US Soccer’s Centennial Remembers…. By Ray Alley It’s a mystery that the name Linda Hamilton isn’t often mentioned when the discussion turns to the all-time outstanding U.S. Women’s National Team players. This Georgia native (Atlanta) played 71 times for the U.S. WNT over nine years. She played in the first two FIFA Women’s World Cups. […]
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Development Academy Makes Waves With Prep Soccer
By Stephen Black Score Atlanta The 2012-13 school year has brought major changes to the world of Georgia high school soccer. The U.S. Development Soccer Academy is now requiring selected prep players to leave their high school soccer teams to join the academy, which has two teams based in Atlanta. Selecting players on an invite-only […]
Two Injury Surveys…..Turf vs. Grass
Sports Medicine Corner A neighbor with kids in the local soccer leagues is concerned about injury and frequently knocks on my door. This time – artificial turf vs. natural grass. Two recent comparisons were published about college sports. One looked at ACL knee injuries in American football and the other was on overall injuries in […]
Regional Odds & End Briefs From The Southeast USA
Soccer In Arkansas Arkansas State University head women’s coach Tafazwa Ziyenge has added California native Indra Garcia to his Red Wolves recruiting class. Garcia spent the previous two seasons at Evergreen Valley College in San Jose, Cal., where she became the first women’s soccer player in school history to be named NSCAA first-team All-America. She […]
Jack, FC Dallas And Landon
Attendance is down in Major League Soccer, FC Dallas is winning, Landon is back and the kid in Philadelphia is leading the league in scoring. Georgia native Jack McInerney, a 20-year-old pro, scored a pair of goals before halftime to pace the Philadelphia Union to a 3-2 win over D.C. United and was named the […]
Dreams Come True For ‘Bama’s Frederick
Huntsville Native Playing For Seattle Reign When the U.S. Women’s National Team made its signature statement on July 10, 1989 in California’s Pasadena Rose Bowl, Victoria Frederck was less than three weeks past her 11th birthday. Her’s was the generation of little girls who fell in love with soccer, chose Mia, Kristine and Julie as […]
U-15 BNT Off To Italy
U.S. Under-15 Boys’ National Team head coach Tony Lepore has called 19 players for the Tournament Delle Nazioni in Grandisca, Italy, from April 26 – May 6. All of the players in camp were born in 1998, with the exception of Malcolm Jones, Erik Palmer-Brown and Ben Swanson who were born in ’97 and are […]
Battery To Host English Championship Portsmouth FC
Opening the season on the road in Richmond didn’t work out so well for the Charleston Battery. The Kickers got the best of the 2013 opening game, winning 4-1. However, the home opener was a different story as the Battery bounced back with a 4-0 shutout at Blackbaud Stadium before a crowd of 4,546 fans. […]
City Of Orlando Purchases Land For New Soccer Stadium
The city of Orlando has taken a major step towards building a downtown soccer stadium that would be the home of a future Major League Soccer team. Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer has confirmed in a local radio interview that the city made the purchase for $8.2 million. The land would be the site of a […]
Harvey And Fair Make State Department Soccer Trip To Iraq
Mary Harvey and Lorrie Fair, two former U.S. WNT players, visited Iraq in early April to work with, and motivate Iraqi girls and women interested in soccer and team sports as part of the U.S. Department of State’s “Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports” initiative. Both Harvey and Fair are former FIFA World Cup champions […]