RYSC Lifetime Achievement Award
Congratulations Coach Dave!
Roseville, CA - May 2023
We are very excited to announce the first ever RYSC Lifetime Achievement Award!
The 2023 RYSC Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Coach Dave Lauchner, in recognition of his twenty-year commitment and devotion to the principles and ideals of the club and exemplary leadership and selfless acts of time and dedication for the youth of our community.
‘Coach Dave’ has coached for RYSC since 2003, when he started coaching his daughter’s team. A few years later, like so many of our volunteer coaches, he took on coaching his son’s U6 team, eventually coaching both of their competitive teams at the same time. To put this in perspective, since 2003, for the last 20 years, he has been coaching soccer games on the weekend for Roseville as a volunteer.
In his day job, he is a battalion fire chief and a 25+ year veteran of the fire department in the Greater Sacramento area. Almost every week he worked half shifts to make sure he can attend the weekly training sessions and be there during their games.
The incredible commitment that he showed to his players, his teams, and this club over the last 20 years is just awe inspiring. Imagine knowing you have soccer practice and a few games on the weekend while you are fighting wildfires. And not only being called in to respond during local, but also national emergencies.
In his 20 years, Dave’s teams played at the highest levels, won countless tournaments, and celebrated not only success on the field but also off the field. Because of Coach Dave’s inclusive, selfless and humble coaching style, his players were always motivated and willing to learn, and go the extra mile for the team. Dave lead by example and showed his players how to be good citizens.
Coach Dave, on behalf of the entire Roseville Soccer Community, Congratulations, and thank you for your commitment and dedication to the Roseville Youth Soccer Club over these last 20 years!
