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History of the Florence Soccer Association

The FSA was formed in 1988 to provide a dedicated soccer club for the youth of the Florence community and surrounding areas.

In 1991, FSA Bylaws were adopted, providing stability in administration and rules of play. In 1994, FSA incorporated as a fully private, 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. It has grown to more than 500 participants in recreational and select divisions.

Year	President	Significant Accomplishments
1988	Jim Downing	First year! 4 fields at Mastercraft, with Florence City Recreation Department. Thanks, Rocky!
1989	Margaret Smith	SCYSA Affiliation; First year of select play. Membership exceeds 200.
1990	Cathy Jackson	First of 4 Lundy Camps.
1991	Peter North	Bylaws written by Exec Committee: Peter North, John Sadler, Bev Dartnell, David Jesson, Margaret Smith. Membership exceeds 300.
1992	Peter North	Initial steps for ESAB Complex. Computerized records, thanks to Bob and Linda Maleckar!
1993	John Sadler	ESAB Soccer complex with 7 fields opened. Thanks ESAB!
1994	John Sadler	Privatization. Incorporation. Mail-in registration. Membership exceeds 400. First girls team.
1995	Dennis Blankenship	Membership exceeds 500. More than 30 Rec teams and 6 Select teams.
1996	Dennis Blankenship	2 girls and 6 boys select teams, including Peter North's U-16s, his farewell season after coaching select teams with FSA for 7 years.
1997	Leon Pfeiffer	U-19 Boys (Pee Dee Wednesday) go to Regionals in Greensboro.
1998	Leon Pfeiffer	Bylaws revised to current status.
1999	Rick Hoefer	Select teams total 8 - 4 boys, 4 girls.
2000	Rick Hoefer	6 Select teams, including John Sadler's U-18's, his farewell season after 13 years with FSA.
2001	Jeff Brock	First www.flosoccer.org web site published thanks to Mark Kelly. Thanks also to Elise Walker for her many years as webmaster.
2002	Rick Hoefer	The FSA joins with Florence County.
2003	Richard McCabe	New concession stand built and old building becomes equipment hut.
2004	Worth Adams	Permanent restrooms installed at ESAB Soccer Complex. Sign installed.
2005	Mark Kelly	Coaches' certification becomes a reality.
2006	Mark Kelly	Record breaking fall recreation year - more than 50 teams.
2007	Connie Cooper	Third Woman to be President of FSA.
2008	Steve Bull	Current President

Events

FSA President

The select soccer season began August 23rd and the recreation league begins September 13th with the Jamboree followed by the first games on September 20th. The FSA is an organization run by volunteers. One of the most difficult aspects of any organization is finding volunteers to give their time to make an organization a success. FSA is currently in need of volunteers to fill vacant board positions. We have a small core of very energetic volunteers who are fulfilling many roles at one time. We are currently in need of new volunteers to keep FSA functioning at its current level. Please consider volunteering your time to make FSA successful.

Thanks, Steve Bull