Arundel Soccer

Charm City FC Home Game

   The next Charm City home game is Saturday, 11 July at 7PM at Arundel.  Come on out and see a great soccer game up close!

Fall Registration Open
Online registration open!!

   ASA registration for Fall 2009 soccer is open, and can be done by mail, walk-up or online.  Registration forms can be downloaded here.  Please remember that registration for county league players and U4 mini-strikers are both well advised to be done EARLY!
   Walk-Up registrations are scheduled for:

     Wednesday, 17 June, Arundel HS Fields, 5:30 to 7 PM
     Saturday, 11 July, Waugh Chapel Elementary, 10AM to Noon.
     Tuesday, 11 August, Waugh Chapel Elementary, 5:30 to 7PM
     Saturday, 29 August, Waugh Chapel Elementary, 10AM to Noon

Team Tryouts

The following teams are seeking players (Fall ages).  For details, see the Tryouts menu.  Coaches and teams seeking players should send tryout notices to admin@arundelsoccer.com.

Spring Thanks

   Thank you to the players, parents and coaches for a successful Spring season.  Despite the economy, ASA grew once again in players and in teams.  We appreciate the efforts of the volunteers and our coaches specifically, as our teams play in leagues and tournaments throughout the mid-Atlantic, and our young players learn and grow here in our neighborhoods in Anne Arundel county.  We hope the players of all ages and all play levels had fun, enjoyed the season and learned a lot.
   We appreciate the efforts of those who've helped out, and thank our families for making ASA a successful, and always growing soccer club.
   ASA never stops!  Registration is open for fall, and check back here on the website for more news on new teams, new adult summer games, player evaluations and kids summer activities.

Charm City FC and ASA Affiliation

   Starting this year, Arundel Soccer is the youth soccer afilliate for Charm City FC.   Charm City FC is a Maryland based member of the National Premier Soccer League, an independent national league representing the highest level of men’s amateur soccer in the United States. Formed in fall of 2007, Charm City FC competes in the East Coast Conference/Keystone Division and are home based in Anne Arundel County in Odenton/Gambrills.  Home games are played at Arundel HS. 
    Charm City FC as an organization is committed to bringing top quality soccer to Anne Arundel County, and to the growth and development of youth and adult soccer throughout Maryland and the United States. CCFC achieve this by promoting soccer through an involvement in the community at large, and providing quality family entertainment to its supporters. 
    As the highest amateur league, Charm City players are typically playing with high level college programs through the fall, and with Charm City FC May through the start of August. There are no current professional players on the Charm City FC roster, or in the league as a whole. The 2009 team will include many players with elite high level experience at the amateur, collegiate and professional level, along with local talent from Anne Arundel County and the surrounding communities. Charm City FC offers elite players from Maryland an opportunity to progress through the US soccer system by competing in a national level league.
    As the youth affiliate, Arundel Soccer and Charm City will provide mutual support as we both grow over the coming months and years.  For the players and families of Arundel Soccer, Charm City will be providing coaching training, establishing player camps and clinics, and making youth sports performance training available to coaches and players.  Some ASA teams may be co-coached, and opportunitites for elite summer league youth teams are building.
    Arundel Soccer and Charm City FC are two soccer clubs sharing similar visions:  A passion for the game, a interest in growing and promoting soccer in the region, and a desire to give back to the local community.  As we grow the partnership, please check back on the ASA website and Charm City website for opportunities for your kids, Charm City's game and tournament scheules, and much more. 

DC United Half-Day Camp

   ASA will again host DC United Academy for a half-day camp at Arundel HS from July 13 to 17.  Cost is $175 per player.  Register with DC United here.

Volunteer Vacancies
**Rec program Commissioner**
**Assistant County Commissioner**

   ASA is seeking people interested in two volunteer positions for the Recreation/Development Program Commissioner and for Assistant County Commissioner.  Both positions play a significant role in management and development of the programs and in organizing for seasons.  Anyone with an interest in involvement with the Rec or County programs should contact admin@arundelsoccer.com

25th Anniversary

ASA celebrates its 25th Aniversary in 2009 and we will be celebrating the occasion with a number of events throughout the year.  Several of the events in the works are:

• Hosting DC United Summer Soccer Seriers
• Homecoming Weekend in Sept 2009 (all teams playing home games at a single location)
• Reunion and Bull Roast on Homecoming Weekend

For the reunion, we are looking for former board memebers, club staff, and coaches and players from teams of past years.  Many former players have had much success and are still involved with soccer.  If you are interested in attending the reunion or know ASA alumni who could, please contact the Anniversary committee at ASA25@ArundelSoccer.com.

From an original grroup of just several teams, in 25 years ASA has dveveloped into a large and always growing soccer club of approaching 100 teams, from 3 year old development play to nationally ranked teams at elite levels.  Join us in celebrating our first 25 years, maybe volunteer to help, and prepare in style for the next 25.

Coaches Needed!
More kids... More teams... More soccer

    Arundel Soccer is growing again - adding programs and more soccer players each season.  If you have an interest in soccer and would like to learn more about working as a coach or assistant coach, please contact coaching@ArundelSoccer.com.  If you've played soccer as a youth or as an adult or both, please consider giving back a little to the game and to the kids from age 3 on up who are ready to learn.  Training for coaches is provided or paid for by the club.  See the coaching section on the homepage for details.

ASA Player Accomplishments
Team, Player, and Coach honors

    Congratulations to the boys of ASA United Lighting U9 and Coaches Heath, Biondolillo and Lenzer for being finalists in the Columbia Kick-it 3v3 tournament and advancing to the regionals round in Lancaster, PA.
  
   Congratulations to several players from ASA Illusion girls team for the committments to play in college:  Division 1:  Sa'Sha Kershaw (Stonybrook Univ), Jackie Blake-Hedges (William & Mary Univ), Courtney Lupinek (Towson), Megan Frost (Gardner-Webb Univ), Cheyenne Skidmore (Towson)
Division 2: Molly Brimmer (Catawba College), Amanda Walters (Wilmington Univ), Brittany Rhodes (Wilmington Univ) Sydnie Major (Shepher Univ), and
Division 3:  Jess Kile (Greensboro College)

     Also, congratulations to Coach Scott Schrier and the girls of ASA Spirit GU9 and Coaches Joe Love and Mario Carniero and the ASA Xpress Boys BU10 for their tournament wins at the Crofton Shootout on August 16 and 17.

   For all accomplishments, click here...