The boys’ weekend of the the Arlington Spring Invitational, a premier-rated tournament for competitive travel teams, was held on March 6-7, 2010 by the Arlington Soccer Association. Three Arlington Soccer Association travel teams were crowned champions, and another was a Finalist.

U12B Impact Red were champions of the Premier Division after winning 4 hard-fought games against some excellent visiting teams that included Arsenal FC Navy (4-0), PWSI Courage 97 Red (3-0), SOCA Express (2-0) and SAC United Premier (3-1).  Speed and excellent footwork marked competitive games and talented play of the 12 Impact players. Goalie Daniel Eigler-Harding delivered 3 consecutive shutouts, stopping numerous shots on goal by opposing players.  The Impact Red Team put together solid passing combinations and a very fast speed of play to score some early goals and march its way to the championship game against a well-coached SAC United Premier team.  Team members include Jack, Will, Roger, Jake, Daniel D, Daniel H, Noah K, Mason, Lucas, Enrique, Christophe, and Noah P.  The team is coached by ATSC Director of Coaching Grant Smith, and assisted by coaches Frank DeMarco and Mo Tayari.

U12B Impact White started by defeating Arsenal FC Gold, from Pennsylvania, by a score of 8-1, and then beat New York’s Empire USA Select Red by 2-0.  In the flight championship game, Impact tied VBSC Leesburg Lions, 2-2, but advanced to the division championship on a tiebreaker.

The division championship, against VSA Heat 97 Blue, was a spirited, back-and-forth match that went down to the wire.  Impact lost the 5-4 decision after the Heat broke a tie with a goal late in the second half. 

The Impact White team consists of Zach Bogorad, Cullen Boone, Travis Clark-Winston, Noah Goodkind, Sam Holmes, Brandon Hughes, Geronimo Kurzbach-Pevere, Theo Lebryk, Ryan Lesmez, Elliot Mercado, Keyvan Montero Sarmiento, Cameron Rodrigues, Tim Walten and Aidan Wang. The team is coached by Grant Smith, Frank DeMarco and Mo Tayari

U10B Eagles Red won the Premier Division. In the first game on Saturday, against VSA Heat Blue, Eagles Red scored two goals in the first ten minutes, and never looked back on their way to a 6-0 victory.  The next game proved to be more difficult against a strong LMVSC team, and the Eagles lost a hard-fought game 2-1.

The night of rest seemed to rejuvenate the boys because on Sunday they took care of business in the morning game, scoring four goals in the first six minutes of a 6-1 victory over DC Stoddert Blue.  The two wins were enough to qualify them for the afternoon championship against East Brunswick (NJ) FC United.

In the championship, a goal twelve minutes into the game gave the Eagles a 1-0 lead at halftime.  Two goals within a minute at the 40-minute mark provided a 3-0 lead.  The defense for the Eagles was solid and they were difficult for East Brunswick to open up. But East Brunswick made things interesting with a goal at the 50-minute mark and created several more chances. Eagles Red held on, and added a goal in the last minute, making the final 4-1.

The tournament was a wonderful experience for the U10 Eagles Red and it was a great way to complete their first year representing their club in their own tournament.  Go Eagles! 

U10B Eagles White completed an undefeated run through the Classic Division with a 2-1 victory over a tough Empire United team.  The Eagles opened the tournament with a 3-1 victory over Reston United Blue, and followed up with a convincing 5-3 win over the DC Stoddert Red Metros. Both wins came over teams that have given the Eagles trouble in the past. The third game ended with a hard fought 2-1 win over the Braddock Road Elite Blue.  The Arlington Spring Invitational win continues a string of tournament success for the Eagles that includes bracket championships in last year’s Virginian and Richmond Cup tourneys.  Congratulations Eagles! Both Eagles Red and Eagles White are coached by Mo Tayari, Chris Holden, and Alexis Koppius.