By Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association
January 29, 2025-The Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) is pleased to announce that Beacon’s Rheyan Cader has been inducted into the Eastern New York Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony took place at our Hall of Fame Banquet on Saturday, January 25 at Marina del Rey in the Bronx.
As a kid growing up in Zimbabwe, Rhey played soccer for Arcadia United and Prince Edward Academy plus the Zimbabwe Youth National Team before emigrating to New York in 1998.
Rhey then started coaching his oldest son’s intramural team in the Beacon Soccer Club, quickly moving them to travel and eventually a State Cup championship. He has continued coaching travel teams for nearly three decades, long after his own children aged out. He recently started coaching a Boys-Under-10 squad that had no coach so that the team did not have to disband.
The good people of the Beacon Soccer Club saw Rhey’s potential early on and recruited him to volunteer on the Board of Directors and he soon became President, a position that he has held for the past 15 years. Rhey revitalized the club and has grown registrations to nearly 700 children.
Rhey created an Angel Fund to provide financial assistance to those who would otherwise not be able to play and he started Volunteer Recognition Awards plus a Beacon Hall of Fame which has contributed significantly to increasing volunteerism. He leads by example and can often be found lining fields, working the snack bar and negotiating with vendors. He is a very much respected volunteer in the Hudson Valley soccer community.
Additionally, Rhey was honored as Eastern New York’s Personality of the Month in October 2015 and inducted into the Hudson Valley Youth Soccer League (HVYSL) Hall of Fame in 2019 for his many contributions to youth soccer.
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/