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SOCA 2025-26 PPP Dates Announced

SOCA’s Player Placement Process dates for the next year of play (Fall 2025 & Spring 2026) have now been announced.   Player registration is now available in family accounts. Please click here for the full PPP Schedule. Player placements for SOCA’s Travel and Challenge programs are free and open to anyone with interest of the appropriate […]

VSA Appoints New Technical Director

January 24th, 2025 VSA Appoints New Technical Director ­ Jimmy Tharpe promoted into new role as technical lead for Virginia Soccer Alliance. The Virginia Soccer Alliance has promoted Jimmy Tharpe into the role of Technical Director.  In this newly created position Jimmy will serve as the head of soccer development for the greater organization including […]

Mid-Year Player Placement 2025

We are having our mid-year player placement taking place this February. Our travel placement sessions will take place on February 2nd from 5:00-6:30 pm @ Saint Annes Belfield Turf Fields. Our Challenge player placement sessions will take place on February 16th 5:00-6:30 pm @ Saint Annes Belfield Turf Fields. Eligible age groups are 2014-2011 boys […]

Spring 2025 Registration Youth Recreation Still Open!

Our Spring 2025 youth recreation programs are still live! We have age groups from 2020-2006 birth years. Login to your SOCA account to register. Recreation- https://www.socaspot.org/youth/recreational-program/ Hot Shots- https://www.socaspot.org/youth/hotshots-program/

SOCA Juggling Club Now Accepting Members

The SOCA Travel program has a new initiative for the 2024-25 season, the SOCA Juggling Club.  Travel players are encouraged to work on their juggling skills and earn their badges as achieve the different levels.  25 juggles earns the Red patch, 50 for the White and 250 for the Blue. Click hear to learn more. […]

SOCA Hires New Director of Coaching and ECNL Regional League Coordinator

July 30th, 2024 SOCA Hires New Director of Coaching and ECNL Regional League Coordinator Tyler Hudson joins SOCA as DOC for the ECNL Regional League. The Soccer Organization of the Charlottesville Area has hired Tyler Hudson as the club’s Director of Coaching in charge of ECNL Regional League travel teams.  Tyler will direct the ECNL […]

SOCA Hires New Challenge Program Coordinator

July 16th, 2024 SOCA Hires New Challenge Program Coordinator ­ Julian Khalili joins SOCA as Coordinator of Challenge Program and coach for Skyline Elite. The Soccer Organization of the Charlottesville Area has hired Julian Khalili as the club’s Challenge Program Coordinator.  Julian will lead SOCA’s innovative Advanced Recreational Program, overseeing a league with more than […]

SOCA Hires New Director of Coaching and ECNL Regional League Coordinator ­

https://www.socaspot.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Gregory-Vickrey-Announcement.pdf   August 19th, 2022 SOCA Hires New Director of Coaching and ECNL Regional League Coordinator ­ Gregory Vickrey joins SOCA as DOC for the ECNL Regional League.   The Soccer Organization of the Charlottesville Area has hired Gregory Vickrey as the club’s Director of Coaching in charge of ECNL Regional League travel teams.  Gregory […]

SOCA Hires New Female Coach & Player Advocate

Full Press Release May 7th, 2022 SOCA Hires New Female Coach & Player Advocate ­ Marcelle Van Yahres takes on new role for the Soccer Organization of the Charlottesville Area. Marcelle Van Yahres has joined the Virginia Soccer Alliance in a newly created position as Female Coach and Player Advocate.  In her new role Marcelle […]

Skyline Club Soccer League Joins the VPSL to form Western Division

Full Press Release   CHARLESTON, S.C. (April 26, 2022) – The Virginia Premier Soccer League (VPSL) is welcoming the Skyline Club Soccer League as its new Western Division beginning in Fall 2022. The VPSL expansion bolsters the league’s geographical and competitive influence, as the Skyline Club Soccer League is an established presence in west central […]