By Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association
February 27, 2026-The Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) is very proud to announce that Frank Pampin, our 2022 Boys Competitive Coach of the Year, has been named the 2025 US Youth Soccer National Boys Competitive Coach of the Year. In 2022, the Jackson Heights resident also received Regional Boys Competitive Coach of the Year so National honors complete a rare trifecta.
Frankie took over the Boys-Under-10 Gunners Soccer Kids team in the fall of 2020. It was a low-income team with few resources at the time yet Frankie made an impact right away with the boys by teaching them fundamentals. He received no pay for coaching that team and, now known as the Long Island Slammers, he has led them to two State Open Cup championships (2023, 2025), two East Region championships (2023, 2025) and the US Youth Soccer National Pro League Championship (2024). In the 2025 Regionals, the Slammers outscored their opponents 18-0 in five games and did not concede a goal. And proving that nice guys do not finish last, the squad received the Rocco Amoroso Sportsmanship Award at the 2025 State Cup finals.
The team has won division championships in the Big Apple Youth Soccer League (BAYSL), Metrokids Youth Soccer League plus the Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League (CJSL) and they won titles in CJSL Divisions 3, 2 and 1 as they improved and took on more difficult competition. The boys did the same thing as they transitioned to the Eastern Development Program (EDP) and won titles in Division 2, then Division 1 as well as the EDP Champions Cup.
“This group has proven that when you grow organically through hard work, passion, discipline and a clear sense of purpose, anything is possible,” Frankie stated. “With commitment and belief in the process, success will always follow.”
This success was noticed and in December 2025, the Long Island Slammers announced that Frankie has been appointed their Boys Director of Coaching. Congratulations to Frankie for all these accolades!
With over 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, east of Route 81. ENYYSA encourages 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 US Soccer and US Youth Soccer. For more information, please log on to http://www.enysoccer.com/