Three new inductees to the North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019 inductees have been selected. They are Durham Academy soccer coach Susan Ellis, Duke University men’s head soccer coach John Kerr, Jr. , and noted soccer referee Sandra Serafini of Durham. The 22nd Annual North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Dinner will take place on […]
D1 Championship Run Begins With 64 Teams
A field of 64 teams will compete for the 37th NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship, with the 2018 Women’s College Cup semifinals scheduled to be played Nov. 30 and title game on Dec. 2 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC. Women’s D1 Bracket The four No. 1 seeds include Stanford, the automatic qualifier […]
World Cup 2019-Bound USWNT Finish 2018 In Europe
With their ticket punched to the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France, and another CONCACAF championship trophy raised, the U.S. women’s National Team prepares to close out the 2018 season with a pair of international friendlies in Europe. U.S. Coach Jill Ellis has announced a 24-player roster for November matches with Portugal and Scotland. […]
USWNT Sweeps Way To 2019 World Cup Birth
A game between the national teams of the USA and Canada are always special, so when they met in the 2018 CONCACAF Women’s championship game, the only thing on the line was national pride. The United States Women’s National Team had already punched their ticket to France and the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup with […]
Quick Counter Attack
By Andrew Caruso My teams always are very good at quick counter attacking and I spend zero amount of time on it. I have witnessed coaches (teams) that spend a great deal of time on this topic (one session in every six or more sessions) with minimal results. How do I do it? Simply everyday, […]
Oct. 19-21….Party Time In Texas
Everyone loves a celebration. There will be a big one this fall in Frisco, TX. and Texans know how to throw a party. After all, everything’s bigger in Texas. The dates are Oct 19-21, 2018, and actually it will be two separate celebrations rolled into one. The new National Soccer Hall of Fame facility will […]
NCHSAA Crowns Four State Champions
Eight North Carolina high school teams survived rain, lightning and weather delays as four NCHSAA girls soccer state championships were settled at N.C. State’s Dail Soccer Stadium. It was a memorable experience for all to kick off Memorial Day Weekend. First Flight Wins Second State Title First Flight fell behind early, conceding a goal in […]
Training In August….Drink, Drink, Drink!
By Dr. Don Kirkendall I had my topic picked out, then the temperatures in the Eastern U.S. skyrocketed. So while this won’t appear until after this heat spell has (hopefully) run its course, one can never read about the challenge of heat too often, especially with August team training camps just around the corner. Let’s […]
USMNT To Host Mexico In Nashville
One of the biggest rivalries in international soccer will descend on the Music City as an international friendly between the United States MNT and Mexico arrives Sept. 11 in Nashville, Tenn. The game is set for Nissan Stadium beginning at 7:30 p.m. CT live on ESPN, UniMas and UDN. The meeting will take place during […]
Heather O’Reilly Leaving Arsenal For ‘Home’
By Ray Alley Another chapter to the storied soccer career of Heather O’Reilly is coming to a close. It is a career that began as a youth player in New Jersey then moved to Chapel Hill, NC, for four years as a UNC All-America forward. She appeared 97 times for the Tar Heels, scoring 59 […]