Board Matter
June 5, 2012 

Recognizing the Braddock Road Youth Club ’98 Elite
For winning the 2012 Virginia Youth Soccer Association State Cup

Madame Chairman:

I would like to congratulate the Braddock Road Youth Club ’98 Elite for winning the 2012 Virginia Youth Soccer Association State Cup.

The BRYC ’98 Elite is one of the premier U13 girls travel soccer teams not only in Virginia, where they are currently ranked number 1, but also in the United States. The 16 players on the team attend schools all over the County, from Springfield, Reston and Herndon to Vienna, Fairfax and Burke.

In the State Championship held on May 20, ‘98 Elite competed against 30 other teams from Virginia. They beat Loudon ’98 in the final round, winning with a final score of 1-0 when Lily Weber of Annandale scored a goal with only minutes left in double overtime. Their win at the State Cup now qualifies them to represent Virginia at the U.S. Youth Soccer Association Region 1 Championships which will be held later this summer in Pennsylvania.

This girl’s travel team has received a number of awards in recent years for their dedication and hard work in soccer. They are not only challenging themselves physically but they are also learning life skills, such as working cooperatively as a group, good sportsmanship and  challenging themselves to set and reach goals.

Madame Chairman, I ask that the Board of Supervisors congratulate Braddock Road Youth Club ’98 Elite for their achievement and invite them before the Board at a date to be determined to be formally recognized.