Urgent Message
Due to the inclement weather, All EPYSA activities scheduled for this weekend, February 6th and 7th (Indoor Cups and Olympic Development training) have been CANCELLED. Indoor cup teams will be notified of the makeup date.
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| Job announcement: Eastern
Pennsylvania is hiring a Marketing and Communications
Specialist. Click
here for more information. |
Eastern
Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association (EPYSA) Annual
Youth Soccer Workshop 2010 Saturday, March 6th
in Downingtown Features Pro Players & Coaches, Olympic
Development Staff, Clinics, Games & More.
<read
more> |
Save
the Date: Sunday March 7th, 2010 Annual General
Meeting being held at the Radisson Hotel-Valley
Forge. Affiliates who must attend will be invited by
mail. |
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| Eastern Pennsylvania Youth
Soccer State Cup Applications Now Available Online; EPYSA
Offers Three Levels of Competition in 2010 Horsham,
PA—January 15, 2010—For the first time,
the Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association (EPYSA)
will offer three levels of outdoor state cup competition,
the EPYSA State Cup, the Eastern Pennsylvania Challenge
Cup, and new this year, the Eastern Pennsylvania Presidents
Cup. <read more> |
2010 Outdoor Cup Information
Click
here for general information in PDF file.
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2010 Indoor Cup
Congratulations to this past weekend champions!
U9: Lower Merion Sabertooth Rats, Lower Merion Quick
Boys, FC Revolution Storm and Carlisle Revolution. U16:
FC Revolution Dynamo, CASA Panthers, HMMS Eagle FC '93
and Berks Ajax FC
Lower Merion Sabertooth Rats
Lower Merion Quick Boys
FC Revolution Storm
Carlisle Revolution
FC Revolution Dynamo
CASA Panthers
HMMS Eagle FC '93
Berks Ajax FC
Click
here to see the 2010 Indoor Cup Champions and Finalists |
| NOTICE:
High School Juniors applying for the Union League
of Philadelphia Good Citizenship Award—the
application deadline has been extended from January 8
to January 15, 2010. For more information, click
here. |
| 2010
Indoor Cup Schedules are posted. |
| Former
YMS Player Conor Smith was recently named to the NCAA
Soccer Division 3 All American First Team |
| Casey
Morrison, Eastern Pennsylvania ODP player and Region 1
Player is now with the U17 Women's National Team, shares
in the success of her team in Argentina |
TOPSOCCER Coaching Education
Probably the greatest gift an experienced soccer coach,
or individual who doesn't even play or coach soccer
can provide, is to offer challenged children and adults
the opportunity to train and play soccer. More than
likely, the return from watching and assisting these
players grow and have fun playing soccer, will result
in unmatched fulfillment and purpose to ones life. <read
more> |
Penn
Fusion Coppa U17 Boys were successful in their opening
weekend of the National League
PA
Strikers in action during National League weekend in
College Station, TX |
Former EPYSA Olympic Development Player
Alexander Shinsky has been selected for
the U17 World Cup Roster in Nigeria October 24 - November
15, 2009
FIFA
World Cup Nigeria 2009- USA Homepage
See
all the goals from the U17 World Cup! |
2010 Eastern Pennsylvania
Youth Soccer Indoor Cups kicks off in January
Teams challenge for state association indoor competition
for boys and girls, also offers an opportunity for identification
for Olympic Development Program.
<read more> |
The steps are simple:
- Buy specially marked packages of Sunbelt® Chewy
Granola bars and Fruit & Grain bars; look for
the Free Kicks logo. Register online at www.sunbeltfreekicks.com
and select a club
- Enter the code (located next to the Free Kicks logo)
and watch the donation tally for the club go up! Sunbelt
will donate 10¢ to the club for each code entered
and send a check twice a year.
- Each Free Kicks code entered gives your club a
shot at a monthly giveaway of $1,000 and a biannual
giveaway of $2,500!
- Take a Free Kick for a chance to win a $25 gift
card to soccer.com
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| Charlotte Moran inducted to
US Youth Soccer Region I Hall of Fame On
Saturday, October 18th, US Youth Soccer Region I held
its annual fall meeting in Burlington, Vermont. The
inaugural class of the Region I Hall of fame was announced
with former Eastern Pennsylvania Executive Director,
Charlotte Moran being posthumously honored. Charlotte
was cited for her tireless work, spanning over 30 years
in youth soccer. Since 1979, Charlotte had served youth
soccer at every level, from club to league, from state
association to national office. <read
more> |
Applications for Nominations for the Annual Awards |
Call
for Candidates for Union League's Good Citizenship Award
Click here for more information. |
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| New
IRS Filling Requirements for Smaller Tax Exempt Organizations |
US Youth Soccer issues statement on Swine Flu
NCSS'
Tips and Information about the Swine Flu and Athletics
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EPYSA ELEVATES MICHAEL
BARR TO DIRECTOR OF COACHING
HORSHAM, PA (September 1, 2009) — The Eastern
Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association (EPYSA) announces
the elevation of Michael Barr to the full-time position
of Director of Coaching. Barr, who previously held the
position on a part-time basis, directs the EPYSA's Coaching
Education and Licensing programs. He is also charged
with developing and training the region's technical
and instructional coaching staff, as well as oversight
of the Olympic Development Program. <read
more> |
EPYSA NAMES BRANSCOME CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
HORSHAM, PA (August 25, 2009) — The Eastern
Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association (EPYSA) announces
the appointment of Chris Branscome as Chief Executive
Officer. He boasts nearly two decades of experience
working across the youth, college and professional levels
of soccer in the United States and has strong ties to
Eastern Pennsylvania as a player, coach, and executive.
Branscome joins EPYSA after spending the past seven
years as the Director of Marketing for US Youth Soccer,
which oversees 55 state associations in the U.S., including
the EPYSA. <read
more> |
EPYSA Becomes Second State
Association to Recognize NSCAA Online Diploma
The Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association
(EPYSA) and the National Soccer Coaches Association
of America (NSCAA) have announced an agreement that
will provide a tool to improve coaching at EPYSA’s
grassroots level through the NSCAA Online Academy, a
basic coaching education program offered via the Internet.
Click here for more. |
| Attention Leagues and Clubs,
please get applications for coaching schools and clinics
completed and sent to EPYSA at least one month before
the scheduled date of the school or clinic. There is usually
an increase in requests at the conclusion of the fall
season. Click here. |
EPYSA ETRAVEL NOW ONLINE
 EPYSA
members can now get instantly approved tournament and
travel forms right here on the web site. Five different
authorization forms are available:
• Tournament Guest Player Form
• Permission to Host Friendly Game
• Permission to Travel to US Youth Soccer Event
• Notification of Participation in Another Organization's
Event
• Travel to Out of State Friendly Game
Click
Here for 2009-10 ETRAVEL Forms |
