Spring 2010 was another successful season for GUSA. Our club sponsored teams in 6 divisions (U5 - U14), and many of our teams participated in year-end tournaments against teams from around the state with great success. In addition, through our partnership with the Powhatan Soccer Association, 9 GUSA players were able to participate in the local ADSL league, competing against the highest level of competition available in the metro Richmond area in the U9 age group. Many of these home grown players performed so well that they will be participating in top-level travel area soccer programs during the Fall 2010/Spring 2011 season.
Our Director of Fields, Ricky Gordon, worked with Derek Stamey, the new Parks&Rec Director, to re-seed the Old Middle School fields with Bermuda Grass, creating two of the nicest soccer fields in the area.
Our Board has many initiatives for the coming year. Among those are the following:
Continue to work with our county government to identify a site to develop a local soccer complex.
Develop a comprehensive marketing plan with the goal of introducing all of our school-aged children to the world's most popular sport.
Partner with the Richmond Kickers to offer soccer training and coaching programs.
Continue to improve our soccer offering in terms of uniforms, coaches, equipment and training.
The following is a list of your Board members. If you should have any questions, concerns, or recommendations, please reach out to one of us. You can contact me at president@gusasoccer.com.
President
Raleigh deShazo
Vice-President/Lower Division Coordinator
Angela Allen
Treasurer
Cherika Cooke
Secretary
Tanika McClean
Registrar
David Hagen
Head of Fundraising
Geneva Gordon
Upper Division Coordinator
Dusty Holcombe
Head of Fields
Ricky Gordon
Head of Uniforms
Kirby Kernan
Head of Field Development and Referees
Bob Dewar
Head of Coaches
Don Ashburn
Marketing and Public Relations
Travis Parrish
Member at Large
Corey Winston
Member at Large
Bill Cleveland
We are currently looking to grow our Board participation. If your child has a love for the game of soccer, and you would like to see an improved soccer offering for the youth of Goochland, we invite you to join with us. It doesn’t cost anything, doesn’t require a significant amount of time, and you could surely make an impact. If you are interested in joining our organization, or would like additional information, please feel free to contact me at president@gusasoccer.com.
Last of all, the Board would like to thank everyone who made the fall season so successful: coaches, volunteers, referees, Parks & Rec, and team parents. You all make GUSA possible.
We thank you for your support as we look forward to a special Fall 2010 season.
