Tryouts for Fall 2009 Season5
Independent Teams Also Welcome!
Tryouts for Cugini travel teams for program year 2009-2010, beginning with Fall 2009 season are by appointment only in Reston.
Please note we have very few open spots available as Cugini does not make its current players tryout for their spot every season! Cugini is a school first and foremost dedicated to working with each player every step of their developmental stages. We do not replace current players with a "better" player just so the team can win!
We also welcome independent teams to fill our club's spots in WAGS, NCSL, and ODSL.
To Schedule a Tryout
Please contact Cugini President Fabio Diletti: 703.477.5957; president@cuginisoccer.com.
Fall 2009 Teams
- Girls: U15, U16
- Boys: U11; U12; U18; U19
Added Benefits of Joining Cugini's 11-Month Travel Team Program
- Family discount for parents paying standard tuition: $20 discount for second child from same family on a Cugini travel team
- Free Goalkeeper training in fall, winter, spring, summer
- Free Cugini House League registration for younger siblings
- Summer Camp discounts for travel team member and siblings
- Automatic acceptance on Cugini’s tournament teams traveling to Italy each summer
- Free training in Italy for Cugini members traveling to Italy (standard fee: $400)
- Review by talent scouts for professional Italian clubs
- Tryout arrangements with professional Italian clubs for select players, including all translation services and negotiation services in Italy
- Parents must read the AC Cugini Travel Team Registration & Policies Manual, review the Cugini website, and ask Cugini officials questions BEFORE having their son or daughter join a Cugini travel team team.
- The annual tuition fee NEVER increases over the course of the 11-month program year and is prorated for players joining a Cugini team mid year.
- Scholarships available to players with financial need. Additional assistance available for ALL players who may not qualify for a scholarship based on need but require alternate payment arrangements. Cugini is committed to working with every family to make this opportunity available to all qualified players on our travel teams. Parents may contact Cugini's Executive Director Lisa Cherubini anytime to discuss financial issues: executivedirector@cuginisoccer.com; 866.792.9433.
Outside Travel Teams Transferring to AC Cugini
As a young but growing organization, AC Cugini has a large number of open spots for entire teams in WAGS, NCSL, and ODSL each season—from age 8 through 1—which the club plans to fill. Cugini welcomes coaches and parents outside the club who have interest in forming new teams or bringing their current team to Cugini and working with us to teach more children the Italian Olympic Sanctioned player development program that has proven successful in Italy for generations. All Cugini teams practice and play home games in Reston.
Note: Teams from outside Cugini have the option of joining Cugini's established 11-month travel program or designing their own training program, where they may continue to work with their current coach and trainer. Cugini provides free training and educational resources in Virginia to its coaches and trainers interested in learning Italian player development methodology as well as discounts on coach training courses in Italy sponsored by the Italian National Olympic Committee and the Italian Soccer Federation. All Cugini teams are automatically eligible for tournament play in Italy each summer as well as review by scouts from professional Italian clubs.
Tryout Locations
- Baron Cameron Park, Fields 5 or 6—11300 Baron Cameron Avenue, Reston 20190
- Lake Fairfax Park, Field 4—1400 Lake Fairfax Drive, Reston 20190
Directions to soccer fields at Lake Fairfax — After entering park, pass the Watermine on the right and proceed to first stop sign and turn left. Follow to next stop sign and turn right to go up the hill. At the top of the hill, turn left at the fork. Soccer field are marked; fields 1 and 4 are turf fields with lights.
Cancellations Due to Inclement Weather
Call the Cugini hotline: 866.792.9433 for practice / tryout cancellation notices due to inclement weather and field closings. Be sure to call the hotline on days after periods of rain - as the County will close grass fields at Baron Cameron due to muddy conditions, even on sunny days. We also cancel practices last minute or after a tryout begins whenever there is thunder and lightening.