From Sierra Leone to ASA, Sam’s Journey

For Bai Sam Kamara—born in Sierra Leone, then an immigrant in a new country, and then a college student finding his way—soccer has always been a part of his life. He arrived in Alexandria in 2013, a 12 year old in a new country where everything was different. He was thrilled to be joining his […]

ASA Griffin Award Recipients | 2022

The first 50 years at ASA were filled with growth, change, adaptation, adversity and success. This time of rapid growth would not have been possible without many, many wonderful volunteers, coaches, community leaders and staff members who went above and beyond to help provide soccer programming. At our 50th anniversary gala we honored two high […]

GWMS After School Soccer League

“I am a Reading Specialist that works with the English Learners at George Washington Middle School. At the height of the pandemic during virtual learning, when so many of my neediest students were isolated at home and disconnected from their peers and their favorite activities, ASA came through and helped create a program right in […]