THE LATEST FROM WYOMING SOCCER | | |
WYOMING SOCCER SAYS GOODBYE TO WYOMING STATE LEAGUE | |
Wyoming Soccer Association Board of Directors voted earlier this month to discontinue and eliminate the Wyoming State League (WSL), what little of it we had left.
Although we see value in leagues, it was always a pain point or Wyoming Soccer affiliated clubs and teams and served solely to qualify teams for Wyoming Cup & Championships over the past few years. This was a national US Youth Soccer requirement in the past to qualify teams for the National Championships Series, which our state championships fell under.
US Youth Soccer no longer requires league participation, therefore, we are no longer requiring.
Clubs and teams are still encouraged to participate in league matches with other state to include Utah State League, Colorado League, Dakota Premier League in South Dakota, and the Snake River League in Idaho. League matches are valuable and create more opportunity for teams to play.
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WYOMING SOCCER PARTNERS WITH SOCCER PARENTING ASSOCIATION | |
We are proud to be a Leadership Partner with the Soccer Parenting Association. We believe youth soccer parents will be difference makers when it comes to improving the game and we believe a more collaborative environment between coach, parent, club and player is in the best interest of player development.
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WYOMING 307 SELECT
Our Wyoming 307 Select teams are pausing for the Spring Soccer Season, but are gearing up for a busy summer of travel soccer, training and Tryouts for the 2024/2025 Season. The final weekend is THIS WEEKEND, Jue 29-30, 2024.
Wyoming Soccer Association is actively seeking a state sponsor for our state programs. If you are aware of a business or organization who would like statewide exposure to families and young athletes, we would like to visit with them! Please contact our Sponsorship Committee Chair, Andrew Apfelberg, if you or anyone you know would be interested in this amazing opportunity.
To find out more about our Wyoming 307 Select program please check out the Wyoming 307 Select page on our website.
Our Wyoming 307 Select Coaches are constantly scouting for players at our events across the state. If you want your player to be evaluated at an upcoming event, please let us know!
Selections for Wyoming ODP will be made later this Fall and will be pulled from our Wyoming 307 Select Player Pools for players aged 12U - 17U.
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WYOMING SOCCER PARTNERS WITH GLOBAL COMPANY
You go. You save. They give.
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Wyoming Soccer Association has partnered directly with Go & Give, a philanthropic global company that believes travel can be a transformative experience that not only enriches our lives, but also has the power to create positive change in the world. Go & Give has committed to giving back a portion of proceeds to non-profits, including Wyoming Soccer and our local clubs.
Book your next adventure with Go & Give and join us in our mission to create a better world through travel. Watch the below video to see exactly how it works!
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You can access all club codes below so you can be sure your next trip benefits your local soccer club! You go. You save. They give!! | |
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BE PREPARED FOR THE ACT/SAT TESTS
We are here to help through the eKnowledge PowerPrep10
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Wyoming Soccer Association's partner, eKnowledge, has boosted their programming to assist our high school aged soccer players across the state in gaining some amazing ACT and SAT test prep for a deal almost too good to be true.
The PowerPrep10 Beta Program is a course that is intuitive, student-driven, comprehensive, multi-media, content rich and focused precisely on your student's needs with instant access to a LIVE teacher!
The value of this is $350, but as a member of Wyoming Soccer Association you can get in for as low as $19.99 and can receive EVERYTHING for only $49.99 - a $1500 value!
Registration deadline to register for the next available ACT Test of 2024 (September 14, 2024) is August 9, 2024.
The deadline to register for the next available SAT Test of 2024 (August 24, 2024) is August 9, 2024.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE POWERPREP 10... and ensure your student is ready!
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THE LATEST FROM US YOUTH SOCCER | | |
WYOMING SOCCER CONGRATULATES ALL TEAMS WHO PARTICIPATED IN RECENT USYS REGIONAL EVENTS | |
GILLETTE EDGE 12U BOYS - 12U FARWEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - JUNE 14-18
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CASPER BLADES 14U GIRLS - FARWEST PRESIDENTS' CUP
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - JUNE 14-18
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CASPER BLADES 14U BOYS - FARWEST PRESIDENTS' CUP
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - JUNE 14-18
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GILLETTE EDGE 19U GIRLS - FARWEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
HONOLULU, HI - JUNE 21-27
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SHERIDAN STORM 18U BOYS - FARWEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
HONOLULU, HI - JUNE 21-27
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THE LATEST FROM US SOCCER FOUNDATIO | | |
SOCCER FOR SUCCESS
We are Taking Off in Wyoming
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Hopefully, by now you are familiar with the US Soccer Foundation program, Soccer for Success.
This is a soccer program implemented within schools in underserved communities and aims to use soccer to improve children’s physical and mental health and overall well-being.
Currently, Lisa Perry, who runs the program, is working with three Wyoming school districts and has a training scheduled in Green River on August 19. This will be open to PE teachers in Green River and neighboring areas. If you want your school to be involved, please email Lisa at lperry@ussoccerfoundation.org.
Wyoming Soccer has grant funding to help with this program, so please reach out to us if you would like your school district and/or community to get involved.
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OVERCOMING THE REFEREE SHORTAGE | |
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Wyoming Soccer is working hard to gain more referees, and the best way to do that is to host or attend a referee clinic. We invite you to take advantage of the opportunity to offset some of the costs of youth soccer, earn some extra money, familiarize yourself with the rules and see things from a new perspective!
Contact Roger Brown if you have questions.
Click the below button to find out about all our upcoming Wyoming Referee Clinics.
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If your club is interested in hosting a referee clinic, please click HERE.
If you are interested in becoming a referee in 2024, please click HERE.
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RECOGNIZING OUR OUTSTANDING REFEREES | |
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We appreciate every referee in Wyoming, whether they are new and have only refereed a couple matches thus far, or whether they've been supporting Wyoming Soccer for decades!
Recently, five of our referees traveled to Salt Lake City to officiate matches at the US Youth Soccer FarWest Regional Presidents' Cup.
| Mike Anderson, Katelynn Campbell, Andrew Moretti, Rachael Brown, Roger Brown (Wyoming State Referee Administrator, Mentor & Coach) & Owen Lasater | |
Of the five referees who attended, Andrew, Katelynn & Rachael were selected to officiate final matches and Katelynn was selected to be a referee at the upcoming USYS National Presidents' Cup in Wichita, KS next month. Rachael Brown was selected to officiate at the 2025 USYS National Presidents' Cup. We are so very proud of them and the way they represented Wyoming! | |
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MAY - ENZO SONDGEROTH (LARAMIE SOCCER CLUB)
JUNE - LEIGHTON FEVOLD (GILLETTE EDGE SOCCER CLUB)
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Laramie Soccer Club player, Enzo Sondgeroth, was in the spotlight for the Month of May.
Enzo has been playing soccer since the ripe, young age of four. He usually plays striker and he is fast! He also played Wyoming 307 Select this past year on the 2014 Boys team and is trying out once again for the 2024/2025 season.
This July, Enzo will be guest playing with the Gillette Edge club to travel to the Target USA Cup in Blaine, MN. He would also love to guest play with Jackson Hole Youth Soccer so he and his cousin can play together.
Enzo is quite the athlete, and outside of soccer he plays basketball, runs cross-country, does the long jump in track, plays tennis, flag football and baseball. He also tolerates hiking with his family, paddle-boarding (mostly to catch crawdads), mountain biking and alpine skiing. Out of all of this, his favorites are soccer and basketball.
Enzo finished 3rd in the FINA World Championships for Ninja Warrior when he was only eight. He finished first in two of the Fall 2023 Laramie Jackalopes cross country running races. His local Fire Basketball Team also won the 3rd/4th grade championship in the Fall of 2023. Clearly, Enzo is a strong, fierce competitor in everything he does.
He has a great sense of humor and is also well traveled. He has already been to Mexico, Vietnam, Japan & Ireland (not to mention many places in the US), and plans to attend his first MLS game this year! He loves playing with his friends, and loves to play soccer video games when he's not busy actually playing it outside!
Enzo has a Leopard Gecko named Herb and a tuxedo cat named Simon. He took it upon himself to be one of the ball boys for every home High School Girls Varsity and JV Game this Spring (his sister is a freshman in HS). His passion is truly soccer at all levels!
Enzo's coach, Josh Brummond, says, "Enzo is a prime example of the saying 'you play like you practice'. From the time he steps on the field to the very last second of every practice Enzo puts in 110% effort without hesitation. He has been challenged year after year to play up 2 age brackets with the older boys and continues to excel with each year's new challenges. And, he still managed to score 42 goals this season. He is a very impressive young man and we can't wait to see what the future holds."
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Leighton Fevold from the Gillette Edge Soccer Club is in the spotlight or the month of June.
Leighton has been playing soccer since she was only four years old, and she usually plays center mid, literally linking the defense and attach, and Leighton does a beautiful job! She also is a great striker and is an aggressive player.
Leighton has been part of the Wyoming 307 Select Program for three years and played ODP for one. She attended the USYS West Region ODP Championships this past year and her team took 2nd place - losing the championship match 2-3. She was also selected for the USYS West Region ODP ID Camp, which will occur mid-July in Salt Lake City.
Leighton enjoys playing whenever the opportunity arises and she has been asked to guest play for the Black Hills Rapids the Casper Blades, the 12U Gillette Boys team and the Wyoming United Boys. Yes, she plays with the boys on a regular basis, and most recently traveled to Salt Lake City a couple weeks ago to play with the Gillette Edge 12U Boys in the 12U FarWest Regional Championships where her team became the first Wyoming team to win a National Championships Series (NCS) Regional match.
Leighton also participates in GATE (Gifted & Talented Education), where students focus on Critical and creative thinking, problem solving strategies, affective skills, research skills, learning/study/organizational Skills, and career exploration. You can see where many of these skills can also be transferred to the pitch!
In addition to soccer, Leighton enjoys playing basketball, making bracelets, doing diamond art and hanging out with her friends. She is a sucker for goldfish (the crackers) and never passes up a plate of spaghetti and meatballs. She loves to read mystery novels and her favorite book is The Ghost of Graylock by Dan Poblocki.
Leighton loves to collect medals and trophies. She is the oldest of three soccer players - she has two younger brothers. They are close, but there is always competition! Leighton is coached by her mom, Whitney, and she is a joy to watch play. Whether it's with the girls or the boys, Leighton can easily hold her own and is always one of the fiercest players on the pitch!
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We are honored to recognize both Enzo and Leighton as our spotlighted players for the months of Mary & June. Remember, the Player Spotlight can highlight achievement in any area, whether it's soccer, academics, community, or attitude. All spotlighted players will be recognized at our annual Awards Celebration in March 2025 and will be eligible to win our coveted 2025 Player of the Year Award! Please share your kids with us.
To nominate a player from your club for the Player Spotlight, please download the nomination form by clicking HERE. Once completed, please email to wssa@wyomingsoccer.com.
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COACH EDUCATION
Formal, Informal, US Soccer, United Soccer Coaches...
If you are interested in having your club host ANY type of coach education/training, whether a formal licensing course (grassroots or higher) through US Soccer, a certification course through United Soccer Coaches, or simply an informal training to help your local coaches grow, please reach out to Dave Eldred at td@wyomingsoccer.com.
Dave would be happy to hear from you and help guide you regarding the best way to help your club's coach development initiatives - wherever you may be along the way.
We also have a brand new coach focused grant that will go through 2026 and will launch this Fall! It's going to be exciting, and we will once again be able to offer some reimbursement for coach education courses!
We have two upcoming grassroots courses (9v9 & 11v11) in Jackson Hole on August 17th. This will be available in the USSF Learning Center soon.
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WYOMING SOCCER FALL EVENTS
CASPER FALL CLASSIC - CASPER, WY
September 6-8, 2024
FREMONT TOYOTA SHOOTOUT - LANDER, WY
September 13-15, 2024
THE ROCK CHALLENGE - ROCK SPRINGS, WY
September 27-28, 2024
COMETTI ORTHODONTICS ENERGY CAPITAL CUP - GILLETTE, WY
October 11-13, 2024
EQUALITY STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS - GILLETTE, WY
October 12-13, 2024
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CODE OF CONDUCT HIGHLIGHT | | | |
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Please remember all registrants must agree to the Wyoming Soccer Association's (WSA's) Code of Conduct.
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As we get ready to embark on a new season, please remember your commitment to abide by WSA’s core values of fairness, integrity, fun, development, teamwork and sustainability
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