By Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association
August 1, 2014-The Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) is very pleased to announce that Quentin Sathasivam of Valley Stream is receiving a Livio D’Arpino Scholarship.
Quentin played defender for Long Island Junior Soccer League (LIJSL) teams East Meadow Arsenal, Albertson Academy and Long Island United Anfield. He also played in the Eastern New York Olympic Development Program (ODP) in 2010 and 2011 and for Region 1 ODP in ‘11 and ‘12.
Quentin played varsity soccer at Valley Stream North High School since the 9th Grade and also ran track for four years and was a wrestler for one year. He also was on the Honor Roll for three years and played tuba in the high school band for six years. He volunteered at Franklin General Hospital and J&S Day Care plus is a youth soccer referee.
Quentin wrote in his essay, “I believe that finding any way to give back to the beautiful sport is vital. Having the ability to now train younger kids about the key values of soccer as well as life is making a huge impact on me. As a US Soccer referee, I see and experience the game at an entirely different level. These experiences demonstrate that although we always want to win while playing, respecting your teammates, coaches and referees should always be your first priority.”
The scholarship’s namesake, Livio D’Arpino, was an Eastern New York Vice President who was involved in seemingly every level of local soccer before his untimely passing in 2002.
Congratulations to Quentin as he gets ready to study and play at Adelphi University in Garden City this fall.
With 123,843 youth soccer players––68,587 boys and 55,256 girls––and more than 25,000 volunteers, the non-profit Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) 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.