In 2014, in the wake of the growth of soccer in the US, and built on close to 40 years of soccer tradition in AYSO 220 Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow, a new era in local youth soccer began with the formation of Sleepy Hollow Football Club (SHFC).

The new club joined the ranks of the Westchester Youth Soccer League (WYSL), the largest regional soccer organization, which, with multiple divisions of over 17,000 players and more than 650 teams, to offer potential for higher levels of competition for our youth. SHFC fields boys and girls (U9-Varsity) teams through open tryouts, and all of the players continue to be registered with AYSO and coached by trained AYSO volunteers committed to its philosophies, while recognizing that skilled players would benefit from playing on more competitive level. 

SHFC originally partnered with Rivertowns United of Ardsley/Dobbs Ferry/Hastings in entering into WYSL. Following the RUFC/AYSO model, all SHFC players are registered in both programs. All coaches benefit from the wealth of resources provided by the WYSL, as well as AYSO’s National Coaching program, the only soccer coach education program in the U.S. that is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education. 

With local community support, a newfound momentum for soccer, and support from the Villages of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow, SHFC in partnership with AYSO, continues to stay true to its roots as a volunteer run, youth-centered organization. From its humble beginnings, SHFC has grown from 11 teams in 2014 to 17 in 2017, with over 240 youth engaged in competitive club soccer.

In our first independent season, Fall 2018, SHFC played 21 teams in all age and gender groups and had 7 division champions. In addition, in 2018, SHFC became an approved 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit youth sports organization.