Home of the U-11 Girls

Assist Coach:  Andy Adams

The Ashburn Wolves are a U-11 Girls ODSL Division 1 soccer team representing the Ashburn Soccer Club. The team was formed in the Summer of 2006 and will be entering its 5th season of play this Fall.

The Wolves have experienced a lot of success during their first four seasons, as described below:

Fall 2006 (U-9)

ODSL regular season -  7-1-0   - 31 goals for, 8 goals against  -  2nd place

FPYC tournament  -  0-1-1  -  3 goals for, 4 goals against

Spring 2007 (U-9)

ODSL regular season  -  7-1-0  -  31 goals for, 4 goals against  -  1^st place

PWSI tournament  -  2-2-0  -  8 goals for, 7 goals against  -  Finalist

ODSL regular season  -  8-0-0  -  26 goals for, 3 goals against  -  1^st place

FPYC tournament  -  1-1-2  -  3 goals for, 2 goals against   

Hunt Country Classic  -  4-0-0  -  8 goals for, 1 goal against  -  Champion

ODSL regular season  -  4-3-1  -  18 goals for, 11 goals against  -  3^rd place

FPYC tournament   -  2-2-0  -  13 goals for, 3 goals against  -  Finalist

Summary (as of 9-01-2008)

4 seasons, 54 games

39 wins, 11 losses, 4 ties

159 goals for, 44 goals against

2 regular season championships, 1 2^nd place

2 tournament championships, 2 tournament finalists

The team is comprised of thirteen players (ten from eastern Loudoun County and three from western Fairfax County).  The team is coached by Rick Bender, who played varsity soccer for the University of Delaware and who has coached many successful girls teams (from ages 8 to 18) at the recreational, All Star, and travel levels (including Division 1 ODSL and Division 2 WAGS teams).  Andy Adams serves as the assistant coach.  Coach Rick has no daughters on the team (his two daughters are now young adults), and he coaches the team on a voluntary basis because he enjoys teaching girls how to play soccer.  Coach Rick has high expectations for the girls and constantly challenges them to play their best in both practices and games.

The girls have been working hard to learn more about the game of soccer, improve their individual skills, and play together as a team, both offensively and defensively.  Coach Rick and the parents are very proud of the girls' progress to date, and look forward to even better things in the seasons to come.

During the fall and spring seasons, the team practices twice a week (on Thursdays and Saturdays) and plays games on Sundays.  The team also competes in one or two tournaments each season and plays in an indoor soccer league at the Dulles Sportsplex during the winter.  Please see the "Calendar" link on this page for our schedule.

The Wolves have been fortunate to have several sponsors, whose financial support has been very helpful to the team in paying expenses for uniforms, tournaments, etc.  Please see the "Sponsors" link on this page for a list of those sponsors. 

Additional sponsors are welcomed at any time.  Click here to learn how to become a sponsor. 

Any questions regarding the team should be directed to Coach Rick Bender at rickbender44@yahoo.com. 

Call the Ashburn Soccer Club Hotline at 703-729-7050 or the Loudoun County Field Cancellation Hotline at 703-777-0456 for information on field closings. 

September 1, 2008