Giving Back Magazine August 2018 | Page 28

Making a Difference ASC SAN DIEGO Inspiring Greatness W hat does it mean to create a transcendent professional sports franchise – one that delivers championship- caliber soccer on the field, and creates positive impact in our communities off the field? ASC takes that question very seriously. As head coach Ziggy Korytoski puts it, “At ASC, we challenge ourselves every day to live up to our team’s mission of Inspiring Greatness, and work hard to earn respect, loyalty, and support - to be the team that soccer fans all over San Diego deserve.” If you haven’t heard of ASC, they are the professional team taking San Diego by storm. They compete in the National Premiere Soccer League (NPSL) and are the first social enterprise professional sports team in San Diego. Having just completed their 3rd season of play, they have already won their conference twice, and qualified for the prestigious 2019 Open Cup. They have ambitions of moving up the US Soccer ranks in 2019 and representing America’s Finest City at the highest level of the US Soccer Pyramid. ASC sits at the top of the Albion soccer pyramid, an internationally recognized development program that has been training youth soccer players all over San Diego since 1981. Albion players have been awarded over $20 million in college scholarships and more Albion players have gone on to Ivy League universities than from any other club in the country. ASC is active in the community as well, with players and coaches having made appearances for local charities, hospitals and 28 GBSAN.COM | AUGUST 2018