Rec Coach Spotlight: David Hank
The ASA Recreational League would not be possible without the support of amazing volunteer coaches. Who better to share expertise, tips and experiences than the people who coach each season?! Today we’re thrilled to highlight veteran ASA Rec coach David Hank! Despite early misgivings, we’re so glad that you enjoy coaching! Thank you for answering […]
ASA announces Outreach Coordinator & Academy Director
Alexandria Soccer Association (ASA) is thrilled to formally introduce and offer a belated welcome to Johnatan Nuñez—Outreach Coordinator and Adem Gokurk—Academy Director. Johnatan and Adem officially started during the summer months in the Recreational and Academy programs respectively. Their first year at ASA has looked different than anticipated but both arrived ready to learn, lead, […]
Tips From a Soccer Team Social Coordinator
At ASA we work hard to make soccer accessible to all children who want to play. This means removing barriers such as cost, transportation, online registration and more (across a variety of different programs). Once kids are involved it is our goal to keep them active, healthy and safe for as long as they want […]
Rec Coach Spotlight: Veronica Babineaux
The ASA Recreational League would not be possible without the support of amazing volunteer coaches. We thought, who better to share expertise, tips and experiences than the people who coach each season?! Today we’re thrilled to highlight veteran ASA Rec coach Veronica Babineaux! Thanks for answering our questions Veronica! When did you begin coaching? I […]
How to Host a Safe Soccer Tournament during COVID-19
On the morning of Thursday, March 12, Alexandria Soccer’s tournament staff made the decision to cancel our spring tournament, set to kick off the following day. This was in the very early days of the COVID-19 pandemic when many professionals were still working in their offices, Americans were traveling domestically without masks and we didn’t […]
Futsal ID Tryouts 2020 | FAQ
Disclaimer: We do not have specific details about the winter Futsal season and the safety of training and playing indoors with the reality of COVID-19. Right now, we will host tryouts outdoors (like last year) and plan for a season with the understanding that things could look vastly different and need to be amended. Planning […]
Games, crafts, sports, nature & more—Camp ALEX
Two weeks ago ASA embarked on a new adventure called Camp ALEX. Camp ALEX is a multi-sport & activity camp hosted at Brenman Park (not on the soccer field as you might be envisioning, but towards the back near the creek!) It’s ok, many of us just learned about the creek too. As the City […]
Hello everyone, Katie here! What a week (and future?). How are you doing?
Hello everyone, Katie here! What a week (and future?). How are you doing? Hello from my home “office.” As the communications director for ASA I spend a lot of time interacting with people, writing stories that feature kids, taking photos at soccer fields/futsal courts and other activities that involve, well, people. Like you, in light […]
Launching ASA Reds
In Spring 2020 ASA is excited to unveil the top tier of our player progression pyramid with a pre-professional program, ASA Reds. This team will provide a high level avenue for players and will allow members of the community to stay connected to the club into adulthood. It will also provide a pathway for those […]
Pro Player Profile — Mark Wysocki
In the Fall of 2019 ASA launched a Professional Futsal program with women’s and men’s teams. In the inaugural season the teams are playing an exhibition match schedule and competing in two tournaments in early 2020. As we lead up to the USFF Northeast Regional Tournament we’ll be highlighting players in this program! Thank you […]