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The LIJSL’s Vibrant TOPSoccer Program Has Kicked Off Its Spring Season

By Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association 

April 16, 2024-The 10 leagues of the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) are in full swing and that also means the TOPSoccer Spring Season has also kicked off. TOPSoccer, The Outreach Program for Soccer, is a recreational program for children and adults with intellectual, emotional or physical challenges that is offered through soccer clubs under the US Youth Soccer umbrella. The Long Island Junior Soccer League (LIJSL) is the largest league in Eastern New York and also has the largest TOPSoccer program with 28 LIJSL clubs participating:

Special Children playing soccer in an organized league started first in the LIJSL in 1978 when the Huntington Boys Club and Massapequa Soccer Club separately started programs at a time when those with Special Needs playing sports is not as accepted as it is today. Using its longtime slogan of “Come Play With Me,” there are two big highlights of the LIJSL TOPSoccer Spring Season:

• Commack Festival/Tournament on Saturday, May 18 at the Burr Road Soccer Complex in Commack

• LIJSL Barbecue and Festival/Tournament on Saturday, June 1 at the Peter Collins Soccer Park in Plainview

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Additionally, the senior TOPSoccer teams will be traveling to play at other club’s home fields on occasion during the Spring Season.

For more information and to register your son or daughter, please contact LIJSL TOPSoccer Chairperson Ann Marie Toth at 516-694-3567. If you live outside Long Island and eastern Queens and would like to register your child with a club closer to you or want info on how to start a program, contact ENYYSA TOPSoccer Chairperson Lauren Lee at 516-538-7303.

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/

The Staten Island Youth Soccer League hosts their TOPSoccer Luncheon

By Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association

November 28, 2023-The Staten Island Youth Soccer League (SIYSL), the southernmost league in the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA), held its end of the Fall Season TOPSoccer Luncheon on Saturday, November 18 at the Manor House. TOPSoccer stands for The Outreach Program for Soccer, providing an opportunity for children with intellectual, physical and/or social characteristics that may require modified educational practices and services in order to develop to their potential.

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Under the guidance of Jerrier Atassi, 27 kids are registered with SIYSL TOPSoccer. The children range from ages 7 to 19 and are on various levels of the spectrum.

“Some players are very capable while others need additional care and handling but we tend to everyone’s needs,” Jerrier explained. “Thanks to several volunteer coaches from high schools as well as all the parents who assist.”

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SIYSL TOPSoccer is busy at the same time as the rest of the league, during the Fall and Spring Seasons. TOPSoccer plays on Saturdays, 3 pm for one hour at Owl Hollow Fields.

For more info, to register your child or to volunteer, please contact Jerrier at 917-636-3180 or jerrier.atassi@gmail.com

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 United States Youth Soccer. For more information, please log on to http://www.enysoccer.com/