SYA Soccer

What SYA Soccer does

SYA Soccer is the soccer program of SYA Sports (Southwestern Youth Association), a private nonprofit volunteer organization headquartered in Centreville, Virginia, that serves over 13,000 children and 5,000 families across Southwestern Fairfax County. The organization operates a multi-sport youth athletics platform spanning more than a dozen sports including soccer, baseball, basketball, lacrosse, volleyball, football, softball, wrestling, track and field, cricket, field hockey, rugby, cheerleading, and ultimate frisbee. Within soccer specifically, SYA offers a recreational program for boys and girls ages 4-18 (Fall and Spring seasons), a competitive Travel Soccer program for ages 9-18 with tryouts and tournament participation, a U7/U8 Soccer Academy for foundational skill development, and seasonal summer camps and clinics. The organization also administers an SYA Scholarship and Financial Aid program tied to Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services eligibility, with a $75 minimum registration fee for approved applicants.

The business is run on a volunteer-driven nonprofit model, with registration, scheduling, and volunteer coaching handled through third-party SaaS platforms: Demosphere for participant registration, OttoSport for volunteer coach onboarding, and Stripe for donation processing. SYA also operates SYA Sports Park, a dedicated athletic facility available for free public admission, rentals, and legacy brick purchases, with field usage permitted through Fairfax County. Marketing and community outreach are conducted through the syasports.org website, Facebook, Instagram, and email newsletters, with visibility reinforced by a sponsor network that includes adidas, Dick's Sporting Goods, INOVA Health Services (concussion education), and Washington Spirit (NWSL professional team partnership).

Revenue is generated primarily through participant registration fees (minimum $75 per participant, with Travel Soccer fees communicated separately), program-specific fees, donations processed via Stripe, sponsor underwriting, and Sports Park rentals and brick sales. As a local nonprofit, SYA is not venture-backed, has no parent company, and operates within a single geographic market. No headcount, financial statements, funding rounds, M&A activity, patents, or AI/ML capabilities were disclosed in the source data.

Name

SYA Soccer

Legal name

SYA Sports

Website

https://syasoccer.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SYA Soccer is the soccer program of SYA Sports, a nonprofit volunteer-run youth sports organization serving over 13,000 children and 5,000 families in Southwestern Fairfax County, Virginia, offering recreational and travel soccer plus a dozen other youth sports.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Sports Programs

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAKAFAF

Amateur & Grassroots Sport Associations (Community/Youth Governing Orgs)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Sports Rights Holders & Governing Bodies (Federations, Associations, Sanctioning Bodies)

SECONDARYMPAKACAE

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Collegiate & Amateur Sports Organizations (NCAA, Federations, Clubs)

SECONDARYMPAKAJAA

Youth Multi-Sport Camps (General Athletics, Summer Camps)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Sports Camps, Academies & Training Centers

Keywords

• Youth soccer programs
• Recreational soccer
• Travel soccer league
• Youth sports leagues
• Community athletics

Headquarters

HQ city

Centreville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SYA Soccer is part of SYA Sports (Southwestern Youth Association), a nonprofit volunteer organization providing youth soccer programming in Southwestern Fairfax County, Virginia. Its core soccer offerings include Recreational Soccer for boys and girls ages 4-18 (Fall/Spring seasons), Travel Soccer for ages 9-18 (competitive tryouts and tournament play), a U7/U8 Soccer Academy for foundational skill development, and Soccer Summer Camps. Programs are delivered through Fairfax County-permitted fields, the dedicated SYA Sports Park facility, and online registration via the Demosphere platform, with a stated minimum registration fee of $75.

Product overview

SYA (Southwestern Youth Association) Soccer is a nonprofit youth sports organization serving over 13,000 children and 5,000 families in Southwestern Fairfax County, Virginia. The organization operates as a multi-sport platform offering both recreational and travel competitive programs. Primary soccer offerings include Recreational Soccer (Ages 4-18) and Travel Soccer (Ages 9-18), supplemented by seasonal Soccer Summer Camps and U7/U8 Soccer Academy for young players. Beyond soccer, SYA provides access to over a dozen sports including baseball, basketball, lacrosse, volleyball, football, wrestling, and track & field. Additional services include SYA Camps & Clinics, SYA Scholarship & Financial Aid program, and SYA Sports Park facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SYA Recreational Soccer

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• adidasminorOthersMajor athletic apparel sponsor of SYA Soccer programs
• Washington SpiritcoreOthersProfessional soccer team partnership providing visibility and community connection to professional soccer in the region
• Dick's Sporting GoodsminorOthersSporting goods retailer sponsor offering discount coupons to SYA participants
• INOVA Health ServicescoreOthersHealthcare partner providing concussion training programs for players, parents, and coaches. Concussion education videos and training provided through INOVA's sports medicine program.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Fairfax County Youth Programs: Public-sector recreational youth sports offerings in the same Fairfax County market. Comparable to SYA as a competing/adjacent provider of community youth sports in the same geography.

Direct peers

• NZone: Multi-sport youth league franchise operator offering soccer, flag football, basketball, and other sports for kids in local communities. Directly comparable to SYA on sport mix and family-centric recreational positioning.
• i9 Sports: National youth sports league franchise offering soccer, basketball, flag football, and baseball for kids. Comparable to SYA in sport mix and youth-rec-league positioning, but operates as a for-profit franchise model.
• Babe Ruth League: Youth baseball and softball organization with a volunteer-driven, community-based structure. Directly comparable to SYA's baseball offerings and overall operating model.
• Pop Warner Little Scholars: National nonprofit youth football and cheerleading organization with volunteer-based local leagues. Comparable to SYA in mission, age range, and local league operations model.
• Little League International: The largest youth sports organization in the world, operating a volunteer-run, community-based baseball and softball model. Directly comparable to SYA's structure and multi-sport/community approach; SYA even runs Little League programs.
• AYSO (American Youth Soccer Organization): National volunteer-based youth soccer organization offering recreational and competitive programs for children across the U.S. Closely comparable to SYA Soccer in mission, age range, and volunteer-driven nonprofit model.

Broad incumbents

• US Youth Soccer: National governing body for youth soccer in the U.S. and the umbrella under which SYA's travel soccer competes. Comparable as the broader ecosystem in which SYA Soccer operates.
• NCSA (National Council of Youth Sports) member organizations: Coalition of youth sports organizations across the U.S. SYA is structurally similar to the local nonprofit leagues that comprise NCSA's membership base.

Others

• Washington Spirit (NWSL team): Professional women's soccer team that is a SYA Soccer partner. Comparable as a local soccer stakeholder in the same regional market, not a direct competitor but an ecosystem adjacency.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SYASports.org
• Instagraminstagram.com/sya_sports_ffxco
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sya-soccer

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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