Nahoul and Del Rey City

In other news, one of our alumni will be playing in an US Open Cup Qualifier this Saturday, October 24th at 8:00pm at Toyota Sports Complex in Torrance. 

Nahoul Gonzalez, our Palms Middle and Braddock Elementary coach serving as CAA, will be participating in the game Saturday night.

Nahoul has been playing with Del Rey City SC in the UPSL Western Conference. He serves as Del Rey's Right and Center Back with a handful of starting opportunities. 

Del Rey City SC is a professional soccer team based in Marina Del Rey and an adult Professional Development soccer team competing in a Premier League of the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA). The USASA Premier Leagues, of which there are several, are classified as “Amateur Leagues” and denoted as either a “National League” or a “Regional League.”

We want to wish good luck to both Del Rey City SC and our alum Nahoul! 

Go get them!! Good luck boys!!

First Fall Season Game Day

This past Friday, America SCORES LA held its first game day of the Fall season. 

Our elementary schools met on the Baseball Field at Mar Vista for game day in hope of getting their first win of the season. 

An amazing performance from our students and our amazing coaches made the first Game Day a wonderful success!!

Here are a couple of pictures from Game Day.

LA Scores and the Galaxy

On September 27, America Scores LA accompanied 20 middle school participants to watch the LA Galaxy match skills with FC Dallas. Just as the lunar eclipse began in our actual galaxy, the aptly-named LA soccer team bested Dallas 3-2 with goals from Dos Santos, Keane, and Gerrard. The opportunity to enjoy our time together was made possible by the Rising Stars Program. Most of these 12-14 year-olds have been participating in LA Scores since they were 7-8 year olds at the elementary schools. As our insightful Executive Director said, "Pretty sure you don't build an strong alumni program after school. You build it by hanging out with middle schoolers on a Sunday night at a stadium sharing some food." If these youngsters are any indication of the future of this program, then LA Scores has some great years coming.

Middle School Summer Camp

America SCORES LA Middle School  Camp

July 13th-July 17th, 2015

Where: Mar Vista Park Turf Field

When: 2PM - 4PM

What: Soccer Camp. Sessions will focus on skill development and each day will include drills, scrimmaging, and lots of fun. Summer Camp is FREE for all participants.

Participants will gain and hone passing skills, practice their touch on ball, learn about teamwork within the game, and much more

Registration forms can be picked up at the America SCORES LA Office (3685 Motor Ave., Suite 110) or at the field on July 13th

America Scores LA | 310-204-6455 

arichards@americascores.org |

 http://www.americascores.org/affiliates/la

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FootGolf

On June 3rd, some of the Alumni Coaching Team took a nice trip to Rancho Park Golf Course to play a game of FootGolf. 

FootGolf is a precision sport where players kick a football into a cup in as few shots as possible. The game is played the same way as golf, except players use a football instead of a golf ball, and the ball is kicked rather than struck with a club, working towards a 21-inch "cup" in place of the usual golf hole. The player who plays the 9 or 18 holes with the fewest shots wins. Footgolf as sport is played on golf courses. It was an interesting experience to say the least. We had balls zipping through the grass and others soaring into the green. There were also the occasional ball in the bush, almost getting stuck in a tree, knocking one another ball out of the way, and missing the hole 6 times before sinking it in. Nonetheless, we will be visiting the golf course again soon enough. 

Goals Soccer Center

On Saturday June 27th we, LA SCORES, took our summer campers to Goals Soccer Center for some extra under the sun fun! 

With help from Oscar, Coach Felicia, Coach Sharp, Armond, Nahoul, and all of our volunteers we were able to have a successful day! 

Not to mention the parents who created an amazing lunch for all of the students! 

Overall, a SUCCESSFUL and FUN field trip for our students. 

Since we could not invite everybody in the world, we decided to share our pictures.

A picture is worth a thousand words; which words are depicted in these pictures?

 

 

An Introduction of Our Newest Intern, Gordon Bylsma

Hello America Scores LA Family,

My name is Gordon Bylsma, I am currently 19 years old and I attend Syracuse University in New York. I recently joined the America Scores LA team and cannot be more excited to start working this summer! Having grown up in Los Angeles, soccer has always been a large part of my life. Simply put, I love the game. I played on my varsity team in high school, my colleges’ club soccer team last year, and I am currently a manager for our Division-1, ACC varsity squad. Aside from my passion for soccer, I have always looked for ways to get involved and improve my local community. For the past four years I have been heavily involved in another local program called Camp Harmony, which recommended that I check out this great organization named America Scores LA. After researching America Scores LA and its mission, I knew this was the perfect place to blend my passions together. I am looking forward to a great summer and getting a chance to meet all of you!

Best,

Gordon