Goals are counted, they aren’t critiqued! A 40-yard first-time laser deposited by a full volley into the back of the net, counts no more than a toe-poke past the goalkeeper. They all cout…….ONE! Toe-poke? Isn’t that a no-no? Don’t we teach players to never strike the ball with the toe of their foot? Sadly that […]
Soccer Shorts
www.southernsoccerscene.com Southern Soccer Scene has a brand new re-designed website. Same place, but a new look with brand new features. Take a look at www.southernsoccerscene.com. Bookmark it and visit often. Much of the content is free, but starting with our April 15 issue, the current printed issue of Southern Soccer Scene will be up on […]
Paralympic Soccer Roster
U.S. Paralympic Soccer National Team head coach Jay Hoffman named a 17-player roster for a March 16-24 domestic training camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. Goalkeepers selected were Alex Hendricks and Keith Johnson, with four defenders, Chris Ahrens, Bryce Borman, Chad Jones, and Gavin Sibayan, picked by Hoffman. Eight midfieldrs, […]
Chicago Wins Challenge; Battery Beats Houston
The Chicago Fire captured the 2013 Carolina Challenge Cup weeklong round-robin championship for the first time. The Fire won the preseason tournament with a 1-0 tie with the Vancouver Whitecaps on the last night of the tournament hosted by the Charleston Battery. The host Battery, the only non-Major League Soccer club in the group, finished […]
Paterson Poised To Lead Battery In ’13
Charleston Returns Solid Roster From Title Team With the start of the 2013 USL PRO season rapidly approaching, the Charleston Battery hopes to draw strength from 2012 and the club’s league championship. Charleston Battery midfielder Nicki Paterson recalls one game in particular that was important to that championship run. “It just seemed to come to […]
Tennessee Soccer
The Tennessee State Soccer Association has presented the following annual awards. Boys Competitive Coach of the Year – Carl Schmitt (Mid-South Futbol Club), Girls Competitive Coach of the Year – Laban DeFriese (Tennessee Soccer Club), Recreation Coach of the Year – Dave Cleary, TOPS Buddy of the Year – Jed Holstine (US Youth National Award […]
Lloyd Injures Shoulder
U.S. veteran midfielder Carli Lloyd suffered a non-displaced greater tuberosity fracture of the left shoulder during the USA’s opening match of the 2013 Algarve Cup in Portugal. She suffered the injury during the second half of the USA’s opening victory over Iceland. Lloyd, allocated to Western New York Flash of the new National Women’s Soccer […]
Coaching Courses
The NSCAA Coaching Academy offers a wide range of educational opportunities to enhance the knowledge of soccer coaches. A two-day Level 2 Diploma course will be held in Wilson, NC, April 5-6, and a Level 6 Diploma course is set for Ellisville, Miss., April 12-14. A Level 3 Coaching Diploma Course, a nine-hour course held […]
Recruiting Release Links Found On www.southernsoccerscene.com
February 6 was the starting of the NCAA signing period for college soccer (among other sports). Beginning that day, and continuing through the spring, schools will be releasing their list of signed recruits for the fall of 2013. Southern Soccer Scene annually provides a link section to recruiting releases from over 100 collegiate programs on […]
Hometown Guy Begins A New Career In Coaching
Richard Mulrooney is a Memphis guy, born and bred. Leaned to play soccer at Memphis FC and was an All-America recruit at Christian Brothers high school. For college he headed for Omaha, Nebraska, where he was a four-year starter at midfield for the Creighton University Blue Jays. Twelve years of Major League Soccer took him […]