Metrokids Interregional Soccer League President Cesar Juca, Boys Recreational Coach of the Year James Alvarado, ENYYSA President Richard Christiano
By Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association
December 18, 2019-The Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) is very pleased to announce that James Alvarado has been selected as our Boys Recreational Coach of the Year. He was nominated by Metrokids Interregional Soccer League President Cesar Juca and honored at the Eastern New York Holiday Party on December 7 at Marina del Rey in the Bronx.
The Fresh Meadows resident played for the Academia Argentina from 2005 to 2012 and he started coaching Academia Argentina Boys-Under-14 to Boys-Under-16 teams as a very young adult in 2014.
James gives every player his undivided attention during practice and they are motivated to work hard and improve. The coach’s philosophy is to make sure to raise the level of each player.
He continues to strive to reach his potential as a coach as he has received D, E and F coaching licenses and works with the NYCFC Academy. Additionally, he gives monthly soccer clinics at PS69 in Queens.
With approximately 100,000 youth soccer players––both boys and girls––and more than 25,000 volunteers, the non-profit Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) stretches from Montauk Point, Long Island to the Canadian border. Members are affiliated with 11 leagues throughout the association, which covers the entire state of New York east of Route 81. ENYYSA exists to promote and enhance the game of soccer for children and teenagers between the ages of 5 and 19 years old, and to encourage the healthy development of youth players, coaches, referees and administrators. All levels of soccer are offered––from intramural, travel team and premier players as well as Children With Special Needs. No child who wants to play soccer is turned away. ENYYSA is a proud member of the United States Soccer Federation and United States Youth Soccer Association. For more information, please log onto http://www.enysoccer.com/, which receives nearly 300,000 hits annually from the growing soccer community.