By Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association
January 30, 2025-The Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) is pleased to announce that Aristotelis Kougemitros of Huntington has been honored as the Eastern New York Volunteer of the Year. The ceremony took place the Eastern New York Hall of Fame Banquet on January 25 at Marina Del Rey in the Bronx.
Telly has been the backbone of the Elwood Soccer Club for nearly a decade. He coaches multiple teams, wrote a coaching checklist for new coaches, lines fields, is in charge of uniforms and helps fellow Board members when they are overwhelmed with their responsibilities. He connected with the local PTA to help promote registration and created an active presence for the Elwood Soccer Club on Facebook.
Telly built a relationship with a local sod farm so the club can obtain cheaper seed and fertilizer by purchasing opened or damaged sod bags.
Before Telly became involved, the club was at a low, its fewest registered number of players ever and in financial debt. Now the Long Island Junior Soccer League (LIJSL) club is at its highest registration ever for Pre-K and K players plus is financially stable once again.
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. Members are affiliated with 10 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 US Youth Soccer. For more information, please log on to http://www.enysoccer.com/