in the past! Below is a Q&A that helps answer what soccer tryouts look like from the inside—from ASA’s coach and admin leadership perspective. Take a look into the processes and […]