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2023 Fall Recreational Soccer Registration Now Open!
Thank you for visiting Vestavia Hills Soccer Club! Home to over 1500 soccer players each year, we are excited to announce Fall 2023 Recreational Soccer Registration! Registration is NOW OPEN!
We have multiple locations for all players, genders, and levels! If you have any questions, please get in touch with us at info@vestaviasoccer.com.
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Steamers 2011 Black are Perdido Soccer Shootout Champions!
Congrats to our 2011 Steamers Black I on being crowned Champions for the Perdido Soccer Shootout!
The boys finished the tournament undefeated and only conceded 2 goals throughout the entire tournament!
- Game 1 saw the steamers play Pensacola Rush in a 2-1 win. Goals courtesy of Patrick Jackson and Luke Wilson helped secure the win for the team. Some great individual play from CJ Wade and Charlie Colvin helped create the goals to bring the victory.
- Game 2 had the Steamers match up against MSC Lakers. The game ended in a 4-1 win with this being the most goals in a single game for the team at the tournament. Goals came from Nolan Walker, Luke Wilson and Collier Preskit to help ensure the victory for the team. Pulling the strings in midfield Jeremy Xie, Skye Rodney-Phillips and Will Ennis helped provide some creative solutions to find all the goal scorers for the assists.
- Game 3 was a close 1-0 win. One teammate was unable to travel due to injury. Grey Caroll who provided a constant encouragement to the boys with his motivative talk and passion demand high standards.The game winning goal came off an excellent shot from Jeremy Lam all the way from the halfway line. This game resulted in the teams only shutout thanks to excellent goalkeeping from John David Reamey and aid of his back line consisting of Boone Dunham, Eli Smith, Jeremy Lam and Crue Swords.
VHSC Sets Record for Largest Registration Ever!
This spring, over 1700 players will be playing soccer under the VHSC banner. This is our largest registration period ever. Is it due to the World Cup bump? Maybe it’s all our great coaches? Whatever the reason, we are thrilled to welcome everyone to our fields this spring. Highlights for this Spring is our free Recreational Skills Sessions, held weekly on Mondays at Central, Tuesdays at Liberty Park - both at 7 PM!
Steamers 13 Black are VIT Champions!
The Steamers 13 Black CEN team championed through the Vestavia Invitational tourney with a record of 3-0 and putting on an impressive display. Individual performances came together to help the team on its path to the championship. This team is one to look out for in the future! Thank you to all parents who rose to the occasion by heavily encouraging our players on the pitch!
Way to go, Steamers!
TOPGOLF is VHSC Newest Sponsor!
VHSC is excited to announce that Topgolf has joined our winning team. The host of our annual Thanksgiving in April, Topgolf, is now an official club sponsor.
Topgolf is a sports entertainment complex with an inclusive, high-tech golf game that everyone can enjoy. Paired with an outstanding food and beverage menu, climate-controlled hitting bays, and music, every Topgolf has an energetic hum you can feel right when you walk through the door.
Click here to visit the Topgolf website!
Thanks to Topgolf for their support.
UAB Medicine: Mental Fitness Webinar
In case you missed last month' Club- Wide Zoom presentation, here is the link and passcode below. Titled "Mental Fitness for your Soccer Player", Dr. Laura Dreer is joined by a great panel to discuss some very timely and important topics in youth sports!
Click here to watch the webinar
Passcode: n3KzL&%r
Dreer, Laura, PhD
Dr. Dreer’s areas of clinical research concentration are threefold:
- Examining the role of social cognitive (e.g., problem-solving abilities) and lifestyle factors on adjustment to chronic health conditions
- Development of health promotion and lifestyle interventions to improve health outcomes and adjustment
- Evaluating competency-related issues (i.e., medical decision-making, management of finances, driving). She holds secondary appointments in the departments of physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, and psychology.
Dr. Dreer has two subspecialty areas of postdoctoral training in rehabilitation psychology (UAB) and neuropsychology (Duke University). Her doctorate is in clinical psychology from Central Michigan University.
Bidding Kings announces 2-year Sponsorship of Vestavia Hills Soccer Club
PRESS RELEASE: FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Birmingham, AL – Bidding Kings, an online weekly MEGA sale with local pickup, founded by serial Entrepreneur, John Cassimus announces its support of Vestavia Hills Soccer Club.
Cassimus, “the partnership is a perfect fit for our business. We are committed to giving families the best deals in Birmingham on tools, furniture, mattresses, electronics, clothing, and more. We also firmly believe in the work VHSC does not only to teach the game of soccer but to educate and support families within the sport.”
Bidding Kings is an online local MEGA sale where all items are listed on the website or app for only $5 per item and the bidders/customers determine the final price as they bid throughout the week. Bidders typically save 70-90% off retail when bidding and winners pick up their winnings at our location in Hoover at 1855 Montgomery Hwy.
We look forward to a long partnership with Vestavia Hills Soccer Club and the families they serve.
United Soccer Coaches Announces 2022 Letter of Commendation to Coach Jason Neumann!
Coach Jason Neumann to receive the USC Letter of Commendation!
Each year at the United Soccer Coaches Convention, the association recognizes a select few for their exceptional and unique contributions to the sport and to the association’s membership. Five individuals will be presented Letters of Commendation this year at the Awards Banquet on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, as part of the 83rd annual Convention in Kansas City, Mo.The United Soccer Coaches Letter of Commendation is presented to a recipient for their service to, impact on, and/or positive influence on the association and/or the game of soccer in the United States.
VHSC's Coach Jason Jason Neumann will receive the accolade this January in Philadelphia! There will be five total recipients for the award this year...
- Jason Neumann
- Joe Amorim
- Gavin Donaldson
- Candice Fabry
- Al Miller
Coach Jason has been a member of the United Soccer Coaches since 1995. Jason has been active in coaching education, convention program areas, and national licensing courses. The 2018 recipient of the Mike Berticelli Excellence in Coaching Education, he has taught over 100 courses as a member of the Academy and Goalkeeping staff and served as state Coaching Education Director in Alabama and Mississippi. Neumann has worked with the Convention Program Committee for more than ten years, coordinating the introduction of clinicians at all field and classroom sessions during the Convention.
We are genuinely excited for Jason and honored to have him on the Vestavia Hills Soccer Club staff! Thank you for all your contributions and efforts to teach, mentor, and lead our players and coaches in life on and off the field!
Way to go, and congratulations, Jason!