Pee Wee (U4 - U5)

Our 'Pee Wee' program is a great way to let your youngster try soccer in an environment that is both age appropriate and creative. Your player will work with coaches who focus on fun soccer activities while integrating the soccer basics of foot skills, dribbling, passing, and shooting. Small sided games will be played at every session.  

Our Pee Wee program is coed and meets every Saturday at Bull Run Elementary School.   Your assigned crew will play at the same time every week. A shirt is included in the registration fee. You provide a size 3 ball & shin guards for safety. Cleats are recommended, but not required.

Recreational Program (U6 - U12)

Our Recreational Program cannot be beaten! No experience is necessary to play, and there are no tryouts. Our volunteer age group coordinators do their best to honor “special requests”, such as schedule conflicts, location, and practice days / times, and we strive to make the teams balanced between new and returning players.   

The Recreational Program includes at least one practice and one game per week. Our volunteer coaches are licensed within one year and SYA conducts background checks on all of our volunteers.  Starting with U7, teams are separated into boys and girls teams, and beginning with U9 an End of Season Tournament is played.  There are also opportunities for your player to be selected to the All-Star Team at the end of the season to play in an All-Star Tournament against other local leagues.  Recreational Program players should purchase a uniform to wear during games (Uniform Information).

U7/U8 Academy

SYA offers its U7 and U8 age groups a unique Academy style program which is led by our professionally licensed SYA staff coaches. The SYA staff works closely with our parent coaches who will train their players in a team environment during each session. This program allows for the players to participate in a positive player centered environment in which they are encouraged to develop not only their love of the game but also their technical and decision making abilities through guided discovery and repetition. These sessions are designed by the SYA staff with the age-appropriate developmental goals in mind using the U.S. Soccer Player Development Framework. Each time we step foot on the field, we are aiming to achieve each of SYA’s 5 Core Values: Character Building, Teamwork, Skill Development, Respect, and Recognition.  

The Academy sessions will serve as the U7 teams' weekly practice as they train once per week. The U8 teams will have the once-per-week Academy session, and the U8 coaches may also schedule a weekly individual team practice in addition to the Academy session. 

U7/U8 Academy Schedule (Spring 2025)

Girls - Tuesdays @ E.C. Lawrence Park #4

U7: 5:15 - 6:15pm
U8: 6:30 - 7:30pm 

Boys - Fridays @ E.C. Lawrence Park #4

U7: 5:15 - 6:15pm
U8: 6:30 - 7:30pm

Academy Director: Eric Lewis (elewis@syasoccer.org)

Valor Rising Program  (U7-U8)

This Valor Rising training program is open to all players who want to be dedicated and wish to be exceptional. This program is for players U7 and U8 players looking to enhance their soccer learning experience and prepare for travel soccer. Valor Rising is a supplemental program to our recreational program and is designed to create an environment for individual player development for players who desire a higher level of coaching and training and show great passion for the game of soccer.  This program is designed for competitive soccer players who have a desire to play in the Virginia Valor FC travel soccer program in the following seasonal year.   

The program will encourage individual and small group play development.  The focus of the program is to create an environment that encourages risk-taking and creativity, individual decision-making skills, advanced skill development, and most importantly a fun environment that instills a love for the game.  The coaching model that will be used focuses on guided discovery versus command teaching to allow players the opportunity to enhance individual problem-solving.  Coaching through positive, constructive, brief, and specific feedback. 

It is recognized by both SYA and CYA recreational soccer that our organizations if aligned in a thoughtful, progressive manner, will be stronger as a consolidated entity. With this understanding, SYA and CYA are committing to pursue a collaboration of the two clubs to form

NCSL-Rec  (U14 - U19)

It is never too late to try soccer.  NCSL-rec took over the league for the he Suburban Friendship League (SFL) when they disbanded after the fall 2023 season.  The league’s charter and decisions are based on whether the result is for the good of the players. NCSL-rec teams have twice weekly training sessions and weekly games (some local travel for away games is required).  Coaches are volunteers, and SYA requires coaches to be licensed within the first year of coaching and does conduct background checks on all of its volunteers. Players participating in the NCSL-rec are required to wear a numbered uniform during games (Uniform Information).