Tryout Information
2010-2011 Tryout Information (Travel & Challenge) Posted!
THE BEST SOCCER IN CENTRAL & WESTERN VIRGINIA - SOCA EXCELLENCE!
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This page is for prospective Travel and Challenge select players:
TRAVEL (Girls Storm U15, U16, U17, U18/U19)
TRAVEL (Boys & Girls Express for U11, U12, U13, U14)
TRAVEL (Boys & Girls Metro for U11-U18)
CHALLENGE (Boys & Girls U10, U12 & U14)
Please click on any of the links below to learn more about our full-time coaching staff, travel staff and tryouts.
SOCA Full-Time Technical Coaching Staff / General Information / Tryout Schedule / Tryout Pre-Registration Info / 2009-2010 Travel Coaching Lineup / Select Players Packet of Information
SOCA Full-Time Coaching Staff
SOCA's Professional Full-Time Coaching Staff offers over 40 years of experience. Each staff member is nationally certified and has played at the Professional or Collegiate level. We offer expertise for aspiring field players and goalkeepers!
Brian Earl Kuk / Cory Greiner / Craig Brannan / Kyle Lessig / Sarah Curtis /
Kevin Cash / Fitness Enhancement / Certified Athletic Trainer / Staff Contact
Brian Earl Kuk, SOCA Director of Coaching
Licenses & Diplomas: NSCAA Premier; Advanced National; National; USSF National Youth License. Coaching Experience: Former Men’s and Women’s Assistant Coach at DI,
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Cory Greiner, SOCA Technical Director
Licenses & Diplomas: USSF ‘B’ License. Coaching Experience: Head Coach, SOCA Lightning State Cup Champion. Playing Experience: Former Professional player (Richmond Kickers, St. Pauli –
Criag Brannan, SOCA Staff Coach & Challange Coordinator Licenses & Diplomas: NSCAA Premier Diploma & USSF 'A' License. Coaching Experience: Former Director of Coaching at New Mexico Clash SC, Former Region IV ODP Staff & Oregon ODP. Playing Experience: NCAA Division I National Champion –
Kyle Lessig, SOCA Staff Coach & Metro Coordinator
Licenses & Diplomas: USSF 'B' License. Coaching Experience: Head Coach, Pro Indoor Richmond Kickers Future. Former Men's Assistant Coach at DIII, Connecticut College. Playing Experience: Former
Professional Player (Costa Rica Municipal de Goicoichea, Connecticut
Wolves); ODP National Pool Player; NCAA Division I –
Sarah Curtis, SOCA Staff Coach & Outreach Coordinator
Licenses & Diplomas: USSF ‘National D’ License. Coaching Experience: Head Coach, SOCA Express. Playing Experience: Former Professional Player (Richmond Kickers Destiny); Former Region II ODP Player; NCAA Division I – Kevin Cash, SOCA Goalkeeper Director & Sponsorship Coordinator
Licenses & Diplomas: NSCAA National GK Diploma; NSCAA Regional & State Diploma. Coaching Experience: Former Women's Assistant & Goalkeeper Coach at DIII, Sweet Briar College. Playing Experience: Division III, Lynchburg College. B.A. in Elementary Education, Lynchburg College & University of Virginia.
FITNESS ENHANCEMENT & STRENGTH COACH
Movement Specialist at ACAC. Son of two former Olympic Gold-Medal winning sprinters. Former Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for Olympic Sports at the University of Virginia. Physical Education with concentration in Biomechanics of Sport Movement, Purdue University.
CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER (ATC)
Certified
Clinical Athletic Trainer at Physical Therapy at ACAC. Nicole received
her BS from James Madison University in kinesiology with concentrations
in athletic training and pre-physical therapy. She has worked for over
ten years in physical therapy clinical settings as an athletic
trainer. She specializes in prevention of injury, particularly the
prevention of ACL tears in female athletes.
PT @ ACAC provide SOCA with additional ATC's when necessary. Visit http://cville.acac.com/physicaltherapy.html for more.
GENERAL INFORMATION
ANNUAL TRYOUTS
Annual Tryouts are held in May. See current year schedule below and please review the Tryout Pre-Registration Information Packet (this will give you details of programs).
Different select programs within the same age group tryout at the same time and facility (i.e., U14 Boys Travel & U14 Boys (Coed) Challenge).
Players are expected to Pre-Register for Annual Tryouts via their MySOCA Account. If you are unable to use the online system please call 434.975.5025.
Selection announcements will be in June via your MySOCA Account. Tryout results will not be mailed! Email notifications will prompt you to review your placement (please note: selected and not selected placements will be announced). Your MySOCA Account can only be viewed by the owner of the username and password.
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2010 TRYOUT SCHEDULE
Annual Tryout Schedule / Late Tryout Schedule / Mid-Year Tryout Schedule
All players must pre-register for Tryouts via their MySOCA Account or call 434.975.5025. Pre-Registration will be available late March/early April.
Please see the schedule below and note that there are (2) TWO Tryouts per age group. All players are highly encouraged to attend both tryouts! IMPORTANT: all players must tryout in their specific age-group (double-check your birthdate as it applies to the tryout information below). All Challenge Boys teams are considered to be coed. All players interested in SOCA's Metro Travel program must tryout for appropriate Lightning, Storm or Express teams. No player can be placed directly on Metro teams. The Director of Coaching, in consensus and collaboration with the Full-Time Coaching Staff, will decide if a player is eligible to play-up based upon evaluation and assessment only.
Sunday, May 2 (2nd tryout day for U16-U18 is on May 16, see below)
Travel Boys U16, U17, U18 > 4:30-6:15pm
Travel Girls U16, U17, U18 > 6:45-8:30pm
Monday, May 3 & Wednesday, May 5
Travel Girls U11 & U12 > 5-6:30pm
Challenge Girls U12 > 5-6:30pm
Travel Girls U13 & U14 > 6:30-8:15pm
Challenge Girls U14 > 7-8:30pm
Tuesday, May 4 & Thursday, May 6
Travel Boys & Girls U15 > 6:30-8:15pm
Travel Boys & Girls U15 have been scheduled on the weekday to allow for all rising U14's in the Charlottesville-Albemarle area and beyond the opportunity to play their schedule League matches uninterrupted or without any anxiety of having tryouts the same day as a game day.
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Monday, May 10 & Wednesday, May 12
Travel Boys U11 & U12 > 5-6:45pm
Challenge Boys U12 > 5-6:45pm
Travel Boys U13 & U14 > 7:15-9pm
Challenge Boys U14 > 7:15-9pm
Sunday, May 16
Travel Boys U16, U17, U18 > 5-6:45pm
Travel Girls U16, U17, U18 > 7:15-9pm
Monday, May 17 & Wednesday, May 19
Challenge Girls U10 > 5-6:45pm
Tuesday, May 18 & Thursday, May 20
Challenge Boys U10 > 5-6:45pm
Make-up dates: May 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25 and as needed.
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IMPORTANT TRYOUT PRE-REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Pre-Registration Packet of Information coming soon...
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LATE IN-FILL TRYOUTS
Late In-fill Tryouts occur at two points during the soccer season:
1. Late Travel & Challenge; are held in July and only after Team placements, selections, acceptances and registrations have completed. These Tryouts are for new players that have moved into Charlottesville and did not participate in the Annual Tryout, injured players who could not participate during the Annual Tryouts or players recommended by the Director of Coaching. Please note: there are very limited spots available at this time and it is in the player's best interest to attend the Annual Tryout. Coaches are under no obligation to fill roster spots or simply add players to a roster.
2010-2011 Late Tryouts, TBA
2. Mid-Year Travel & Challenge; are held in February. These Tryouts are for new players that have moved into Charlottesville or players recommended by the Director of Coaching (Travel) or Challenge Coordinator (Challenge). However, there may or may not be Team Roster spots available. Eligible players need to contact the Director of Coaching or Challenge Coordinator for specific/possible Team Roster availability. Please Note: coaches are under no obligation to fill roster spots or simply add players to a roster. Travel Coaches are typically searching for players that fit into the top 3-4 players on the team and can have a major impact on the overall quality of training and games.
Spring 2010 Mid-Year Travel Tryout (1st Training for Express teams)
Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ Western Albemarle High School Gym
COMPLETED
Spring 2010 Mid-Year Challenge Tryout
Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ Greer Elementary School Gym
Address: 190 Lambs Lane, Charlottesville, VA 22901
Registration for tryouts will take place on-site. Players should bring an inflated soccer ball, waterbottle and wear shinguards; players must wear indoor soccer shoes or sneakers.
1pm-2pm, U10 Girls
2pm-3pm, U10 Boys
3pm-4pm, U12 Girls
4pm-5pm, U14 Boys
5pm-6pm, U12 Boys
6pm-7pm, U14 Girls
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2009-2010 TRAVEL COACHING LINEUP
Girls / Boys
SOCA is pleased to announce its 2009-2010 Travel Program Coaching Lineup:
| Age Group |
Premier (Storm & Express) |
Classic (Metro) |
|
U19/18 Girls |
Sarah Curtis |
TBA |
|
U17 Girls |
Brian Kuk |
Alex Turowski |
|
U16 Girls |
Shay Bell |
Brian Williams |
|
U16 Girls White |
N/A |
Glenn Vidal |
|
U15 Girls |
Craig Brannan |
Erick Altamiranda |
|
U14 Girls |
Brian Kuk |
Will King |
|
U13 Girls |
Fran Lavin |
Jim Wilson |
|
U12 Girls |
Sarah Curtis |
Erick Altamiranda |
|
U11 Girls |
Lou Farina |
Brian Williams |
|
U10 Girls Jamboree |
Sarah Curtis |
N/A |
| Age Group |
Premier (Lightning & Express) |
Classic (Metro) |
|
U19/18 Boys |
Shay Bell |
Mark Russell |
|
U17 Boys |
Cory Greiner |
Kirk Shafer |
|
U16 Boys |
Kyle Lessig |
Andy Lacy |
|
U16 Boys White |
N/A |
Bayram Sadikoglu |
|
U15 Boys |
Cory Greiner |
Glenn Vidal |
|
U15 Boys White |
N/A |
N/A |
|
U14 Boys |
Kyle Lessig |
Kirk Shafer |
|
U13 Boys |
George Gelnovatch |
Willy Shoup / Vince Goldstein |
|
U12 Boys |
Mike Ginsburg |
Brad Hamilton |
|
U11 Boys |
Craig Brannan |
Justin Brown |
|
U10 Boys Jamboree |
Craig Brannan |
N/A |
SELECTED PLAYERS INFO (Premier, Classic & Challenge)
SELECTED PLAYERS! This is the information you MUST download, print & read.
Please download and review the following information in reference to tryouts for Premier, Classic & Challenge programs (if highlighted below, the information is ready to download):
Travel - Selected Players Packet coming soon...
Challenge - Selected Players Packet coming soon...
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