The inaugural season of the National Women’s Soccer League began with 12 former North Carolina Tar Heels on opening day rosters. The league begins its first year when the Cindy Cone-coached Portland Thorns FC played at FC Kansas City in a 1-1 draw. [show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] A dozen Tar Heels dotted the rosters of five of […]
Father/Son MNT Duos
Most soccer fans recognize Taylor Twellman either as a MLS player with New England, or a member of the U.S. Men’s National Team. Or perhaps even that “soccer guy on television.” But did you know there was another Twellman with a U.S. MNT history. No he’s not Taylor’s older brother. [show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Tim Twellman is […]
Bates Signs MLS Pact
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Former University of Virginia standout Will Bates, a Chester, VA, native, has signed a contract with Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer. Bates, 22, was selected by Sounders FC as the fifth overall selection in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft. He has been training with Seattle since early February. Bates appears in […]
National U14 Training
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Nicholas Taitague (Midlothian) and Jose Carranz (Manassas) are among the 29 players called up by U.S. U14 boys national coach Hugo Perez for a training camp in California. Also selected was John McCune (Bethesda, Md.). The camp is the last before Perez selects the U14 squad for a trip to Croatia later this […]
Silverbacks Open Strong At Home
Hope To Continue Late-Season 2012 Success For the first two weeks of the 2013 season, the Atlanta Silverbacks have won Florida. First there was the 2-0 home opening victory over the Fort Lauderdale Strkers. A week later Atlanta went on the road and rallied for a 4-3 victory over the defending league champion Tampa Bay […]
‘C’ Coaching Course Offered In August
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] The National “C” License course will be offered August 8-11 & 15-18 in Fredericksburg, Va. Gordon Miller is the lead instructor. The National “C” License course is designed to introduce concepts that are targeted toward coaching players ages 11-16. The key contact for this course is Jackie Burket. Jackie@vysa.com. Course fee is $810. […]
Kickers Sign Joseph Ngwenya
Scores In His Richmond Debut The Richmond Kickers continued to rebuild their 2013 roster with the addition of Zimbabwean international Joseph Ngwenya, and that move produced an immediate payoff early in his first USL PRO game. Ngwenya, a eight-year Major League Soccer veteran, opened the scoring in the Kickers’ 4-1 win over defending USL PRO […]
ODP Players On R-III Tours
From Lee Smith’s perspective “the talent pool that attended the event was very high” as he spoke about the U.S. Training Event in March. [show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] “We had players from all over the state and it was great to see the players working together with tactical awareness, vision and speed even though they all play […]
Kickers Add To Roster With MLS Connections
With the signing of eight-year veteran striker Joseph Ngwenya, the Richmond Kickers continued to add Major League Soccer experience for the 2003 season. The striker from Zimbabwe, has 131 combined appearances for the Los Angeles Galaxy, Houston Dynamo, Columbus Crew and D.C. United. He scored 24 goals in MLS, including one in the Dynamo’s 2-1 […]
Goulet Scouts For Academy Prospects
American With German Coaching Experience It really wasn’t a tryout. More of an evaluation. But call it a training session. It was actually all of those. It took place on March 20 at Lipscomb University. Attending were 29 of the best teenage boys soccer players in Tennessee, in the birth years from 1999-2000, all recommended […]