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

March 22, 2019-The Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) is very pleased to announce tryouts for our Young Olympians program in partnership with the Red Bulls.

The tryouts will be held on Sunday, April 7 at five venues in New York State: 

Hudson Valley: East Fishkill Soccer Fields, 1925 NY-52, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533
New York City: Fort Totten, Totten Avenue and 15th Road, Bayside, NY 11359
Staten Island: To be determined
Nassau County: Peter Collins Soccer Park, 1425 Old Country Road, Plainview, NY 11803
Suffolk County: Pro Game United, 759 Long Island Avenue, Deer Park, NY 11729

Boys and girls born in 2009 will try out between 4:00 and 5:30 pm while boys and girls born in 2008 try out from 5:30 to 7:00 pm, at all five venues. Tryout cost is $35, which covers April 7 as well as the second round of tryouts on April 14 (for those players who are invited back).

The Young Olympians Program, designed specifically for boys and girls born in 2008 and 2009, provides Eastern New York’s nine affiliated youth leagues the opportunity to send its best players to train in the program, providing a connection between Eastern New York's Olympic Development Program (ODP) and the New York Red Bull Youth Programs. Kids will be selected for the multi-session program after tryouts and will wear the blue, yellow and white Eastern New York ODP uniform with a Red Bulls logo on the right sleeve.

“The Young Olympians program is to give players a feel for ODP and we are delighted to welcome back the Red Bulls for our second year as partners,” commented Eastern New York ODP Chairperson Jim Volpe. “We have expanded the program by adding an age group.“ 

For more information, log on to http://www.redbullsacademy.com/training/enyysa-young-olympians/ or call Eastern New York at 516-766-0849.

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 nine 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 Association. For more information, please log onto http://www.enysoccer.com/, which receives nearly 300,000 hits annually from the growing soccer community.