When the schedule for the final round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil was announced, many felt four points out of the first three games would be an acceptable haul. Of course, they expressed hopes of winning all three, but a win, a loss and a tie would be a scenario […]
Issue-35-04
How To Referee ‘Boring’ Games!
Not every game that a referee is assigned will be for teams whose ability is comparable to Barcelona or Manchester United. Over the course of a referee career, an official will be assigned games where the teams struggle to put three passes together. Many times, I have spoken to my officiating colleagues at halftime and […]
Shawn Ferguson….Story Of A Homegrown Professional
At first glance, Shawn Ferguson looks like the big defender that you never wanted to go up against for a header, but might be able to beat with speed in a one-on-one. However, when you watch him play and see his natural skill and awareness on and off the ball, it is clear that he […]
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 […]
Gulati Elected To FIFA Executive Committee
U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati has been elected to FIFA’s executive committee, edging Mexican Football President Justino Compean by one vote. “We welcome the new committee member” FIFA President Joseph Blatter said. Gulati won 18-17 in a balloting at the congress of North and Central American and Caribbean Football in Panama City. Gulati’s election […]
Free Concussion Seminar Offered
The Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center will hold two free seminars on Sports Concussion Education, on Tuesday, April 30, on the campus of Belmont University in Nashville, TN. Two sessions will be held, one in the morning from 10:00-12:00 noon, and the second in the evening from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Reservations for seating are requested by April […]
Wando Boys Ranked #1 Nation
Despite losing a solid group of seniors from last year’s state championship team, Wando boys head coach Shilo Tisdale thought he would have a good team in 2013. Even when four players, all capable of an all-state season, decided not to play high school soccer in favor of playing with a US Soccer Developmental Academy […]
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 […]
U.S. Women Lose Big Lead…..Tie Germany, Then Beat The Dutch
The headline on the U.S. Soccer website said the “U.S. Women’s National Team Ties Germany in 3-3 Thriller.” Technically correct, but the headline doesn’t tell the entire story. Actually, it was the Germans who gained the tie. The U.S. WNT, playing in Offenbach, Germny four days after April Fools Day, had a good thing going […]
N.C. Girls Prep Top Ten
N.C. Girls Prep Top Ten NCHSA Class 4A Girls 1. Green Hope (18-0-0), 2. Lake Norman (16-0-0), 3. Hough (13-1-0), 4. Millbrook (15-1-1), 5. Myers Park (12-1-1), 6. South Meck (13-2-0), 7. East Forsyth (11-1-1), 6. Grimsley (9-1-2), 9. Leesville Road (13-2-1), 10. AC Reynolds (16-1-2) NCHSA Class 3A Girls 1. Wilson Hunt (15-1-0), 2. […]