2013 NSCAA Convention Returns To Indianapolis. Registration is underway for the 2013 NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis, IN, Jan. 16-20. See Page 23. The annual convention attracts soccer coaches of all levels from youth, high school, collegiate and professional leagues. It is the largest soccer coaches convention in the world, annually attracting over 5,000 coaches. The […]
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Playing Soccer Is All About Angles
Playing Soccer Is All About Angles. Good soccer players have a good working knowledge of geometry. There is a time when good coaches become geometry teachers. That’s because the game of soccer is played at angles. Watch two top professional teams play and one soon becomes aware that players move at angles to one another, […]
Division II Women All-Conference Teams
Division II Women All-Conference Teams. Conference Carolinas First Team Forwards: Gabriella Reid, Limestone; Aaliyah Jackson, Pfeiffer; Brooke Foil, Queens; Sarah Mahar, Lees-McRae MF: Silvia Vazquez, Belmont Abbey; Ashley Spanitz, Limestone Backs: Mary Dorn, Lees-McRae; Holli Schwartz, Limestone; Casey Craft, Erskine GK: Carson Moore, Barton Conference Carolinas First Team Forwards: Mary Stringini, Queens; Marybeth Sullivan, Lees-McRae; […]
Blazers Never Got To Come ‘Home’ To Hoover
Blazers Never Got To Come ‘Home’ To Hoover. When Hoover, AL, was awarded the NCAA Men’s Division I College Cup two years ago, the University of Alabama Birmingham was named the host institution. Not just because UAB has the only Division I soccer program in the state. UAB head coach Mike Getman was a primary […]
Eagles Behind…..Just Kept Playing
Major Comeback Ended With Winthrop BSC Title Once again the old adage, “a 2-0 lead is a dangerous lead” was proven to be true. Coastal Carolina, nationally ranked and riding a 15-game winning streak, held a 2-0 halftime lead over Winthrop in the Big South men’s championship game. The Chanticleers had control of the game. […]
Fighting Irish Seeded #1
Fighting Irish Seeded #1. Notre Dame was the #1 seed in the Men’s Division I tournament. The Big East Conference placed seven other teams in the field, including third-seeded Georgetown (17-3-1), #4 Connecticut (15-3-1), seventh-seeded Marquette (16-3-1) and #10 Louisville (12-5-1). Marquette made its second tournament appearance, with the first one coming in 1997. Other […]
USL Will Hold AGM In Tampa
USL Will Hold AGM In Tampa. The United Soccer Leagues’ Annual General Meeting will be held Dec. 13-16 at the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa in Tampa, FL. In addition to the league meetings, the annual Hall of Fame Banquet is set for Friday, Dec. 14 at which time the annual individual and […]
Roanoke’s Scott Allison Goes Out A Winner
Roanoke’s Scott Allison Goes Out A Winner. The soccer season for almost every collegiate team ends with a loss. Only a handful of teams finish with a national championship. Such was the case in 2012 with the Roanoke College Maroons. It was Scott Allison’s 27th and final season as head coach of the Roanoke men. […]
Loudoun County Gets NASL Franchise
Loudoun County Gets NASL Franchise. A new NASL will call Northern Virginia home in 2014. The team will play home games at a new stadium in Ashburn, VA. VIP Sports & Entertainment is partnering with Loudoun Professional Soccer, LLC (LPS), which was awarded the franchise. The Loudoun County-based team will become the NASL’s 11th team. […]
Valdosta State Coach In A Hurry To The Top
NCAA Tournament In Second Season “TitleTown” has a new contender. Mel Heinz didn’t realize the tradition she stepped into in January 2010 when she was named the first coach of the Valdosta State University women’s soccer program. Hired more than a year before the team’s first season in 2011, Heinz, the former head coach at […]