Hello From Your Executive Director

Hello GSA Parents! We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break and is excited about the coming holiday season! We have a lot of exciting news to share about new programs, tournaments, and resources. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please do not hesitate to reach out using the email address below. Thank you and I hope to see you all soon!


Alan Womack
GSA Executive Director
GSA's New Parent Advisory Committee

As we continue to work in an attempt to improve our Club, we want to create a platform where our parents can help guide us in our efforts. With this goal in mind, we have decided to create a GSA Parent Advisory Committee (PAC). Our PAC will consist of a Committee Chair and four parent volunteers. This committee will review complaints and suggestions sent in by parents from any and all of our programs, and plan for ways to use this feedback to add to our planning and efforts.

We had a number of parents volunteer to serve on this year's PAC Committee. Thank you all for offering to get involved! Our PAC Committee for the remainder of the 2021-2022 season will be as follows:

PAC Committee
Tracy Block (Chair)
Robin Vaughn
Brian Karcinski
Janna Cervantes
Rich Morrison


With our committee set, we are ready to start collecting concerns and suggestions from all of you! If you have an idea of how we can improve our Club moving forward, please email us using the address below. Our PAC Committee will meet to discuss your suggestions before presenting them to our Board for review.
Reindeer Rumble 3v3 Tournament

We want YOU to COACH and PLAY in this year's Reindeer Rumble 3v3 Tournament!

The Gainesville Soccer Alliance and The Best Restoration are proud to announce that we will be hosting our 7th annual Ray Rivera’s Reindeer Rumble 3v3 Tournament at Jonesville Park on Saturday, December 18th!
 
3v3’s are great events, with fast paced small sided action where all of the players get a ton of touches on the ball. It’s extremely affordable as well, at just $150 per team!

ANYONE can coach or play! So contact Bryan about making a team today!
 
We will offer multiple age groups and divisions to have evenly matched, competitive brackets. Teams can register for High School, Competitive or Recreational divisions!
 
3v3 teams can have anywhere from 4 to 6 players. The team’s age group will be determined by the age of the oldest player on the roster. The players do not have to be members of GSA, or even carded with FYSA.
 
To apply, simply fill out a registration form and mail it with the $150 entry fee (checks should be made out to GSA) to the address listed on the application. The roster form has a waiver that will need a signature from every player’s parent. These will be turned in at check in on the 18th.
 
Visit our website for more information:

Email Director Bryan Hantak at:
GSA's Referee Outreach Program

As some of you may have noticed, our area is currently facing a concerning shortage of qualified referees. Many of our recreational and competitive games have had to operate without full referee crews, and a few times games have even had to be rescheduled because coverage couldn't be found at all!

The Club is committed to improving our referee situation, and needs YOUR HELP to do so! If we have any older GSA players or parents who are interested in being a referee, WE WILL PAY FOR YOUR CERTIFICATION! This is a limited-time offer that will run on a first-come, first-serve basis...so don't delay if you're interested.

Email Alan for more information at ExecutiveDirector@gainesvillesoccer.org
GSA's Banner Sponsorship Program

Did you know that GSA has a banner sponsorship program that not only earns extra funds for the Club, but also SAVES YOU MONEY?

Businesses can hang a banner on our main fence at Jonesville Park for $600/year. With the thousands of visitors the facility hosts every year, this is easily one of the best advertising deals around. To make things even better, for every new banner that one of our parents brings in, they will receive a $200 GSA credit! This credit can be used on registration fees, volunteer opt-out fees, and even GSA-run camps.

Information on the program is linked below. If you have any questions, please email Alan at ExecutiveDirector@gainesvillesoccer.org


Message From Our Executive Director
In the 25 years I’ve been working for GSA, I have never been more excited about the strength of our club and the direction it’s heading. A great deal of work has gone into a reorganization project that promises to breathe new life, heightened professionalism, and invigorated passion into our proud organization. I’m confident that now more than ever we will earn the reputation as the Home of Soccer Excellence in Gainesville!
Together we discover. Together we teach.
Together we care for our patients and our communities.
Together we create unstoppable momentum.