CHARLESTON, S.C. – Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the Charleston Battery of USL PRO have announced an initial one-year partnership that will make the Battery the official USL PRO affiliate of Whitecaps FC. Battery are a well-respected club with a tradition of success on and off the pitch,” Whitecaps FC president Bob […]
NSCAA Returns ‘Home Again’ To Philly
Welcome to Philadelphia and the 2014 NSCAA Convention. It seems like it was only last year we were here. Actually, it was 2010. The convention returns to Philadelphia this year after being held back-to-back in Kansas City and Indianapolis. Other than New York City, where the convention was held from 1941 until 1971, Philadelphia has […]
Lennox Set For HOF Induction
Jim Lennox, one of the most dedicated and respected college soccer coaches will be inducted into the National Soccer Coaches Association of American Hall of Fame on Friday, Jan. 17 at the NSCAA Awards Banquet in Philadelphia. Lennox’s soccer career has spanned more than 45 years. His first head coaching job was at Mitchell College […]
Southern Soccer Scene Also Welcomes You To Philadelphia
Southern Soccer Scene is pleased to be a part of the 72nd convention of the NSCAA. We hope you enjoy our 19th Annual NSCAA section, along with the January issue of our publication[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. In 2014, Southern Soccer Scene, one of the oldest soccer publications in the United States, celebrates its 36rd anniversary of covering […]
Remembering The Philadelphia Atoms
The Nine Super Bowl Tickets That Bought A Soccer Team Once upon a time there was a soccer team in Philadelphia called the Philadelphia Atoms. Actually, there were lots of soccer teams in Philly before the Atoms. The “early days” go back to before 1834, the year the American Football Association was formed. Most of […]
Before The Atoms Was Bethlehem Steel FC
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] From 1907-1930, arguably the most successful soccer club in America was Bethlehem Steel FC. Many of its players held “day jobs” with the sponsoring Steel company. Bethlehem Steel won five Challenge Cup (US Open Cup) titles, and was the six-time American Cup champion. The team folded after the 1930 spring season as the […]
2013 NSCAA/Continental Tire All-America Collegiate Teams
UNC senior midfielder Crystal Dunn, the 2012 MAC Hermann Trophy winner, is a repeat NSCAA Division I women’s All-America, along with UCLA defender Abby Dehkemper. Connecticut junior goalkeeper Andre Blake is a three-time NSCAA D-I men’s All-America, while Coastal Carolina senior Pedro Ribeiro was named All-America for the second time. Rollins sophomore defender Walker Hume […]
Jack Huckel Turns Over President’s Gavel To George Perry
Of all the buzz of activity that surrounds the NSCAA convention each year, one very important event happens outside of the view of the thousands of attendees. It is the transition of leadership within the organization. Jack Huckel’s year as NSCAA president comes to an end at Sunday’s Board of Directors meeting, and George Perry […]
NSCAA To Honor Jim Sheldon With Honor Award
The NSCAA will honor its first fulltime Executive Director, Jim Sheldon, with its most prestigious award, the Honor Award, at the annual Honors Award dinner, Friday night, Jan. 17 at the NSCAA Convention in Philadelphia. John McKeon, the longtime Executive Director, NSCAA Hall of Fame member, and Past President, had administered the NSCAA from the […]
Lilly To Receive NSCAA Women’s Committee Award
Kristine Lilly will receive the 2013 Women’s Committee Award of Excellence award at the Women’s Breakfast, Jan. 18, at the NSCAA convention [show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The Women’s Committee Award of Excellence was established in 1999 to recognize those who have brought honor and distinction to women’s soccer. This award is sponsored by Washington Area Girls Soccer […]