Coaching Staff

The Virginia Legacy Soccer Club coaching staff is comprised of coaches from a variety of backgrounds.  From nationally licensed coaches to former collegiate and professional soccer players our coaches are dedicated to putting player development at the forefront of your child and our clubs success. Click here for the 2017/18 Coaching Staff and Bios

Club Philosophy

The Virginia Legacy has spent a lot of time developing a player centric philosophy and age group curriculum.  All players, coaches, parents and newcomers to the club are encouraged to read what the Virginia Legacy is all about and how we go about developing players, the club and teams.

Developmental Philosophy
Players Roles and Responsibilities

Curriculums
U6 - U8 Player Curriculum
U9-U12 Player Curriculum
U13-U14 Player Curriculum

 

Playing Levels

The Virginia Legacy Soccer Club will provide teams in 3 communities across the Peninsula in 2017/18. The top players in each age group across all communities will come together to make up the CCL Elite team at the U12-U19 age groups for boys and girls.  For the 2nd/3rd tier teams (Wizards and Phoenix or Titans/Gryphons) at the U11-U19 age groups - we will combine the next best players while trying to maintain a certain community "home base" based on the rosters and coaches. These teams will play in the Virginia Soccer League.  These teams will be placed in divsions appropriate for their development regardless of the team name (Ex: Titans Teams can play in Div 1/2 if needed)   

See Below for more descriptions of CCL Elite, VSL Elite and VSL Premier - Playing Levels.

At U10 - all players are suggested to play in their home communities and not travel across - to limit travel for practices and games.

Community Designations:
Williamsburg Legacy - Practice and Game Locations Primarily in Williamsburg Area
East End Legacy - Practice and Game Locations Primarily in Newport News and Peninsula Locations
ISA Legacy - Practice and Game Locations Primarily in Poquoson and York Locations
CCL Elite - Practice and Game Locations Vary based on Coach and Roster at each age group

Premier Travel teams play in a competitive environment between the VSL elite and recreational levels. The Boys Premier teams are called Titans while the Girls teams are called Gryphons. All Legacy Titans and Gryphons teams participate in either the Tidewater Advanced Soccer League (TASL) (U10-12) or Virginia Soccer League Inc. (VSL)(U10; U13-U19). The TASL and VSL provides exceptional regionalized competition from Virginia Beach, Richmond and all areas in between.  All Legacy Premier teams train at least two times per week, and training is often integrated between the two teams to allow for constant observation and evaluation of all players in the age group pool. The goal of the Virginia Legacy Soccer Club is to provide a meaningful competition environment for the Club’s U10 – U19 travel players through a customized schedule of League,  Tournament and competitive Friendly matches.  These teams will be primarily community based and practice/game locations will be based on those communities the teams are formed out of.  
 

Yearly Calendar
U10 – U15 - CCL Elite/Wizards/Titans/Phoenix/Gryphons

Preseason Mini Camp (1 week) – August 7, 2017 – August 11, 2017
Fall Season (14 weeks) – August 14, 2017 – November 19, 2017
Offseason (6 weeks) – November 20, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Winter Training (6 weeks) – January 1, 2018 – February 16, 2018
Spring Season (14 weeks) – February 19, 2018 – May 20,  2018
Offseason (10 weeks) – May 21, 2018 – August 6, 2018

U16 – U19  - CCL Elite/Wizards/Titans/Phoenix

Preseason Mini Camp (1 week) – August 7, 2017 – August 11, 2017
Fall Season (17 weeks) August 14, 2017 – December 18, 2017 (CCL Elite only in December)
Offseason (2 weeks) December 19, 2017 – December 31, 2017
Winter Season/Showcases  (11 weeks) January 1, 2018 – March 25, 2018

Leagues / Games / Tournaments:

Leagues:

• Titans and Gryphons

U10-12 Titans and Gryphons – Tidewater Advanced Soccer League - https://tasli.org

U13-19 Titans and Gryphons - Virginia Soccer League (7-10 games per season) - www.vasoccerleague.com

VLSC U10-19 Titans and Gryphons teams will compete in the  Tidewater Advanced Soccer League (TASL) or the Virginia Soccer League (VSL) against teams from Richmond to Virginia Beach areas.

• Wizards and Phoenix​

U10-19 Wizards and Phoenix – Virginia Soccer League (7-10 games per season) - www.vasoccerleague.com

VLSC U10-19 Wizards and Phoenix teams will compete in the Virginia Soccer League (VSL) against teams from Richmond to Virginia Beach.

• CCL Elite - Boys and Girls

U12-U19 CCL Elite - Club Champions League (15 games) - www.clubchampionsleague.com

U12 - U19 CCL Elite will compete in the Club Champions League (CCL) against elite teams and clubs from all over Virginia and Maryland.

Tournaments:

The Club’s Technical Staff will look at the needs of each team and the players on that team, and select tournaments that will help the players achieve their developmental and college soccer goals. Tournament schedules will be custom designed for each team to give competitive and meaningful games, and an environment in which they can best showcase their talents.

(7 – 20 games participating in 2 – 6 State, Regional and National level tournaments; # of tournaments are based on team level selected to)

State Cup:

Fall 2017 – U15 – U19 CCL Elite Boys and Girls ***
Spring 2018 – U12 – U14 CCL Elite Boys and Girls ***

***Team selection into the State Cup will be reviewed by the clubs directors and participation will be based on a team to team basis.

Friendly Matches:

The VLSC is always looking to develop our players and our relationship with clubs throughout the Region, thus we will always look to schedule matches that both fit the clubs and team competitive needs.