AGM Information- COMING TO CASPER MARCH 8-9, 2025!
WSA has booked a block of rooms at the Hilton Garden Inn, Casper, WY. Reservations can be made by calling directly.
Hilton Garden Inn
1150 North Poplar Street
Casper, WY, US, 82601
+1 (307) 266-1300
FEATURING JAY DeMERIT, KEYNOTE SPEAKER & FORMER WORLD CUP PLAYER
Jay DeMerit is a professional soccer player, formerly of the USA National team and the former Captain of Watford FC & the Vancouver Whitecaps.
The start of his career was unconventional, to say the least. He was not on any professional league’s radar and took a large risk is going overseas to try out for different clubs. Impressing Lewington during that pre-season friendly between the Hornets and Northwood, DeMerit earned a trial and later a one-year contract at Vicarage Road.
DeMerit spent six seasons with England’s Watford FC, where he served as club captain & scored one of three goals in the 2006 Championship playoff final that saw Watford FC promoted to the English Premier League. Jay was also named man of the match for this game.
Following his departure from Vicarage Road in 2010, DeMerit represented the US Men’s National Team at the World Cup in South Africa, topping a group containing England, Slovakia and Algeria. From there, he became captain for Vancouver Whitecaps’ inaugural season in Major League Soccer before retirement in 2014.
Outside of the soccer field, DeMerrit took the lessons he learned and the leadership skills he developed to apply them to his career in business and the media. DeMerit has been part of three films, “Perfect Addiction”, “Katch-Up (2013)” and “Rise & Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story (2011)”. Rise and Shine is a movie about his incredible story of how he triumphed against the odds to make it as a pro Soccer player. DeMerit initially funded the movie with a Kickstarter campaign, and he says he feels a responsibility to pay that generosity forward through his foundation Rise & Shine which he co-founded with his wife, Ashleigh. He and Ashleigh are the proud parents of Oakes and reside near Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada.
AND, THERE IS MORE…
In addition to Jay DeMerit, we will have a full day of informational and educational workshops to benefit all Wyoming Soccer stakeholders, whether you are a parent, player, coach, referee, administrator, board member or volunteer, you will leave feeling enriched! We will have the complete schedule and line up published soon!
Stay for our Annual Awards Ceremony at 7 p.m. on Saturday evening to help us celebrate our coaches, referees, administrators, volunteers, and PLAYERS! We will also induct our 4th Lifetime Achievement Award Winner and Wyoming Soccer Hall of Fame Inductee. You do not want to miss it! For information and to nominate individuals for our annual awards, please click below.
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Event Schedule
We want to know how many people to expect so we can ensure the event is setup to run as smooth as possible. Please let us know you are planning to come. The Wyoming AGM is open to ALL Wyoming Soccer Members… We welcome each and every one of you!
For more information regarding the Wyoming Soccer AGM and order of business, please click here.