From Labor Day Tournament Champions to National Team Championships

Taylor Otto Called Back to U17 Women's National Team Camp

Taylor Otto ('96 CASL ECNL) is one of 26 players called up for the second-to-last U17 Women's National Team training camp before the CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament. She is in Florida with the rest of the National Team preparing for the October 30- Nov. 9 Championships. The camp started on September 15 and will run through September 22.

Taylor Otto

The U17 Women's National Team is the defending champion of the competition, having defeated Canada 1-0 in the final in Guatemala during the last cycle. This year's tournament will feature the USA, Canada, Mexcio, host Jamaica, Central American qualifiers El Salvador and Guatemala, and two more Carribean nations to be determined. 

Taylor will be participating in an inner-squad scrimmage tomorrow night (September 20) as she continues to fight for a final roster slot on the tournament team.

CASL Representing in Tournaments Early in Season

Many CASL teams have already hit the tournament scene early on this season, and they are already leaving their mark. The U12 Nitro Boys participated in the DSC Rock Hill Classic last weekend and they came away with the championship. Head Coach Chris Dunn said "the team performed very well...the boys worked very hard to accomplish this...the greatest accomplishment of the boys was not giving up one goal during the tournament. This is a difficult task. The boys put 100% of their effort and functioned well as a team." 

Nitro Boys run across field to thank their parents

We are always happy to hear of teams who know what it means to work together as a team. CASL promotes teamwork among other positive traits, and we are fortunate to have dedicated volunteer coaches at the Recreation and Challenge level, like Chris Dunn, who are willing to promote positive youth sport participation and teach life lessons beyond what happens between the sidelines. Show your support for promoting positive youth soccer experiences by taking the Liberty Mutual Responsible Sports quiz and crediting your quiz point to CASL. Your participation can help CASL earn a $2500 community grant. The quiz is really easy (I've taken it!), and every vote counts. Don't forget to credit your quiz point to the Capital Area Soccer League and to verify your email address.

Nitro Boys with Gold Medal

Nitro player, Riley Shields

The weekend before, the U11 Elite Black North girls won 1st place in the Adidas Labor Day Shootout. The girls competed in the Platinum division for 4 games and finished with 17 goals. 

U11 Elite Black North