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 […]
Leidos Announced as Alexandria Soccer Presenting Sponsor
Alexandria, Virginia — Alexandria Soccer Association is thrilled to announce Leidos as a program presenting sponsor. Leidos will sponsor the Recreational League, Summer Camps and the winter Futsal League. “We love supporting organizations in the communities where we live and work — especially those geared toward helping position future generations for success and healthy lifestyles,” said Roger Krone, Leidos […]
ASA Presents at the US Soccer Foundation Urban Soccer Symposium
Last weekend our Executive Director Tommy Park, along with representatives from Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) and the City of Alexandria, gave a presentation about our After School Scholarship Soccer League at the US Soccer Foundation Urban Soccer Symposium in Washington, DC. Tommy, Dana Wedeles [Principal Planner for the City of Alexandria] and Kurt Huffman […]
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 […]
Fostering a Growth Mindset in Recreation League Soccer
“Wow, I love how hard you worked during practice to help win that activity!” “That was a great try but you’re not quite there yet.” “The way you worked through that tough challenge was excellent.” Our office team at Alexandria Soccer have recently been working on what outcomes we seek for the children in our […]
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 […]
ASA Players Selected for ODP Local , State and International Trip Teams
We’d like to congratulate the following players who were selected for ODP teams this season. Northern District ODP Brendan Murray | 2002 Boys Daniel Colucci | 2005 Boys Meaghan Bucceri | 2005 Girls Caitlin Bucceri | 2003 Girls Michaela McCormack | 2003 Girls Lindy Moss | 2001 Girls State ODP Graydon Campbell | 2005 Boys […]
10 Days, 5000 Kids, 1 Community — The Impact of ASA
This post will continue to be updated during the last 10 days of December. 2017 was an incredibly busy, fun and fulfilling year at Alexandria Soccer Association. We launched new programs, developed new facilities, served more kids than ever before and grew our scholarship fund to support even more players. We’re thankful and in awe […]
Fitness During Winter Months
The best Academy soccer players work year-round to be their best. This can be done in multiple ways: watching college or professional matches, reading about sports leadership, or improving the physical side of the game. Fitness, in its various forms, will make all aspects of soccer easier, learning and competing. Tis the Season, winter is […]
ASA Fitness Baseline Tests
by Jennifer Schwartz, Alexandria Soccer Injury Prevention & Fitness Most soccer parents are familiar with the fact that soccer can create a variety of knee issues. In fact, a longitudinal study identified High School girls soccer as the sport with the second highest rate of knee injury behind football (Sports Med 2014). Of the 186,000 […]