By Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association
February 8, 2022-The Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) is very pleased to announce that Olympic Development Program (ODP) coach Haleigh Svede has been selected by the United Soccer Coaches as one of their 30 Under 30 and received the award at their convention on January 21 in Kansas City. This program features a group of the United States’ most promising young coaches selected from a pool of almost 300 applicants.
Haleigh, a 26-year-old Jersey City resident, is the assistant coach of the 2006 Girls South ODP Team. ODP is the highest level of play in every state association and Eastern New York has a particularly strong ODP. Crystal Dunn and Allie Long are Eastern New York ODP graduates and current Women’s World Cup champs.
“ODP is thrilled to have Haleigh on our coaching staff as she is a terrific coach and role model for our 2006 girls,” stated ODP Director Jim Volpe.
In the Manhattan Soccer Club, Haleigh is the head coach of the Girls-Under-9 Boltz and the Girls-Under-10 Strikers. She has been coaching for the past five years in addition to her position as a K-8 physical education teacher at the Pioneer Academy in Wayne, New Jersey.
Haleigh still plays soccer and grew up playing it for World Class FC, in Eastern New York ODP and then at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia.
With approximately 100,000 youth soccer players––both boys and 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 nine 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 Children With Special Needs. 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. For more information, please log on to http://www.enysoccer.com/