Vienna Youth, Inc., or VYI, as it is more commonly called, is a youth sports organization that offers sports programs to children from 5-18 years of age in the Vienna, Virginia and surrounding Northern Virginia area. VYI's programs include Basketball, Football, Lacrosse, Cheerleading, Track and Field, and Wrestling.

In addition to providing full sports programs in six sports, VYI also funds an annual college scholarship program to support past participants who will attend college in search of a degree. Applicants must demonstrate good character, have a cumulative GPA in excess of 3.0, have an excellent record of community service and sportsmanship, and demonstrate financial need.

Follow the links at the top of the page to learn about or register for a specific sport.

• Football, Cheerleading, and Rugby Registration is Now Open
  VYI Football, Cheerleading, and Rugby are all...
• VYI Wrestling Send 3 to Eastern Nationals
  VYI Wrestling Sends 3 to the MAWA Eastern Nationals   April...
• Jonathan Forde Scholarship
  VYI is pleased to announce the addition of another...

by posted 05/01/2008

VYI Football, Cheerleading, and Rugby are all accepting registrations online today!

VYI Football is registering for the Fall Season and its Annual Football Camp. Go to vyifootball.org and click the left menu link for "Register Online" to register.

VYI Cheerleading is registering for the Fall Season. Go to vyicheer.org and click the left menu link for "Register Online" to register.

VYI Rugby is registering for the Summer Season. Go to vyirugby.org and click the left menu link for "Register Online" to register.

VYI needs your help. If you are willing to be a Head or Assistant Coach for any VYI Sport, please click the link on the main VYI website (vyi.org) for "Contacts" and send the respective commissioner a note expressing your interest in giving back to the community.



If you do not want to receive these notices anymore, please visit the VYI website at vyi.org and complete a "Feedback" form. Please include your name and email address or addresses that you would like us to remove. NOTE: If you are, or have a child that is, a currently registered participant in one of our sports, we cannot remove you from this distribution without also removing you from the Sport's distribution. Which means you will not get announcements about practices, game changes, etc. You will also not be notified via email about our College Scholarship program when your child becomes eligible.

by posted 04/08/2008

VYI Wrestling Sends 3 to the MAWA Eastern Nationals
 
April 5, 2008; Salisbury, MD.

The Wicomico Civic Center again played host to the Middle Atlantic Wrestling (MAWA) South Regional Wrestling Tournament this past Saturday. Against an outstanding field of competitors from south eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Northern Virginia, VYI wrestlers; Hadley Horner (Midget Division 58 lbs.), Austin Muss (Midget Division 105 lbs.); Conor Eckhardt and Ricky Posner (Junior Division 80 lbs.); Paul McGiffin (Junior Division 140 lbs.); and James Cusack (Intermediate Division 95 lbs.) made a strong showing going deeper into the tournament than any other past VYI Wrestlers.

Horner, Eckhardt, Posner, and Cusack wrestled late into the 8th round of the nine round Tournament. Muss and McGiffin however, both earned silver medals after losing in the finals. As a result of medaling, Muss and McGiffin have qualified for the MAWA Eastern Nationals Tournament scheduled for May 4 and 5 again at the Wicomico Civic Center.

Congratulations to our regional competitors and our National qualifiers!

by posted 03/05/2008

VYI is pleased to announce the addition of another scholarship award for the coming year for graduating high school seniors. Jonathan Michael Jex-Blake Forde, a Vienna resident, was a long time participant in a variety of VYI sports  and particularly enjoyed Lacrosse, which he played at Gonzaga College High School. After high school and college Jonathan was a combat engineer with the Virginia National Guard and was in training for his second tour in Iraq when he died unexpectedly of meningitis.

Jonathan was a good athlete in high school. In the military he was a steadfast soldier who led his troops with courage and fortitude. Jonathan led by example. To his friends he was humble, kind and selfless. He had a big heart and he always gave all he had in every situation. Jonathan had a wonderful sense of humor and the gift to make people laugh. He had a positive attitude, even in the darkest moments, and he served his country with great honor.

VYI will award this scholarship to a graduating varsity athlete, male or female, with a minimum of 5 years service to VYI, either as a player or coach, who most exemplifies the positive characteristics displayed by Jonathan during his short lifetime.