In January 1998, San Antonio Metropolitan Youth Soccer Institute (SAMYS) organized as a nonprofit Texas corporation and the IRS certified it as a §501(c)(3) charity under the federal tax code, making donations to SAMYS tax-deductible.

SAMYS is the self-designated soccer field development and maintenance arm of organized soccer in the SA metro area.  It does not compete with soccer clubs to recruit and train teams.  Rather, it opens its facilities to any and all who make a reservation and pay the user fee.

All SAMYS' income goes to its charitable purposes.  No SAMYS volunteer, officer, director or other individual profits personally.  In fact, a SAMYS director who owned 30 acres of PEPSI Soccer, TX absorbed considerable costs by leasing it to SAMYS for $1/year.  (Now, SAMYS owns all 42 acres.)

Current office holders (and their soccer & other credentials) are:

• Pres. Ed Sakiewicz (former pro player & men's college coach; business owner & university professor) pres@soccertexas.com
  
• VP Gary Wilcox (USSF "C" licensed coach) vp@soccertexas.com
  
• Secty/Treas Mike Dennis (USSF "C" licensed coach; attorney) sectytreas@soccertexas.com
  
• Director John Seaworth (former youth coach; physician)
  
• Director Jason Cronkhite (former college player and men's college team asst.) dirmarketing@soccertexas.com
  
• Director Marcello Martinez (referee; architect)
  
• Director James McFall (middle school coach & teacher)
  
• Director Steve Arters (former wire service sports writer; marketing/ PR executive) media@soccertexas.com
  
• Director James Hope (high school principal & coach)
  
• Director Chris Campasano
  

SAMYS, a nonprofit charity, builds and maintains quality soccer fields--
not teams

In 2004, SAMYS met monthly with San Antonio Mayor Ed Garza and other soccer enthusiasts to promote "The Game" in the area as part of the San Antonio Area Soccer Advocates.