Lady Rovers SC Presents 2024 Summer Kick-Off

Girls’ soccer teams will battle it out this weekend as the Lady Rovers Soccer Club presents its third annual Summer Kick-Off. The tournament will take place from Thursday to Sunday at the St. Croix Renaissance Park, also known as VIALCO, and will feature Girls U6, U11, and U16 teams from St. Croix, St. Thomas, and the BVI.Girls’ soccer teams will battle it out this weekend as the Lady Rovers Soccer Club presents its third annual Summer Kick-Off. The tournament will take place from Thursday to Sunday at the St. Croix Renaissance Park, also known as VIALCO, and will feature Girls U6, U11, and U16 teams from St. Croix, St. Thomas, and the BVI.

The Lady Rovers Soccer Club is a branch of the male soccer team, “Rovers.” Coach Makiesh Taylor-Jones and Zauditu Kaza-Amlak affectionately known as “Coach Z” took on the women’s division in 2022. “When we started, there really was nothing happening for women’s soccer outside of the national team, and even that pool was very small. Growing up Makiesh and I played together and there was a lot more happening for female soccer. Not much, but more than we saw in 2021 and 2022,” said Coach Z.

After inquiring, they took it upon themselves to accept the offer to be the women’s development officers for the Lady Rovers and began recruiting. Coach Z reflected on their first day. “I think our first day we had like nine girls,” she said.