Welcome To Indiana And The NSCAA Convention. Welcome to Indianapolis and the 2013 NSCAA Convention. It seems like it was only last year we were here. Actually, it was 2007. The convention returns to Indiana this year after being held a year ago in Kansas City. This convention marks the third time the convention has […]
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WAGS To HireExecutive Director
WAGS To Hire Executive Director. With the explosion of youth soccer in the greater Washington, DC, area, the Washington Area Girls Soccer League (WAGS) has begun an operations overhaul and will seek to hire an Executive Director. The organization, drawing teams from Northern Virginia and Maryland, conducted a large-scale membership survey to gather information from […]
The AmerikanerFrom Clarksville
The Amerikaner From Clarksville. Keep an eye on this kid! Christian Albelo is 14-years old and is a soccer player with a promising future. He used to live in Clarkesville, TN. Now he lives in Germany. He has lived a lot of places. Both his mom and dad, Sandra and Francisco, are career military, and […]
Alabama Soccer
Alabama Soccer. Tom Condone has been named the Executive Director of Alabama Soccer. He comes to Alabama from Tennessee, where he was the Executive Director of Tennessee Soccer. Previously, he was the head coach at Spring Hill College, Rutgers University-Newark and Tennessee Wesleyan College, and was named the 2001 NAIA Men’s Region XII Coach of […]
U.S. MNT vs. Germany
U.S. MNT vs. Germany. The German National team has announced that Germany will play a match on June 2 against the U.S. MNT in Washington, DC, as US Soccer celebrates its 100th anniversary. The German team will play another international friendly on the trip against a yet unnamed opponent. The June 2 game will be […]
New Look For Soccer Scene
New Look For Soccer Scene. With this January 15, 2013 issue of Southern Soccer Scene we begin our 35th year of publishing. There have been some exciting changes in our printed issues in recent months that now offers our readers full color on every page. There are also changes coming with our online version (www.southernsoccer […]
Hexagonal Game With Honduras Bigger Than One In Mexico
Hexagonal Game With Honduras Bigger Than One In Mexico. The serious business of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil begins next month. Over the coming year the U.S. will play 10 games in the final round of regional qualifying. The Hexagonal! Six CONCACAF teams are still in the hunt for three guaranteed spots. […]
MLS Sets New Attendance Mark
MLS Sets New Attendance Mark. For the second consecutive year, Major League Soccer set new attendance records. The league averaged 18,807, which bettered the 2011 record of 17,844 by nearly 1,000 per game. Regular season attendance in 2012 topped 8 million for the first-time ever for a total of 6,074,729 fans. For the fourth consecutive […]
Bulldogs Enjoy A Championship Year
Bulldogs Enjoy A Championship Year. The season ended for the Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs in Mississippi. It came to an end in the opening round of the NAIA men’s national tournament with a 5-0 loss. It also came to an end against the team that would go on to win the NAIA national championship, the Belhaven […]
Lennox To Receive Chyzowych Award
Lennox To Receive Chyzowych Award. The Walt Chyzowych Memorial Fund Award Ceremony and Reception, Saturday, Jan. 19, in the JW Marriott White River Ballroom will honor Jim Lennox, former men’s head coach at Hartwick College (NY). Lennox, who also coached at Mitchell Junior College, was a feaured clinician at a number of NSCAA conventions in […]