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Congratulations to the U17G Arlington Intensity Red who won the U-19 Girls August Cup 2010 Championship. Their coaches' and team's perseverance and hard work paid off handsomely.They were defeated in their first game against the VA Fury. They came back to win their second and third games against the PW Courage Red and Gunston Elite, respectively and went on to win their championship game against Maryland CSA Eclipse 2-0. Goals by Susan Ferguson, Emily Mosher and Arami McCloskey secured their victory. Job well done.

With spectacular weather as the backdrop, Arlington Attack Red accumulated a record of two wins and one tie to finish in first place of their flight. In the Sunday final, Attack Red played a spirited game. Down 3-0 at halftime, they scored twice within the first 5 minutes of the second half. Ultimately, Attack Red lost the final, but the players demonstrated a "never give up" mentality against a very talented opponent. Our coaches were encouraged by the results in this pre-season tournament and we all look forward to the start of the fall season.

The Arlington Eagles White U-11 boys continued an impressive tournament winning streak at the Dulles National tournament, August 28-29, 2010, in Herndon, Va. The Eagles White compiled a 3-0-1 record in winning the Champions bracket. With the win, the Eagles White have won their bracket in five of their last six tournaments, their only loss to the Eagles Red in the championship game of last spring’s Stafford St. Patrick’s Day tourney! The team is coached by Mo Tayari, Alexis Koppius, Yousef Abdou and Bryant Meckley. Congratulations Eagles!

Congratulations to Coaches Mo Tayari and Alexis Koppius and the U11 Eagles Blue Team for winning first place at the Dulles National Preseason Tournament on August 28-29. On Saturday, the boys defeated the Lee-Mount Vernon Patriots 3-1 and tied Winchester United 1-1. Sunday's first game was won decidedly by the Eagles with a 7-0 defeat of the Herndon Galaxy. The first place Eagles played the second place Winchester United in the finals Sunday afternoon where the Eagles defeated Winchester 4-0. Fantastic start to the Fall 2010 Season! GO EAGLES!

ASA is looking for candidates for a new part-time staff position of Travel Administrator.

Job Summary:

The Travel Administrator handles several key duties for our Travel program. This person will coordinate the registration of teams with their respective leagues (Summer/early Fall). This person will manage the uniform procurement and distribution process (Summer/early Fall, and some in early Spring as well). Finally, this person will coordinate ASA’s financial aid program for Travel players. This position reports to the Executive Director and works closely with other ASA staff. This is a part time position with a high degree of seasonality. As this is not a full time, in-the-office position, the Administrator must be comfortable working from home and should be able to establish his / her own schedules. The Administrator also needs to provide clear communications to other ASA staff when needed, and he / she must be available for communication on a reasonable basis.

Congratulations to Will McCreary and Joey Faddoul for being selected to the Region 1 ODP pool and call back camp. The 2 boys participated in the Region 1 Camp from July10-13th. They played in several Region 1 Pool games and were selected to attend the call-back camp by the Region 1 Staff. They will be participating in the camp with the other top 1997 ODP players from Region. Will has also been selected to attend the U14 National Identification Camp the first week of August in Massachusetts. The Club is very proud of their achievements and wishes them the best of luck!

Congratulations to Kyler Sullivan (University of Virginia/U17Boys Venom) and Devon Peroutky (U16 Boys Generals) for winning the Region 1 ODP Championship with their Virginia State ODP Team during the weekend of June 26-27, 2010. The team is coached by Grant Smith, ASA Boys Director of Coaching for Travel. On Saturday, Virginia beat New Jersey 3-01 to advance to the final. The final was a very close match against West Pennsylvania with Virginia scoring a goal in the final 4 minutes to win the game 1-0. This is the second time the 1993 Virginia State Team won the Regional Championship.

Yorktown HS senior, Samantha Easby, wins prestigious Adele Dolansky WAGS Scholarship. Sam has played in WAGS for 8 years for the Arlington Mutiny, Arlington Elite and the Alexandria Arrows. Sam also coaches for ASA in our recreational soccer camps and the Pre-K program. She has volunteers for the TOPS program and is an ASA referee. Sam is graduating from Yorktown High School and will attend the University of Richmond.

Congratulation Sam and Good Luck in Richmond in the fall!

 

U10B Eagles White — Champions of Silver Division

For the second year in a row, the U10 Boys Eagles White took home the Silver Division championship trophy at the Virginian Tournament. Eagles White went through the tournament unbeaten, with wins over the Wyckoff Torpedoes, NVSC Jr. Royals, BAC Hawks, and concluding with an exciting, come from behind 3-2 overtime win against Gunston Premier Red. The team is coached by Mo Tayari, Chris Holden and Alexis Koppius.

U10B Eagles Red — Champions of Gold Division

After victories in the ASIST and SASA tournaments in March, U10 Boys Eagles Red won their third straight Premier Division tournament. The Eagles posted a 2-1-0 record in the preliminary games with only a 2-1 loss to CYA Arsenal marring their record. They subsequently defeated the top seed from the other bracket, ASA Lightning, 4-2, to advance to the Monday morning final. The switch from a bumpy, sloped grass field to artificial turf suited Eagles Red’s ball control skills perfectly and they rolled to a 5-0 victory in the final in a rematch against CYA Arsenal. For the 2009-2010 year. The Eagles Red is coached by Mo Tayari, Chris Holden and Alexis Koppius.

U10B Eagles Black — Finalists in Bronze Division

After winning their Division’s championship at the PWSI tournament, the U10 Boys Eagles Black were Finalists in the Bronze Division at the Virginian Tournament. Eagles Black went 3-0-0 in the preliminary matches. In the semifinal match, Eagles Black battled their brothers from the Eagles Blue team into overtime and came away with a hard-fought 2-1 victory. In the Finals, against a very good St. Mary’s team, the two teams traded goals through most of the game until the very end, with St. Mary’s pulling out a 4-2 victory. The team is coached by Grant Smith.

U13G Dynamo — Champions in Bronze Division

For the first time in Dynamo competitive history, Dynamo walked away with the championship trophy in this year’s Virginian. Playing in the U13G Bronze division, the Dynamo proved that hard work and determination pays off in great rewards. In the first game, Dynamo prevailed 3-2 against an SYC club that has proved to be both a familiar and competitive foe. Dynamo had a 1-1-1 record against the Thunder in the fall, and lost in the finals at the October Battlefield Classic to this same squad. The second game was another tight one-goal victory, where Dynamo defeated ODSL rival FPYC by a score of 1-0. Over the course of the next two games, Dynamo gave an indication of their capabilities on both sides of the pitch. A 4-0 victory over Mclean highlighted Dynamo’s scoring proficiency and a 0-0 tie with Sterling was a hard-fought defensive battle. All of which set the stage for an exciting championship game against New York based Clarkstown.

After fighting to a 1-1 tie at half time, both teams played their hearts out though the second half and two overtime periods without a change in score, forcing the championship to be decided by PKs. At the end of a long, grueling, hot day—Dynamo prevailed by knocking home four of five PK’s, while the stalwart Dynamo goalkeeper rejected two powerful attempts by the Clarkstown girls. With the PK score ending 4-3 in Dynamo’s favor, the championship game was registered in the books as a 2-1 Dynamo championship game victory. Over the three-day, five-game tournament—the Dynamo were undefeated, with three shutouts, nine goals for and four goals against.

Congratulations to all the Dynamo on their first tournament victory ever. The 2009-2010 Dynamo are: Addison, Addie, Amelia, Anna, Donia, Elie, Emily, Eva, Jennifer, Kate, Kaleigh (The General), Katie, Libby, Lilly, Nicole, Olivia, and Reed. The Dynamo are ably coached by Papa Dia and Emily Trout.

U14G Blast — Champions of Bronze-West Division

The U14 Girls Blast, coached by Wes Windsor and Ingrid Zegada-Frias, was victorious in the Bronze Division - West, winning all five of their games this past weekend at the Virginian. Coming from behind in two games to win a berth in the finals, Blast played tight defense while working the wings and utilizing superior foot skills to play to a 1-1 tie in the final against a very physical New Jersey team. After going scoreless in two 10 minute overtimes, the players put the match away in penalty kicks. Christine Vincent, Sam Tigner, Anne Terpstra , Jordan Rivera, Madeline Preiss, Elizabeth Morley, Meghan McDonald, Zoey Lande, Lauren Karpinski, Alex Ellison, Joanna Easby, Julia Campbell, Emily Bragaw-Butler, Nina Beatrice, and Sarah Bauman worked seamlessly as a team in stringing together their winning weekend. Of his players, Windsor noted "They displayed a tremendous individual and team spirit this whole weekend. They never backed down and battled for each other from the first whistle to the last."

U11B Attack White — Champions of the Chesapeake Division

The Arlington Attack White played like champions this weekend at the Potomac Memorial Day Tournament. Attack White won the Chesapeake division with a 4-1-0 record, outscoring their opponents 15-4. Attack White overcame a first game 3-0 loss to the Baltimore Bays finish the tournament with four consecutive wins. This was the third tournament Attack White has won this year. Congratulations to the boys for their hard work.

U12 Impact Red — Finalists of the Potomac Division

Arlington Impact Red 97 boys were Finalists in the top U12 division—11v11 bracket—of the 2010 Potomac Memorial Tournament held over Memorial Day weekend. As they prepare for the move from 8v8 soccer to 11v11 soccer in the fall, the Impact Red boys used the Potomac Memorial to gain valuable experience playing on a full-size pitch. They competed against teams from Connecticut, New York and other states where they have already switched to 11v11 full-time at the U12 level. After a tough opening 2-1 loss to SOCA Express, Impact Red came back to beat current Connecticut U12 State Cup Finalist, Beachside FC, 4-2, after being down 2-0. Next was a very physical game against the Smithtown (NY) Thunder, which they won 1-0 to reach the semifinals. Playing their best soccer of the tournament, Impact Red scored a victory over the host Potomac Diplomats, 3-1, to set up a rematch against SOCA Express in the Final. In a tough, well-played match, against two very stingy defenses, SOCA Express scored against the run of play with about six minutes left to win 1-0, and take the tournament title, thereby avenging a loss to 2010 ASIST U12 Champions Impact Red in this year’s ASIST tournament. Impact Red look to finish strong over the remainder of their NCSL Division 1 season, where they are battling for the championship. Impact Red 97 boys are coached by Grant Smith, Frank DeMarco, and Mo Tayari.

Our U12B Impact Red were defeated in their May 15 game against RSK Richmond Strikers Elite in penalty kicks.

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Scores

May 15 U12B ARL Impact Red 3-4 RSK Richmond Strikers Elite (PK) May 8 U12B VBSC Leesburg Lion 2-5 ARL Impact Red May 1 U13B HERN Boca Juniors 1-0 ARL Strikers Red U13G ARL Atletica Red 2-3 HERN Heat (PK) U12B CYA Scorpions 0-5 ARL Impact Red U12B NRUS Rapids Blue 5-4 ARL Impact White (OT) U12G ARL Rowdies Blue 0-5 CHU United FC 97G Elite April 24 U14B GRFL GFA ’95 Rangers 2-0 ARL Suprema Inferno U14G ARL Flame 1-3 REST Rapids ’95 U13G ARL Atletica Red 3-2 LOUD Black (PK) U12G BRYC 97Elite 2-3 ARL Rowdies Blue (OT) April 17 U14B ARL Suprema Inferno 2-1 ODS Azzurri (OT) U13B VBTS Beach FC Red 1-3 ARL Strikers Red

The U17B Venom, coached and trained by Jawed Sanie, recently won the Adidas Blue Chip Showcase Tournament (April 23-25) in Oxford, Ohio. The tournament is one of the exclusive college soccer showcase events, limiting attendance to 40 top teams in the US and Canada. Over 100 colleges attended the three-day showcase.

Venom came away from the tournament undefeated. First, Venom defeated Tulsa TSC 93 Red 4-3 (ranked #1 in Oklahoma, sixth in Region 3 and in the top 30 in the nation). Venom then continued with a 2-1 victory over Dallas Texans 93 Red (last year’s National Champion and currently ranked in the top three in the country).

The tournament win moved the team up dramatically in the national rankings — up to #12 from #155 — and moved them to #1 in Virginia.

Venom also won numerous team tournament awards, including: Best Goals of the Tournament to Josh West and CJ Corey. The almost best goal of the tournament goes to Christian Kosko’s header to the post. Tyler Dunn, Andrew Panknen, Luis Torres-Franco and Zack Yancey were all nominated for tournament MVP. Andrew Panknen won tournament team MVP.

More information information, and photos are available on the Venom team website.

Great job Venom!

U16G Intensity Red played hard and well in the Championship in the Rush Cup  in VA Beach. They defeated the PA Crew 1-0, VA Rush Swoosh 2-0 and 2-0 in the semi-finals and finally clinched their victory against the Richmond Strikers 3-2 in the 7th round in penalty kicks. It was a strong team effort by all.

In the Stafford Area Soccer Association (SASA) St. Patrick’s Day Tournament, Eagles Red and White dominated their flight opponents, and met in the final. The teams were coached by Mo Tayari, Chris Holden, and Alexis Koppius.

Eagles White won their Flight games over Great Falls Everton (9-0), Loudon 99 White (2-0) and SASA Revolution 99 White (2-0). Eagles Red prevailed over SASA Revolution Blue (4-1), SSA Arsenal (5-1), and Dynamo SC (6-0). In the Championship on Sunday afternoon, Eagles Red defeated Eagles White. Both teams showed a great deal of hustle and skill throughout the entire tournament weekend.

Eagles Black, coached by Grant Smith and Alexis Koppius, won the Silver Division of the PWSI Icebreaker in Haymarket, VA. After winning thier first two games by a combined score of 13-1, the team entered Sunday’s semi-final game seeded first. In that game, the team faced an excellent group of keepers but managed to win 2-0. In the finals, the team was down 3-2 at the half but stormed back with five unanswered goald to secure the win. Eagles Black played aggressive defense and unselfish offense, with virtually all the players scoring one goal - a true team effort.

The U14G Flame defeated the OBGC Cyclones White (Olney, MD) in penalty kicks to bring home the champion trophy for the second year in a row. The Flame faced tough competition, playing in the tournament’s U14G Gold division.

The Flame won two shut-out matches beating the Herndon Curve (Herndon, VA) 2-0 and the VSA Heat Gold (Western Prince William County, VA) 5-0, and tied the Chantilly Revolution (Chantilly, VA) 1-1 to advance to the championship match. Sunday’s victory came after a 0-0 tie at the end of regulation and overtime. The Flame won in PKs. The Flame will begin their regular season in the WAGS, Washington Area Girls Soccer League, U14 Girls Division 2.

U13G Atletica Red won the Championship in the top bracket at the Beach FC Spring Classic March 20-21. Atletica posted 4 shutouts, beating RICH Mystx 2-0, ROAN Stars 3-0 and drawing VA Legacy 0-0 and LOUD Black 0-0. Atletica Red has completed four tournaments this soccer year and has three Championships with a record of 11W-1L-3T, and has only given up two goals.

The boys’ weekend of the the Arlington Spring Invitational, a premier-rated tournament for competitive travel teams, was held on March 6-7, 2010 by the Arlington Soccer Association. Three Arlington Soccer Association travel teams were crowned champions, and another was a Finalist.

U12B Impact Red
were champions of the Premier Division after winning 4 hard-fought games against some excellent visiting teams that included Arsenal FC Navy (4-0), PWSI Courage 97 Red (3-0), SOCA Express (2-0) and SAC United Premier (3-1). Speed and excellent footwork marked competitive games and talented play of the 12 Impact players. Goalie Daniel Eigler-Harding delivered 3 consecutive shutouts, stopping numerous shots on goal by opposing players. The Impact Red Team put together solid passing combinations and a very fast speed of play to score some early goals and march its way to the championship game against a well-coached SAC United Premier team. Team members include Jack, Will, Roger, Jake, Daniel D, Daniel H, Noah K, Mason, Lucas, Enrique, Christophe, and Noah P. The team is coached by ATSC Director of Coaching Grant Smith, and assisted by coaches Frank DeMarco and Mo Tayari.

U12B Impact White
started by defeating Arsenal FC Gold, from Pennsylvania, by a score of 8-1, and then beat New York’s Empire USA Select Red by 2-0. In the flight championship game, Impact tied VBSC Leesburg Lions, 2-2, but advanced to the division championship on a tiebreaker.

The division championship, against VSA Heat 97 Blue, was a spirited, back-and-forth match that went down to the wire. Impact lost the 5-4 decision after the Heat broke a tie with a goal late in the second half.

The Impact White team consists of Zach Bogorad, Cullen Boone, Travis Clark-Winston, Noah Goodkind, Sam Holmes, Brandon Hughes, Geronimo Kurzbach-Pevere, Theo Lebryk, Ryan Lesmez, Elliot Mercado, Keyvan Montero Sarmiento, Cameron Rodrigues, Tim Walten and Aidan Wang. The team is coached by Grant Smith, Frank DeMarco and Mo Tayari

U10B Eagles Red
won the Premier Division. In the first game on Saturday, against VSA Heat Blue, Eagles Red scored two goals in the first ten minutes, and never looked back on their way to a 6-0 victory. The next game proved to be more difficult against a strong LMVSC team, and the Eagles lost a hard-fought game 2-1.

The night of rest seemed to rejuvenate the boys because on Sunday they took care of business in the morning game, scoring four goals in the first six minutes of a 6-1 victory over DC Stoddert Blue. The two wins were enough to qualify them for the afternoon championship against East Brunswick (NJ) FC United.

In the championship, a goal twelve minutes into the game gave the Eagles a 1-0 lead at halftime. Two goals within a minute at the 40-minute mark provided a 3-0 lead. The defense for the Eagles was solid and they were difficult for East Brunswick to open up. But East Brunswick made things interesting with a goal at the 50-minute mark and created several more chances. Eagles Red held on, and added a goal in the last minute, making the final 4-1.

The tournament was a wonderful experience for the Eagles Red and it was a great way to complete their first year representing their club in their own tournament. Go Eagles Red!

U10B Eagles White
completed an undefeated run through the Classic Division with a 2-1 victory over a tough Empire United team. The Eagles opened the tournament with a 3-1 victory over Reston United Blue, and followed up with a convincing 5-3 win over the DC Stoddert Red Metros. The third game ended with a hard fought 2-1 win over the Braddock Road Elite Blue.

The Arlington Spring Invitational win continues a string of tournament success for Eagles White that includes bracket championships in last year’s Virginian and Richmond Cup tourneys. Congratulations Eagles White! Both Eagles Red and Eagles White are coached by Mo Tayari, Chris Holden, and Alexis Koppius.

The U14G Blast had a very strong Indoor season, winning the league championship in a tough, physical final game, 5-4. Coaches Wes Windsor and Ingrid Zegada-Frias were "pleased with their consistency and desire to compete at their highest level possible" throughout the indoor season. The Blast were promoted to Division 3 ODSL after a strong fall season and have already posted their first spring victory!

Congratulations to the players and coaches of the Arlington Chaos Red girls’ U10 travel soccer team. Chaos Red completed its indoor season at the Dulles Sportsplex undefeated and in first place in the premier division for the second year in a row. The team is coached by Erik Footland with assistance from Dan O’Neil, Erin Footland and Jennifer Crawford.

Frank DeMarco, Age Group Head Coach for the U11 Boys Attack, has earned his USSF “A” License.  The "A" License is the highest license a coach can acquire in the United States and the only U.S. coaching license recognized by FIFA, the world governing body for soccer.  Coach Frank attended the course in Tampa, Florida in January.  Frank has been coaching in Arlington for the past 5 years and is a member of the Travel Soccer Committee.  ASA would like to congratulate him on his achievement.

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