International Trips — Travel with ASA around the world
The Pitch (podcast!)
In our third episode of The Pitch (Podcast!), Katie Brooks sits down with Pedro Paiva, ASA's International Trips Director, and Tommy Park, Executive Director, to talk about all things travel. Tune in to hear about where ASA has traveled, what we've learned along the way and where we're headed next (summer 2025)! And for the first time, two guests call in to talk about their travel experiences on ASA trips (as a coach and a player). Thanks Anna & Jack! Intro music: Mark G. Meadows
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Rec League & After School Soccer — Grassroots play for all
The Pitch (podcast!)
In our second episode of The Pitch (Podcast!), Katie Brooks sits down with ASA's Rec League team members, Cindy & Jim, to talk about grassroots, volunteer run, community soccer (the program has remained very similar over the past 50+ years!). Additionally, Johnatan joins the episode to chat about the Access4All After School League and how ASA brought the Rec League experience to kids at school. Intro music: Mark G. Meadows
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Academy Soccer — A peek behind the curtain
The Pitch (podcast!)
In our first (present day) episode of The Pitch (Podcast!), our host Katie Brooks sits down with the Academy dream team to talk about their backgrounds, how they plan for an Academy season (it's complex!), their hopes and dreams. Chris Arnold, Ryan Rich and Adem Gokturk walk us through their years of experience and share a little bit of what they learned along the way. Intro music: Mark G. Meadows
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Alexandria's West End Rec Soccer League
The Pitch (podcast!)
In the Fall of 2019 Alexandria Soccer Association launched a Recreational League in the West End neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia. This league is unique in that it is free and located at the kids' school. Hear why this league is important and listen to kids tell you what they're loving about playing soccer.
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Alexandria Soccer 2007 Boys | United States Youth Soccer Eastern Regional Champions
The Pitch (podcast!)
In July 2019 Alexandria Soccer Association's 2007 boys team won the United States Youth Soccer Eastern Regional Championship. We sat down with head coach Grigor Boychev and assistant coach Daniel Chefena to chat about their experience.
info_outlineIn the Fall of 2019 Alexandria Soccer Association launched a Recreational League in the West End neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia. This league is unique in that it's free and located at the kids' school. Hear why this league is important and listen to kids tell you what they're loving about playing soccer.
