By Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association

January 9, 2012-2011 was a very good year for referee Brian Dunn. In November, the New Hyde Park resident was voted by his colleagues in the New York Metro Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association (NYMISOA) as the chapter’s Referee of the Year.

In December, Brian was named as the Eastern New York Referee of the Year in a selection by the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) and Eastern New York State Senior Soccer Association. He was chosen as the top ref among the more than 2,000 registered refs in Eastern New York. Brian, a National Referee, looks forward to the Major League Soccer pre-season camp in Fort Lauderdale this month. And should he not have any professional games on his schedule on any given weekend, Brian will be back refereeing Long Island Junior Soccer League games.
 
With 120,000 youth soccer players and more than 25,000 volunteers, the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association stretches from Montauk Point, Long Island to the Canadian border. Members are affiliated with 12 leagues throughout the association, which covers the entire state of New York east of Route 81. ENYYSA exists to promote and enhance the game of soccer for children and teenagers between the ages of 5 and 19 years old, and to encourage the healthy development of youth players, coaches, referees and administrators. All levels of soccer are offered––from intramural, travel team and premier players as well as Special Children. No child who wants to play soccer is turned away. ENYYSA is a proud member of the United States Soccer Federation and United States Youth Soccer Association. For more information, please log on to http://www.enysoccer.com/, which receives nearly 300,000 hits annually from the growing soccer community.