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LETTER FROM THE BOARD CHAIR
As we look back on 2015 and ahead to 2016, we reflect on the #FacesOfStoddert. Who are the people who, together, make DC Stoddert Soccer the special organization it is? At its core, DC Stoddert is more than 6,000 children from Washington DC and the close-in suburbs who play in our programs. DC Stoddert is also more than 10,000 parents and guardians of those children, who come together weekly while their kids play and train. Among these parents and guardians are 975 dedicated volunteers – including recreational coaches and team managers, travel team managers, and age group commissioners – all of whom give their time and enthusiasm to make our programs possible and who are the glue holding us all together. Supporting DC Stoddert in every way are seven invaluable paid staff members and two interns. Additionally, there are 25 professional coaches, whose expertise propels our travel program. And rounding out the #FacesOfStoddert are 100-plus certified referees, who strive to ensure a positive experience for our older players in each and every game. DC Stoddert is more than a soccer club where children learn to play and compete. Collectively, the many thousands of #FacesOfStoddert are a community of citizens joined together as children find joy through soccer. We come together across neighborhoods and school communities,
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strengthening the social fabric of our city and deepening our own sense of place within it. DC Stoddert is where our children make friends when they’re young. And as they get older, their DC Stoddert teams are often where friendships are held together. As a long-time DC Stoddert parent and volunteer, I have increasingly reflected on the relationships forged among adults, as well, as we support our children’s soccer experience. Through DC Stoddert, I have made friends throughout the city, and many of these relationships carry over into other aspects of my life, both professional and social. And I see this all around me, as well, as I watch others interacting at DC Stoddert activities. When you next find yourself at a DC Stoddert practice or game, I encourage you to look at and appreciate the #FacesOfStoddert. In all likelihood, they are the faces of friends, some long-time, some yet to be made. With gratitude for your continued membership in the DC Stoddert community,
Karin Perkins Chair, 2014-15
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OVERVIEW
HISTORY
DC Stoddert Soccer was founded in 1977 to encourage the playing of soccer among Washington-area youngsters. The club initially consisted of 60 children learning together in small groups at Stoddert Elementary School in the Glover Park neighborhood, which is where the League takes its name. Since then, the club has expanded and become the city’s largest youth sports program.
6,000+ STODDERT SERVES MORE THAN 6,000 CHILDREN & FAMILIES
FOUNDED IN
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DC Stoddert Soccer strives to make every program inclusive: 90% of participants play in programs that are open-registration, where every child that registers is put on a team and every player on a team gets to play. The registration fee for recreational programming is kept as low as possible as the club offers ‘noquestions-asked scholarships’, which is defined as if you can’t the registration fee, pay what you can afford. The only required equipment for youth programs are cleats and shin-guards, and as such, each season the club organizes equipment exchanges so families can donate or swap footwear. Anything that is collected is then made available to any family for one dollar a pair.
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THE CLUB HAS BECOME THE CITY’S LARGEST YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAM
STODDERT
DC Stoddert Soccer League is the largest youth sports organization in Washington, DC. Through a variety of soccer educational programs, DC Stoddert serves more than 6,000 children and families and mobilizes a corps of 975 dedicated volunteers to support innovative soccer development programs for youth, ages 4-19. All Stoddert Soccer programs occur on athletic fields and parks in the District of Columbia during after school hours, primarily in the evenings and on weekends throughout the school year.
PHILOSOPHY
All of DC Stoddert Soccer’s programs are paid for by revenue collected from registration fees and tax-deductible contributions. The club receives no financial support from the government of the District of Columbia, and
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Among it all, DC Stoddert Soccer provides high quality, youth development programs at reasonable costs due to a large and devoted corps of parent volunteers. Throughout the academic calendar, our volunteers help organize and stage more than 4,000 soccer games a year - they coach and referee matches, order and distribute uniforms, prepare fields and equipment, create schedules and rosters, and adjudicate disputes.
KEY POINTS ABOUT OUR CHILDREN
PROGRAMS
DC Stoddert Soccer offers stimulating soccer educational programs for children in primary and secondary schools. This includes recreational and travel soccer, winter futsal, individualized and small-group instruction, coaching education, referee training and volunteer placement and support.
thus must rely on the generosity of individual and corporate donors to cover its annual operating expenses. In addition, DC Stoddert Soccer invests in local charities and schools through its relationship with local PTA’s and the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation, from which the club rents athletic facilities and provides in-kind soccer field equipment, field maintenance and programmatic support.
INDIVIDUALIZED AND SMALL-GROUP INSTRUCTION
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$180K
Players who attend a member institution of DC Public Schools
Children who participate in DC Stoddert Soccer programs and activities are between the ages of 7 and 14 years old.
Nearly half of all DC Stoddert players are female*
Scholarship assistance to children and families who requested financial support during 2015
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TARGET AUDIENCE
Through its recreational and travel soccer programs, DC Stoddert Soccer serves children and families in the following sub-markets throughout the District of Columbia:
1. Adams Morgan 2. AU Park, DC
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3. Brookland/CUA
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5. Chevy Chase, MD 2
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7. Fort Reno, DC 12
OFFICERS
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8. Gallaudet/NOMA, DC
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10. Glover Park, DC 12. Palisades, DC
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CHAIR: Karin Perkins
TREASURER: Mike McNamee
VICE CHAIR: Joy Willing
SECRETARY: Cara Troup
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13. Sixteenth Street Heights
GENERAL DIRECTORS
14. Takoma Park, DC 15. Tenleytown, DC 16. Trinidad, DC 17. U Street/Cardozo, DC 18. Walter Reed, DC
Board also volunteer their time to participate on Board and Advisory committees that pertain to the mission and services of the club. These committees include Audit, Development, Nominating, Strategic Planning, Recreational, Risk Management and Travel.
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6. Foggy Bottom, DC
11. Mount Pleasant, DC
DC Stoddert Soccer is guided by a Board of Directors that provides governance and oversight of the club’s executive team, soccer education programs and outreach services to children and families in the District of Columbia. The Board meets monthly to discuss operational, programmatic and other governance matters related to the club’s activities. Members of the
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4. Chevy Chase, DC
9. Georgetown, DC
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Nick Alten
Jennifer Gootman
Christine Lawson
Lawrence Smith
Lori Denham
Nick Keenan
Evan Nadler
Denise Wardlaw
John Gardiner
Jorgen Kjaer
Walter Sechriest
RECREATIONAL PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVES Nick Alten • Jennifer Gootman
TRAVEL PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVES Lori Denham • Christine Lawson
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RECREATIONAL PROGRAM
AGE GROUP COMMISSIONERS Unique to the Recreational Program are parent volunteers, known as Age Group Commissioners, who take on the responsibility of coordinating player and coach assignments to teams within one of the 19 divisions in the Recreational program.
“Children have to be educated, but they have also to be left to educate themselves.” Ernest Dinmet, author, The Art of Thinking
The lifeblood of DC Stoddert Soccer’s community service programming is the Recreational program. Most players and their teams compete on Saturdays during the fall and spring seasons. High school teams also occasionally play on Friday evenings. Approximately 400 teams were formed by the club to support 19 age groups – all of whom were proudly supported by more than 900 parent coaches and team managers. The Recreational program is led by Kris Ward along with support from Tom Gross, Genna Opatut and interns Joshua Damm and Kate Murphy. Together, the staff support 33 Age Group Commissioners who oversee all of the player rostering, game scheduling, and logistics for each of the age groups within the program. Age-appropriate instruction along with guided practice and mentoring is introduced the moment a child enters the club and begins their journey through elementary, middle and high school. Over the past decade, DC Stoddert Soccer has experienced 26% growth in the total number of Recreational players, and nearly 11% growth since 2011. Interestingly, the relative proportions of
female and male players (50/50), and the relative proportions of players in our Coed and All-Girls’ programs have stayed nearly constant over the past 10 years. In the past year, Recreational participants came from 136 zip codes across the metropolitan Washington area.
AGE DISTRIBUTION, RECREATIONAL PROGRAM 4-8 year olds
13-15 year olds
9-12 year olds
16-19 year olds
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2014-15 RECREATIONAL PROGRAM AGE GROUP COMMISSIONERS Co-Ed Division: Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed
Pre-K and Kindergarten (Under 5 and 6): Tom Gross 1st (Under 7): Dorothy McCuaig and Rich Wysocki 2nd (Under 8): Eric Hoy 3rd (Under 9): Jennifer Lavorel, Ryan McInerney and Dana Sade 4th (Under 10): Erin Harcourt 5th (Under 11): Elaine Clancy and Amit Malhotra 6th (Under 12): Jennifer Gootman 7th (Under 13): Tony Callandrillo 8th (Under 14): Kate Stein and Nick Keenan HS: Nick Alten, Rick Graf, Karin Perkins and Chris Vaden
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Girls’ Division: 2262
To learn more about our Recreational program and opportunities for your child to participate, visit stoddert.com and click on RECREATION in the navigation bar.
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Commissioners work with the coaches and team managers prior to the season to build rosters, schedule games, and provide support as needed.
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2nd (Under 8): Sarah Stettinius and Shelley Vanneman 3rd (Under 9): Haze McCrary 4th (Under 10): Kelle Bevine 5th (Under 11): Chris Dietz, Connie Lausten and Lucia Wadeson 6th (Under 12): Kari Swenson 7th (Under 13): Bob Kyle and Frank Moore 8th (Under 14): Joe Kim and Stefan Fatsis High School: Sarah Ducich, Jenny Goldstein and Joy Willing
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KELLE BEVINE How did you become involved with DC Stoddert Soccer? When my kids expressed an interest in soccer I began asking other parents and all pointed me in the direction of DC Stoddert Soccer.
Do you have children that currently play or participated in the past? Yes, I have two daughters, a 4th grader and a 7th grader, who have been playing in the Stoddert rec program for the last 10 seasons (i.e. five years!).
Did you play soccer as a child? If so, what are some of your fondest memories playing the game? I did play soccer as a child. I began about age 9 when my family moved to Miami where all kids played soccer all year long in the warm, Florida sun. It quickly became my favorite sport and I did get a chance to travel to a few tournaments in Colorado, Tennessee and Canada as a kid. I continued playing throughout my college years as well. By far my fondest memories are from my days on my youth team, I still remember scoring off a free kick to help my team win the U12 championship, and all the bonding that happens off the field - carpooling to the games and celebrating or commiserating afterward. I am a big believer that team sports offer a camaraderie that is unique and bestow lots of valuable life lessons.
FAST FACTS Talk about your approach and philosophy related to helping children and their parents participate in the sport of soccer. What do you want parents and players to know about the Recreational program and club? The first word that comes to mind is welcoming. The recreation program prides itself on finding a team for every kid who wants to play soccer. Working with the girls division I often encounter parents who say their daughter would like to try playing soccer but might not have enough skill and/or they’re interested to play with their friends. My answer is not to worry, all of the teams have a wide variety of skill level and I do my absolute best to pair classmates and friends onto the same teams. My aim is to foster a play environment that’s fun with friends… later the love of the game will come!
6,100
YOUTH PLAYERS
9,500 PARENTS
975
VOLUNTEERS
This past year, our membership included over 6,100 youth players, 9,500 parents and 975 volunteers.
We played over 4,000 games and held more than 5,000 hours of instruction and practice.
4,000 GAMES
5,000 HRS
Our donors and corporate partners made over 760 gifts to the club in support of player development, coach and referee training and field improvement initiatives throughout the past year.
What do you enjoy about your volunteer role as an Age Group Commissioner? DC Stoddert brings together a tremendously diverse and dedicated bunch of people with a sole common purpose of offering kids the opportunity to enjoy learning and playing soccer. It is a wonderful community builder as much as a great sports program. Getting to know the fantastic volunteer coaches and managers that make time to work with kids of all different skill levels, in an inclusive and caring way, has been the best part of the role.
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TRAVEL PROGRAM
COMMUNITY IMPACT
“To let each player function optimally with devotion to his teammates while still having his own personality, his own insight into the game…” Arsene Wenger, Manager, Arsenal Football Club
DC Stoddert Soccer’s Travel Program positively impacted the lives of 710 youth soccer players between the ages of 8 and 19 during the past year. Approximately 46 teams were formed by the club to support player development and team competition over a ten-month period. All DC Stoddert Soccer travel teams adhere to a player development model that emphasizes technique, poise under pressure, teamwork, competition, and a love for the game. Ageappropriate instruction along with guided practice and mentoring is introduced the moment a child enters the club and begins their journey through elementary, middle, and high school.
instructional staff holds a national ‘A’ or ‘B’ coaching license from U.S. Soccer and the number of coaches seeking advanced training continues to grow season-to-season. Over the past five years, DC Stoddert Soccer has experienced a 5% increase in the number of travel program participants. Over 40 percent of all Travel players continue to play on a club-sponsored Recreational soccer team while also playing Travel soccer in the younger age groups.
Led by Travel Director Evans Malyi, DC Stoddert Soccer’s Travel program attracts top-notch professional coaches and youth participants from neighborhoods across the District of Columbia, Arlington, Fairfax, and Montgomery Counties. Among the 25 professional coaches who guide and mentor our Travel teams, all have successfully completed professional licensure and certification requirements established by the United States Soccer Federation. Forty-eight percent of the
“My coaching philosophy is taking players who are eager to learn and provide them with the tools and environment that will facilitate their long term development. I want players to develop solid skills and build strong foundation technically and tactically.” Coach Hamami
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Success on and off the pitch is one of the hallmarks of DC Stoddert Soccer as communityminded organization and our Travel teams continue to excel on and off the pitch in a variety of ways. For Piers Kirk, his love of the game came together in a special way this past year as he collected several suitcases worth of soccer equipment and uniforms to re-distribute to youth associated with Zawama FC, an amateur club based in Diani, Zimbabwe. Piers embarked on a journey that saw him amass hundreds of donations from classmates, teachers and staff at his school, families in his neighborhood and support from club officials as well. City FC’s “City Fives” winter indoor youth soccer league expanded operations and served over 450 youth participants during the 2014-15 winter months. Players and teams worked with professional coaches to acquire new technical skills and grasp the tactical approach to playing five-a-side soccer.
HIGHLIGHTS OF NOTE INCLUDE: Coach Tunji Akiwolo’s Under 16 Blue Metros championship prowess in the 2014-15 Atlantic Soccer League.
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Coach Keith Neale’s Under 14 Blue Metros won several premier tournaments including the Arlington (Va.) Winter Invitational, CASL (NC) Shootout, OBGC (Md.) Labor Day Cup and the Ultimate (Va.) Cup. They established themselves as one of the top girls’ teams in the region.
DC Stoddert Soccer finished in the top half among all Club Champions League member clubs during the 2014-15 year amassing 355 points from 229 matches played.
To learn more about our travel program and opportunities for your child to participate, visit stoddert.com and click on TRAVEL in the navigation bar.
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LORRAINE LEWIS, STODDERT REFEREE SINCE SPRING 2009 What is your background with soccer? At my high school in Worthington, Ohio, the autumn sport for girls was field hockey. I played field hockey goalie throughout high school and college. When I moved to Washington, DC, in the mid-80’s, I played my first organized soccer in the Montgomery County over 30 women’s league.
Did you play as a child? If so, where and how long did you play? No. I played recreational kickball, field hockey and softball growing up in Stratford, Conn. and Akron, Ohio. I also played basketball, volleyball, and ran track in high school.
What brought you to DC Stoddert Soccer? Both my daughter and son played soccer in the DC Stoddert league. I was a co-commissioner of the Girls’ Under-8 division and started co-coaching my daughter’s rec team. Most of the girls came from Janney Elementary School. I stayed on as the coach and somehow we found a way to keep merging with other teams as players dropped off, so we always had enough players to field a team on Saturdays. Several of the original players played right through 12th grade. Twenty seasons of coaching girls rec soccer was a lot of fun.
Talk about your approach and philosophy related to refereeing youth matches. What do you want parents, players and coaches to know before kickoff? I take refereeing seriously. I am thrilled that the players are still playing soccer and I want to do everything I can to officiate the game well for them. I owe it to the coaches, players, and fans to know the rules of the game. I ask the parents to let the coach ‘coach’. The parents can be most supportive just by cheering and clapping for good plays, no matter which team makes the play.
When did you decide to become a referee, and who were some of the influences on your career? I became a DC Stoddert referee in the spring of 2009. I had last coached soccer in 2007 and missed being outside on beautiful Saturday days. Walt Anderson,
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Stoddert’s referee assignor, was very supportive. I took a refereeing course and started later that season. For me, it was a way to give back to Stoddert and I applaud what Stoddert offers to thousands of young people. It is especially gratifying for me to see girls playing and improving. I absolutely love that!
In your opinion, what are the key attributes that a modern-day referee must have to be successful? A referee must be very safety conscious. It is the referee’s job to make sure the players have proper shin guards and there are no hazards with the uniforms or on the field. A referee must also be knowledgeable. The rules do change from year to year and we need to keep up. A referee must be a good role model for all the adults and players as well. Take the assignment seriously and ref your very best game every time.
What advice would you give to DC Stoddert youth players who are interested in becoming a certified referee? I have truly enjoyed my time as a DC Stoddert referee. I would encourage youth players to try it out. It is not one of those unpaid internships that abound. DC Stoddert pays you because the club values what you do to help keep youth soccer games alive in our metropolitan area. It is a perfect way to take on responsibility. Being outdoors and refereeing on a beautiful Saturday morning is very rewarding.
PARTNERS COMMUNITY PARTNERS American University Atlantic Soccer League Barrie School Boys & Girls Club of Washington, DC Edmund Burke School Catholic University of America Club Champions League DC SCORES Alice Deal Middle School District of Columbia Department of General Services District of Columbia Department of Parks & Recreation District of Columbia Public Schools District Sports Elite 300 Soccer Camp Friends of 16th Street Heights Friends of Hardy Park Friends of Palisades Park Friends of Shepherd Park Georgetown Day School Janney Elementary School Lab School of Washington Horace Mann Elementary School
Maret School Maryland State Youth Soccer Association Montgomery County Department of Parks & Recreation Murch Elementary School National Capital Soccer League National Children’s Hospital National Park Service National Soccer Coaches Association of America National Soccer Coaches Association of America Foundation RiRa Georgetown Francis Scott Key Elementary School School Without Walls High School Shepherd Elementary School Sidwell Friends School Soccer for Girls St. John’s College High School Tubman Elementary School The George Washington University Virginia Youth Soccer Association Washington Area Girls Soccer League Washington Episcopal School Washington Trinity University Woodrow Wilson High School
CORPORATE PARTNERS Allen Custom Frame Amazon Smile Foundation Bank of Georgetown Blue Sombrero
D.C. United Demosphere Ewing Sports Kwik Goal
Maryland Soccerplex Mindful Restaurants LLC Nike Soccer Official Sports International
ProTime Sports Soccer American Youth Leagues Washington Spirit
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
Over the past year, DC Stoddert Soccer has engaged in a variety of community service projects and events that have brought children, families and members of area neighborhoods together in a positive and uplifting manner. In June, the club issued a challenge to all members to join together and participate in the 2015 Passback Challenge, a community-wide call to action that brought together hundreds of families in the club through the spirit of
giving. Children and families donated over 1,000 pieces of new and used soccer equipment, which included uniforms, shin guards, balls, backpacks, and goalkeeper gloves. All of the items were re-distributed to Leveling the Playing Field, a local community-based organization that collects new and gently used sports equipment and provides it to charitable groups and clubs across the metropolitan area that assist underprivileged youth.
REPORTS & FINANCIALS
We are pleased to share with you our annual reports and financials, which showcase the role and impact our programs have on children and families across the District of Columbia. Visit www.stoddert.com and click on About Us to download a copy of our IRS 990 report and audited financial statements for 2014.
On a similar note, we continue to find new ways to rally our members around causes that they care about. Two special events to note this past year that deserve mentioning are the annual cleat exchange, which gives members and their children a chance to exchange used and often “one size too small footwear” with other families
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who are looking for a new pair of cleats for the upcoming season. This year’s cleat exchange was held at the clubhouse in March and generated both goodwill and plenty of smiles for parents, players and coaches. We look forward to hosting children and families again this March for the 2016 cleat exchange.
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COACHING EDUCATION & SUPPORT
Earlier this year, DC Stoddert partnered with DC SCORES and the NSCAA Foundation to provide free coaching education training to youth coaches from both organizations. The course was held on a cold and windy Saturday in late March and attracted 65 coaches from across the city to the all-weather synthetic turf at the Jelleff Recreational Center. The instruction itself was made possible by a grant from the NSCAA Foundation to DC Stoddert Soccer and DC SCORES, who collaborated to make the course available to registered coaches and volunteers within their respective communitybased organizations. In late November, DC Stoddert Soccer was awarded a second grant from the NSCAA Foundation to continue coaching education opportunities for parent and professional coaches associated with the club. A follow up NSCAA national course will be held in early March 2016 for both Stoddert and SCORES coaches interested in furthering their knowledge of the game. During the summer and fall months, DC Stoddert Soccer partnered with Children’s National
Hospital, D.C. Department of Health, and MedStar Sports Medicine to provide a series of concussion education and outreach training workshops for parent volunteers, professional coaches and technical staff. Over 60 club members and professionals participated in the workshops which focused on concussion care, injury prevention, medical evaluation, and compliance with the D.C. Athletic Concussion Protection Act. Prior to the fall season, DC Stoddert Soccer joined forces with Positive Coaching Alliance to offer two coaching education workshops for parent coaches. Instructors from PCA visited the clubhouse mid-season and led discussions that focused on best practices associated with teaching life skills, structuring practices and game day experiences, incorporating teamwork into all activities and strategies to emphasize sportsmanship through the team experience. More than 40 coaches participated in the training and received certificates of completion from PCA.
ANNUAL SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS
DC Stoddert Soccer is proud to recognize the efforts of countless men, women and teenage studentathletes who have gone above and beyond as volunteers to support the club’s educational programs and mission for children and families engaged in the sport of soccer.
Thomas Delaney, 2014 John A. Koskinen DC Stoddert Soccer Volunteer of the Year
Christopher Evans, 2014 Tyler Rusch
DC Stoddert Soccer Adult Referee of the Year
Marek Gootman, 2014 Kelly & Sloane Murray All Girls’ Recreational Coach of the Year
Khaled Hamami, 2014
DC Stoddert Soccer Travel Coach of the Year
Adam Kulawiec, 2014 Jessi Miller
DC Stoddert Soccer Youth Referee of the Year
Paul Weiss, 2014 Len Oliver
DC Stoddert Soccer Coed Coach of the Year
A complete list of all service award recipients is available on our website at www.stoddert.com under About Us
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REFEREE PROGRAM Mentoring youth soccer players is a key component of our club experience and an area of excellence that often goes unnoticed. Mentors exist at every level of the club and are loyal, dedicated volunteers who identify with the mission and vision of the club, but feel strongly about working with children on a regular basis to teach them life skills, techniques and other strategies that they can carry forward beyond the playing field.
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DC Stoddert Soccer’s mentors are heroes and believers in their own special way. One particular GIANT mentor that goes above and beyond without hesitation is Walt Anderson. Walt coordinates all aspects of the club’s referee program and has been doing so for many years, often as a one-man operation for a corps of referees well over 100 strong.
Walt identifies, recruits, trains, places and supports referees for every Recreational program match each fall and spring. 54 of our referees have attained certification from the U.S. Soccer Federation – 38 of which are new JUNIOR REFEREES, that is high school students who expressed interest in becoming a referee and have dedicated time to learning the Laws of the Game. All have passed and have been working alongside a referee mentor. Walt reports that our referees
are a talented and diverse bunch who hail from all parts of the world and speak more than five languages other than English. He also was pleased to indicate that the club was able to have a referee on the field on any given Soccer Saturday for 95% of all games played this past season, and expects that number to rise over the next year.
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HOW YOU CAN HELP
DC Stoddert Soccer’s impact is made possible thanks to the generosity of our donors and partners. We appreciate your commitment to our mission and your support of our growth. Every gift received makes it possible to improve the lives of youth across the District of Columbia.
GIVE ONLINE Support player development, coaching education, referee development and winter futsal. Visit www.stoddert.com and click on DONATE to learn more.
VOLUNTEER Lend your expertise as a soccer coach, team manager or age group commissioner. Go to www.stoddert.com and visit COMMUNITY to see how you can get into the game.
LEADERSHIP & EXECUTIVE STAFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
FINANCE COORDINATOR:
DIRECTOR OF RECREATIONAL SOCCER:
CLUB REGISTRAR & ONLINE RESOURCES COORDINATOR:
Douglas Homer Kris Ward
DIRECTOR OF TRAVEL SOCCER: Evans Malyi
DIRECTOR OF RECREATIONAL OPERATIONS & VOLUNTEERS: Tom Gross
DIRECTOR OF REFEREES: Walt Anderson
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DC Stoddert Soccer is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization offering varying levels of soccer education and competition. Our mission is to provide a positive, fun, and developmentally appropriate soccer experience
and to promote a love of soccer for Washington, DCarea youth. DC Stoddert Soccer promotes sportsmanship, fair play, community building, and volunteerism among its members.