Mebane Youth Soccer Association

Recently the Mebane Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) celebrated “Silent Saturday”. The main purpose of Silent Saturday is to just let the kids play and have fun. “Silent Saturday” is a throwback to the old days when kids would just play after school and on weekends without regard to who was winning and losing or repercussions for poor play and decision-making.

The goals of Silent Saturday are:

MYSA players and parents celebrated Silent Saturday with lots of signs and placards.

The Mebane Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) U18 Inferno placed as 2013 Finalists at the recently held Disney President’s Day Festival in Orlando, Florida. On their way to the finals the Inferno shutout the prestigious IMG Soccer Academy.

In the group stage of the tournament, the Inferno faced off against teams from Colorado, Georgia, and Florida. They lost one game to the #1 team in Georgia, Darlington School Soccer Academy, 3-1.  After that loss, they stormed back to beat Westside 94 Eagles Navy 3-1. In their final group stage match they tied Prostar of Colorado, 1-1.

Coming out of the group stage, the team drew IMG Soccer Academy, home to a U.S. Soccer Federation Development Academy. The Inferno Davids faced down the IMG Goliath and came out on the other side of that match with a shutout win, 3-0. That result thrust them into the finals, which they lost in a tight match to the Darlington School Soccer Academy, ranked #1 in Georgia.

With their recent performance, the MYSA Inferno are now ranked #3 in North Carolina, #20 in the Region, and #152 in the nation according to gotsoccer.com.

The Mebane Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) provides a variety of affordable, quality select, challenge and classic level programs to youth in Orange, Alamance and surrounding counties. The MYSA is always looking for players to join its growing programs. For more information, visit http://mebanesoccer.us or contact the Travel Soccer coordinator at [email protected]

Bottom Row (L-R) Alex Callaham-Bishop, James Parker, Cameron Stewart, Brett Svendsen, Cole Shoup, Michael McPeak, and Gerardo Lara
Middle Row (L-R) Head Coach Chauncey Brummell, Brandon Phares, Brayan Delcid, Lucas Villanueva, Jose Damien, Thar Thwai, and Assistant Coach Lex Alvord
Top Row (L-R) Chance Kerns, Albion Ida, William Scoggins, Osman Delcid, Nick Eckstein, and Enrique Soliz-silva

As part of its efforts to raise the level of soccer in the US, US Youth Soccer has released a Player’s Guide. This guide, addressed to the youth soccer player, will help each player to take ownership of their development. The MYSA has a copy on the website here ——-> US Youth Soccer Player’s Guide

Stay tuned for more development tips and pointers!!

Don’t forget about this special offer from the NC Museum of Life and Science in Durham!

The Museum of Life and Science in Durham is sharing a special offer with our MYSA families. Visit the Museum and receive one child admission FREE with one paid adult. Follow this link:

http://lifeandscience.org/visit/sports-teams

to access the coupon link page and be sure to select the coupon for Mebane Youth Soccer Association. Print your coupon and present it at the Admissions desk to validate this offer. You can also show this coupon on your Smartphone so be sure to save the link on your phone so that you have it when on the go.

This offer is good through May 31, 2013 (April 1-5 dates not included!) and you can use it each time you visit the Museum between now and then. Be sure to take advantage of this great offer and enjoy all of the great exhibits at the NC Museum of Life and Science!

The Mebane Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) U10 Force recently claimed the Futbolfit winter indoor soccer league championship. En route to their undefeated season the girls of the Force played teams from Burlington and surrounding areas. Congratulations to the girls and good luck in the spring!

The Mebane Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) provides a variety of affordable, quality programs from recreational to classic level soccer to youth in Orange, Alamance and surrounding counties. The MYSA is always looking for players to join its growing programs. For more information, visit http://mebanesoccer.us or contact the Travel Soccer coordinator at [email protected]

Left to Right Logan Rogers, Laura Ray, Dixon Riley, Ivy Garner, Megan Banko, Charlotte Ward, Emmie Talley, Chasey Kilcrease, Sarah Widderich, Not pictured- Kenley Newcomer

A team of Mebane Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) travel players reached the finals of the recently concluded Winter Indoor League in Burlington NC, defeating teams from Durham and Burlington. The team was composed of girls from the current MYSA U11 and U12 Classic teams who took on the team name, Mebane United. For their opening game, in spite of not having played as a team before, they acquitted themselves well and lost a close game to the eventual champions.

Regrouping after that bitter loss, Mebane United reeled off a series of 5 regular season wins, including a win against the team that defeated them in the opening game. Mebane United then faced down Durham City Futbol Club in the semi-final, defeating the Durham club 7 to 2. That win propelled them to the finals, where they lost a hard fought battle to the champions.

The Mebane Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) provides a variety of affordable, quality programs from recreational to classic level soccer to youth in Orange, Alamance and surrounding counties. The MYSA is always looking for players to join its growing programs. For more information, visit http://mebanesoccer.us or contact the Travel Soccer coordinator at [email protected]

Front Row, L-R – Emily Walsh, Kaitlyn McGonagle, Lauren Hampton, Laila Okoli
Back Row, L-R – , , Allison Widderich, McKenna Snyder

Eleven members of The Mebane Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) U18 Inferno got to display their skills for over twenty colleges from North Carolina and Virginia  at the 2013 Lynchburg College Showcase recently. The Inferno sent Dillon Roberts, Mikey McPeak, Chance Kerns, Cameron Stewart, Jackson Lilly, Albion Ida, Alex Callaham, Nick Eckstein, Jose Damian, Casey Parker, and Will Scoggins to the Showcase.

The Inferno players were able to show their mettle for coaches from schools like George Mason University, Washington and Lee University and Guilford College. They hope to follow in the footsteps of MYSA Alumni who have ended up playing at schools like Gardner Webb University and Chowan University.

The Mebane Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) provides a variety of affordable, quality programs from recreational to classic level soccer to youth in Orange, Alamance and surrounding counties. The MYSA is always looking for players to join its growing programs. For more information, visit http://mebanesoccer.us or contact the Travel Soccer coordinator at [email protected]

The Mebane Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) U12 Boys Comets and Dynamo had exceptional NC Youth Soccer (NCYSA) 2nd Division Classic Fall 2012 Seasons.  The Comets and Dynamo finished first and second respectively in a very competitive division with teams from Knightdale, Chapel Hill, Johnston County, Fuquay-Varina, and Roanoke Rapids.

The Comets ran away with first place finishing 11-0-1 with 34 points.  They scored 53 goals and only gave up 18.  The Dynamo finished 7-2-3 with 24 points, scoring 47 goals, but giving up 23.  In their lone head to head match up on a very cold early November night, the Comets prevailed 3-2.

The Comets and Dynamo also did well in tournaments.  Both teams attended the Burlington Soccer Club Shootout over the Columbus Day weekend.  The Comets won their group while the Dynamo finished second in theirs.  The teams combined forces to show well at three other tournaments, winning the Triangle United Soccer Classic at Chapel Hill in August and showing well at events put on by Greensboro United Soccer in August and the Capitol Area Soccer League in November.

Stand out players for the Comets include: Macoy Wood, Luke Burnette, Ozvaldo Lopez, Jordi Trejo, Julio Garcia-Lopez, Jay Castillo, Macon Pickard, Kevin Rios, Elliott Hester, and Jack Morgans.

Stand out players for the Dynamo include: Cameron Michalski, Jayden Velez, Macon Lawrence, Nate Lliteras, Alex Burke, Luke Hawks, Jalen Dikes, Alex Kreider, Isaiah Locklear, Ewan McCallum, Jon Buck, and RJ Pherribo.

The NCYSA Classic brackets have been shuffled, but the Comets and the Dynamo find themselves once again together and in a very competitive group.  The future bodes well for both teams who plan to combine forces in tournaments this spring and eventually form one or possibly two very good U13 teams next fall.  Look for more news on these teams in the coming months.

The Mebane Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) provides a variety of affordable, quality programs from recreational to classic level soccer to youth in Orange, Alamance and surrounding counties. The MYSA is always looking for players to join its growing programs. For more information, visit http://mebanesoccer.us contact the Recreation Soccer coordinator at [email protected], or the Travel Soccer coordinator at [email protected]

The Mebane Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) U9 Girls Brave were finalists in the U9 Platinum division at the recently concluded Adidas Girls Greensboro Clash.

To get to the championship game, the Brave defeated teams from Greensboro and Raleigh. After defeating GUSA 03 Inter Milan of Greensboro, the Brave lost a hard fought game to CASL Flares of Raleigh. They regrouped and pounded the CASL Cardinals of Raleigh 6 – 0 in the Semi-Final game. Moving to the final, the Brave narrowly lost to CASL Flares of Raleigh, 3 – 2.

The Mebane Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) provides a variety of affordable, quality programs from recreational to classic level soccer to youth in Orange, Alamance and surrounding counties. The MYSA is always looking for players to join its growing programs. For more information, visit http://mebanesoccer.us contact the Recreation Soccer coordinator at [email protected], or the Travel Soccer coordinator at [email protected]

Back Row – Amiyah Evans, Hannah Hawks, Avery Griggs, Sophie Pruitt, Rayn Ross, Grace Ross
Front row – Bella Brown, Jessica Hampton, Brianna Aldridge, Molly Widderich, Coach Duane Hampton

MYSA is extending the on-time registration period through January 6th to allow a few more days before we start our late registration period. Registrations received after January 6th will be subject to a $15 late registration fee added to the $30 season fee.

Happy New Year!

MYSA Inferno Undefeated in Collegiate Championships Soccer Showcase, achieve state and national ranking

The Mebane Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) Inferno went undefeated and took the top spot at the 2012 NCAA Division 1 Collegiate Championships Soccer Showcase held in Hoover, Alabama on December 7-9.

On their path to the championship, the Inferno played against three nationally ranked teams from Alabama and Georgia. In their first game, the Inferno tied the BUSA 95 Elite from Alabama 1-1. They followed that up with a 4-2 win over the Roswell Santos 95 Blue of Georgia. Finally after a hard fought battle, they defeated the AFC Lightning 95 Elite 3-2 in the championship game.

With their victory, the MYSA Inferno are now ranked #16 in North Carolina, #84 in Region III, and #204 in the nation for their age group.

The Mebane Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) provides a variety of affordable, quality programs from recreational to classic level soccer to youth in Orange, Alamance and surrounding counties. The MYSA is always looking for players to join its growing programs. For more information, visit http://mebanesoccer.us contact the Recreation Soccer coordinator at [email protected], or the Travel Soccer coordinator at [email protected]

First row (seated): Mikey McPeak, Thar Thwai
Second row: Jackson Lilly, Jose Damian, Osman Delcid, Brayan Delcid, Brandon Phares
Back row: Assistant Coach Lex Alvord, John Coffman, Albion Ida, Gerardo “Jr.” Lara, Alex Callaham, Nick Eckstein, Chance Kerns, Brett Svendsen, Cameron Stewart, Ryan Holub, Casey Parker, Head Coach Chauncey Brummell

Grayson Smith, a former Mebane Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) player finished his freshman season at Chowan University at number 17 on the NCAA Division II rankings with 5.71 saves per game!

http://www.ncaa.com/stats/soccer-men/d2/current/individual/10

Congratulations to Grayson!

Several Mebane Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) players made it to the December pool for the North Carolina Youth Soccer Association (NCYSA) Olympic Development Program (ODP).

The players, Brigid Blocker, Kate Burgess, Jessica Capes, Madelyn Lloyd, McKenna Snyder, Allison Widderich, Analisa Wood, Taylor DiLello, Sebastian Green, Cameron Michalski, Jayden Velez, Jon Buck, and RJ Pherribo, attended the ODP tryouts on November 18th. This group builds on the achievements of this past year when three MYSA players made it to the June 2012 ODP sub-regional event with squads from Pennsylvania and Georgia.

According to US Youth Soccer “The US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program was formed in 1977 to identify a pool of players in each age group from which a National Team will be selected for international competition; to provide high-level training to benefit and enhance the development of players at all levels; and, through the use of carefully selected and licensed coaches, develop a mechanism for the exchange of ideas and curriculum to improve all levels of coaching”

The Mebane Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) provides a variety of affordable, competitive, and developmental soccer programs to youth in Orange, Alamance and surrounding counties.The MYSA is always looking for players to join our growing travel program. For more information, visit http://mebanesoccer.us or contact the Travel Soccer coordinator at [email protected]

Front Row: Jayden Velez, Cameron Michalski, RJ Pherribo, Jon Buck, and Sebastian Green
Back Row: Allison Widderich, Brigid Blocker, Madelyn Lloyd, McKenna Snyder, Kate Burgess, Jessica Capes, Analisa Wood, Taylor DiLello

The MYSA Club Teams (Travel) will be holding Supplemental Tryouts this Thursday and Saturday for U9 – U17 boys and U9 – U14 Girls on the Mebane Baseball Complex Blue Baseball Field. For directions, click on the Facilities link above.

THURSDAY 11/29  6:30pm

SATURDAY 12/1    2:00pm

Please RSVP to [email protected] if you have not already and arrive by 6:15 and 1:45 to register.  If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact the travel coordinator at  [email protected].

The U12 MYSA Hurricanes captured the top spot in their division at the recently completed Piedmont Shootout in Martinsville, VA.  In their group the Hurricanes played against teams from Portsmouth, VA and Richmond, VA. In the first match against the U12 Portsmouth Chaos team, the Hurricanes went down 0-1 in the first few minutes of the match, but controlled the rest of match and came away with a 6-2 victory.  In the second match, the Hurricanes jumped out to a 5 goal halftime lead and cruised to defeat the U12 Richmond Kickers Collegiate Charge 9-1 to secure the #1 seed in their bracket.

On Sunday, the Hurricanes played the #2 seed in the opposite half of the division, a West Virginia Rapids team from Beckley, WV,   The Hurricanes continued their strong play and beat the WV team, 7-0 to advance to the championship round.  The Hurricanes met the Richmond Kickers Collegiate Charge team again in the finals.  The Hurricanes took a 2-0 lead into halftime, and were able to hold on to win 3-2 to win the U12 girls division.

The league is always looking for players to join our travel program. For more information, contact [email protected]

Bottom left to right;
Karis Lee, Analisa Wood, Jessica Capes, Kate Burgess, Maddie Popelars, Rod Snyder
Top left to right:
Madelyn Lloyd, Kathryn Benedict, Allison Widderich, Brigid Blocker, McKenna Snyder, Jarrett Pettigrew.

All MYSA fields are open today and all matches and practices are on as scheduled.

Coaches: Weather tonight will still be cold and breezy. If you are planning NOT to hold your practice as scheduled tonight due to this, please contact your teams directly to let them know. Matches scheduled will be played so come prepared!

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

Congratulations to the three newest members of the MYSA Board of Directors, elected at the MYSA Annual General Meeting held this past weekend:

• Chip Foushee
• Duane Hampton
• Dave Riley

The following board members still have one year remaining on their term:

• Alan Huffman
• Rob Harris
• Shannon St. Pierre

The next Board Mtg will be held Sept 9th where league officers will be appointed. Anyone wishing to help should contact any board member by clicking ‘Contact Us’ at the top of our website.

The U10 MYSA Boomerangs were featured in the latest Eurosport/soccer.com Catalog, which is sent to soccer players, parents, and coaches around the world! Congratulations to the Boomerangs for such a successful season and getting a some good press as well!

U10 MYSA Boomerangs - featured in the latest Eurosport Catalog

Eight Mebane Youth Soccer Association teams traveled to Wilmington, NC this past weekend to participate in the 19th Annual Seaside Soccer Classic, which has become a fun season ending event for travel teams across North Carolina and neighboring states. With almost 300 teams participating this year, the event was an action packed and exciting event for all. Soccer and the beach! Of the eight MYSA teams playing in Wilmington, four of them made it to the championship matches for their divisions! Seeing half of our attending teams representing Mebane in the championship round was exciting, as many coaches and parents from other teams traveled across Wilmington Sunday afternoon to cheer on the MYSA teams. We also wanted to give the 02 Force G a special shout out as this U9 girls team competed against U10 teams and made it to the championship round. Well done!

This was a fitting end to one of our most successful travel seasons to date. Congratulations to all the teams and players for their efforts on the pitch!

2012 Seaside Soccer Classic

• 93 MYSA Inferno – U17/U18 Boys Gold Champions
• 95 MYSA Revolution – U16 Boys Silver Champions
• 00 MYSA Dynamo – U11 Boys Bronze Finalists
• 02 MYSA Force G – U10 Girls Bronze Finalists

If you’re interested in having your child join the MYSA travel soccer program, tryouts will be held this week! Click here for details.

93 MYSA Inferno - U18/U17 Boys Gold Champions

95 MYSA Revolution - U16 Boys Silver Champions

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