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2024 MSYSA AGM  – Sunday, August 18, 2024 

The 2024 MSYSA Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday, August 18, 2024 virtually and will begin at 2:00 PM.

Call in details follow:

Topic: 2024 MSYSA AGM

Time: Aug 18, 2024 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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AGM Agenda

The agenda of the Annual General meeting will be:

  • Call to Order
  • Roll Call/Credentials
  • Reading of the Minutes & Acceptance
  • Reports of Committees
  • Election of Officers
  • Good of the Game

Nominate Coaches, Clubs & Volunteers for Annual Awards:

Celebrate the incredible individuals and organizations making a difference in Maryland’s soccer community! Submit your nominations for Coaches, Clubs, and Volunteers who go above and beyond to inspire and support players. Winners will be recognized at the MSYSA Annual General Meeting. Let’s honor those who make youth soccer unforgettable! 

Futures Excellence Awards

Nominate a Club HERE

The Futures Excellence award is given annual to clubs who demonstrate significant and outstanding effort in developing grassroots coaches, support of best practices, and/or run creative and innovative programs for their players.  Clubs self-nominate at the end of the seasonal year in June, and any number of clubs may be selected.

Clubs must meet or exceed the following requirements:

  • 90% of Rec/Grassroots coaches registered with MSYSA
  • 60% of Rec/Grassroots coaches have diplomas or certificates from USSF, USYS, or NSCAA
  • The club holds at least one in-house coaching education session per season (spring, fall)
  • The club is in good standing
  • The club has reported its recreational players for registration 
  • The club does not maintain scores or standings for any recreational in-house games
  • The club has an active and visible coach and parent conduct policy

In addition, clubs can submit for consideration the following types of program elements:

  • The club ACTIVELY uses age group leaders or age specific directors of coaching
  • The club has an active mentorship program
  • The club uses an academy style training program
  • The club provides trainers or additional coach support materials
  • The clubs pays for and visibly promotes some form of coaching education program
  • Any other kind of creative program element that creates an excellent environment for players above the average

Future Excellence Award winner will be posted on the MSYSA website, announced on Twitter, and announced via press release to local media and all MSYSA members.  Additional benefits will be announced annually with the request for nominations.  Nominations and questions can be addressed to the Recreational Committee via RecVP@MSYSA.org. 

Coaches Award

The Maryland State Youth Soccer Association is proud to recognize the accomplishments and contributions of those in the soccer community. Each year at our AGM we present awards in the following categories for coaches when nominations are received: 

Competitive Female Coach of the Year

The Competitive Female Coach of the Year is awarded to a competitive coach for her coaching activities, sportsmanship, player development, personal coaching development and citizenship. To nominate a coach for this award click the link above. 

Competitive Male Coach of the Year

The Competitive Male Coach of the Year is awarded to a competitive coach for his coaching activities, sportsmanship, player development, personal coaching development and citizenship. To nominate a coach for this award click the link above.

Recreational Female Coach of the Year

The Recreational Female Coach of the Year is awarded to a recreational coach for her coaching activities, sportsmanship, player development, personal coaching development and citizenship. To nominate a coach for this award click the link above.

Recreational Male Coach of the Year

The Recreational Male Coach of the Year is awarded to a recreational coach for his coaching activities, sportsmanship, player development, personal coaching development and citizenship. To nominate a coach for this award click the link above. 

TOPSoccer Coach of the Year

The TOPSoccer Coach of the Year award is awarded for extraordinary accomplishments as a TOPSoccer Coach. The nominees demonstrate patience, understanding, dependability, flexibility and ability to adjust to ever-changing on-field situations. The Coach of the Year is also an invaluable volunteer who facilitates the program by filling many roles, including being a coach, cheerleader and role model as well as assisting with administrative responsibilities, when needed. Coaches show leadership and support while assisting, guiding and teaching the game of soccer and its skills while creating a fun learning experience. To nominate a coach for this award click the link above.

Volunteer Awards

The Maryland State Youth Soccer Association is proud to recognize the accomplishments and contributions of those in the soccer community. Each year at our AGM we present awards in the following categories for volunteers when nominations are received: 

Volunteer of the Year

The Volunteer of the Year award honors those who are excellent role models for their community. Willingness to promote players and soccer, sound moral and ethical character and increasing the opportunities to participate in soccer are all characteristics of nominees for the Volunteer of the Year award. To nominate a volunteer click the link above. 

TOPSoccer Buddy of the Year

The TOPSoccer Buddy of the Year award is awarded for extraordinary accomplishments as a TOPSoccer Buddy. The nominees demonstrate patience, understanding, dependability, flexibility and ability to adjust to ever-changing on-field situations. The Buddy of the Year is also an invaluable volunteer who facilitates the program by filling many roles, including being a coach, cheerleader and role model as well as assisting with administrative responsibilities, when needed. Other important qualities of the buddy are engaging players one-on-one, modeling desired behavior and being cognizant of player safety. Buddies assist, guide, direct and teach the game of soccer and its skills while creating a fun learning experience. To nominate a TOPSoccer Buddy click the link above. 

More on the AGM

Past Award Recipients

Congratulations Hector Uribe on being awarded the 2022 MSYSA Competitive Male Coach of The Year!

We were honored to have MSYSA founder, Tom Bailey as our 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient!

Nominations for the Election of Officers

Howard Kohn- Executive Vice President

Eric McAleer- 2nd Vice President

Tom Gross- Secretary

Jackie Eskay- West Regional Commissioner

Robert Purkey- Central West Regional Commissioner

Pharis Owens- DC Regional Commissioner

Shaun Fleming – Member at Large

Kerry Brimmer- Member at Large

Affiliate Vote Count
Aff. #AffiliateAGM Vote Count
A14172 River Soccer Club1
A1017A310
A1385Abingdon Football Club1
A1376Academia de Glen Burnie Soccer Club2
A1313Achilles Football Club2
A1451AC Salisbury1
A1168Alliance Soccer Club3
A1452Ambit10n Football Club1
A1413Annapolis Select FC1
A1002Annapolis Soccer Club9
A1266Antietam United1
A1443Arden Select Soccer1
A1362PINNACLE FC1
A1004Arundel Soccer Association 7
A1282Aspen Hill Soccer Club2
A1356Aspire International Football Academy1
A1418Assateague Football Club4
A1327AVID Soccer Club4
A1381AVO Soccer Club2
A1337Baltimore Armour Academy1
A1147Baltimore Bays SC4
A1453Baltimore Blast1
A1259Baltimore Celtic Soccer Club4
A1405Baltimore Crew FC1
A1209Baltimore Union SC5
A1270Barcelona USA MD1
A1194Bayshore Soccer Club2
A1430Bayside Football Club1
A1364Beltsville Soccer Academy1
A1334Benfica Soccer School DC1
A1298Berwyn Heights Boys & Girls Club1
A1009Bethesda Soccer Club7
A1263Bowie Boys & Girls Club1
A1306Bowie Youth Soccer Academy1
A1277Brausa United Futebol Club3
A1283Brazilian United Soccer Academy4
A1424Brit-Am Soccer Academy1
A1114Broadneck Soccer Club7
A1431BUSA Frederick1
A1123Calvert Soccer Association3
A1100Calverton Soccer Club1
A1461Cantera Soccer Club1
A1159Caroline Co. Youth Soccer Association5
A1462Catoctin Mountain Futbol Club1
A1156Catonsville Youth Soccer1
A1013Cecil Soccer Club1
L0009Cecil Soccer League10
A1178Central Carroll Soccer Club3
L0047Central Maryland Soccer Association1
L0018Central MD ShortSided League1
A1297Centro America F.C.1
A1373Cerritos Soccer Academy3
L0045Champions Youth Soccer League1
A1338Charles Village Soccer Club2
A1415Cheverly Soccer Club1
A1379Children’s Soccer Academy1
A1400Churchville Soccer Club2
A1419City SC Frederick2
A1408City Sporting Club2
A1107Clear Spring Soccer Club2
A1293Clinton Boys and Girls Club1
L0035Club Champions League1
A1347Cockeysville FC3
A1016Columbia Soccer Club2
L0037Columbia Winter Soccer League1
A1316Coppermine Soccer Club7
A1437Core FC Incorporated1
A1432Cosmo Stars Soccer Club1
A1018Damascus Soccer Club1
A1019Davidsonville Football Club3
NM002DC Soccer Club37
A1446DC Soccer Federation1
A1409DC United1
A1333DC Way Academy2
A1389DC XI Project2
A1325DC Youth Futbol Club2
A1262DeMatha Soccer Academy1
A1374District Futbol Academy LLC1
A1388District of Columbia Football Club2
A1372DMV Gaindes1
A1416DMV United Soccer Club2
A1255Doradus1
A1425Dribbling United Soccer Club1
L0020Eastern Shore Premier Soccer League1
L0005EDP1
A1402Elevate Soccer Academy2
A1384Elite Football Club2
A1252Elite Soccer Youth Development Academy2
A1459EliteVision FC1
A1439Elkridge Youth Organization1
A1271Ellicott City Soccer Club5
A1287Eritrean American Youth Soccer Assoc. of MD5
A1387Fallston Soccer1
A1368FC Brasil1
A1350FC Charles 16584
A1163FC Frederick6
L0024FC Frederick Leagues1
A1281FC USA Soccer Club1
A1303FCGB Center of Excellence3
A1329Fellowship of Christian Athletes1
A1422Founders FC2
A1126Francis Scott Key (FSK) Jr Eagles Soccer Club5
A1261Frederick County Soccer Club2
L0002Frederick County Youth Soccer League1
A1434Frederick Skyline Club de Futbol1
A1095Freedom Soccer Club4
A1380Freestate Soccer Academy1
A1320Futbol Club Millennium International2
A1236Future Soccer Club1
A1458Galaxy FC1
A1366Germantown Elite Soccer Club Inc1
A1441Germantown Impact FC1
A1391Global Impact Sports1
A1317Go Premier Soccer2
A1444Grassroots Soccer Academy1
A1241Greater Laurel United Soccer Club1
A1027Greater Severna Park Athletic Association5
A1438Greenbelt Athletic Football Club1
A1245Greenbelt Soccer Alliance3
A1029Hagerstown Soccer Club2
A1298Harford FC United4
A1251Harundale Youth Sports League2
A1138Hereford Soccer Club3
A1460HERO Soccer Club Academy LLC1
A1414Hillcrest Futbol Club1
A1280IFK Maryland1
A1411Imagination Academy2
A1354International Futbol Club1
A1396International Soccer Academy, LLC1
A1370International Sports Evolution1
A1406Joga Futebol Club2
A1440KAFK FC1
A1371Kent County Youth Soccer Association 3
L0015Kent Island Youth Soccer League6
A1365Key City FC1
A1398Kids Goal Soccer Academy1
A1427Knights FC Soccer Club1
A1036La Plata Soccer Academy1
A1037La Plata Youth Soccer Association9
A1038Laurel Soccer Club1
A1428Laurel United Soccer Club1
A1352LaVale SC5
A1340Linthicum-Ferndale United1
A1235Liverpool FCIA Western Maryland6
A1198Lutherville-Timonium Soccer Club4
A1355Maryland Bobcats FC2
L0049Maryland Developmental Soccer League1
A1331Maryland Elite SC2
A1367Maryland Flyer Football Club1
A1342Maryland Fusion Soccer1
A1305Maryland International Soccer Club2
A1010Maryland Rush4
L0046Maryland Rush Winter Outdoor League1
L0028Maryland United FC Winter Soccer League1
A1258Maryland United Football Club4
A1383Matrix Soccer Academy2
A1153Middletown Valley Athletic Association1
A1330Miners Soccer Club1
A1448MoCo 1776 Futbol Club1
A1042Montgomery Soccer, Inc.81
A1421Montgomery United Soccer Academy1
A1404Mount Washington Soccer Club, Inc.2
A1204Mt. Airy Youth  Athletic Association3
L0083National Academy League1
L0004National Capital Soccer League1
A1447NCA Tiger’s FC1
A1279Next Level Soccer, Limited2
A1186North Carroll Soccer Club1
A1322North Chesapeake FC2
A1420Northern Baltimore United2
A1218Northern Elite Soccer Club 3
A1308Northwest Soccer Club1
A1328NPC Soccer LLC1
A1292Old Line Football Club3
A1162Olney Boys & Girls Community Sports Association3
A1412One Nation Soccer Academy1
A1343Opdea SC1
A1392Overlea Evolution FC1
A1357Paragon Futbol Academy2
A1086Pasadena Soccer Club17
A1224Patuxent Football Academy1
A1426Phoenix Football Club2
A1244Pipeline Soccer Club6
A1310Player Progression Academy6
A1054Potomac Soccer Association6
A1336Prime SC dba Juventus Academy DC2
L0048Prince George’s County Youth Soccer League1
A1192Prince George’s Soccer Initiative Inc.10
A1055Queen Anne’s Soccer Club6
A1378Real Elite FC2
A1445Reisterstown FC1
A1359Rockville Olney Soccer Academy Legends3
A1314Rockville Soccer Club2
A1401Sacred Heart of Glyndon Soccer Club1
A1278Salisbury United Soccer Club, Inc.2
A1345Sandy Spring Soccer Club1
A1315Shore FC3
A1058Soccer Association of Columbia40
A1175Soccer Association of Montgomery 32
A1390Soccer By Rachel1
A1294Soccer Dome FC1
A1397Soccer Without Borders2
A1284SOTAM Futbol Academy1
A1237South River Youth Athletics1
A1319SouthEast Soccer Club1
L0042Southern Maryland Soccer League1
A1351Spartans Elite Football Club1
A1324Sports on the Hill7
A1067St. Mary’s Soccer17
A1394Stellar F.C.1
A1436Street Footie Fotball Club1
A1410Superstars Soccer1
A1399Susquehanna Football Club2
A1069Takoma Park Soccer Club11
A1059Thunder SC of Howard County4
A1449Tidewater United Soccer Club1
A1172TJAY Soccer4
A1407Toca Juniors FC2
A1450Top Flight Sports1
A1429Top Level Futbol1
A1423Top Rank Soccer Academy2
A1275Total Futbol Club2
A1369Touch Kings Football Club2
A1291Towson United2
A1353Tri-State Soccer Academy2
A1403UES Silver Spring LLC2
A1442Unique Soccer Academy1
A1323United Elite Soccer2
A1386University Park Sports1
A1433USA Elite Soccer Academy1
A1435Villarreal Virginia Academy1
A1073Waldorf Soccer7
A1238Washington Capital Utd, AKA Washington Capital Football Club3
A1393Westminster Soccer Association1
A1143Williamsport Youth Soccer1
A1289World Class Premier3
A1382Zurdo Soccer Club1
 Total735
In order for an individual to be eligible to cast a vote for an affiliate member club or league, an official (e.g. Board Chair/President/Club Director etc.) from the affiliate member club or league must either submit a delegate list to the MSYSA office  via e-mail: director@msysa.org, on club letterhead or hand in the delegate list at the AGM during check-In. 

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