By Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association
October 23, 2025-The Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) is pleased to announce that Tom Frambach has joined us as Director of Marketing & Membership Programs, a new position created with the state association. In this role, he will focus on supporting our players, coaches, referees, clubs and leagues by developing and leading initiatives to grow the Beautiful Game plus expand programming and education.
Frambach is a native of Washingtonville, NY and a product of Eastern New York. He recalls fond memories as a youth player, forging lifetime relationships and learning significant life lessons through the game. He also highlighted winning the State Cup championship his senior year of high school with Eastern New York.
Frambach went on to captain the SUNY Cortland Men’s Soccer team and received a BS. Ed. in Physical Education at Cortland. Upon graduation, he was awarded a Graduate Assistant Position with the Men’s Soccer Program at East Stroudsburg University, helping to lead the Warriors to a PSAC Conference Championship and a Division 2 NCAA tournament berth. Frambach received an MS. Ed. in Sports Management from East Stroudsburg University and interned with the New York/New Jersey Metrostars of Major League Soccer (MLS) that summer. As an intern, former Head Coach Octavio Zambrano caught his eye during a pick-up session and extended an invitation to train with the MetroStars first team. MetroStars’ Tab Ramos and Clint Mathis were on international duty with the US Men’s National Team and former Ballon D’or winner Lothar Mattheus was rostered with the MetroStars and inactive, which gave Frambach the opportunity to train with the first team.
Eventually, injuries forced Frambach to move into the coaching ranks full-time and he landed his first head coaching position as Head Men’s Soccer Coach at Division 2 St. Andrew’s College in North Carolina, and under his guidance, the Knights were recognized as the top 10 most improved teams in the country. He held additional college coaching positions as Assistant Women’s Coach at Division 1 North Carolina State University and Assistant Women’s Coach at Division 3 SUNY Purchase.
A love for teaching positioned Frambach to get more involved in the youth game as a coach with CASL, North Carolina FC and the North Carolina Olympic Development Program (ODP) during his tenure in Raleigh, NC. He later transitioned from coaching to management.
On the management side, Frambach was Director of Soccer at Asphalt Green in the Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League (CJSL) from 2005 to 2008, Sports Director at Club Fit from 2008 to 2011 and General Manager for nearly a decade at Downtown United Soccer Club (DUSC), also in the CJSL, from 2012 to 2022.
Under his leadership, players have received numerous honors and gone on to represent US Soccer Youth National teams, professional clubs in MLS, NWSL and internationally, along with countless players participating in all levels of college and junior college soccer.
Frambach emphasized how much soccer has helped him grow as a person throughout his life.
“Soccer is a microcosm of life. There will be challenges that we all face. But perspective has helped me recognize that faith, family and futbol are beautiful things that we must cherish. I am grateful to the Eastern New York board for an opportunity to foster a love of the game and have a positive effect on the next generation on and off the field here in New York.”
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/