Hello From Your Executive Director

Hello GSA Parents! We are on the stretch run of a very successful 2021-2022 season that saw us have record enrollment in most of our programs. We have made great strides in reorganizing and solidifying the Club's structure, setting us up for even more growth and success in the future.

This spring promises to continue that upward trend! Our competitive program is hiring two additional Directors in an attempt to raise the quality of coaching and administrative effectiveness for all of our competitive teams. An email and press release announcing Kerri Hanks Petersen and Junior DaCosta will be released soon.

Additionally, our club website has undergone a complete makeover! I have put a great deal of effort over the past four months to build a new website that will not only look better, but function better for all of us! 

Finally, we have created a new Parent Advisory Committee to hear what YOU have to say about our club and ways to improve it! We have a committee in place to hear your suggestions (which can be anonymous, if desired) and work on ways to implement them.

It's an exciting time to be part of GSA...and we're glad you're part of it!


Alan Womack
GSA Executive Director
GSA's New Website

Our new website is now live!

We have put a great deal of time and effort into creating a new website that is not only beautiful, but also functional. The layout has been redesigned to help new players and parents navigate the site to find the program that best fits their needs. Informational pages such as Club History, Jonesville Park, Employment, Sponsorships and Player Pathway were created to inform everyone about our club and what we have to offer. Finally, a new Parent Resources page was created with a wealth of links designed to assist our parents with a number of topics.

Make sure you check it out by following the link below!
GSA's New Parent Advisory Committee

We have created a GSA Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) to hear your suggestions (which can be anonymous, if desired) and work on ways to implement them. Our PAC consists of a Committee Chair and four parent volunteers. This committee will review complaints and suggestions sent in by parents from any 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. If you wish to remain anonymous, our committee will remove your name from the submission. Our PAC Committee will meet monthly to discuss your suggestions before presenting them to our Board for review.

To submit suggestions, please email the address below!
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!
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