Welcome to St. Mary's Soccer!

ABOUT US

St. Mary’s Soccer (SMS) is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization that is affiliated with the Maryland State Youth Soccer Association (MSYSA) and St. Mary’s County Department of Recreation and Parks that offers recreational and competitive levels of soccer for children in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

Our Goal

To provide every youth player an opportunity to play soccer, regardless of skill level, and to help them find the right level of play through our Recreation, Recreation Plus (RecPlus), or Travel programs.

 

Our Mission

 

We are committed to developing players and impacting lives, through positive, fun and challenging soccer. Our focus is on the players and their families and helping them reach their goals. Every day, every practice and every game, we will ask ourselves, "Are challenging our players proportionately? Are we inspiring and developing them not just as talented athletes but also as young adults? Most importantly, are we doing it in a way that they are having fun and still love the game?"  We will meet our players where they are and help them grow to the level they want to grow.  Our interest is more in the number of players we develop than the number of games we win. By focusing on development first, the wins will come on their own, both on and off the pitch.  This is how we measure success.

 

LEADERSHIP

The Board of Directors is responsible for the overall operation of SMS and consists of both elected/voting members (officers) and appointed/non-voting members.  There are 7 Elected/Voting Board Members who comprise the Executive Board.  Members are elected by the general membership at a general meeting held at the end of the Spring season.  The 2022-2023 Board is as follows:

Executive Board Members
Position Name Term Ends
President Rick Watts 2025
Vice President, Kiddie Kick & Academy Aaron Koch 2025
Vice President, Recreation VACANT 2026
Vice President, RecPlus Nicole Downs 2024
Vice President, Travel

Nicole Downs

2025
Treasurer Holly Jett 2024
Secretary

Maya Hoagland

2025

 

At-Large Members
Position Name Term Ends
     

 

In addition to our all-volunteer Board of Directors, SMS has professional staff overseeing day-to-day club operations and player development.    

Professional Staff 

  • Registrar - Donald Finch
     
  • Director of Operations – Maria Scott
    • Maria Scott has over 30 years of experience in playing and coaching soccer.  After playing youth soccer around the world while growing up in a military family, she played collegiately at Otterbein University.  Since then she has coached numerous youth teams for both club and high school soccer.
      • USSF "D" National License
      • USC National Diploma
         
  • Director of Coaching - Alessandro Burlew
    • Alessandro graduated from St. Mary's College of Maryland in 2018 where he was 2014 Conference Rookie of the Year as well as 2nd Team All-Conference.  Since then he as played soccer in Sweden, Latvia, Estonia, Gibraltar, and Italy.  Alessandro also holds a Masters in Business Administration with a concentration in Sports Management from Misericoria University
      • USSF "C" National License


Board meetings are open to all members of SMS and are held on the second Sunday of each month during each season.  General meetings are open to all members of SMS and interested members of the community.  At least one general meeting is held each year.  Please check the calendar for meeting information.

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