Roanoke Star Soccer Club

The Roanoke Valley Youth Soccer Club, Inc. (RVYSC) is a non-profit corporation that sponsors the Roanoke Star soccer teams. RVYSC is a self-supporting organization operated on fees from club-sponsored tournaments, participation fees, money collected during fund-raising activities and donations. Participation fees cover approximately one third of the total cub expenses. Financial aid is available on an individual and confidential basis.

RVYSC was organized in 1986 to provide training for players looking for the highest level of soccer through organized, competitive play and professional coaching. Teams travel to different areas within, and outside of, the state of Virginia, to engage in challenging competition.

Our Premier level teams compete in the Virginia Club Champions League (VCCL). This league is amongst the most competitive leagues in the entire USA. The website for this league is www.vcclsoccer.com Some of the strongest clubs in Virginia compete in this league including Richmond Strikers, Richmond Kickers, VA Rush and Charlottesville Soccer Club. For our players, this league represents the best place to play and develop as soccer players in the Region.

Our Classic level players compete in the Blue Ridge Classic League (BRCL). This is a locally run league that involves competition against some of the local clubs in our area including New River Soccer Club, Danville Soccer Club, Valley FC and Harrisonburg FC. The website for this league is www.brclsoccer.org

No matter where you play at Roanoke Star you are afforded the same level of care and consideration. Our staff consists of an Administration assistant, a Full time Executive Director, a full time Director of Coaching, an Assistant Director of Coaching, an Academy Director and an accomplished pool of highly qualified coaches. All of our coaching staff has licensing through the USSF and NSCAA including some with the highest level of coaching accreditation available in the USA. Simply put, the coaching staff at Roanoke Star is the most qualified coaching staff in the Southwest Region and helps to provide an environment that leads to the best developmental soccer experience in the Southwest Virginia area.

Our Programs

Instructional Program – aimed at kids aged 4-7, this program teaches the basics of soccer through developmentally appropriate fun games and exercises.

Academy Program – aimed at the 7-10 yr olds, this is a program designed to teach age appropriate development of soccer skills.

Premier Soccer – this program is for the player who is looking to compete at the highest level of youth soccer available in the USA. Roanoke Star has helped to develop an incredible 7 All American soccer players. We have helped hundreds of players to go on and play at the college level as well as players who have gone on to play for their country and professionally in Europe and beyond.

Classic Soccer – this program is deigned as an ideal place for the aspiring soccer player to develop their skills. Players in the Classic program have access to the same programs and coaching as players in the Premier program and it is often used as a stepping-stone to the Premier program.

Indoor Soccer – every year in the winter months, Roanoke Star offers an accomplished indoor development program. This program is available to all players in the Roanoke area and beyond and is extremely popular. A nice twist to the program this year was the introduction of fusbal; a form of soccer played with a heavier ball that is designed to aid in developing supreme soccer skills. It is extremely popular in Brazil, where the idea originated and famous players such as Ronaldinho and Romario have grown up playing the game.

Strength and Conditioning – Roanoke Star teams all receive specialized Strength and Conditioning training throughout the year from a qualified fitness professional. The sessions are planned throughout the year and are done in conjunction with normal training sessions. Each team can expect to receive at least 3 sessions over the course of a season. Particular emphasis is placed on our girls program where a specially designed series of exercises are aimed at prevention of ACL injuries, a common problem in women’s sports.

Technical Training – All players at Roanoke Star are eligible to attend our extra skills training sessions each week. Ben Freakley, the Head Coach at VMI, is our specialized skills trainer and comes in once per week to run an advanced skills training clinic. This is a must do event on the calendar of many players at the club.

Goalkeeper Training – Goalkeepers are well taken care of at Roanoke Star with three goalkeeping coaches on staff. Sessions are run weekly with the goalkeepers as well as opportunities for individual sessions on an “as needed” basis.