TRYSA Academy 10U Girls, 10U Boys, the 10U co-ed teams and the 12U Girls took on teams from PGSA in a round of matches on Saturday. Academy teams will be in Clayton on Sunday for some friendlies with Wake FC.

They shouted. They laughed. They cried. The atmosphere was amazing at BTW Community Center when TRYSA held the Championship Series on Wednesday, February 12th.  For the first time, TRYSA and the Rocky Mount Parks & Recreation Department partnered to operate one of the area's premier futsal programs.

Two months of technique and team training, and league games, led to these playoffs. Early in the evening, Pouty Pandas and Flying Squirrels dispatched valiant Ballers and Juniors teams in the semi-finals.

Blazing Tacos rose from their 3rd seed to knock off Mad Skills and claim the first Senior Division Gold Cup.

In the Junior Division, Flying Squirrels held off a furious Pouty Pandas comeback to take the first Junior Division Gold Cup.

Our Association is really about growing the game in our community and our wider area. We encourage youth to play at all levels. A reminder that there's still time to register for Recreation Soccer for the Spring Season.  Our own HotShot Soccer program is administered and operated by Rocky Mount Parks & Recreation, the Nash County Parks & Recreation Spring Soccer program is still available, and Tarboro's Spring Soccer program is still available for registration. 

Recreation Soccer is really the first step in many players' soccer journey, and we encourage families (particularly with younger kids) to play Rec Soccer, learn more about the game, and then make decisions about making additional commitments to playing and learning soccer. TRYSA has always been Next Level Soccer for players ready to step up and get more involved in the game. 

If you know someone who might be interested in playing soccer at the recreation level (or you have younger children who are watching your older ones grow with our Academy or play competitively with our Classic teams), consider registering them for one of the programs in our area.

Players in TRYSA's Academy Program are generally not permitted to register or play recreational soccer in accordance with NCYSA Academy Development Program rules. Talk to our Academy Director or your Coach.  All other TRYSA players may play on recreational soccer teams so long as events don't conflict with team practices and games; again, talk to your Coach about this step.

• TRYSA/Rocky Mount HotShot Soccer plays at the Soccer Complex. For more information, visit HotShot Soccer
• Nash County Spring Soccer plays at three locations including Red Oak, Nashville, and Bailey. For more information, visit Nash County Recreation and click on "Youth Spring Soccer"
• Town of Tarboro has openings for a number of age groups. For more information, and to register, call 252-641-4264