University of Richmond women’s soccer coach Peter Albright has announced that senior All-American forward Becca Wann will miss the remainder of the soccer season after suffering a concussion during a season-opening tournament at James Madison. Due to her history of multiple concussions, the Richmond medical staff deemed it in the best interest for Wann to miss the […]
Tar Heels Lose Craven, Lovejoy To Injury
The North Carolina men’s soccer team, seconds after winning its first game of the season in overtime Friday night, formed a boisterous mob on Fetzer Field. Andy Craven could only watch. Craven, the team’s leading goal scorer in 2012, saw his teammates flood off the bench to join the powder-blue crush. Minutes later, with his […]
Leroux Scores Four As U.S. Rolls vs. Mexico
The U.S. Women’s national team paid a visit to RFK stadium on Tuesday night, putting up a touchdown’s worth of goals despite missing several key starters en route to a 7-0 obliteration of Mexico. There was no rust on the U.S. Women’s national team in RFK Stadium. Playing together for the first time after the […]
Orlando To Host Charlotte In USL PRO Title Game
The two finalists for the 2013 USL PRO Championship Game are set with No. 2-seed Orlando City hosting the No. 5-seed Charlotte Eagles for the title on Saturday, September 7 at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Florida Citrus Bowl after a pair of thrilling semifinals this weekend. The Eagles claimed their first postseason victory against […]
Heath’s Goal Gives Portland NWSL Title
Tobin Heath scored a sensational 25-yard, first-half strike before Christine Sinclair added a goal of her own in second-half stoppage time as Portland Thorns FC survived the final 34 minutes with 10 players to claim the inaugural National Women’s Soccer League Championship with a 1-0 victory over the Western New York Flash Saturday night in […]
CSU No.1 in preseason poll
Cleveland State University’s men’s soccer team has big shoes to fill, as the previous team was the 2012 Horizon League Champions and appeared in the NCAA tournament. Putting even more pressure on the Vikings, the team was named No. 1 in the preseason polls. Receiving a landslide of 41 points after their 11-6-3 season and […]
U.S. Can Punch World Cup Ticket
With the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup championship in the books, attention for the U.S. Men’s National Team returns to the business of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. With four more qualifiers left in the final round hexagonal, the U.S. needs only three points – one win – to assure qualification. The first […]
National HS Concussion Education
Online Concussion Awareness Course Only a few years ago concussions in young athletes were often overlooked. It was said that a player had had his/her “bell rung.” The long term physical and mental results of serious and repeated concussions, has become a focus at all levels of athletics. Professional sports, particularly football and soccer, have […]
Maryland To Host 2014 US Youth Finals
The 2014 U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships will be held July 22-27, 2014, at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, Md[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The National Championships consist of four regional champions in the Under-13 through Under-19 boys and girls age groups as well as National League qualifiers in the under-14 through under-18 boys and girls age groups […]
Foundation Grants
The next deadline for submitting applications for a US Soccer grant is October 1, 2013[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. After that the winter deadline is Feb. 1, 2014 and summer dedline is June 1, 2014. Grants are awarded to support both soccer programs and field-bulding initiatives in underserved areas nationwide. Organizations interested in submitting an application can contact […]