Advance To US Youth Soccer National Championships Eight of the 12 state associations in US Youth Soccer Region III took home regional championships from Edmond, OK, and booked a ticket to the national championships, July 22-28 in Overland Park, Kan. Georgia led the way by winning four championships, taking the U13 and U16 boys titles […]
U.S. Club Soccer Regional In N.C.
The US Club National Cup XII Southeast Regional Championships were held at the Bryan Park Soccer Complex in Greensboro, NC. Seven championships were won by boys teams and five by girls. Winners were[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]: The U-11 Boys Premier (XL World, NC), U13 Boys Super Group (Savannah SA ’99 Black Storm, GA), U15 Boys Premier (Premier […]
Teach Your Players To ‘See The Hole’
Have you ever seen a player-wide open in front of the goal shoot the ball directly into the hands of a standing goalkeeper! That’s an easy one to answer …..probably a zillion times! Same with passes on the field that seem to always find the feet of an opposing player, when the intended teammate is […]
It’s Not So Much The Goal…..But The Adult Who Didn’t Anchor
Take The Time To Be Responsible We’d hope that no one would intentionally harm a child. But it happens. It happens on playgrounds and on soccer fields. It happens when adults fail to anchor soccer goals. The intent was not to harm, but tradgically, harm is the result of negligence. The fact is soccer goals […]
Secured Soccer Goals Are Safer Soccer Goals
• Securely anchor or counter-weight movable goals at all times. • Never climb on the net or the goal framework. • Remove nets when goals are not in use[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. • Anchor or chain goals facing a nearby fence post when not in use. • Check all connecting hardware before every use. Replace damaged or […]
D.C. United Breaks Winless Streak
D.C. United might have hit rock bottom when they lost 2-1 to Trononto FC at RFK Stadium in a battle of the two worst teams in Major League Soccer. That stretched the winless streak to 13 games, going back to March 9. That streak, which lasted 105 days, did not reach 14 games. Chris Pontius […]
Pro Soccer Notes
A Gentlemen’s Agreement! When Sporting Kansas City loaned four players to their USL PRO affiliate Orlando City, KC owner Robb Heinerman didn’t want to see those players on the opposite bench should the two teams play in the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Especially Dom Dwyer, who has been scoring against everyone since joining […]
Where There’s Thunder….Lightning Is Close
I became frustrated, exasperated and annoyed. Earlier that week, I had told the home team coach that I would be a little late as my previous game was going to finish a few minutes before the kickoff time of his game and that game was four miles away. When I got into my car after […]
National Polls
McIntosh HS, Georgia’s Class ? boys state champion, and N.C[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Girls 4-A champion Green Hope HS, have earned the top national rankings for spring high school soccer in the final NSCAA prep poll. North Carolina plays girls soccer in the spring, while Tennessee’s boys programs play in the spring. Alabama, South Carolina, Georgia and […]
Alabama Soccer
Amy Cochran, a two-time first-team NAIA All-American at Lee University, has been named to coaching staff of University of North Alabama’s new women’s head coach Chris Walker as a graduate assistant coach. Walker was hired by North Alabama from Lee, where he was an assistant coach for the past three years….Former University of North Alabama […]