Calendar Of Events

U. S. Women vs. Canada
The U.S. Women will host Canada in Frisco, Texas on January 31.
The international friendly matches the top two teams in CONCACAF. Canada will host the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2015.
The game is scheduled for a 9:00 pm kickoff on the East Coast and will be televised on FOX Sports 1.
This will be the third appearance for the U.S. Women at Toyota Stadium, and the second match at the venue against Canada. The last match there for the U.S. team was a 2-1 victory over New Zealand before a crowd of 20,677 in near freezing conditions.
U.S. Men Play South Korea
First match scheduled to kick off the 2014 World Cup year for the U.S. is scheduled for Feb. 1 in Carson, Calif.
The U.S. will host the Korea Republic with kickoff scheduled for 5:00 pm ET. The game will be televised, but details of that broadcast have not been announced.
The game with the Korea Republic comes at the end of the USA’s January training camp.
MLS/NWSL Drafts
Both Major League Soccer and the National Women’s Soccer League, will hold their player drafts at the NSCAA convention in Philadelphia[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’].
MLS, which will hold its draft during the convention for the 12th consecutive year, will hold its 2014 MLS SuperDraft on Thursday, Jan. 16 in the Philadelphia Convention Center.
This draft, to begin at 10:00 am, consists of four rounds for the league’s 19 teams, is open to the public.
The NWSL will hold its draft on Friday, Jan. 17, also in the convention center, starting at 10:00 am. The NWSL’s four-round draft is also open to the public. The NWSL is scheduled to be a eight-team league in 2014, its second season of operation.
The Chicago Red Stars are scheduled to select first in the NWSL draft, followed by the Washington Spirit.
Barring trades, D.C. United has the #1 pick in the MLS SuperDraft, with the Philadelphia Union getting the second selection.
N.C. Soccer HOF
The 2014 North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame induction dinner will be held Saturday, January 25, 2014 at the North Raleigh Hilton in Raleigh, NC.
The induction dinner, which is held during the annual Southern Soccer Show, has traditionally been held in Greensboro, N.C. N.C. Soccer has moved its youth and adult state soccer association AGMs to Raleigh for 2014.
Scheduled for induction are former Wake Forest and Columbus Crew goalkeeper William Hesmer and high school coaches George Kennedy and Brien Braswell. Also honored at the HOF dinner will be the UNC Tar Heels women’s soccer program.
The public is invited to attend the dinner. Ticket information will be available on the NCSHOF website next month at www.ncsoccerhall offame.com.

USYS Workshop
Registration is underway for the 2014 US Youth Soccer Workshop, held in conjunction with the NSCAA convention, Jan. 15-19 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.
The US Youth Soccer Awards Gala will again be held during the workshop on Friday night, Jan. 17.
Online information about the US Youth Soccer Workshop can be accessed at www.USYouthSoccer .org.

Georgia AGM
The Georgia Soccer Annual General Meeting is set for Saturday, February 1, 2014 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta. All Georgia Soccer affiliate members are required to have a representative in attendance at each business meeting.
Online information about the Georgia AGM can be accessed at www.gasoccer.org.

Virginia/DC HOF
Nine outstanding individuals who have contributed much to soccer in Virginia and the District of Columbia will be inducted into the Virginia/DC Soccer Hall of Fame, in Richmond, Va., during the annual VYSA Soccer Convention (Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2014 ).
Three are being inducted in the player catagory: Wade Barrett, Colleen O’Day and Staci Wilson. Julie Caramanica, Denise Edwards, Don Heldman and Robert Kunle are being inducted for Meritorious Service, and Turk Emekli is in the Veteran classification.

Tennessee AGM
The 2014 Tennessee State Soccer Association’s Annua General Meeting wil be held Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Embassy Suites – Cool Springs, Nashville, TN. Sessions will begin at 8:20 am.

CONCACAF Qualifying
The U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team will begin the final round of qualifying for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup with the CONCACAF U-20 Women’s Championships, Jan. 11-19 in the Cayman Islands.
The U.S. is in a group with Costa Rica, Jamaica and Guatemala. Canada will host the World Cup next August.
No notification has been given regarding any televison coverage of the CONCACAF tournament.