U10 Boys, U10 Girls, U12 Boys, U12 Girls & U15 Coed CVRSA League Schedules Are Posted On Our Website

View U10 Boys CVRSA Schedules Here

View U10 Girls CVRSA Schedules Here

View U12 Boys CVRSA Schedules Here

View U12 Girls CVRSA Schedules Here

View U15 CVRSA (Coed) Schedules Here

U6 & U8 Coed In-House Recreation Schedules Are Posted On Our Website

View U6 Schedules Here

View U8 Schedule Here

Recreation Program Practices Begin Monday, August 30th!

Recreation Program Practice Assignments for Teams Posted!

We have posted the team practice assignments for all U6, U8, U10, U12 & U15 CVU Recreation Teams for the Fall 2010 Season. They can be found under the "Recreation Program" Tab in the site navigation tabs on the left side of the website.

You can view the schedule by CLICKING HERE.

RECREATION PROGRAM PRACTICES BEGIN MONDAY, AUGUST 30TH!

CVU Travel Program Training Schedule (Revision 3)Released!

All Travel Teams Now Assigned a Training Schedule


TRAINING SCHEDULES
Third Revision (August 2, 2010) Travel & Academy Program Training Schedule Released...

Changes affect the following team:
- U15 Boys White (change effective August 9th)
- U15 Boys Elite (change effective August 9th)

Please click on your desired format to view the Fall 2010 Travel Program Training Schedule     

CVU's U15 Girls Elite and U18 Girls Elite Teams Finalist's at the Fredericksburg Cup!

                  

 CVU's Three Girls Elite teams traveled to Fredericksburg over the weekend to compete in the Fredericksburg Cup Preseason Tournament.

The CVU U16 Girls Elite Team competed very well winning one match while dropping two, but was very competitive in both matches. 

Complete Results for the U16 Girls Elite Team can be found by CLICKING HERE.

The CVU U18 Girls Elite Team stormed through their preliminary matches and Semi-Final leading up to their Championship Match vs. CASA CAPA from Pennsylvania. On a corner-kick in the opening minutes a CVU defender, doing a great job defending the near post blocked a shot, however, on a very poor call by officials, they claimed she handled the ball and then issued her a red-card. This resulted in the team having to play the entire match a man down.

The CVU U18 Girls showed what type of character they had playing that match 11 vs. 10… Our Girls struck first and had a 1 – 0 lead at half-time. Early in the second half the CASA team tied the match and would eventually score once again for the win.

Their was no doubt that had our girls been able to play with 11 players, the result would likely have been different.

Well Done U18’s!  

Complete Results for the U18 Girls Elite Team can be found by CLICKING HERE.

The CVU U15 Girls Elite Team struggled finishing goal scoring chances all weekend, but managed to play well enough on Saturday to earn two draws (2 – 2 & 3 – 3) advancing them to the Semi-Final Round against the Richmond Kickers South team who won their group.

Finishing continued to be a problem in the semi-final and the girls found themselves down 1 – 0 at half-time. But as they did all weekend when behind they continued to battle hard and managed to score the tying goal before full-time.

Just before the start of over-time, a thunder storm rolled into the area and they went into a storm delay… after sitting for nearly 30 minutes the first over-time resumed, then into the second over-time, Taylor Tester struck a great shot past the Kickers Gk and the CVU Girls advanced into the Championship Match.

The Championship match would see the CVU U15 Girls play the FASA Elite team (from the host club). On Saturday the two teams played a very entertaining 3 – 3 match that was very back and forth.

The Championship match was much of the same and after full-time and two overtime periods nothing could be settled as the match was still tied at 1 – 1…

The match was then determined on Penalties… Unfortunately, our Girls were not able to win the PK’s, but they played with a tremendous amount of grit having to play the championship match after a storm delayed semi-final over-time that ended up giving them just 25 minutes break before the final.

Well Done U15’s!

Complete Results for the U15 Girls Elite Team can be found by CLICKING HERE.

Congratulations again to all three Girls Elite teams for playing and representing yourselves and your club with great pride!

West District ODP Pool Selections Are Now Posted on the State Website (VYSA) - 31 CVU Players Selected to the District Pool after the 1st Tryout

Still Interested in Participating in District ODP? That Opportunity Still Exists... You MUST Attend the 1st Training Session on August 20th to Tryout 

Contact the CVU Director of Coaching for Details!

If you attended West District ODP Tryouts on July 31, 2010 in Roanoke, the Virginia Youth Soccer Association (VYSA) has posted the West District Pool Selections that will begin training on Friday, August 20th...

CLICK HERE to view the ODP District Tryout Pool Selections

Congratulations to the following CVU Players Selected to the West District Pool(s)

1995 Boys
Kyle Pitcher (U15 Boys Elite)
Cody Whitt (U16 Boys Elite)
1996 Boys
Keith Crews (U15 Boys White)
Tyler Fallen (U15 Boys White)
Tyler Garner (U15 Boys Elite)
Collin Kashmer (U15 Boys White)
Ryan Rodes (U15 Boys Elite)
1997 Boys
Justin Freeman (U13 Boys White)
Samuel Lefew (U13 Boys White)
Benjamin May (U14 Boys White)
Levi Phillips (U14 Boys White)
1998 Boys
James Watts (U13 Boys White)
1994 Girls
Lauren Nicholas (U18 Girls Elite)
Emily Ware (U16 Girls Elite)
Caroline White (U16 Girls Elite)
Hailey Williams (U18 Girls Elite)
1995 Girls
Alexa Dahlin (U15 Girls Elite)
Ashlie Freeman (U16 Girls Elite)
Cristina Good (U16 Girls Elite)
Lauren Greene (U16 Girls Elite)
Ashley Sankner (U15 Girls Elite)
Sarah Thomas (U16 Girls Elite)
Kelsey Thomson (U16 Girls Elite)
1996 Girls
Brittany Gallahan (U15 Girls Elite)
Patricia Garrett (U15 Girls Elite)
Kathryn Grachan (U15 Girls Elite)
1997 Girls
Madeline McCracken (U15 Girls Elite)
Sidney Thomson (U13 Girls White)
1998 Girls
Emily Keehan (U13 Girls White)
Natalia Tomlin (U13 Girls White)
Mariah Hudson (U13 Girls White)
  
West District ODP Training Dates & Times CLICK HERE

Source for all information regarding the Virginia ODP Program: Virginia Youth Soccer Association (VYSA). Website: http://www.vysa.com/odp/index_E.html

CLICK HERE to go to the CVU ODP Page for additional West District ODP Information.

CVU Travel Program Goalkeeper Training Schedule Released!

Goalkeeper Training is broken down into two categories for the fall 2010... 
- Senior GK's (U15 - U19) & Junior GK's (U11 - U14)
- Senior GK's are further split by 2 year age groups for training (U15 & U16) and (U17 - U19)
- Junior GK's are also split by 2 year age groups for training (U11 & U12) and (U13 & U14)

All GK Training (regardless of age group) are offered an 8 Week Goalkeeper Training Schedule (16 Training Sessions in all). All Goalkeepers are expected to attend, at a minimum one (1) GK training session per week, but can attend both if their team training schedule and coach permits.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. Senior GK Training days vary from week to week... PLEASE CHECK THE SCHEDULE CAREFULLY... 
2. ALL Junior GK Training will be held on Monday and Wednesday's through the Fall Season.

Senior GK Schedules: Click on your desired format       

Junior GK Schedules: Click on your desired format       

CVU Releases 2010 – 2011 Academy Program Handbook

The CVU Technical Director has put together a new Academy Program Handbook for our Academy Program Parents.

Please click on the PDF or Word icon for your desired format        

CVU’s Katie Cousins is Heading to the US Soccer National Program Camp in Portland Oregon!

                                

Central Virginia United is extremely proud to announce that one of our players, Katie Cousins, from our U15 Girls Elite team, is heading to the US Soccer National Program Training Camp in Portland Oregon! This is a first for our club in its 32 year history!

                       

We couldn’t be more proud of Katie and her accomplishments!

“Katie’s passion for the game, her dedication, hard work ethic and personal character are a credit to her, her team, our club, the State (VYSA) and Region I”… Steve Senna, CVU Director of Coaching

We wish Katie all the best in the experience she’s about to have!   

CVU Travel Managers Guide Revision 1 Released

The managers guide was revised on July 22, 2010 - Revision 1 - Click below for the revised guide  

     

Two (2) CVU Players Selected to the USYSA Region I ODP Pool(s)…

                                      
                          

Central Virginia United is Extremely Proud to Announce the Selection of Two CVU players to the US Youth Soccer Region I ODP Pools...

Those players are;

                            Katie Cousins – CVU U15 Girls Elite
               2nd Selection to the USYSA Region I Girls 1996 ODP Pool

    
                         Katie Cousins in action at the USYSA Region I
                                   ODP Tournament in New Jersey

                             Madeline McCracken – CVU U15 Girls Elite
                   1st Selection to the USYSA Region I Girls 1997 ODP Pool

    
               Madeline McCracken in action at the USYSA Region I
                                ODP Tournament  in New Jersey
                                       

CVU Receives “Day of Caring” Gifts from Belvac & Areva!

Wednesday, May 12th was the United Way Day of Caring, and Central Virginia United Soccer Club was the benefactors of some very generous gifts in the form of hard working volunteers and materials from Belvac Production Machinery, Inc. and Areva, Inc. These folks did terrific work that our club and membership can be very thankful for.

Belvac Production Machinery, Inc. completed two projects at the club’s soccer complex that were very needed…



They cleaned out the area around the complex dedication monument and placed fresh mulch around the monument (photos below): 

 



They also completed a major project in front of the “Tommy Denham” Eagle Project Concession Stand. The area just in front of the overhang would routinely become a muddy mess after rain. As you can see in the photos below, the folks from Belvac installed a bricked patio area in front of the concession stand so that we no longer have a “mud puddle” there. This was a major job requiring extensive work and materials (photos below): 

 

We cannot say “thank you” enough to Belvac Production Machinery and their staff of volunteers for this wonderful gift of caring to CVU and our members!

Areva, Inc. completed a “picnic table” project that will allow our club to begin work on having a new “family picnic area” at the club’s soccer complex, which is also very needed…



They brought in treated wood and put together 3 picnic tables, and water sealed them. These picnic tables will be placed in an area adjacent to the concession stand that will be cleared out and will become an area for our members, their families and guests to relax (photos below): 

 


We cannot say “thank you” enough to Areva and their staff of volunteers for this wonderful gift of caring to CVU and our members!

Ratliff Builders Becomes New Title Sponsor of October’s Region 2000 Cup

             

Central Virginia United is Proud to announce that Ratliff Builders, a home building company has become the new title sponsor of our annual Region 2000 Cup which will be held on October 30 – 31, 2010.

The Ratliff Builders Region 2000 Cup is in the sanctioning process and applications will be available very soon.

      
                              October 30 - 31, 2010

VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION… Closing of Fields for Practice and/or Games... How Does It Work...?

This affects ALL CVU PROGRAMS (Recreation, Academy and Travel)…

PLEASE READ THIS SO YOU KNOW HOW TO FIND OUT IF FIELDS ARE OPEN OR CLOSED!

CVU has decision making authority for the Lynchburg Regional Soccer Complex (LRSC) ONLY.

ALL OTHER FIELDS are under the authority of the City of Lynchburg Parks & Recreation Department (they will make the decisions regarding ALL CITY FIELDS, as to if they are open or closed)… They will usually not make a decision until 3 PM each day… Therefore parents must be sure to check both the CVU Website and the CVU cancellation number (434-846-6544) each day that there may be a cancellation.

Please do not call the CVU office or the Lynchburg Parks and Recreation Department during the day to ask if the fields are open or not. As soon as a decision is made, we will post it both on the CVU Website and on the CVU cancellation line (434-846-6544).  

Understand that fields can be closed (unplayable) even if it did not rain on that day…. If enough rain is received, it could cause field closures for multiple days, so please check the Web and Cancellation line.

Sylvan Learning Center in Lynchburg Partners with CVU to offer Scholarships to CVU Families!

Central Virginia United Soccer Club is proud to announce a partnership between the Sylvan Learning Center in Lynchburg and our club. Being a member of CVU (in any of the three major programs, recreation, academy or travel), makes your children eligible for up to a 17% discount on all tutoring programs and up to a 50% discount on all academic assessments for elementary, middle, and high school students offered by the Sylvan Learning Center in Lynchburg. This benefit is available for all children in the family, because of your affiliation with CVU!

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE…

                          
                         Click on the Sylvan Learning Logo
                     to go to the Sylvan Lynchburg Website