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 […]
Coach Liz’s Shrimp Scampi
In 2023 ASA launched a Food at the Field initiative, helping families feed kids during busy weeknights and weekends. Have a favorite pre-game recipe to share? Are you a restauranteur looking to serve up delicious options for athletes? We want to hear from you! We checked in with Coach Liz to see what she makes […]
ASA Wrapped | A look back at 2022
As we take a short break from soccer fields and futsal courts over the next week, it is the perfect time to look back and reflect on the past 12 months. As we remember 2022 and think back over the events, celebrations, growth, wins and losses—we are reminded of our passionate and supportive community, who […]
College Diaries: Taryn White
Taryn White is an Alexandria native and was a member of the ASA community for her entire soccer career, from the Rec League up through Academy, with camps, futsal, assistant coaching and everything in between. Before heading off to college she even played on ASA’s women’s CCL U23 Team. Now, she is a freshman at […]
Reds join UPSL
Alexandria Soccer Association (ASA) is thrilled to announce that our amateur (semi-professional) level men’s team — ASA Reds — will join United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) for the upcoming fall and spring seasons! The league compliments the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) platform where the team was recently crowned 2022 conference champions. In addition to […]
Celebrating 50 Years of ASA: Golden Gala
Leading up to the Golden Gala—ASA’s 50th Anniversary celebration on March 26, 2022—we are sharing interesting historical facts about the history of ASA. Check in each week to learn about the history of the club, what the early years looked like, who was involved and much more! [Here are the first weeks in case you […]
Celebrating 50 Years of ASA: Tournaments
Leading up to the Golden Gala—ASA’s 50th Anniversary celebration on March 26, 2022—we are sharing interesting historical facts about the history of ASA. Check in each week to learn about the history of the club, what the early years looked like, who was involved and much more! [Here are the first weeks in case you […]
Celebrating 50 Years of ASA: Programs
Leading up to the Golden Gala—ASA’s 50th Anniversary celebration on March 26, 2022—we are sharing interesting historical facts about the history of ASA. Check in each week to learn about the history of the club, what the early years looked like, who was involved and much more! [Here are the first weeks in case you […]