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2018 SESSION

18104271D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 42
Offered January 30, 2018
Commending Sporting Virginia Futsal Club.
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Patron-- Reid
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WHEREAS, Sporting Virginia Futsal Club, a Leesburg-based soccer organization, won the 2008 girls division at the 3v3 Live Soccer National Championships played on November 25 - 26, 2017, in Nashville, Tennessee; and

WHEREAS, as the only year-round South American-style futsal club on the East Coast, Sporting Virginia Futsal Club features both indoor and outdoor teams that compete in small-sided soccer formats such as three versus three, four versus four, and five versus five; and

WHEREAS, at the 2017 3v3 Live Soccer National Championships, Sporting Virginia Futsal Club’s 2008 division girls team was comprised of players Riley Nicholson, Sadie Peterson, Lily Stevens, and Olivia Mason; and

WHEREAS, relying on excellent passing, clinical shooting, and strong defense, the girls from Sporting Virginia Futsal Club cruised through the group stage of the national championships by defeating teams from Ohio, Tennessee, and Alabama; and

WHEREAS, Sporting Virginia Futsal Club continued to be dominant in the bracket stage, beating the Crossfire Soccer Club of Texas 8 - 2 and the NEO Soccer Academy of Ohio 11 - 1; in the title game, they defeated the Hat Trick Hotties of Illinois 3 - 2 to claim the national championship; and

WHEREAS, in securing the national title, the girls of Sporting Virginia Futsal Club recorded an undefeated 6 - 0 record and outscored their opponents by a phenomenal 53 - 8; and

WHEREAS, Sporting Virginia Futsal Club’s national title is a tribute to the skill and dedication of its young athletes, the excellent guidance of its coaches, and the enthusiastic support of family and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Sporting Virginia Futsal Club hereby be commended on winning the 2008 girls division at the 2017 3v3 Live Soccer National Championships; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Sporting Virginia Futsal Club as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for its team’s remarkable accomplishments and best wishes for continued success.