VSA coach Dustin Butcher accepts Executive role with Winchester United

(Via VSA) – Virginia Soccer Association announced that Dustin Butcher has accepted the role of Executive Director at partner club Winchester United.

Butcher departs his coaching role at VSA to help lead his hometown club in Winchester, Va.

“We are very happy for Dustin and his family. Running his hometown club has been a dream of his, so we are fully supportive of this decision. He has worked extremely hard for us, strengthening his skill set at VSA which will allow him to lead Winchester to the next level in club development. We truly can’t thank Dustin enough for all of his work and sacrifice towards helping VSA achieve its goals. We look forward to seeing his continued growth and a great relationship with Winchester.” – Executive Director, Matt Lacey

In his time at VSA, he has helped develop the club into one of the leading programs in the area. He leaves VSA with several accomplishments, including doubling the size of the Cannon Cup event, creating one of the best GK programs in the area, attaining the USSF C License, attaining the National Youth License along with helping to establish many of the day to day operations at VSA.

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“Dustin Butcher has been a valuable asset to our VSA family for many years. We are extremely grateful for his years of commitment to our program. He has been a significant contributor to our vision and goals through our transition and has been a constant within our program for many years and through our current board of directors’ time governing this Association. We all celebrate his opportunity to further his career with Winchester United and look forward to seeing his growth and development in his future endeavors. From the Board of Directors at VSA, we thank you for your time and commitment and wish you the best of luck!” VSA Board of Directors

Butcher will continue to coach his 2002 NPL teams for the remainder of the season but will finish his roles as GK Director and Director of Operations beginning February 1. VSA will communicate inhouse the upcoming plans for each of these roles.

Dustin had this to say about his time at VSA: “It is a bittersweet moment to move on from VSA. I have truly enjoyed my time here at the Club and I feel as though I have grown significantly as an employee, a coach, and a person. I have built tremendous friendships among the technical, administrative and coaching staff and I will miss working with everyone each day. I want to thank Matt Lacey and the Board of Directors for giving me the opportunity to work with the organization. I feel very fortunate to have been a part of VSA in a number of roles over the years and I wish nothing but continued success for the players, coaches and parents. Matt’s mentorship has given me the confidence I need for this next step and I appreciate the time he has put in to help my personal development. I also want to thank my fellow staff members for their friendships and for always challenging me to be the best. Finally, I want to thank all of the players and coaches that I have had the privilege to work with here at the Club. Without them, none of this would be possible and I will forever appreciate the moments I’ve spent and lessons I’ve learned from our players and coaches.”