Staten Island’s Mike Segreto Named Trustee of the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association
The Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) is very pleased to announce that President Richard Christiano has named Michael Segreto as Trustee.
“We are pleased to announce the addition of Mike Segreto to the Eastern New York Board of Directors,” commented President Christiano. “Mike has done a lot for the kids of Staten Island and I am happy that he is expanding his volunteering by now helping all the kids of Eastern New York.”
Our new Trustee did not grow up with soccer as “it wasn’t very popular when I was growing up,” he stated. Mike became involved with the world’s most popular game, just like many other American adults, when his kids started with the sport. His three daughters started playing with the St. Joseph Hill Academy of the Staten Island Youth Soccer League (SIYSL) and Mike became one of their coaches.
The St. George resident then became coach at the St. Joseph Hill Academy Elementary School in 1994 and their Assistant Director of Soccer in 2002, serving in that role for a decade.
In June 2012, he was elected to the SIYSL Board of Directors and volunteers as Fourth Vice President for the league with 5,500 registered players in New York State’s southernmost county. That was also the year he was named SIYSL’s representative to Eastern New York.
“I am a simple man who has grown to love this game and as long I can, I will help keep our children playing,” Mike explained.
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) stretches from Montauk Point, Long Island to the Canadian border. Members are affiliated with 11 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 Special Children. 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.
