"SYA MOMENTS"
Capture the Moment with SYA
April, 2020 Newsletter
The SYA Moments is a monthly e-newsletter to keep you informed on all SYA sports and community events
SYA IMPACTS FROM CORONAVIRUS
Message from SYA President
It is my sincere hope that everyone is safe and well during this difficult time. Your SYA Board, along with each sport, is busy planning for the future and is preparing for a number of different scenarios all dependent upon when the facilities will reopen. Our baseball and travel soccer programs are preparing for the possibility of a modified spring/summer season.
Our summer sports line-up includes basketball, rugby, track and ultimate frisbee. We will open registration for these sports as soon as we know when the fields and gyms will be available for us to use. Our plan is to also offer a selection of sports camps as well as “pick-up” game opportunities to get the kids playing again.
We know that many of our families are struggling and we want to help. We are working with the county to support food and clothing drives for those in need. We are also working to expand our scholarship program so that those families who lost jobs and income during this crisis can still have their children participate in sports when we are back up and running. We had many generous families who donated their fees to SYA during this crisis and we plan to pay it forward.
I want to thank all of our volunteers who make it possible for us to provide quality programming for the youth in our community. Since 1973, SYA has relied upon you to manage, coach, teach, mow, organize and support. You have helped thousands of kids who have grown up to be strong, caring, resourceful and resilient adults all through the love of sport. Sports teach us that success is not given but is earned through hard work and preparation. Because we have so many outstanding volunteers, SYA is working hard and is prepared to meet the many challenges that lie ahead.
All the best,
Jeff Stein
President
Southwestern Youth Association
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SYA Offers 15 Different Sports
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Babe Ruth Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cricket -
NEW!
, Field Hockey, Tackle and Flag Football, Lacrosse, Little League Baseball and Softball, Rugby, Soccer, Track & Field, Volleyball and Wrestling
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REGISTRATION IS NOW ON TEMPORARY HOLD FOR OUR SUMMER SPORTS
Basketball, Travel Basketball, Rugby and Track & Field
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SYA to Offer Summer Camps
Did you know that SYA has many summer camps? Most of our summer camps are sport specific - Soccer, Volleyball and Baseball to name a few! This summer, SYA will offer several summer camps that will provide fun activities in a variety of different sports that SYA offers. More information will be updated on our website and Facebook pages. So please frequent our sites and like and share!!!
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SYA's Fields of Dreams SPORTS PARK
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Due to the current coronavirus pandemic, the Sports Park is currently closed except to maintenance personnel. We are keeping your park in great shape, with reduced services so that we are ready to open when we get through this crisis. Stay safe!
Located at 6626 Bull Run Post Office Rd, Centreville VA 20120
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SYA Matdogs Wrestlers Clean Up on the Mat!
The SYA Matdogs Wrestling program has wrapped up another fun-filled season! We want to congratulate all 90+ Matdogs that wrestled this Winter, including 39 first-year wrestlers, and thank our coaches and families for their tremendous support. Our Matdogs, whether participating strictly in practices, competing in state and regional competitions, and everywhere in between, always represented SYA well with great effort and attitude. Many Matdogs achieved great success during the season, culminating in league championship and post season tournaments. Congratulations to the following championship tournament placewinners:
Northern Virginia Wrestling Federation Championship: Drake Winslow (1
st
), Levi Baxter (1
st
), Levi Davis (2
nd
), Chase Congdon (3
rd
), Liam McLeish (3
rd
), Wyatt Lilburn (3
rd
), Dante Winslow (3
rd
), and Liam Flynn (3
rd
)
Top of the Podium Championships: Sean Pena (1
st
), Jacob Escalante (1
st
), Kennedy Duda (1
st
), Walker Yashko (1
st
), Trey Corbett (2
nd
), Jonavon Ford (2
nd
), Michael Claypool (2
nd
), Nicholas Lymburner (3
rd
), Christian Escalante (3
rd
), Nathan Lim (3
rd
), Sam Sloboda (4
th
), Joel Alvarado (4
th
), Jacob Brubaker (4
th
), Oden Barr (4
th
), Robbie Estabrooke (4
th
), Brendan Sholders (5
th
), Mason Lim (5
th
), Angiras Bhamoo (6
th
)
Virginia State Championships: Ava Andersen (2
nd
), Sean Pena (3
rd
), Jacob Brubaker (6
th
), Brendan Sholders & Oden Barr (Top 12)
Middle Atlantic Wrestling Association (MAWA) District Championship: Joel Alvarado (1
st
), Jacob Brubaker (3
rd
), Brendan Sholders (3
rd
), Christian Escalante (3
rd
), Oden Barr (4
th
), Robbie Estabrooke (6
th
), Sam Sloboda (6
th
)
Planning for the 2020-2021 season has already begun and we look forward to implementing new enhancements such as continuing to expand our competition slate to ensure every interested Matdog can compete in dual meets and tournaments that are right for their stage of development and help to enrich their experience and growth in the sport.
We hope to continue the program’s recent rapid growth this coming Winter and look forward to meeting many new families in November!
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SYA 8th Grade Girls' Travel Team is County Champs!
Congratulations to the SYA 8th grade girls' travel basketball team who won the 8th Grade FCYBL County Championship last month! While finishing third in regular season play, they defeated both Turnpike and Vienna, to whom they lost in the regular season, to face CYA in the finals. They capped their season with a fantastic win! Congratulations!!
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SYA Cheerleading and SYA Extreme Competition Cheer Keep on Winning!
SYA Cheerleading and SYA Extreme Competition Cheer elected a new Commissioner, Tammy McCarron, in May 2012. Since that time, both programs have significantly increased registrations. For the 2019-2020 season, SYA Cheer fielded nine sideline cheer teams (120+ athletes) and our Extreme Competition Cheer Program fielded SEVEN teams (130+ athletes). Our athletes range in ages from five to 18, and attend various high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools serving Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties.
This season, Extreme teams have competed in various competitions in Maryland, Virginia, and most recently, Orlando, Florida. At Reach the Beach in Ocean City, Maryland, in February, Extreme Hurricane, Cyclone, Thunder, and Black Ice took home the national championship title. Extreme Storm and Thunder won Paid Bids to The Quest Championship in Orlando, Florida, and Hurricane, Cyclone, and Lightning won At-Large Bids to the event held in March. At The Quest, all Extreme teams took home second place. For US Finals, scheduled to take place in May in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Extreme Hurricane, Storm, and Thunder have won Paid Bids to this event.
SYA Extreme also opened its own gym facility,
The Atmosphere,
located in Chantilly, VA, in August 2017.
The Atmosphere
is “where Extreme weather happens!!!” Registration for our Fall Sideline Cheer Program opens in May 2019, and evaluations for our SYA Extreme Competition Cheer Program will be held in May/June. No prior cheer experience is required!!! Details pertaining to evaluations can be found on our website under Competition Cheerleading – Team Evaluations. SYA Extreme will also be offering tumbling classes, flyer classes, and private tumbling lessons during the summer months for both programs, sideline and competition cheer.
If you would like to join our email list or would like additional information pertaining to Sideline Cheer or our SYA Extreme Competition Cheer Program, please contact Tammy McCarron at
[email protected]
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Get to Know Your SYA Board!
Each month we will highlight one of our SYA board members.
Meet SYA Vice President Paul St. Germain
Paul has been involved with SYA since 2005 when he started as an assistant coach for his eldest son’s baseball team. He then moved on to coach basketball, football and lacrosse as his four sons moved through the SYA programs. He coached fall, winter and spring for over six years amassing five championships with his sons. When his sons decided to play lacrosse, Paul became a head coach for them at U11, U13 & U15, winning the U15A Championship with his oldest son, Harmon. Paul joined the SYA lacrosse board in 2008 and joined the SYA football board in 2009. He became the equipment manager during a time of significant change within football.
As a prelude to his work in youth sports as an adult, Paul, as a junior in high school, started one of the first the lacrosse programs in Fairfax County, at Robinson High School in 1978. Upon graduation from the University of Virginia, he became the Commissioner and President of the Northern Virginia Lacrosse Officials’ Association in 1984 managing the exponential growth of Lacrosse in the DMV. He was selected as an NCAA lacrosse official in 1987 and continued officiating youth, high school and collegiate lacrosse through the 2011 season.
In 2014, Paul accepted a coaching assignment with the Westfield High School lacrosse staff while continuing to coach SYA Football. Paul became a member of the SYA Executive Board in 2019 and serves as Executive Vice President.
Paul‘s professional life is in the aerospace, defense and IT industry currently working for CACI. He lives in Centreville with his wife Diane. They have four boys, Harmon, Carson, Harrison and Emerson, who all played in SYA from kindergarten through 8
th
grade when they then started high school athletics. He continues to support SYA football and remains the head JV lacrosse coach at Westfield HS.
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The 2020 Froghair Golf Classic
has been Rescheduled to Aug 21 at Twin Lakes Golf Course
SYA and CYA teaming up to bring you a fun filled day of golfing that is formatted to challenge the beginner and expert alike. Get your team together and sign up.
Better yet, get your team
and
sponsor a hole and sign up!
We are looking for sponsors, golf committee members and helpers on the day of the event too.
ONLY $99!!! What a deal!
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Community Info
SYA continues to partner with FCPS, FCPA and Fairfax County NCS departments on keeping our membership informed of activities. We are active on Facebook as well. If you have something you would like to see in our newsletter, please drop us a line.
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The SYA "Meal-Deal" Card is HERE!
SYA Families and Friends,
As we all continue to navigate through the Covid-19 and all the challenges it presents, SYA would like to send a note out asking you to remember to support our restaurants that are struggling. We ask that you support all of our local restaurants and would like to highlight some of the SYA partners here. All of these restaurants are open for curbside take out and also have delivery (either themselves or through a third party delivery). Last month SYA introduced its “Real Deal” card that offered discounts at 17 local businesses. All the restaurants below have offers that are listed on this card. If you would like to purchase this card please click this link and order. Thank you for the support. We will mail the card to you.
Fosters – Westone Plaza –
703-378-3797
Jersey Mikes – Westone Plaza – 571-299-4980
Firehouse Subs – Centreville –
703-942-5200
Paisano’s Pizza – Fair Lakes/Chantilly – 703-266-1400 (Fair Lakes) – 703-378-3400 (Chantilly)
Carrabas – Centreville –
703-266-9755
Bricks Pizza – Centreville –
703-830-4545
Eggspectation – Westone Plaza – 703-263-7444
BoneFish – Centreville/Farilakes – 703-815-7427 (C-ville) –
703-378-4970 (Fairfax)
Moe’s – Westone Plaza –
703-817-9540
Thank you very much for supporting both SYA and our local businesses.
What
: SYA Meal Deal Discount Card
Price: Only $20
How to Buy it
:
Buy
HERE!
We will mail the card to you once your order is finalized or you can purchase cards at the SYA Office!
Questions?
Scott Liskey
All funds raised support the SYA Sports Park and All SYA SPORTS!
THANK YOU for Supporting the Southwestern Youth Association!
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SYA (Southwestern Youth Association)
5950 Centreville Crest Lane
Centreville, VA 20121
703-815-3362
www.syasports.org
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