Please click here to register on-line.

Regular Fall 2010 soccer registration is now closed, but the VYS registrar is accepting online and mail-in applications for House recreation players, which will be placed on a waiting list. The waitlist does not apply to players registering for travel teams or the Parent League.

Age Group Commissioners will make every effort to accept as many players as possible from the waiting list, but there are no guarantees, given team size and availability of coaches. Registration fees will be returned if you do not receive notification that your player has been accepted on a team.

Please contact your player’s Age Group Commissioner prior to registering to see whether their specific division is still accepting players (see Contacts on the website for email and phone information).

Note: First-time registrants (except travel players) must also include a copy of the player’s birth certificate with their application for proof of age. Please mail forms, including registration fee, to: Vienna Youth Soccer, P.O. Box 993, Vienna, VA.  22183.

Note: Late “mail-in” registrations must also include a $25 late fee, or the application will be returned.

For further information, please email the VYS Registrar at registrar@vys.org.

The VYS Board of Directors is in unanimous agreement that in creating teams in the House leagues, the goal is to form balanced teams throughout each division, which should be structured to nurture all players in an age group, regardless of skill level.  The Board has specifically rejected the notion of creating tiers of teams within a division.

I have reviewed this goal with the Commissioners for several seasons.  However, a repeated complaint from Commissioners is that special requests for teams and coaches have in some instances made balance throughout a division almost impossible to accomplish.  VYS is committed to developing players, NOT to developing teams.  Creating balanced teams is a critical element in successful player development.  Accordingly, at the May 3, 2010 Board meeting, after much discussion, the Board agreed to eliminate the special request section on the registration form in order to further our goal of forming balanced house league teams, and in turn developing better soccer players.

While the lack of a special request section is a departure from the VYS registration form in previous seasons, it is consistent with other Vienna sports leagues. The removal of the Special Request box does not equate to children being unable to play with some of their friends and total random mixing. Commissioners will still look at schools and neighborhoods, and possibly even previous team assignments.  However, Commissioners will also be taking into account other factors, including past game results, in an effort to form teams of equal strength throughout divisions.  For many of the divisions, especially the younger divisions, we doubt that there will be vast changes in team assignments.

Thank you for your support and understanding as we strive to provide the opportunity for children of all abilities in our community to have a high-quality soccer experience in a fun and safe environment.

Mike Gurdak
VP of House Soccer

VYS is proud to announce a new partner in our fundraising efforts.

We've joined TD Bank's Affinity Membership Program, which provides our organization the opportunity to earn annual cash contributions. We're thrilled with the ease of participating in this program and there is no cost to our organization or our members.

Here is how it works:

TD Bank will contribute a percentage of the annual balance in every one of our members' accounts directly to VYS. Checking, savings, money market, CD's and retirement accounts are all included! And there is no limit to the amount that TD Bank can potentially contribute!

Here is how you can help:

Make TD Bank your bank. Visit any TD Bank location and open any of the above mentioned accounts. Let the TD Bank representative know that you want your account linked to Vienna Youth Soccer Affinity Program. That is it....TD Bank will take care of the rest. If you already have a TD Bank account, just visit a TD Bank location and let a representative know that you want have your account linked to Vienna Youth Soccer.<

Additional incentive: Open a TD Bank Checking account and get a Flip Ultra camcorder.

Limited Time Offer. April 25 to June 5.

Feel free to contact VYS for more information or visit a TD Bank location and speak to a Customer Service Representative.

Thank you in advance for your support of VYS.

TD Bank - www.tdbank.com

Address: 308 Maple Avenue East, Vienna, VA 22180

Telephone: (703) 281-1257

Office hours: Mon-Wed 8:30-5:00; Th-Fri 8:30-8:00; Sat 8:30-3:00; Sun 11:00-4:00
Drive-up hours: Mon-Fri 7:30-8:00; Sat 7:30-6:00; Sun 11:00-4:00

• Team will be introduced as one of the Fair Play Teams of the Game and carry the DC United banner and the Fair Play banner on the field with the starting lineups.
• Each team will receive scoreboard recognition during the game.
• Parents, friends and family members of the team may purchase additional tickets at a discounted price of $24 per seat (regular price of $32).

VYS congratulates Michele Sullivan and Drew Fielding on being recipients of the Pollin Award, honoring their dedication to youth sports. Michele and Drew coach a VYS U8 girls House team.

The Pollin Award was created to honor those individuals who show an outstanding dedication to their community.

Named after Irene and Abe Pollin, Chairpersons for the Washington Wizards and Verizon Center. The Pollin’s vision is matched solely by their willingness to help improve the quality of life in this community and around the world.

This year the Washington Wizards teamed up with the nonprofit organization Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) to honor the Washington DC Metropolitan coaches. PCA’s mission is to "transform youth sports so sports can transform youth." Since 2001, PCA has operated in the Washington, DC area, impacting tens of thousands of local youths. Each award recipient receives two (2) complementary tickets to a designated Wizards game. The winner is recognized in the game and receives the award on court.

Exclusive VYS merchandise is now available at PJ’s Soccer and Lacrosse. Just in time for an end-of-the-season coaches gift or for the holidays. Visit VYS Merchandise at PJs! to see the merchandise.

All VYS families receive a 10% discount.

PJ’s Soccer and Lacrosse donates 5% of all VYS merchandise sales to the VYS Hardship Fund.

PJ’s Soccer and Lacrosse
7500 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA 22043
(703) 506-8009