Chip Rohr / Photography by Jonathan Timmes

SOCCER COACH
Chip Rohr, Chip Rohr Soccer
On spring Saturdays, suburban soccer fields are packed with playing preteens and their parents. Given the sport’s popularity, only a superstar could stand out from the pack.

Virginia native Chip Rohr started coaching soccer while a college student. An opportunity to work at Randolph-Macon Soccer Camp in Ashland, host to “a veritable who’s who of emerging coaches,” launched his career as a top-notch instructor.

According to Rohr, who’s accrued “virtually every coaching course and licensing course” in his climb to the top, much of his success is owed to workshops with U.S. Soccer, the National Soccer Coach Association of America and Virginia Youth Soccer Association, where he remains the longest-serving instructor on coaching education staff. He’s been at the head of his own camp, based in Bristow, for nearly 30 years.

“Being named ‘Best’ is a great honor. I think it validates my efforts to educate myself on the best ways to help young players have fun and enjoy the game and improve as players,” Rohr said. “I love coaching, and it is wonderful to be told you’ve done well.” P.O. Box 71, Manassas; 703-368-3000; www.chiprohrsoccer.com.—TP

SUMMER CAMP
Pinecrest Summer Pavilion
Don’t let the Webkinz class fool you: Flexible scheduling and the engaging enrichment activities make Pinecrest Summer Pavilion a hit with parents, too. “My boys cannot contain their excitement about each and every camp session … (The) creativity, attention to detail and amazing organizational skills show each and every day,” parent Susan Coran said. 7209 Quiet Cove, Annandale; 703-354-3446; www.pinecrestschool.org.—TP

BIRTHDAY PARTY SPOT
Laser Quest
Shhh… here’s a secret about Laser Quest laser tag in Woodbridge: Not only is it fun for parents, but it masks exercise as entertainment. Dodging beams of light and lugging around a sensor vest gives kids of all ages quite the workout, and puts them in the center of a game close to that of its video counterparts. 14517 Potomac Mills Road, Woodbridge; 703-490-4180; www.laserquest.com.—TP

Courtesy of Cox Farms

FAMILY OUTING
Cox Farms Fall Festival
With no shortage of alternatives, Cox Farms retiree Lynn Hertz still brings her grandkids to the farm’s autumn fete, a true testament to the timelessness of the event. Hayrides, slides, food, music and new surprises appear annually on 96-acre expanse specifically for the fair. 15621 Braddock Road, Centreville; 703-830-4121; www.coxfarms.com.—TP

TOY STORE
Noodles & Noggins
Noodles and Noggins toy store provides area youngers with brain games to stimulate and inspire creative play. It hosts a plethora of events, from crafty afternoons to concerts, to build on the store’s mission of engagement, and is a refreshing break from the TV/videogame-centered circus of child consumerism—one with an educational focus, no less! 7145 Main St., Clifton; 703-815-8600; www.noodlesandnoggins.com.—TP

ACTIVITY CENTER
Sport Bounce
Sport Bounce of Loudoun brings NoVa’s kids hours of air-filled fun with their large inflatables. They do private parties that’d put Richie Rich to shame, but also have an open-gym program where kids can pounce on the playthings for about the cost of a movie ticket. It’s “exercise disguised as fun play,” co-owner Jennifer Sharman said. 44710 Cape Court # 116, Ashburn; 703-729-9522; www.sportbounce.com.—TP

CLOTHES
Monday’s Child, and Frilly Frocks & Polliwogs
Fair-of-face Monday’s Child has a vast selection of ceremonial garb, as well as classic clothing for more discerning tastes. Those same palates can find their kids’ high-end consignment clothing fit at high-end boutique Frilly Frocks & Polliwogs in Ashburn. 218 N. Lee St., Alexandria; 703-548-3505; www.mondayschildofalexandria.com; 20691 Ashburn Road, Ashburn; 703-858-4940; www.frillyfrocks.com.—TP