Keeping on Eye on the Big Picture
Our journey to the Futsal National Championship and what it really means. Our 2005 and 2002 boys futsal ID teams have landed in Santa Clara, California. They’re getting acclimated to the time change and prepping for the United States Futsal Federation national championship that kicks off tomorrow. A lot, and we mean A LOT, of […]
Coach of the Month: Peja Ilic
Each month we feature one ASA coach to learn more about his or her background and personal story and this month we’re featuring Coach Peja. What programs do you coach at ASA and how long have you been coaching with our club? I have been coaching at ASA for four years. I’m currently coaching the U9 […]
Goal Setting for Summer Fitness
Jennifer Schwartz is a Master Level Muscle Activation Techniques™ Specialist and certified Exercise Physiologist. She oversees Alexandria Soccer Association’s Injury Prevention and Fitness program and her exercise and rehab practice in Alexandria. The best Academy soccer players work year-round to be their best. This can be done in multiple ways: watching the World Cup, reading […]
Coach of the Month: Coach Jon DeNunzio
Each month we feature one ASA coach to learn more about his or her background and personal story and this month we’re featuring Coach Jon! What programs do you coach at ASA and how long have you been coaching with our club? I am one of three coaches of the Dragon Outlaws in the sixth-grade girls’ […]
Make Yourself Uncomfortable — Summer Training
During summer the Injury Prevention and Fitness program can guide players who desire to take an active role in their performance and have a willingness to train outside of their comfort zone. There are always opportunities for players to improve their performance within a team environment — we do this within our curriculum year round. However, the […]
Annual MARPSA Awards
Earlier this Spring our Executive Director, Tommy Park, was honored as the Administrator of the Year at the Mid-Atlantic Recreation and Parks Sports Alliance, GoodSports in our Communities annual award ceremony. Recognition of MARPSA GoodSports was created to highlight and promote positive sportsmanship within our communities. We’re proud of Tommy and our ASA community for […]
Soccer Tryouts — A Club’s Perspective
As we approach tryouts for our Academy (travel) soccer program we thought it would be helpful to sit down with our Technical Director, Ryan Rich, to ask him what tryout season looks like from the club side. With U9 tryouts kicking off next week and U10 and older dates approaching quickly, this seemed like the […]
Coach of the Month: Coach AK
Each month we feature one ASA coach to learn more about his or her background and personal story and this month we’re featuring Coach AK! What programs do you coach at ASA and how long have you been coaching with our club? I’m currently coaching ASA’s U18 Boys White team and U13 Girls White team. I […]
Building Resistance to Injury 15 Minutes at a Time
Jennifer Schwartz is a Master Level Muscle Activation Techniques™ Specialist and certified Exercise Physiologist. She oversees Alexandria Soccer Association’s Injury Prevention and Fitness program and her exercise and rehab practice in Alexandria. Exercise has an important transfer for our young athletes. What makes a player stronger can also prevent injury. Total body athletic movements require […]
Coaching After College
Former Catholic University Women’s Soccer player Juliet Onufrak recently began coaching for several of our programs. We sat down with her to talk about her experience thus far and how her playing experience and soccer knowledge helped prepare her for her new role as a coach. How did you get involved coaching with ASA and […]