Royals Home Opener Special at Fairfax HS
May 17th Youth Admission Package Presented by Farrish Subaru
 The Northern Virginia Royals, in conjunction with Farrish Subaru, are pleased to announce admission to the May 17th home opener will be free to pre registered youth fans 16 years of age and under. Continuing their commitment to youth soccer development in Northern Virginia, Farrish Automotive is sponsoring the first round match of the U.S. Open Cup as the Royals face the Vermont Voltage at Fairfax High School, Fairfax, VA. Match time is scheduled for 7:00PM. In order to receive free youth tickets to the home opener, interested fans must register via e-mail by sending a list containing names and ages of those youths planning on attending. Tickets will be held at the will call gate and distributed on game day. Free admission registration e-mails must be recieved prior to May 17th. Registrations must be sent to royalsgm@novafc.org.
The Northern Virginia Royals and Northern Virginia Majestics also announce two additional youth group ticket specials for the 2008 season. Opportunities to participate in a pregame youth match and also serve as ball boys or ball girls will allow for teams to gain free admission and more. Click ’Learn More’ for details. 
Northern Virginia to Break Ground on Turf Stadium Field
USL Reaffirms Partnership with Sprinturf
 Taken from USLSoccer.comHeading into its third year of the deal, United Soccer Leagues and Sprinturf reaffirmed their partnership that makes Sprinturf an Official Supplier and the Official Turf Supplier of United Soccer Leagues.
USL’s Northern Virginia Majestics (W-League) and Royals (PDL), along with their local youth club affiliate, the Northern Virginia Soccer Club, are the latest organizations to contract with Sprinturf. Groundbreaking on the new field in George Hellwig Memorial Park in Prince William County, VA will begin later this month.
Sprinturf designs, manufactures, installs and services artificial turf systems that look, feel and play like natural grass – but are safer and far more durable. In addition to providing athletic surfaces, Sprinturf also offers a variety of other synthetic turf products for playgrounds, landscaping, golf greens and tees and recreational areas.
“We continue to be proud of our partnership with one of the top turf suppliers in the market,” said USL Executive Vice President and COO Tim Holt. “We feel Sprinturf offers our member clubs with the greatest opportunity to compete and conduct business year-round on outdoor and indoor fields that are in outstanding condition, unaffected by weather or amount of use.”
James Madison University Five Sign with Majestics
Three New Players Join Northern Virginia Returnees Germain and Bowers
 The Northern Virginia Majestics announced today the signing of five James Madison University players to the 2008 side. Cate Tisinger, Caitlin Walko and Teri Maykoski join returning Majestic veterans Lindsay Bowers and All-American Kimmy Germain on this summer’s roster.
Germain enters into her third year with the Majestics, returning to an increasingly solid Northern Virginia midfield. Germain is also a three-year starter in the JMU midfield and completed her junior year tied seventh on Dukes career assist leader board with 18. Her crowning achievement last season was being named to the NCSAA All-American third team.
The Majestics led the W-League in 2007 All-Americans with four Northern Virginia players earning selection to the prestigious list.
Bowers rejoins the Majestics for another season after playing both forward and midfield for James Madison the previous collegiate season. The Burke, VA. native earned All-State and All-Regional honors while still in high school, and starred on the BRYC Aurora club team that finished National Champion runners-up twice with Bowers.
Tisinger (Clifton, VA.) brings yet another attacking threat to a dangerous Northern Virginia offense. The freshman forward led the Dukes in points (28) and was second in goals (9) and assists (10). She ranked second in the Colonial Athletic Association in assists, third in points and sixth in goals. Tisinger was the 2007 CAA Rookie of the Year.
Majestics Add Maryland Quartet
Terrapin Signees Bolster Northern Virginia Side
 The Northern Virginia Majestics announced today the additions of four University of Maryland standouts to the 2008 roster. Natalie Arias, Yewande Balogun, Brittany Cummins, and Megan Watson will represent the Maryland Terrapins on the pitch for Northern Virginia this summer.
Arias, a two-time NSCAA All-American, dominated the Maryland midfield throughout her freshman and sophomore seasons. She was named to the All Mid-Atlantic Freshman Team (SoccerBuzz) and ACC All-Freshman Team in 2004. Following a red-shirted 2006 season due to knee surgery, Arias returned in 2007 to take control of the Terrapin side, scoring 5 goals for the Maryland women. Hailing from Alexandria, Va., Arias was twice named NSCAA Virginia State Player of the Year.
Balogun, a native of Bowie, Md., started 15 games as goalkeeper during the 2007 Maryland season before suffering a foot injury. Balogun finished the season with 0.84 goals against average, and earned 62 season saves and 5 shutouts. A two-time NSCAA Youth All-American, Balogun was a member of the US women’s national team pool from U14 through U17 levels.
Royals and Majestics Y-League Move Up in Final Rankings
Northern Virginia FC Ranked Tenth Best North American Club
 Taken from USLSoccer.com
United Soccer Leagues announced today the final Super Y-League First and Second 11 Club rankings for the 2007 season, recognizing the league’s top competitive and administrative clubs. Northern Virginia FC jumped a spot on the First 11 Club ranking, earning the Royals and Majestics program as the tenth best Super Y-League club in North America.
Northern Virginia FC previously earned the number eleven spot on the preliminary First 11 Club rankings released in October. The U14 Royals, U17 Royals, U16 Royals, and U16 Majestics had all previously qualified for the chance at a North American title to garner the preliminary honors.
The release of the final rankings follows the SYL North American Finals, where 21 of the clubs in the rankings competed for ten championships held late last month in Tampa, Florida. With four teams showing well and the U14 Royals earning the title of North American finalist, Northern Virginia FC moved up a spot to tenth in the rankings.
For further information and a complete listing of the preliminary Super Y-League First and Second 11 Club rankings, click ’Learn More.’
Northern Virginia FC in the Community
Royals and Majestics Lead Development in Northern Virginia
 The Northern Virginia Football Club (NOVA FC) was established in 1997 as a member of the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues (USISL). While the USISL has gone through realignments and subsequent name changes over the years, NOVA FC has also adapted and grown to meet the needs of the Northern Virginia soccer community.
As USISL evolved through the years into what is now known as the United Soccer Leagues (USL), it has developed a full top-to-bottom approach in fostering soccer development in North America. Partnered with U.S. Soccer and the Canadian Soccer Federation, the USL has perfected a club structure tailored to the progressive expansion of soccer on the continent. NOVA FC has embraced this complete club model structure and focuses exclusively on development at all levels to promote the beautiful game.
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