ASA announces Adult Programs Manager Veliko Uzunangelov
Alexandria Soccer Association is excited to welcome Veliko Uzunangelov as the Adult Programs Manager. In this part-time role Veliko will oversee and support all aspects of the adult soccer and futsal leagues at ASA as well as provide additional play opportunities in the future. He has been working as the adult soccer league’s referee assignor […]
Soccer Coach in Training Program
The popularity of the US Women’s National Team and the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) both continue to grow, alongside the number of girls who play soccer each year in the United States. Unfortunately, the number of female soccer coaches, at every level of play, remains lackluster. In 2018 only 26.2% of Division I NCAA […]
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 […]
United States Youth Futsal Regional Round Up
Twelve of ASA’s forty Futsal ID teams traveled to Richmond, Virginia for the United States Youth Futsal (USYF) Regional Tournament this past weekend. The 2002 boys play defense during a futsal game at the USYF Regional Tournament. Will Hanna, Futsal ID Director and coach said, “Every opportunity to play futsal teams of the highest caliber […]
OrthoVirginia Announced as ASA Program Partner
For Immediate Release: 12/5/2019 Alexandria, Virginia — Alexandria Soccer Association is thrilled to announce OrthoVirginia as a program partner for the 2020 and 2021 seasons. OrthoVirginia, the state’s largest provider of orthopedic and therapy care, is the new uniform sponsor of the ASA Adult Leagues and will be providing athletic training support at a large number of […]
Coach of the Month: Zak Davis
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 Zak! What programs do you coach at ASA and how long have you been coaching with the club? This is my second year coaching at Alexandria. This year I coach the 2006 […]
Coach of the Month: Lee Clement
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 Lee! What programs do you coach at ASA and how long have you been coaching with the club? This is my my fifth year with ASA. I currently only coach in the […]
ASA Launches Alexandria Futsal PRO Men’s & Women’s Program
Alexandria Soccer Association (ASA) is thrilled to announce the Alexandria Futsal PRO program featuring the launch of a Men’s Futsal PRO team and a Women’s Futsal PRO team. The Alexandria Futsal PRO program marks an exciting milestone for the club as the nationally recognized youth Futsal ID program will now have a pathway to the […]
An ASA Interview with Jill Ellis (+Tom Coughlin)
Charlotte Hart, a 2006 Academy player, got to sit down with Jill Ellis last week in New York. Read her interview with the championship coach below. This past weekend, I had an incredible opportunity to talk to a 2X Super Bowl winning coach and a 2X World Cup winning coach of the US Women’s Soccer […]
Two Soccer Journeys—the DMV to Wales, & Beyond
Fall soccer is kicking off in Alexandria, Virginia. Team carpools are getting organized; family schedules are being arranged to ensure kids can attend multiple practices per week and games on the weekends; coaches are dusting off practice plans; and we wanted to take a moment to ask, where will this soccer season take us? In […]