Field Dimensions and Layout for U11 & U12 Home Games
Field Dimensions and Layout for U9 & U10 Home Games
Soccer Coach Training and Education
Uniform Order Procedure
Order Form for New Players Only
Order Form For Replacement Items & Accessories
New Squadra Uniform (list price)
Travel Warm-ups
Travel Soccer Volunteer Credit Form
Play Up Policy
Soccer Ball offer for Coaches!
Team Banners
Top SYC Teams
Practice Field Requests
Training Priorities for U6-U19
Everything you need to know about Travel Soccer...
Misconduct Towards Referees
SYC Team Champions in State, Regional, National Cup Competitions (1978-2004)
Determining Soccer Field Playability and Dos/Don'ts
Soccer Articles
Old Dominion Soccer League (ODSL)
Virginian Soccer Tournament

What it feels like...to be in the same professional league as your brothers

April 21, 2008 Washington Post Article extract:

The three Carroll brothers Brian age 26, Jeff age 24, and Pat age 22 played at West Springfield High School and for Division I programs before making it to MLS.

Game Field Equipment and SETUP/TAKEDOWN Instructions
Below are the locations for the home field setup equipment designated as SYC home fields for travel soccer on Saturdays or Sundays.  Ensure that the equipment is picked up and dropped off the same day from these locations.  Do not lose the bags for the nets and the metal spikes for the corner poles.

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Coaching Vacancy Announcement for SYC Future U-9 Travel Teams
Looking for a few good men and women to coach and lead our new U9 boys and girls travel teams in June

SYC will field 2-3 new boys U-9 travel developmental teams and 2-3 new girls U-9 travel developmental teams for tryouts in June. If you are interested in being considered for one of these challenging head coach positions, please send an email highlighting your soccer qualifications to the SYC Travel Commissioner.  The SYC Soccer Committee will be setting up interview dates with all interested candidates during March and April. The coaches will be selected no later than May.  

Proud of our STATE CUP CHAMPIONS
U17B SYC Jr Royals

VYSA State Cup Champions crowned in Williamsburg, VA ,  

 

 

The U-17 Boys SYC Jr. Royals capped an impressive 2007 with a 3:2 win over the VLSC Wizards.  The team now moves on to represent Virginia in the Region 1 National Championship Series tournament to be held in Maine during the last week of June 2008.  The VYSA State Cup Championship is the second major achievement for the Jr. Royals this year, as they also qualified for the Super Y League North American Finals to be held in Tampa, FL , November 15-20, 2007The Jr. Royals qualified for the prestigious North American Finals by winning first place in the South Atlantic Region of the U16 Super Y League this past summer.    

 

 

 Ex-SYC Player Marika Gray Reaching New Soccer Heights in both College and National Levels

17 Jan, 2008 Virginia Tech Hokie Freshman Marika Gray invited to U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Soccer Team annual training camp.


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Travel Soccer Player Fees and Team Fees for ODSL, WAGS, NCSL
Fee Structures for Spring 2008

Spring  SYC Travel Soccer Fee is $80 per player, collected by the team manager and a team check brought to SYC office NLT April 2 which includes $80 per player and your WAGS, NCSL or ODSL fee for the Spring season below.  The SYC office will accept one team check for both.

The SYC office will need a final copy of your approved roster for verification of your team size to compare against the on-line registrations provided by your individual travel families, they should match.

Open January 2008, On-line travel player soccer registration fees via credit card $5.50 county fee, plus either:  New to SYC fee $40. Non-Volunteer Fee $50. One time Annual Renewal fee $20. Late fee of $25 will be collected in April 1 and beyond..

Team Fees for ODSL Spring 2008:  Team Manager provides team check to SYC by April 2.

U9 teams $410
U10 teams $480
U11-U19 teams $625

Team Fees for WAGS Spring 2008: Team Manager provides team check to SYC by April 2.

U9 & U10 & U11 teams $538
U12 & U13 teams $788
U14 teams $855
U15 & U16 teams $933
U17 teams $1014 & U18  teams $790                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Team Fees for NCSL Spring 2008: Team Manager provides team check to SYC by April 2.

U9 & U10 & U11 teams $345
U12 & U13 & U14 teams $625
U15 & U16 teams $675
U17 teams $735 & U19 teams $580


 

LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP TO A D-1 YOUTH TEAM

7 Jan, 2008, author is Gordon Miller - Virginia Youth Soccer Association Technical Director


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What is the history of Travel Soccer in this club?
Origin of Springfield Travel Soccer back to 1970 and House Soccer to 1967-1968

The 1968 Springfield Boys’ Club Football and Soccer Combined Yearbook has a letter from Soccer Commissioner John Park: "The 1968 season was the first year of organized soccer for the Springfield Boys’ Club.  In 1967 the pilot program started with about 45 boys.  This year the program attracted 86 boys who were divided into five teams."

In the 1969 Springfield Boys’ Club Football and Soccer Combined Yearbook, Soccer Commissioner John Park indicated: "This was the second full season of soccer and it was a good season.  With the addition of the team from Braddock Road Boys Club to our 100 boys we were able to have a six-team league and a ten game season." (Note:  While this league had both SBC and BRBC teams, it was a recreation level team - not travel.) 

In the 1970 Springfield Boys’ Club Football and Soccer Combined Yearbook, Soccer Commissioner John Park stated: "The Springfield Boys Club soccer program had an encouraging growth this past year from 101 to 135 players.  This permitted us to form leagues divided according to ages.  We had two teams of 8-9 year olds in a league of four with Braddock Road Boys Club and five teams of 10-13 year olds plus one team from Braddock Road to form the intermediate league age.  We also had a team of older boys (Senior Darts) who were unaffiliated in a league though they were able to find plenty of competition."

Fall of 1970 newspaper clippings regarding games that the Senior Darts played against teams from Braddock Road, Lee-Mt. Vernon, and Hayfield. Spring of 1970 newspaper articles reference another team called the Springfield Boys Club Rangers. The best article is a Springfield Independent (the local newspaper dated April 23, 1970 - entitled: "Boys Club Soccer": "The Springfield Boys Club soccer team, the Springfield Rangers, defeated the Braddock Road Boys Club 3-0 on Sunday in their first game of the spring season.  The Rangers are entered in the Juvenile Division (ages 12-14) of the National Soccer League of Washington, along with teams from Braddock Road, Annandale , Hyattsville, and D.C."

So that puts the origin of Springfield Travel Soccer back to 1970 and House Soccer to 1967-1968.

Where do most SYC Travel Soccer players live?                       See the pie chart here.
SYC Primary Travel Soccer Contacts
Emails and Contact Numbers
Travel Club & Field Reps and Commissioner phone numbers and email addresses.

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Our Soccer Mission & Vision
MISSION: Teach soccer skills, teamwork, and sportsmanship in a positive environment while contributing to the enjoyment, general health, and social needs of the participating boys and girls in the Greater Springfield and South County areas.
 
VISION:
--Be the club of choice in the Northern Virginia area.
--Develop and maintain one of the premier house and travel programs in the Northern Virginia area.
--Demonstrate close cooperation between our house and travel programs.
--Instill pride and loyalty in our membership.
--Enable players and coaches to develop to their fullest potential up to their individual interest levels
--High quality game and practice fields beyond Hooes Road Park, Greensprings, South Run Park and West Springfield High School.

When Travel Soccer Leagues (and Tournaments) Get Out of Control!

Player Identification on Uniforms, Warm-ups, Backpacks

Reminder, for KIDSAFE purposes, no names embroidered on uniforms, warm-ups, team sweatshirts, or backpacks. For backpacks only, initials are ok or small hanging tags are ok for players to identify their own bag quickly.

THE SYC U-8 "BRIDGE" SOCCER PROGRAM

SYC Soccer is continuing the highly successful “Bridge” Soccer program for the 2008 season.  The program seeks to identify Under-8 boys and girls that have genuine interest/enthusiasm for the game, have acquired/developed a very basic soccer aptitude faster than many of their teammates, classmates and neighbors and would like to play with children of similar outlook on the game. For more information on the “Bridge” program contact:

U8 Boys

Dante Ibarra            email: dibarra@verizon.net
David Salamone    email: david.salamone@verizon.net  
 
U8 Girls
Mark Heilbrun          email: mheilbrun@jenner.com
Woody Weir             email: woody.weir@stsint.com 

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Travel Team Tryouts!

Click Travel Soccer Teams and select the appropriate age group for contact and travel team tryout information.
TRAVEL COACH AND TEAM MANAGER APPLICATION SIGN-UP
for background check
CLICK HERE to submit your coach’s application and sign up to volunteer. (new or returning travel coaches, managers and trainers.  Must volunteer to coach or assistant coach to access application for background check.
 
Please email or call  Carolyn Brennan at 703-339-3796 if you have any questions.
Why Play 8 players vs 8 players on a Small Sided Field at U12?
Click here to read why.

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