The October issue of Giochiamo, our club newsletter, is here! Thank you to Coach Bernie for designing and putting together another great issue.
Congratulations to Coach Grace Harvey, our October Coach of the Month. Congratulations also to our Players of the Month, Mela Goitom, Christopher Cassano, James Lee and Avyn Lawrence, and to Goalkeeper of the Month Safia-Eloise Bakke.
In this issue
- Raising Tomorrow’s Champions: More than 70 Girls Academy players, parents and coaches joined Washington Spirit legend Joanna “Jo” Lohman for an evening about building a Champions Mindset.
- Juventus Values, Off the Pitch: Three of our teams are doing community service. U11G Academy I is making blankets with Project Linus. U9B Academy I is supporting SOME, Leveling the Playing Field and Children’s Hospital. U12B Cambiaso is running a community bake sale.
- From First Touches to Futures: Executive Director Renzo Bejarano explains how player development starts with our youngest players, from Lil’ Soccer Stars to Futures, and how our older players help lead them.
- PlayMetrics Tip of the Month: How to set up team chats and alerts so you never miss a schedule change.
- Players of the Month: Five players who show that no obstacle is too hard to overcome.
- Coach of the Month: Coach Grace Harvey of U14 Girls Academy, in her first year as a head coach.
Coming up
- Juve Day 2026: Sunday, November 23, 5:30–8:30 pm at Maryland SoccerPlex, for all players and parents. Don’t miss it!
- Juventus Training Experience: A trip to the Juventus Training Center in Vinovo, Italy, from March 27 to April 2, 2027. It’s open to players U9–U16 of all levels. There’s an informational Zoom on Tuesday, November 3 at 7 pm. Signing up for or attending the meeting does not commit you to the trip.
Forza Juve!
