Mebane Youth Soccer Association

Hunger is a real problem in Alamance County.  Every day, families and individuals in our community struggle to put food on their table.  Three local soccer organizations are now coming together to do something about it.  The Mebane Youth Soccer Association (MYSA), the Burlington Soccer Club (BSC) and the Burlington Recreation Department are organizing a “Kick Hunger in the Can” food drive in support of Loaves and Fishes Christian Food Ministries. BSC and MYSA will be collecting non-perishable food and consumer products during all recreational and travel soccer matches held the weekend of April 12-14.

Parents, players, and spectators are encouraged to bring one item per person to donate. Collection bins will be available at the Mebane Soccer Complex concession stand for MYSA matches and Springwood concession stand for BSC/Burlington matches.  “This is a great cause that we are excited to support.  A special thanks to all involved with MYSA, BSC, and Burlington Recreation for making this happen,” said BSC Executive Director Taylor Saxe.  “We are happy to come together with BSC and Burlington Recreation to help support Loaves and Fishes in their mission to fight hunger in Alamance County,” said MYSA president Alan Huffman.

According to Loaves and Fishes, the items that are most in need include:   Canned goods with meat (ex. Vienna sausages, ravioli etc.) and canned fruit

For more information on Loaves and Fishes, please visit their website at http://www.loavesandfishes.us/

Come out the weekend of April 12-14, enjoy some great soccer, and help BSC and MYSA “Kick Hunger in the Can”!

A number of MYSA Travel Teams kicked off their Fall season at tournaments across North Carolina. These tournaments are a great way for teams with get in sync before the regular season and also see how they stack up against other regional opponents. During these tournaments, three of our teams made it to the championship matches and won their bracket or were finalists. Congratulations!

00 MYSA Hurricanes G – U12 Girls Gold Champions
2012 TUSA Fall Classic

00 MYSA Comets – U12 Boys Green Champions
2012 TUSA Fall Classic

96 MYSA Lunachicks G – U16 Girls White Finalists
2012 PSA Furniture City Classic

Seven travel teams from Mebane headed to the coast to wrap up their season at the 18th Annual Seaside Soccer Classic, hosted by the Cape Fear Soccer Association. The Seaside Classic has grown into one of the biggest soccer tournaments in North Carolina with over 300 teams playing at dozens of soccer venues in and around Wilmington, NC. This tournament is a great way for our travel teams to wrap up their seasons with some exciting soccer and a trip to the beach. A lot of fun was had by all and many of the players are already looking forward to next year!

Three MYSA teams came home with more than just tans from the beach… The 94 MYSA Storm won the U16 Boys Gold division with a 4-0 record, allowing only 3 goals all weekend while scoring 18! The 92 MYSA Inferno were finalists in the U18 Boys Gold division after CASL Arsenal scored in the final minutes of the championship match which ended 1-2. The 96 MYSA Lunachicks were finalists in the U14 Girls Silver division, after an exciting championship match that saw the teams exchange goals back and forth right up until the end of regulation (3-3) and the match going into overtime. Congrats to all the MYSA teams for a great weekend of soccer!

Parents – if  you have more pictures you’d like us to add to this tournament album, send them to [email protected]!

94 MYSA Storm - U16 Boys Gold Champions - 2011 Seaside Classic

96 MYSA Lunachicks - U14 Girls Silver Finalists - 2011 Seaside Classic

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The MYSA fielded a record 16 travel teams this Spring, which gave over 200 Mebane area players the chance to further develop their soccer skills against teams from across North Carolina and train with experienced MYSA coaches as well as trainers from Premier UK Soccer Academy.

In our Select Program, four teams of Under-9 players participated in the NC Champions League against teams from Raleigh, Cary, and Chapel Hill. It was the first year these players had played on all girls or boys teams and against teams from outside of Mebane. In addition to facing some excellent opponents, the teams got to experience playing at different complexes across the Triangle area including a new artificial turf field at the WRAL Soccer Complex in Raleigh. With no standings kept at this level, success is measured purely in how much the players improved and by the end of the season these teams were doing great things!

Seven of our travel teams participated in the Triad Area Challenge League against teams from the Greensboro and Winston-Salem area. A number of these teams wrapped up very successful seasons. The 00 MYSA Dynamo finished in 2nd Place in the U10 Boys Blue division with a 6-2-0 record and a +11 Goal Differential. The 00 MYSA Hurricanes G finished tied for 1st Place in the U10 Girls division with a 5-1-0 record and a +12 Goal Differential. This was a great season for our U10 teams as they played their last season of 6v6! The 96 MYSA Lunachicks G won their TCL division for the 2nd Spring in a row with a 7-1-0 record, allowing less than one goal per game on average and finishing with a +22 Goal Differential. All three of these teams will be moving up to 2nd Division Classic this Fall – Good luck!

Five teams participated in the North Carolina Classic League against teams from across North Carolina. The 94 MYSA Storm, playing in the U16 1st Division, finished in 2nd Place with a 6-2-1 record and a +13 Goal Differential. They were one win away from earning promotion to the Premier Division, consisting of the top 10 Classic teams in NC. This was a huge accomplishment! The 92 MYSA Inferno finished in 2nd Place in the U18 2nd Division with a 7-2-0 record and a +14 Goal Differential. A number of Inferno players will be playing collegiate soccer at a variety of levels. Congrats!

The MYSA strongly believes in skills development above all else, even if it means sometimes enduring tough losses, which some of our teams, including those above, have done. But over time we believe that development pays off and we’re happy to highlight the successes that focus on development can bring! Congratulations!

Interested in our travel program? See our Travel Soccer section for more information!

Coming off a successful weekend at the GUFC Friendlies, the 96 MYSA Lunachicks G, Mebane’s Under-14 Girls Travel Team, headed to Archdale in February for the annual Jack Frost Soccer Tournament. Facing off against teams from the Triad and Charlotte area, the Lunachicks finished the weekend with a 3-0-1 record, winning the U14 Girls division in an exciting 2-1 final match at Trinty High School. Congratulations ladies!

96 MYSA Lunachicks - 2011 Jack Frost U14 Champions

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To help prepare for the upcoming season, nine of the MYSA’s travel teams traveled to Greensboro to participate in the Guilford United/Omega Sports Spring Kickoff Feb 5th and 6th. We were excited to send such a large contingent of our teams to play against teams from GUFC, TCYSA, GYS, GUFC, CUFC, and more. When a significant rain storm rolled through the area Thursday and Friday, it looked like the event would be canceled due to soggy field conditions, but GUFC worked through the day and night to obtain indoor/artificial turf field space and realign the schedules so all teams could play their games.

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The 00 MYSA Hurricanes G, Mebane’s U10 Girls travel team coached by Rod Snyder, put together a very successful season in the Triad Challenge league this Fall. Playing against teams from across the Piedmont Triad, the Hurricanes compiled a 7-1-0 record finishing in 2nd Place in the TCL U10 Girls Division. To wrap up the season, the Hurricanes headed to Greensboro on an unusually warm November weekend to participate in the Greensboro Challenge Clash. Held at beautiful Bryan Park, the Hurricanes blew through the competition with a 4-0 record to win the U10 Girls Division. The final was very exciting with the Hurricanes emerging with a 3-2 victory while many MYSA parents from other teams cheered them on. Great job ladies!

U10 Hurricanes - Adidas Greensboro Challenge Clash Champions

The ’00 MYSA Dynamo, MYSA’s U10 Travel Team, has had a season to remember this Fall! Coached by Jeff Michalski and Robert Jackson, the Dynamo have participated in multiple tournaments along with their regular season in the Triad Challenge League.

The Dynamo kicked things off at the RBC Fall Classic, sponsored by Triangle United. The Dynamo played teams from EWSA and CASL to win their group and advance to the U10 Boys Gold Division Championship. In an exciting final, the Dynamo beat their Triangle United opponent 4-3 in overtime.

Here is a synopsis from Coach Ski:

The ’00 MYSA Challenge Dynamo Won 4th Annual RBC Classic Gold Group.  The Dynamo finished with the #1 ranking in Gold Group Flight A with a Win over the CASL Diablos (10-5) and a tie with the EWSA Dynamite (3-3).  In the semi’s, we faced the # 2 ranked team from the B Flight, the CASL Vipers. We beat the CASL Vipers (9-5) in the Semi’s.  In the final, we faced the Triangle United’s very own Real Madrid.  Tied at the end of regulation, we scored to win in the first five minute sudden death overtime.  All players were excellent, but E. McCallum lead the way with three goals in the final to win the MVP.  Outstanding Offensive players included J. Velez, C. Michalski, and L. Hawks.  Defensive standouts were D. Meyers, I. Jackson, C. Michalski and J. Dykes.  Strong contributions were made by J. Buck and T. Lee.  Playing well in goal were A. Burke and M. Lawrence.

00 MYSA Dynamo - RBC Fall Classic U10 Gold Champions

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'Torch' sends the ball upfield

The 96 MYSA Lunachicks, coming off an undefeated season in the U13 Girls Triad Challenge League this Spring (7-0-2), participated in the NCYSA Challenge State Cup in Raleigh to wrap up their season. Facing teams from CASL and North Meck, the Lunachicks won their preliminary group with a 2-1 record and were the only U13 Girls TCL team to advance to the NCYSA Challenge Cup Final Four. The NCYSA Final Four weekend sees teams from across North Carolina playing to win the State Cup for their level and age, so it was exciting to play this match while almost a dozen other semifinal matches were underway across Bryan Park in Greensboro, NC.

The Lunachicks faced off against the CASL Rockets G on a cool grey morning at beautiful Bryan Park. Both teams mounted numerous attacks on goal, with neither team leading by more than a point. As regulation drew to a close, the game was tied 2-2 and overtime seemed likely. However, the CASL team setup a far field attack off a throw in in the final minute of play and snuck the ball just inside the left post to win the game in the final minute of play. While the Lunachicks were disappointed at not advancing to the championship match, they held their heads high knowing they were the first MYSA team to advance to an NCYSA Cup Final Four and had such an exciting and close match against the eventual Challenge Cup champions from CASL.

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MYSA Travel Tryouts scheduled for Wed June 2nd are CANCELED

Makeup Tryouts for Girls and Boys
Thu June 3rd: U8-U11 6-7PM and U12-U18 7-8PM
It’s OK if you can only make one night of makeups
We may schedule another night of tryouts – currently being discussed

We have also updated our coaching assignments for 2010-2011, which can be seen on our Travel Team Tryout page.

The MYSA is excited to announce that starting this summer, we will be accepting credit and debit cards for payment of travel soccer fees. By popular demand, you can now pay some or all of your travel fees with a credit or debit card at registration. We also hope to be able to process subsequent payments in person or via phone. Once we get the travel side underway, we’ll be investigating the feasibility of accepting cards for payment of Recreation fees in future years – either in person or online when you register. We are also investigating the possibility of electronic check processing to allow for immediate withdraw of fees via check to vastly improve our processing turnaround.

Congratulations to the following MYSA soccer teams for finishing in first place in their respective divisions for the Spring 2010 regular season!

Travel

• ’97 MYSA Arsenal (2nd Div Classic) - The Arsenal, coached by Dave Riley, finished with an 8-1-1 record in the Classic U12 Boys 2nd Piedmont division
• ’96 MYSA Lunachicks G (TCL Challenge) – The Lunachicks, coached by Mike Baptiste, finished undefeated with a 7-0-1 record in the U13 Girls Red division of the Triad Challenge League
• ’99 MYSA Firecrackers (TCL Challenge) – The Firecrackers, coached by Rob Harris, finished tied for 1st with a 4-3-1 record in the U10 Boys Red division of the Triad Challenge League

Recreational

• U17 Hurricanes – The Hurricanes, coached by Greg Messinger, finished undefeated with a 8-0-0 record in the U17 Recreational Division
• U14 Racers – The Racers, coached by Mike Lunday, finished with a 7-1-0 record in the U14 Recreational Division
• U12 Phoenix – The Phoenix, coached by Ed Harris, finished undefeated with a 6-0-1 record in the U12 Recreational Division
• U10 Blasters – The Blasters, coached by Terry Govoreau, finished undefeated with a 6-0-1 record in the U10 Blue Recreational Division
• U10 Swarm – The Swarm, coached by Rod Snyder, finished with a 7-1-0 record in the U10 Gold Recreational Division
• U8 Sharks – The Sharks, coach by Travis Washburn, finished undefeated with an 8-0-0 record in the U8 Recreational Division

Congratulations to all of our regular season champions!

The Mebane Youth Soccer Association will be holding travel team tryouts for 2010-2011 travel teams the week of May 24th. Tryouts will be held at the Mebane Soccer Complex (Directions). Tryouts are free and open to anyone born on or between 8/1/92 and 7/31/03. For more information on our travel program, see the MYSA Travel Soccer Guidelines and MYSA Travel Soccer FAQ.

Tryout Schedule

Complete tryout details can be found on our Travel Tryout page, including links to pre-register and a tentative coaches list.