We are now accepting registration forms for our 2009 Travel Program Camp that will be held Monday, August 10th – Thursday, August 13th. Your son or daughter must be a member of one of our 2009 – 2010 Travel Teams in order to participate.

Please register as early as possible with a small deposit of $25.00 (full camp fee is $90 for all four days and includes a camp T-shirt). Balance of camp fee can be made on the first day of camp (August 10th). Registration numbers will assist the club in determining how many coaches to hire and bring in for the camp as the registration fees cover the cost of the coaches hired.

The camp will be held at Peaks View Park on Fields 8 & 9. Boys will be in the morning from 9 AM – 12 Noon (3 hours) and the Girls will be in the evening from 5 – 8 PM (3 hours). This format has worked well in the past and keeps the players off the field during the hottest part of the day.

While this camp is not mandatory, it is very important for the development of your son/daughters team. Travel Teams will not be holding practices during this week. The Saturday after the camp (Saturday, August 15th), our teams will be competing in friendly matches in Roanoke vs. Roanoke Star.

Click below on the desired format for the registration and information form:

                                       

We are now accepting registration forms for our 2009 Academy Program Mini-Camp that will be held Monday & Wednesday, August 10th & 12th (Girls), and Tuesday, August 11th & Thursday, August 13th (Boys). Your son or daughter must be a member of our 2009 – 2010 Academy Pool (U9 or U10) in order to participate.

Please register as early as possible with a small deposit of $20.00 (full camp fee is $45 for both days and includes a camp T-shirt). Balance of camp fee can be made on the first day of camp. Registration numbers will assist the club in determining how many coaches to hire and bring in for the camp as the registration fees cover the cost of the coaches hired.

The camp will be held at the Lynchburg Regional Soccer Complex (LRSC). Camp time will be from 6 – 8 PM on all days.
 
This camp is not mandatory, however it is highly recommended as it will aid in the transition process for your son or daughter from the recreation program to the academy program.

Click below on the desired format for the registration and information form:

                                   

Central Virginia United is pleased to announce that Coach Katie Zimmerman, the graduate assistant woman’s soccer coach at Lynchburg College will be the Head Coach of the of the U15 Girls White team for the upcoming 2009 – 2010 travel soccer year.

Coach Zimmerman has been a standout player on Lynchburg College’s highly nationally ranked team and will bring the type of leadership needed for this group of girls to emulate.

We are very excited about her coaching in the club, welcome to CVU Coach Zimmerman!

The 2009 Summer Program is now idle after week 1. The Summer Program will be idle next week (week of June 29 - July 5). The Summer Program will resume on Monday, July 6th for three straight weeks! 

We are still accepting applications for the 2009 Summer Program (Includes Training Program, Kindergarten Kickers and Fun Fours)...

The Kindergarten Kickers (Session 2) and the Training Program (Session 3) will be held on Monday, July 6th.

Fun Fours (Session 3) will resume on Tuesday, July 7th. 

You can still register your son or daughter on-site for ANY of our Summer Programs.
          
              
                  Presents

            2009 Summer Soccer Programs
                                 at the
Lynchburg Regional Soccer Complex (LRSC)

                          
 
Training Program – Monday & Wednesday Evenings (Open to youths 7 – 17 years old)

Fun Fours – Tuesday & Thursday Evenings (Age Groups U10 – U18)

Kindergarten Kickers – Monday Evenings (Open to youths 4 – 6 years old)

Open to All Area Players - You do not have to be a CVU member to participate 

The Summer Program is a 4 Week Program that will begin on Monday, June 22, 2009, and will be held at the Lynchburg Regional Soccer Complex (LRSC). There will be a one-week break in the program between the first and second week (for the week of the fourth of July / from June 29 – July 5). The Program will then resume on Monday, July 6, 2009.

      CLICK BELOW TO OPEN/PRINT THE SUMMER PROGRAM REGISTRATION
         & INFORMATION FORM IN THE DESIRED FORMAT (PDF or WORD)
                                                      

The CVU Office will be open only from the hours of 12 – 4 PM during the four active weeks of the summer program as all staff will be at the LRSC until 8:30 PM each evening.

Central Virginia United is pleased to announce the addition of Coach J.T. Wagurak to the CVU Travel Program. Coach Wagurak will be the Head Coach of the U12 Boys Black team for the upcoming 2009 – 2010 travel soccer year.

Coach Wagurak is also the Varsity Girls coach at Rustburg High School. Welcome to our club Coach Wagurak!

Central Virginia United Soccer Club is proud to announce that Brent Kellum, the CVU Technical Director, has been awarded the NSCAA National Diploma. Coach Kellum recently attended the NSCAA Coaching Academy in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Congratulations Coach Kellum!

UNIFORM SIZING AND ORDERING INFORMATION...
SIZING AND ORDERING BEGINS ON TUESDAY, JUNE 16TH!

PLEASE CLICK BELOW TO READ THE COMPLETE INFORMATIONAL LETTER REGARDING UNIFORM SIZING & ORDERING IN THE DESIRED FORMAT:

                            


   

PLEASE CLICK BELOW TO OPEN/DOWNLOAD/PRINT THE BLUE RIDGE SOCCER & SPORTS CVU UNIFORM ORDER FORM IN THE DESIRED FORMAT:

                          

Central Virginia United Soccer Club is proud to announce that the Skyline Club Soccer League has crowned three (3) CVU (formerly Lynchburg United Soccer) teams league division champions. Additionally, our club has finished in second place overall for the Skyline League Club Champion… Well Done to all 10 of our Spring teams.

Teams that won individual Division Championships Were:

U12 Boys Red (Coach John Casler)
Spring 2009 U11 Boys Premier Division Co-Champion
Back to Back Championship’s - Also won in the Fall 2008

Spring 2009 Season Record of 6 – 2 winning 75% of their league matches
The U12 Boys Red Team garnered 3 Club Points for CVU toward the overall league Champion

U13 Girls White (Coach Amy Dahlin)
Spring 2009 U13 Girls Division Champion
Back to Back Championship’s - Also won in the Fall 2008

Spring 2009 Season Record of 6 – 0 in league matches

The U13 Girls White Team garnered 4 Club Points for CVU toward the overall league Champion

U14 Girls White (Coach David Bush)
Spring 2009 U14 Girls Division Co-Champion
Spring 2009 Season Record of 4 – 1 – 2 in league matches
The U14 Girls White Team garnered 3 Club Points for CVU toward the overall league Champion

Other CVU Teams that earned the Club points toward the overall league Champion Were:

U13 Boys Red (Coach Montana Gibson)

1 Club Point (3rd Place, U13/U14 Boys Classic Division)

U13 Boys White (Coach Steve Senna)

2 Club Points (2nd Place, U13 Boys Premier Division)

U14 Boys White (Coach Robert Heath)

1 Club Point (Tie 2nd Place, U14 Boys Premier Division)

U12 Girls White (Coach Brentley Kellum)

1 Club Point (3rd Place, U12 Girls Premier Division)

        

Final Standings - Spring 2009

Augusta Futbol Club                                                   20
Central Virginia United                                             15
New River United Soccer Association                          11
Soccer Organization of Charlottesville-Albemarle        9
Shenandoah Valley United                                          7
Roanoke Star                                                              7
Amelia Futbol Club                                                      4
Madison Soccer                                                           2
Fluvanna Youth Soccer Association                             1
Lexington Soccer Club                                                1
Nelson Express Travel Soccer                                     0
Shenandoah County Soccer League                           0
Culpeper Soccer Association                                       0
Greene Futball Club                                                    0
Orange County Parks and Recreation                         0
Louisa Area Soccer Association                                   0

Are You With CVU...?

The CVU (formerly Lynchburg United Soccer) U13 Boys White team travelled to northern Virginia over Memorial Day weekend to compete in the very competitive Virginian Soccer Tournament. The tournament featured over 600 teams at numerous sites located in the northern Virginia/Washington D.C. area.

The U13 Boys White team achieved something that most teams do not achieve along the way toward winning a tournament championship… Not only did the team win all 4 preliminary matches entering the championship match on Monday (Memorial Day), they won all 4 of those matches in shutouts, not allowing a single goal against them in those 4 matches.

Those individual preliminary match scores were:

LUS (now CVU) U13 Boys White 2   vs.  Wyckoff Torpedoes (NJ) 0

LUS (now CVU) U13 Boys White 6   vs.  Loudoun 95 White (VA) 0
 

LUS (now CVU) U13 Boys White 2   vs.  SYC Hawks (VA) 0

LUS (now CVU) U13 Boys White 2   vs.  Burke Strikers (VA) 0
 

The championship match on Monday (Memorial Day) featured an opponent from Maryland in the MSI Storm, winners of Group A. The Strom had advanced to the final on tie breaker points as they and the PWSI Courage 95 White team, were both undefeated and tied one another head to head.

The match was played in the bowl stadium on the campus of the Episcopal High School on field turf. It was played in extreme heat and humidity and started almost 2 hours late because of overtime and penalty kick finals in both games prior to theirs.

The LUS/CVU U13 Boys White team prevailed in the final by a 3 – 1 final score, thus allowing just one (1) goal over 5 tournament matches – an incredible feat in such a competitive tournament.

LUS (now CVU) U13 Boys White 3   vs.  MSI Storm (MD) 1



 

	U13 Boys Premier Bronze
Preliminary Round Results     Group A GP W L T GF GA GD3 Pts TB       * MSI Storm 4 3 0 1 15 2 8 10 3         PWSI Courage 95 White 4 3 0 1 11 3 7 10           Arlington Suprema Blaze 4 2 2 0 8 4 6 6           Mclean MPS 95 Titans Gold 4 1 3 0 3 12 2 3           Alexandria Titans White 4 0 4 0 3 19 0 0           Group B GP W L T GF GA GD3 Pts TB       * Lynchburg United White 4 4 0 0 12 0 9 12           Burke Strykers 4 2 1 1 11 3 6 7           SYC Hawks 4 1 1 2 8 4 3 5           Wyckoff Torpedoes - Baumgarten 4 1 2 1 3 5 3 4           Loudoun 95 White 4 0 4 0 1 23 0 0

Still need the Commitment Form?
Required 2009 - 2010 CVU Travel Player Commitment Letter
                                

Central Virginia United is extremely proud of Katie Cousins and Morgan Mays, both members of the rising CVU U14 Girls White team, and also members of the Virginia State ODP (Virginia Team A) that recently represented Virginia in the U.S. Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) Region I Soccer Tournament held in Mercer County, New Jersey. In that event, the girls’ team played against Eastern PA (Team B), Western NY (Team B), and Maine. Their team won all three matches as follows:

Virginia (Team B) 1    -    Eastern PA (Team B) 0

Virginia (Team B) 4    -    Western NY (Team B) 1
Katie C. had 3 Assists & Morgan M. scored 1 Goal

Virginia (Team B) 8    -    Maine 0

Katie C. scored 1 Goal & Morgan M. scored 1 Goal

 
  Katie Cousins Battles for a 50/50 Ball

  
     Morgan Mays & Katie Cousins CVU &
  Virginia ODP Teammates Share a Moment
             Together on the Sidelines

    
Morgan Mays is all smiles after a Virginia Win

USYSA Region I has 1.2 Million Players. This is a major milestone in these young players youth soccer careers and they are just 13! The following States are members of USYSA Region I:

Connecticut Junior Soccer Assn
Delaware Youth Soccer Assn
Eastern New York Youth Soccer Assn
Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Assn
Soccer Maine
Maryland Youth Soccer Assn
Massachusetts Youth Soccer Assn
New Hampshire Soccer Assn

New Jersey Youth Soccer Assn
New York State West Youth Soccer Assn
Pennsylvania West State Soccer Assn
Soccer Rhode Island
Vermont Soccer Assn
Virginia Youth Soccer Assn
West Virginia Soccer Assn
US Youth Soccer – Europe

Want to learn more about USYSA Region I? CLICK HERE to go to their website.

Katie and Morgan – We are extremely proud of you both!

Are You With CVU...?

Central Virginia United Soccer Club is proud to announce the awarding of the 2009 Commissioner’s Scholarships to Michael Bodine and Charlie Flournoy.

Both Michael & Charlie are lifelong members of CVU (formerly Lynchburg United Soccer), since they were U6’s…

Michael is graduating from Jefferson Forest High School and will be attending Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in the fall. Michael was a Captain of the JF Boys Soccer Team this year that won the VHSL AA Region 3 Championship and advanced to the State Semi-Finals this spring. He was also a member of the U19 Boys Team in the fall coached by Chuck Flournoy.

            
                   CVU Commissioner Tom Prest Awards
          Michael Bodine the 2009 Commissioner's Scholarship 

Charlie is graduating from E.C. Glass High School and will be attending Appalachian State University in the fall. Charlie has been a member of the E.C. Glass Boys Team this year, and also teammates with Michael Bodine on the club’s U19 Boys Team in the fall coached by Chuck Flournoy.

              
                   CVU Commissioner Tom Prest Awards
       Charlie Flournoy the 2009 Commissioner's Scholarship 

On Behalf of the entire Board of Director’s we wish for nothing but the best for both Michael and Charlie in all future endeavors!

              
              CVU Commissioner Tom Prest, Charlie Flournoy,
              Michael Bodine, and Coach Chuck Flournoy Share
             a moment together. Both Boys played on the same
                    Club Team Coached by Chuck Flournoy 

Still need the Commitment Form?
Required 2009 - 2010 CVU Academy Player Commitment Letter
                                       
 

READ THE ACADEMY PROGRAM PREMISE, PHILOSOPHY & TRAINING FORMAT CLICK HERE

Dear CVU Parents,

The CVU Board of Directors has approved a fee structure and payment schedule for the 2009 - 2010 Travel Program.  

Please find below the Central Virginia United 2009 - 2010 Travel Program Fees & Payment Schedule Document (in both PDF & Word Format)

                                        

You can now reach the CVU Club Director via email at stevesenna@jetbroadband.com. Please adjust your address books accordingly. Thank you

We’ve Changed Our Name from...

Lynchburg United Soccer to...
        
Central Virginia United

  
READ THE FULL PRESS RELEASE & LEARN MORE ABOUT
 OUR NAME CHANGE AND 32 YEAR HISTORY… CLICK HERE

Field Closure, Practice & Game Cancellations…
How Does it all Work? – How Do I Know?

As city fields officially open this week (on Monday, March 16, 2009), we want to provide all parents with the following important information regarding how fields are closed, who makes those field closure decisions and how you can find out when practices and/or games are cancelled…

1. All Lynchburg United practice fields are owned and operated by the city of Lynchburg, to which we (Lynchburg United Soccer Club) are considered a “partner” program. Lynchburg Parks & Recreation Department has decision making authority over all city fields (includes Peaks View Park and all city school fields). If they make a decision to close fields, they are closed and LUS teams are not to be on them at all. 

2. The only fields that are not city owned and operated are those at the Lynchburg Regional Soccer Complex, which is owned and operated by Lynchburg United Soccer Club. The LUS Club Director makes field closure decisions for the LRSC. It’s important to note that we work very closely with Lynchburg Parks & Recreation, and we usually follow along the same decision making patterns as the city does.

3. Lynchburg Parks & Recreation usually does not make a decision regarding fields (open or closed) until 3 PM on weekdays. Once Lynchburg Parks & Recreation makes that decision, they will contact the LUS Club Director and notify him of that decision.

IMPORTANT CANCELLATION LINE PHONE NUMBERS

Lynchburg Parks & Recreation Cancellation Line. 
That number is 434-455-5860.

Once into the system, press “1” on your touch-tone phone for “Athletics” for cancellations and/or updates. REMINDER – Wait until 3 PM to call.

Lynchburg United Soccer Club Cancellation Line. 
That number is 434-846-6544.

When calling the LUS cancellation line you will hear a greeting with the latest cancellation information (with date and time of that posting). If there are no cancellations to report when you call, the message will indicate that no message means there are no cancellations to report at that current time. REMINDER – LUS can only report cancellation after we are informed by Lynchburg Parks & Recreation (which is usually not until 3 PM each weekday).

Game Day Field Closure’s & Cancellations:

If you call either of these cancellation lines on a Friday (if your child has a game on Saturday), it may or may not have cancellation notification posted if the fields are playable on Friday. There are times that rain/bad weather comes in overnight on a Friday or Saturday (for Sunday games), should that happen, it could change that field status. Fields will be inspected on Saturday and/or Sunday mornings if in question and then a decision will be made and placed on the LUS Cancellation Line. The city does not work on weekends and their message will likely not be up to date. Always check the LUS Cancellation Line and the LUS website before leaving for fields if we receive rain overnight (www.lynchburgunited.com) for the latest updates on field closures, and/or game cancellations.
 
To Open and Print a PDF Copy of the Cancellation Information Click Here

It is with great pleasure to announce that La Carreta, the areas best Mexican family restaurant has agreed to become the new title sponsor of our November Tournament which will now be the La Carreta Region 2000 Cup. Be sure to thank them for their sponsorship on your visits to their restaurants! Click on the Banner below to visit their website!

The 2009 La Carreta Region 2000 Cup will be held on November 14 & 15, 2009.  

Lynchburg United Soccer Club is proud to announce the selection of Coach Amy Dahlin as the 2009 Travel (Competitive) Coach of the Year for our Club.

                             

Coach Amy Dahlin was selected for this prestigious honor and recognition from a pool of very impressive coaches within our club for many reasons… Coach Dahlin is currently the Head Coach of the U13 Girls White Travel Team. Last fall (2008) was her first season as the teams head coach after serving the previous two seasons as the team’s assistant. While serving as the teams assistant, the team finished in second place both seasons in their Skyline League Division. Under Coach Dahlin’s guidance and leadership, the girls flourished last fall winning their first division crown!

Additionally, the team competed in the prestigious Virginia Beach Columbus Day Tournament in October of 2008, one of the largest tournaments on the east coast. The team completed the tournament with a record of 3 Wins & 1 Draw. They ended up as Tournament Finalists based on tie breaker rules but Drew with the Beach FC Piranhas Elite team 2 – 2 in Group play, an awesome achievement.

Coach Dahlin led her team and players to the following additional achievements:

·         Finalists in our club hosted Hughes-Dodge Region 2000 Cup in November 2008 in the combined U13/U14 Girls Division bowing in the final to the older U14 LUS Girls.

·         3 West District ODP Players and 1 Virginia State Pool player.

·         Division Championship in January 2009 Virginia Tech Indoor Tournament over the Roanoke Star VCCL Girls team.

Professional Development:

·         Coach Dahlin earned her USSF “D” License and is planning to take the NSCAA National Diploma.

·         Recently named the E.C. Glass High School JV Girls Coach

Coach Amy Dahlin will be formally recognized by the Lynchburg United Board of Directors in April 2009 and she will be nominated by our club to the Virginia Youth Soccer Association (VYSA) to be considered for the State Competitive Coach of the Year.

Congratulations Coach Dahlin… Keep up the Great work!

                              


Skyline League Reorganization & Restructuring to Bring a “Higher Level” of Play with Less Travel!   

After several weeks of very productive and positive meetings, Central Virginia United Soccer Club is very pleased to announce the entry of Roanoke Star and New River United Soccer Association into the Skyline League.

With the entry of Roanoke Star and the New River United Soccer Association into the Skyline League, we now have created a group of 6, large major clubs in our region of the state to raise the level of competition to that never seen in western Virginia with play in the Skyline League.

As part of our collective agreement, it is the intention of the league to have a new “Premier” Division within the league to begin play in the fall of 2009 made up of the top Skyline League teams from each of the major 6 clubs (SOCA, Shenandoah Valley United, Augusta FC, Central Virginia United, Roanoke Star and New River United). There will also be classic level divisions to which our red and black teams would compete which will create the appropriate level of play for every team for proper development at all levels.

The league will also work to create what is called “block scheduling” for the 6 Clubs and respective teams that are within the Premier Division. The block scheduling format means that it would be club vs. club completely on match day. For example; if we were scheduled to play New River United at home, all of New River’s teams (in the premier division) would come to Lynchburg on match day and we would play their teams (team for team, age group for age group, gender for gender)… This would mean that if you have multiple children playing that are all on premier division teams, they would play at the same location!

Other additional competitive advantages of this new structure will be that we can set up “crossover” games between our best Premier level teams to play against SOCA and Roanoke Star VCCL teams. With this new restructuring of the Skyline League, we now do not have to play in the Virginia Soccer League and travel all the way to Hampton Roads/Virginia Beach for competitive matches…

As a result of this "new beginning" for the Skyline League and of the anticipated level of competition we should all expect by this, Lynchburg United Soccer Club can offer a higher level of play for our players without the need to drive 400 miles in one day to play a match…

All Central Virginia United Travel Teams will now be in the Skyline League beginning this spring and beyond... This represents Lynchburg United Soccer Club's Commitment to the new structure of the Skyline League as we move forward together!

Central Virginia United Soccer Club is committed to player development and would like to associate with other clubs with similar values. Our intention is to help make the Skyline League the best league possible in Virginia.

I believe our clubs parents and players all benefit greatly from this important milestone for the Skyline League and Central Virginia United Soccer Club!

Steve Senna, Club Director