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Welcome to the Washington Area Women's Soccer League (WAWSL). This league strives to develop and strengthen women's soccer in the DC area through league and tournament play. We offer recreational and competitive outdoor soccer and welcome all levels of players, from beginner through premier. Our fields are primarily in DC and Montgomery County with occasional games in Arlington. Our players live throughout DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia. WAWSL is a section 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and is self-administered by a volunteer board of directors. We are affiliated regionally with the Metropolitan DC-Virginia Soccer Association (MDCVSA) and nationally with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF).
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posted 06/30/2009 WAWSL SUMMER 7v7 SESSION
Online registration is now open for WAWSL's Summer Session. Please note this is ONLY FOR PLAYERS WHO HAVE PRIOR APPROVAL FROM A TEAM REP to register for the summer session.
Registration is ONLINE ONLY. Please contact your team rep if you have any questions.
BASIC INFO
- Games will be 7 v 7 (minimum of 5 players on the field)
- Games are 50 minutes total (two 25-minute halves), except in late August (45 min. to conclude before sundown)
- Games will be played on smaller fields (60 yds by 45 yds) with smaller goals (6 ft by 12 ft)
- Games primarily on Wednesday or Thursday nights; makeup games may be on Saturdays
- No offside rule enforced
- NO SLIDE TACKLES
- 1 referee per game, no team referee requirement
NEW PLAYERS
WAWSL does NOT place new-to-WAWSL players for the summer session. All roster spots on the Summer Session New Team are now full. If you are new to the area and/or new to WAWSL and would like to play in the Summer Session, please post an ad on the WAWSL Exchange and, if a spot opens up on a WAWSL team, a team representative will contact you. **We do NOT guarantee placement on any WAWSL summer team. E-mailed or phone requests for team placement will NOT be answered.**
 
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posted 06/21/2009 WAWSL is offering the following women's soccer clinics this summer -
Advanced GK Clinic: Saturday July 25th
This clinic is designed for goalkeepers who have played in goal before, and who preferably play competitively or have significant adult playing experience. Clinicians should know how to dive and posses basic goalkeeper skills. The clinic will cover more advanced techniques such as handling crosses, 3 goal situations, and 1 v 1s.
Open GK Clinic: Saturday August 8th & August 15th
This clinic is open for goalkeepers of all skill levels, whether beginner or advanced. It will focus on introducing and fine-tuning basic skills that are essential to being a successful goalkeeper.
Field Player Refresher: Saturday August 22nd
Want to refresh your soccer skills before the fall season starts? Come join us for a refresher on basic tactical and technical skills as well as some drills to help you not only improve ball handling but also stay in shape.
Each clinic session costs $30 and will be held from 9:30am - 11am on Lincoln Field #2. The goalkeeper clinics are limited to a roster of 15 players each, and the Field Player Refresher is limited to 25 players. All clinics will be taught by Elise Roy. Elise has coached at Brown University and with the Olympic Development program. She also played semi-professionally with the Rhode Island Stingrays and has trained with or been trained by national team keepers for many years.
Space is limited. Click here to register now and secure your spot.
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posted 06/19/2009 Come out and support our sponsor, Soccer Resort, by registering as a team or individual in the 8v8 Potomac Cup on July 11th and 12th.
Soccer Resort Potomac Cup - July 11/12, 2009
Get your team photo taken, and it will appear on Setanta Sports Channel (National T.V!) a few weeks later.
Join the Soccer Resort in Sterling, Virginia (Loudon County), for an 8v8 outdoor tournament, with 4/5 games on some of the best grass fields in the DC Area, and complimentary beer (post tournament of course), sponsored by Carlsberg. We only have space for 50 teams, with Men’s, Women’s and Coed divisions – Open, Over 30’s and over 40’s. Men's and Women's is Saturday July 11, and Coed is Sunday July 12 (with new 5:3 male: female ratio rules)
And as part of our partnership with Setanta, if your team photo is taken at the event, you might get your team pic on Setanta Sports before a Premiership game a few weeks later. Make sure you sign-up early for the early bird special before June 15 – and there are also great travel prizes – winning team captains get a complimentary hotel and tournament weekend in Las Vegas August 28/29 if your team travels on a full roster.
Other upcoming tournaments include Boston, NYC, Las Vegas in August, Costa Rica, Miami, and more. More info visit www.soccerresort.com email
or call 646 688 3089.
Potomac Cup 2009 – Register a team now for as little as $449 until June 21 for the Early Bird, increasing by $50 afterwards. You can also register as an individual to be placed on a team!
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posted 06/10/2009  VS 
AUGUST 9, 2009 • 3PM • FedEx Field
Tickets for DC United vs. 2008 La Liga Champions Real Madrid will go quickly once they go on sale to the public this Friday, June 12. So get yours early—and skip the Ticketmaster service fees—by ordering them through THIS LINK. For more information, contact Zach Walker at
or call 202-587-5469.
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posted 04/01/2009 WAWSL & Washington Freedom have partnered to offer club members discounted pricing for Freedom matches at the newly renovated SoccerPlex. Discounts are for all the games at the SoccerPlex, so come on out and support Abby Wambach and the Washington Freedom in the Inaugural Season of Women’s Professional Soccer! Click on this link to purchase the discounted tickets. Consider buying tickets for the historic April 11th nationally televised home opener! Make sure to enter "WAWSL" into the 'club/organization' field when purchasing your tickets.
If you have any question, please call our ticket rep Shantai at 202.547.0028. If you are having trouble accessing the site, please visit http://washingtonfreedom.wow-sim.com/index.html
I hope to see a lot of WAWSL players out at the games!
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posted 03/31/2009 WAWSL and DC United are happy to announce the return of the WAWSL player discounts for regular 2009 season games. Click here for the DC United/WAWSL microsite, where you can purchase discounted tickets online. Discounts range from $4 to $10 off per ticket.
In addition to offering special pricing for all WAWSL players, DC United will donate a portion of the sale price of each ticket to WAWSL's Field Fund. For assistance,
to contact Zach Walker, or call him at 202-587-5469 and mention WAWSL.
Don't forget about the DC United & Washington Freedom double headers on June 13 and July 18!
Full schedule for DC United 2009 Season
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posted 03/28/2009
See Article X of the WAWSL Constitution for more information on how standings are determined.
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posted 01/25/2007 Use the links from wawsl.org when you make purchases from WAWSL sponsors. If you use our links, the sponsor can track that the purchase originated from our website and WAWSL receives a commission on your purchase. All proceeds go directly to the WAWSL field fund. Below you will find coupon codes or discount links for two of our sponsors.
- CustomInk.com Enter "WAWSL15" to get $15 off of any order of 6 or more items. You can use this code online or by phone.
- ShoeBuy Get 10% off purchases plus Free Shipping. Use link to the left and enter the discount code "SHOEBUY" to get the discount.
Some of our other sponsors include Eurosport and Epic Sports.
Thanks for supporting WAWSL with your purchases!
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posted 02/23/2006 In the event of inclement weather, please call the WAWSL hotline at 703-827-7907. Cancellation information will be available on the outgoing message starting at 7am. If you call after 7am and hear the regular sunny day greeting, then the games are on as scheduled. (For summer season evening games, cancellation information will be available on the outgoing message starting at 5pm.)
Our goal is to play as many games as possible without damaging the fields or jeopardizing our permits. We also aim to provide timely notification of cancellations. Often these goals are in conflict and we must do our best to strike a proper balance. For more information on how rain-out decisions are made, click here.
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