Club News

McLean Youth Soccer is pleased to announce new technical leadership for the upcoming 2024-2025 season. John Harkes, Clyde Watson, and Omid Namazi will lead in the development of players, coaches, and our methodology of play, not only in Northern Virginia but in the United States.

The Fairfax County Park Foundation presented McLean Youth Soccer Association, Leidos, and the Embassy and Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates for contributions to the…

“If a kid doesn’t have transportation to a program, it doesn’t matter if they can afford it or not,” says Tim Ryerson.
Wearing one hat, he serves as associate executive director of McLean (Virginia) Youth Soccer. Wearing another, he is the creator of Get on the Bus. Since 2017, has broken down transportation and financial barriers, so boys and girls in suburban Washington can play recreational soccer. The free after-school program also teaches valuable life skills, and good study habits.

MYS is proud to announce that it has been accepted into the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) for the 2024 season. The WPSL returns for its 26th season and is the longest-active women’s soccer league in the U.S. with more than 140 clubs nationwide in 32 states across the county.

MYS is excited to announce our new Programs Director Michael Newhall. Michael grew up in the Northern Virginia area and played youth soccer before playing at the collegiate level.

Fairfax Virginia soccer clubs unite to advance youth development and competition. Braddock Road Youth Club (BRYC), McLean Youth Soccer Club (MYS), and Vienna Youth Soccer (VYS) are the founding clubs in launching a new club, Fairfax Virginia Union. The new club will be equally governed by the founding clubs.

Associate Executive Director Tim Ryerson created the program Get on the Bus (GOTB) in 2017 to break down financial and transportation barriers so kids can play recreational soccer on a team in their community, while also learning valuable life skills and good study habits through this free after school program. Recently Tim secured funding to launch a chapter with McLean Youth Soccer here in Fairfax County.

We are so proud to announce that MYS Executive Director Louise Waxler has been chosen to receive the United Soccer Coaches Honor Award. Louise is…

Congratulations to MYS travel Coach Ryan Austin on being chosen for the United Soccer Coaches 2023-2024 Class of the 30 Under 30 Program. This year’s class features 30 individuals selected from a pool of over 270 applicants.

Thank you to our club sponsors and membership for making this year’s MYS Fall Festival a HUGE success! Giveaways included MARS M&Ms, dog treats, MYS…

Congrats to our Pro23 Men’s team who repeated as Champions beating Richmond United in PKs. The team is now undefeated in two seasons!

MYS is pleased to announce the appointment of Timothy Ryerson as Associate Executive Director. In this role, Tim will support the Executive Director with oversight of organizational operations to include program development, financial management, fundraising, and community relations.