The Arlington Venom

The U17B Arlington Venom currently play under the Arlington Travel Soccer Club (ATSC) banner. ATSC is located in Arlington, VA just outside of Washington, DC and the club represents over 54 travel soccer teams for boys and girls. The Venom are professionally coached and trained by Jawed Sanie, a committed B licensed coach who has been building elite soccer players of all ages in this area for 15 years.  The Venom plays year-round soccer including high level tournaments such as the Virginia State Cup(Semi-Finalist '08 & '09), CASL Raleigh Shootout (1st place in 2007) & Showcase (finalist in '08) and the Jefferson Cup.  Practices are held two to three days a week in the Arlington area, typically on turf fields.  Last fall (2008) the Venom played in NCSL Division 1.  In the spring 2009 the Venom were accepted into the highly competitive Region 1 Premier League. 
 

Interested in the Venom?

 

If you were born after July 31, 1992, and are willing to make the necessary commitment to achieve your fullest potential, please contact our Team Manager, Jennifer Kosko at 703 244-7280 or email jkosko@cox.net.

 



Mission Statement 

This team aspires to compete at the highest level of league, state, regional and national play. This team will always seek the finest opponents to play so as to be measured against the best. Our reach will always exceed our grasp.


This is a professionally coached team. The coach decides all issues related to player selection and game play, starting assignments, playing time, substitutions and positions. The coach never has and will never promise wins or standing in league or tournament play. His focus at this age is to deliver the most knowledgeable, accomplished and spirited soccer players possible at maturity.


Parents are encouraged to discuss any issues pertaining to coaching and their player’s participation on the team with the coach, except on game days.


Parents are always encouraged to seek opportunities to raise the level of their player’s play and should seriously consider the coach’s suggestions for additional training or other activities that will improve their player’s performance and thus enhance the overall level of team play.


This team will play the year round. In addition to regular fall and spring league play, players are expected to participate in winter league play, winter clinics and summer camps. This team will seek the top local and regional tournaments to attend. Summer regional play is at this time an option many teammates will participate in. The Virginia State Cup and – we hope – a trip to the Region 1 and National Championships - will always be on our agenda.


Routine practices during season play will be a minimum of four to five hours each week, to be adjusted at the coach’s discretion or as circumstances warrant. Practices prior to the beginning of each season may be longer. Cancelled practices will be rescheduled with an attempt to accommodate the coach and a majority of players.


Parental involvement in support of team objectives is necessary and will go beyond getting their children to games and practices. There are a great many duties requiring parents to plan and organize. We currently have a great parent mix. We will maintain that esprit de corps because our families sustain us.