Jason Woodall Wins Ken Headley ‘Commitment to the Game’ Award from ASA! 

Congratulations to our own Jason "Woody" Woodall, who was recently awarded the Ken Headley Good of the Game Award from the Alabama Soccer Association.

Ken was a long-time coach of the Vestavia Hills Soccer Club, as well as an area high school and college coach, and referee. Ken passed away in January 2019, and the "Good of the Game" award was created in his honor just last year.  Jason is the second recipient of this award.

Jason "Woody" Woodall has been coaching youth soccer for over thirty years, the last twenty in Birmingham. He has served as a Technical Director, Tournament Director, and is currently VHSC's Academy Director and General Manager. VHSC is proud to have Woody on its team! Congrats to a very deserving coach and mentor...

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Jason Woodall is a Georgia native, where he grew up playing his youth soccer in Stone Mountain.  He played his Club soccer for the Brookwood Steamers / JD Dempsey's and attended Clarkston High School.  After High School, Jason attended Presbyterian College in South Carolina and was a 4-year starter and Captain.

After College, Jason went on to play professional soccer for the Charleston Battery, Columbia Patriots, Greenville Shamrocks, and the Atlanta Ruckus.  Jason has been coaching youth soccer since 1990.  He has spent over 20 years coaching summer camps at Ralph Lundy Soccer Academy and Mount Berry Soccer Academy.

In addition to Coaching College Soccer at Ga. State University and various High Schools throughout the years...  He has also coached youth soccer teams of all ages and worked as a DOC, Academy Director, Director of Player Development, administrator, website designer, graphic artist, and General Manager.  Jason holds a USSF B, National Youth License, ISPAS Level 1 & 2 Video Analysis Certifications, and is a Registered Nurse (RN) in Alabama.