Coupeville’s Chayse Van Velkinburgh, a 7-year-old playing for a U10 soccer squad, won a tourney title this weekend. (Photos courtesy Dustin Van Velkinburgh)
Deception FC, and its Cow Town gunslinger (second from left, bottom row) marinate in the victory.
Like father, like son.
Coupeville hoops coach Dustin Van Velkinburgh was a soccer sensation back in his younger days, and now his son, Chayse, is coming for all the old man’s records.
The younger Van Velkinburgh, who is headed into the second grade at Coupeville Elementary this fall, is proving to be a pitch prodigy.
While he’s only seven, Chayse is already advanced enough he plays alongside booters several years older.
He and his squad, the Deception FC, stormed through the field at the Starfire Xtreme Cup in Tukwila this weekend, capturing the title in the U10 select gold division.
Van Velkinburgh started all four games on defense.
When he wasn’t locking down rival shooters, he also moved forward at times, punching home a goal and recording four assists.
