Tryouts For Eastern New York’s Young Olympians Were Successful
New York Soccer News: Eastern New York is very pleased to expand our partnership with the MLS Red Bulls.
The Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) is very pleased to announce tryouts were highly successful for our Young Olympians program in partnership with the Red Bulls.
The tryouts were 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 and 2008 participated in the first April 7 round f tryouts with the second round kicking off this weekend on April 14 for those players who were 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.“
Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association: 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) reaches 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.
