The Alaska annual awards seek to extend recognition to those who give their time and effort to the organization by way of service. Alaska Youth Soccer awards and recognizes those individuals at the AYSA Annual General Meeting.
Alaska Youth Soccer recognizes individuals in the following categories: Volunteer of the Year, Administrator of the Year, Coach of the Year Recreational (boy & girl), Coach of the Year Competitive (boy & girl), TOPSoccer Coach of the Year, TOPSoccer Buddy of the Year, Young Referee of the Year (female & male).
Alaska Youth Soccer has our Annual General Meeting and Award Recognition every November.
Volunteer of the Year:Sadie Davis (CSC) |
Administrator of the Year:Carly Williams (Rush) |
Coach of the Year – Competitive Girls:Damon Crutcher (Eclipse) |
Coach of the Year – Competitive Boys:David Gonzales (Rush) |
Coach of the Year – Recreational Girls:Maddy Baffery (AYSC) |
Coach of the Year – Recreational Boys:Sun Lee (CISC) |
Youth Referee of the Year – Female:Anamaria Thompson (Anchorage) |
Youth Referee of the Year – Male:Peter May (Anchorage) |
Volunteer of the Year:Geoff Ganotisi (CISC) |
Administrator of the Year:Wayne Horine (Eclipse) |
Coach of the Year – Competitive Girls:Richie Bailey (CISC) |
Coach of the Year – Competitive Boys:Dave Rupp (CSC) |
Coach of the Year – Recreational Girls:Jennifer Tisman (CISC) |
Coach of the Year – Recreational Boys:Rachel Stahl (Homer Rush) |
Youth Referee of the Year – Female:Fiona Beardsley (Fairbanks) |
Youth Referee of the Year – Male:Shibiru Hoffman (Anchorage) |
2020
Volunteer of the Year:Donna Van Flein (Rush) |
Administrator of the Year:Daniel Vernon (CISC) |
Coach of the Year – Competitive Girls:David Powers (Eclipse) |
Coach of the Year – Competitive Boys:Reed Thomas (Eclipse) |
Coach of the Year – Recreational Girls:Lauren Spinelli (Rush) |
Coach of the Year – Recreational Boys:Jose Luis Ortega Bodan (AYSC) |
Young Referee of the Year – Female:Marisol Vargas (Anchorage) |
Young Referee Spotlight of the Year:Anani Schauermann (Palmer) |
Alaskan Recipients of 2020 USYS Region IV 2020 Annual Awards 
Coach of the Year – Competitive Boys:Reed Thomas (Eclipse) |
Coach of the Year – Recreational Boys:Jose Luis Ortega Bodan (AYSC) |
2019
Volunteer of the year:Michael Medford (KYSL) |
Administrator of the Year:Britta Manning (AYSC) |
Coach of the Year – Recreational Boys:Les Prewett (CISC) |
Coach of the Year – Recreational Girls:Stuart Sanchez (CISC) |
Coach of the Year – Competitive Boys:Scott Hickox (CISC) |
Coach of the Year – Competitive Girls:Johnny Turner (Rush) |
TOPSoccer Coach of the Year:Megan Coleman (AYSC) |
TOPSoccer Buddy of the Year:Samuel Snider (AYSC) |
Young Referee of the Year – Female:Brooklynn Carver (Eagle River) |
Young Referee of the Year – Male:Sam Dannenberg (Anchorage) |
2018
Coach of the Year – Recreational Girls:Tara Meyer (PSC) |
Coach of the Year – Recreational Boys:Joe Wood (PSC) |
Coach of the Year – Competitive Girls:Steve Day (CSC) |
Coach of the Year – Competitive Boys:Will Lucero (AYSC) |
Volunteer of the YearKathie Stacy (Eclipse) |
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Young Referee of the Year – Female:Tarryn Clark (Anchorage) |
Young Referee of the Year – Male:Carson Kegley (Fairbanks) |
2017
Coach of the Year – Recreational Girls:Les Prewett (CISC) |
Coach of the Year – Recreational Boys:Meritone Sadiku (CISC) |
Coach of the Year – Competitive Girls:Tim Valesko (CISC) |
Coach of the Year – Competitive Boys:Eli Ulvi (Rush) |
Young Referee of the Year – Female:Anika Gerken (Anchorage) |
Volunteer of the YearTara Barndt (CSC) |
TOPSoccer Coach of the YearRobert DeVassie (Rush) |
TOPSoccer Buddy of the YearKaterina DeVassie (Rush) |
2016
Coach of the Year – Recreational Girls:Paul Kiser (FYSA) |
Coach of the Year – Recreational Boys:John Newell (Juneau) |
Coach of the Year – Competitive Girls:Ken Applegate (CISC) |
Coach of the Year – Competitive Boys:Felipe Abreu (AYSC) |
Volunteer of the YearJane Nelson (AYSC) |
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TOPSoccer Coach of the YearJohn Cadigan (FYSA) |
TOPSoccer Buddy of the YearSean Cadigan (FYSA) |
2015
Coach of the Year – Competitive Girls:Justin Atteberry (CISC) |
Coach of the Year – Competitive Boys:Matt Froehle (CISC) |