Augusta Regional Director’s “State of the Region” Letter
SOCA’s Augusta Regional Director, Nora Maguire White, recently sent an email letter to all Augusta families summarizing the status of the club in that region. SOCA’s merger with Augusta has been in place for a little over a year and a half, with significant results for local soccer enthusiasts. Response to White’s address was swift […]
SOCA Announces Staff and Board Changes
SOCA recently announced a series of staff and Board changes. The leadership revisions kick off 2016 with great excitement. Late in 2015 SOCA initiated several exciting structural changes that will help the club continue to serve local families with high quality, progressive soccer programming for all ages and levels. These changes feature new positions on […]
CCL Announces Adidas Partnership
SOCA is a proud member of the Club Champions League, and as a league member will benefit from a new agreement between the league and adidas. Over the holiday period adidas and the Club Champions League announced an historic multi-year strategic partnership agreement aimed at enhancing and elevating youth soccer leagues and clubs in the […]
Charlottesville Classic Teams Earn Skyline Club Crown
The SOCA-Charlottesville region Classic teams combined to claim the Fall 2015 Classic Club Championship title in the Skyline Club Soccer League. The Club Championship is awarded to the club which earns the most points from all divisions in league play and SOCA-Charlottesville has won the title for the fifth consecutive season. The club’s local dominance […]
O-40 Fundraising Challenge Nets Results
Throughout the Fall season SOCA’s O-40 Adult divisions competed in two separate competitions. There was the usual Sunday afternoon games in league play, and in addition the teams were competing to raise the most money for the SOCA Field House project. The friendly fundraising competition was initiated by the league members, who thought the notion […]
Fall Rec Season Closes with Exciting Frostbite Tourny
The Fall Recreations season came to an exciting close over the weekend of December 5, 6 as thirty two SOCA teams showcased their skills and competed for local bragging rights in seven divisions in the traditional season ending event. The weather cooperated fully with frosty morning hours giving way to balmy sunshine and mild temperatures […]
Exciting Tournament Play Completes Challenge Program Year
The SOCA Challenge program is unique in the youth soccer landscape in that it provides an elevated level of team play completely within a particular locality. Teams are almost entirely formed from players who live in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. Teams train and compete with one another for an entire year within local confines, and at […]
Annual Quest-Ntanga Musie Grant Award Announced
SOCA announced today the winner of the 2015 Quest-Ntanga Musie Grant. The annual grant has been awarded to Kathleen McPhillips of the U-14 Girls Elite team. Sincere congratulations are offered by the club to Kathleen for her achievement. Several grant applications were received from members of both the boys and girls U-14 Elite teams, both […]
U17 Boys Get Nipped in State Semi
The SOCA U17 Boys Elite fell just short on their journey towards a state title this afternoon at the newly christened VYSA Virginia Soccer Training Center in Fredericksburg. After conceding early in the state semifinal matchup with fellow CCL member Virginia Legacy, the SOCA boys couldn’t quite find the equalizer they needed to extend the […]
SOCA U17 Boys Elite Seek State Title
The SOCA U17 Boys Elite team will be in Fredericksburg this weekend looking to take care of unfinished business. Last year, the squad advanced all the way to the state championship game. After finishing the game tied with Arlington SC the match advanced to overtime and eventually penalty kicks, where the team came up on […]
