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 […]
ASA Teams to Join the CCL — Fall 2018
Alexandria Soccer is thrilled to announce the addition of the Club Champions League (CCL) to our current league offerings for U11-U19 Academy (Red) teams. To the credit of the progression of our players and teams the CCL — one of the nations most competitive regional leagues — invited our community to join beginning Fall 2018. The comprehensive CCL annual […]
Active Recovery: Bounce Back Quicker After Games & Training
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. Teaching players about Active Recovery is part of a multidisciplinary approach that will help players learn about physiology and the physical components of […]
Coach of the Month: Tim Lenzo
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 Tim! What programs do you coach at ASA and how long have you been coaching with the club? I only started with ASA last July, so about 9 months, but immediately felt […]
Pre-session Mental & Physical Routines
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. What is the best warm-up for our ASA players? The answer is, it depends. It will vary across the curriculum. The goal of […]
2018 Northeast Regional Futsal Tournament Roundup
ASA Futsal ID teams pose for a photo during the USFF Regional tournament in Atlantic City. Eleven teams from Alexandria Soccer Association’s Futsal ID program competed in the United States Futsal Federation’s Northeast Regional Championship in Atlantic City, New Jersey over President’s Day weekend. Our eleven teams competed in a total of 39 games played over […]
Coach of the Month: Katie Alonso
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 Katie A.! What programs do you coach at ASA and how long have you been coaching with the club? I have been coaching at ASA since 2013. I have coached in the […]
Futsal Success at State Cup
Over the weekend eight Alexandria Soccer Association Futsal ID teams competed at the 2nd Annual Virginia Futsal State Cup, hosted by Publix. The format for State Cup is different than outdoor tournaments in that a team’s games are played in one day. The boys competed on Saturday and the girls on Sunday. We knew the […]