The results of last weekend's quarterfinal matches and an extra round of State Cup games are available at the State Cup cup link. These are scores for the Open and Challenge Cups from Under-11 through U-18. On the weekend of May 10-11, more quarterfinals will be held for four teams from the North bracket and four teams from the South part. On Saturday, May 17, the semifinals are scheduled (with a rain date of Sunday, May 18). The U-19 also competition begins on that day. The Open Cup championship games will be held in LaGrange May 31-June 1. The Challenge Cup finals and U-19 Open Cup championship games are set for North Rockland on Saturday, June 7 (raindate of Sunday, June 8).

Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association is accepting nominations for a total of four college scholarships -- Patricia Louise Masotto and Brenda Driscoll Scholarships, the Jack Bauman Scholarship and the Livio D'Arpino Scholarship. The deadline is June 1.

Each recipient will receive $1,000 to help further their college education.

 The Eastern New York Soccer Hall of Fame inducted eight new members on December 8 -- four from Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association.. The youth honorees included Ray Ward, Patricia Masotto, Ian McDougall and Chris Armas. Rocco Morelli, George Mellis, John Palumbo and Syd Crossley were the adult inductees.

The Hall is a joint venture of the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association and Eastern New York State Adult Soccer Association. For profiles of the four new youth members CLICK ON CONTINUE... 

Eastern New York’s Coaching Education staff is offering free coaching courses to any recreation program that makes a request to ENYYSA. The staff will conduct a Youth Module course designed primarily for coaches who coach 6-8 year olds.  For further information CLICK ON CONTINUE...

Former ENYYSA ODP coach and former Colombian international defender Wilmer Cabrera was named head coach of the U.S. Under-17 National Team Thursday. He became the first Hispanic to be named coach of a U.S. Soccer national team.

Several ENYYSA coaching licensing courses are being conducted by the ENYYSA Coaching Education staff during the next several months.  For specifics, go to the Coaches Corner Link at the top of this page.

USYSA Region 1 has issued the following position on the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Program:

1. Youth Soccer Region I Supports the Soccer Academy Program
2. The Region I ODP program continues as constituted and will be enhanced.  
3. The Region I ODP Cycle starts June 1 and continues to May 31 of the subsequent year and includes:

   ·        ODP Tournaments

   ·        Id & Development Camps

   ·        Inter-Regionals

   ·        International Trip

4.  In order to participate in the Region 1 ODP program, a player must be eligible to participate for the entire ODP cycle or the balance thereof. 

In a pilot program that may expand to other age groups in future years, Eastern New York Youth Soccer will change the way its 1996 Boys and Girls ODP state teams are selected for the 2007-08 years by choosing teams using more localized initial tryouts via what ENYYSA is calling “District ODP” teams. The 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992 and 1991 Boys state ODP teams and 1995-1990 Girls teams will be chosen as per the past for the 2007-08 year.

“What we are piloting is what we believe can be a more family- and player-friendly ODP selection system that cuts down on the amount of travel and time required to participate in state ODP,” says Barry Salter, ENYYSA president. “The new pilot system can provide more opportunities for players to be seen prior to selection for the State ODP team and will, at the end of the state selection process, create an environment where played can be seen in real competition, where they can be better evaluated.