“In My Opinion……….” By Ray Alley U.S. Soccer has a new Women’s National Team Coach. Tom Sermanni, a native of Scotland who has spent the past eight years as the national coach of Australia, replaces Pia Sundhage as the U.S. head coach. Sundhage announced her decision to not seek a new contract with U.S. Soccer […]
2013 NSCAA Convention Returns To Indianapolis
2013 NSCAA Convention Returns To Indianapolis. Registration is underway for the 2013 NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis, IN, Jan. 16-20. See Page 23. The annual convention attracts soccer coaches of all levels from youth, high school, collegiate and professional leagues. It is the largest soccer coaches convention in the world, annually attracting over 5,000 coaches. The […]
A Giant Step From Elite Eight To NCAA College Cup
Two 2011 Semifinalists Already Eliminated No games are easy games in the NCAA Division I tournament. Even the ones that would appear not to be close on paper can turn out to be tight on the field. It has been said that the quarterfinal round is the most difficult. Perhaps it is from a psychological […]
2012 MLS Cup A Repeat ’11 Final
Houston Dynamo vs. Los Angeles Galaxy It will be the Los Angeles Galaxy and Houston Dynamo in the 2012 MLS Cup championship game on December 1 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, CA. Both advanced to the title game 4-2 on semifinal aggregate. The Galaxy advanced past Seattle. The Sounders won the second leg […]
USL Will Hold AGM In Tampa
USL Will Hold AGM In Tampa. The United Soccer Leagues’ Annual General Meeting will be held Dec. 13-16 at the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa in Tampa, FL. In addition to the league meetings, the annual Hall of Fame Banquet is set for Friday, Dec. 14 at which time the annual individual and […]
Averett, Lynchburg Win Titles
Averett, Lynchburg Win Titles. The third-seeded Lynchburg College Hornets successfully defended their Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) with a 2-0 victory over #4 Bridgewater College in the conference tournament finals. The victory gave the Hornets their third-straight Old Dominion Athletic Conference title, the fifth in the last six seasons, and the 11th in program history. […]
U.S. MNT vs. Germany
U.S. MNT vs. Germany. The German National team has announced that Germany will play a match on June 2 against the U.S. MNT in Washington, DC, as US Soccer celebrates its 100th anniversary. The German team will play another international friendly on the trip against a yet unnamed opponent. The June 2 game will be […]
Game In Germany
Game In Germany. The 2013 schedule for the U.S. Women’s National team will include a match against Germany on German soil on April 5. Site for the match has not yet been announced. The game between the top two ranked teams in the world is schedule a little more than a month before Germany begins […]
D-I Women All-Conference
D-I Women All-Conference. All-ACC First Team GK: Jr. Kelsey Wys (FSU). Backs: Jr. Crystal Dunn (UNC), Sr. Ines Jaurena (FSU), Jr. Kassey Kallman (FSU). MF: Soph Morgan Brian (Virginia), Sr. Amber Brooks (UNC), Jr. Kristen Mewis (BC). Forward: Jr. Kealia Ohai (UNC), Sr. Caroline Miller (Virginia), Jr. Katie Stengel (WFU), Jr. Laura Weinberg (Duke). All-ACC […]
Nike Friendlies
Nike Friendlies. The U. S. Under-17 MNT will play Brazil, Turkey and Portugal in the 10th edition of the Nike International Friendlies, Nov. 28-Dec. 2 at Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, FL. The U.S. is the defending champion, having defeated Brazil, 3-1, last year on goals from Rubio Rubin, Tyler Turner and Wesley Wade […]