By Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association
January 4, 2012-The Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) is very pleased to announce that Jonathan Weinstein has been selected as our Boys Coach of the Year. The Boys-Under-13 Cortlandt Cobras coach was honored at the Eastern New York Annual Holiday Party on December 17 at the Jericho Terrace in Mineola, Long Island.
Jonathan has been a coach for nearly 15 years in the East Hudson Youth Soccer League (EHYSL), having cycled all the way from developmental through high school boys with his oldest son before returning back to young boys which he is again bringing forward as they grow. His nominations all stressed his demeanor plus his skill as a teacher and role model. The Croton-on-Hudson resident is the epitome of good sportsmanship and the Cobras won the EHYSL Sportsmanship Award in 2009-10.
Jonathan’s focus is consistently on player development first and results second. Yet the Cobras won the Michael Oremus Memorial Tournament at the Hudson Valley Sports Dome in November 2011. The Cobras also recently placed second at the Columbus Day White Water Classic in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and second at the MSSL Fort Dix Memorial Day Blast in Fort Dix, New Jersey. Jonathan is also the Cortlandt Soccer Club’s Secretary as well as being a certified US Soccer referee.
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.
