GSA News

The Sun's Boys Soccer Players of the Year
By Cliff Olsen
The 5-foot-8, 165-pound T.J. Fillmer was the top playmaker for Eastside during its breakout 2012 season. The senior midfielder scored a team-high 20 goals and also dished out five assists in leading the Rams (19-6-2) to their third district title in four years... read the rest of the story

Sun All-Area girls soccer team
By Cliff Olsen
Defender- Erica Belforti, Gainesville, freshman: Anchored the Hurricanes' defense in her rookie season... see other GSA players

Sun All-Area boys soccer team
By Cliff Olsen
Midfielder- Diego Fisher, Buchholz, sophomore: Posted 13 goals and 10 assists for the regional semifinalist Bobcats... see other GSA players

Coaches of the Year
By Cliff Olsen
Ron Messick takes home this award for the second straight season after guiding the Rams to a 19-6-2 mark in his third year at Eastside... read the rest of the story

Jenn Richards, former Eastside assistant coach, Richards' first year at the Rams' helm was definitely an interesting one. Following the tragic death of top player Sarah Landauer on March 9, 2011, Richards was able to rally her team... read the rest of the story

The U-14 boys and Coach Messick who finished 2nd in Region cup. The boys advanced to the final by beating First Coast 1-0 a team they had not beat in several tries. Due to injuries and Spring break the team went to the tournament with 12 players. They battled in the semi-final match and to make matters worse lost our GK due to knee injury. Heading to the final we were down to 11 players and no GK. The boys played amazing leading the #6 team in the state 1-0 for most of the half. FC America scored a penalty kick to tie the game with about 3 minutes left in first half. In the second half FC America proved to be too much and fatigue set it. FC America went on to be Presidents cup champions so the loss shows that we were one of the best in the state. see the standings

We have more travel teams than ever before, our Academy had the most players in it's history last fall, and Jonesville Park hosted more games and tournaments than in the history of our beautiful complex!

This month has been simply incredible! The Academy numbers for the spring are at 315 and counting! We also hosted three very successful major events in February (Region Cup Knockout Round, Region Cup Challenge Round and the Gator Soccer Showcase). These tournaments brought in over 180 teams, more than 2,800 players, close to 15,000 people...and tremendous accolades through out the soccer community for the Club!

Thank you to all who came out and volunteered your time to help make everything such a success!

Without the funds we raise through our events and advertising, the fees we charge our parents would be considerably higher.

Congratulations to all of our GSA staff for such a successful year so far! Keep up the great work!