USA’s Fabian Johnson (R, #23) And Honduras’ Andy Najar (#19) Have Their Eyes On A Loose Ball In CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Action In Sandy, Utah. The U.S. Won The Game 1-0 On A Jozy Altidore Goal. Three World Cup qualifiers in the CONCACAF Hexagonal, three wins and nine points! That was the best-case sceneerio […]
Issue-35-06
Soccer Shorts
New Print Date On This Issue Check the print date at the bottom of this copy of Southern Soccer Scene. You will see that we moved our print schedule back a week for a number of production considerations. This has allowed us to include championship results for high school playoffs in North Carolina and Virginia, […]
What Soccer People Are Saying!
“Our membership is excited about rekindling old rivalries and establishing new ones.” Southern Conference Commissioner John Iamarino, announcing the return of East Tennessee State and VMI to the SoCon, along with newcomer Mercer University. (the timesnews.com) ••••••• “We do not know how to play football. We just boot the ball up the pitch and it […]
NSCAA Announces New Summer Symposium In Orlando
The National Soccer Coaches Association of America will hold its inaugural Summer Symposium, Aug. 1-3, 2013 at the Orlando World Center in Orlando, FL. The event includes special soccer education for coaches who coach boys and girls from ages 6-18. There will be nine lecture hours and 16 hours of field sessions[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Presenters include […]
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup In USA
The 12th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup will be held in the United States and begins play on July 7 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The tournament will conclude on July 28 at Soldier Field in Chicago[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The winner of the 2013 Gold Cup will qualify for a playoff match against […]
Upcoming Games & Events
2013 Presidents Cup The Florida Youth Soccer Association has been selected to host the 2013 US Youth National Presidents Cup, July 11-14, at the Lake Myrtle Sports Park in Auburndale, FL. The Region III Presidents Cup was held in Decatur, Alabama in early June. The national finals will include Presidents Cup winners from all four […]
Soccer Notes
Jaime Moreno will be inducted into the D.C. United Hall of Tradition in September during a halftime ceremony at RFK Stadium when the Los Angeles Galaxy play D.C. United. The Bolivian International played in 329 games, starting 288. He ranks first in 15 MLS statistical categories, including games played and starts, as well as minutes […]
R-III Youth Champs From Eight States
Advance To US Youth Soccer National Championships Eight of the 12 state associations in US Youth Soccer Region III took home regional championships from Edmond, OK, and booked a ticket to the national championships, July 22-28 in Overland Park, Kan. Georgia led the way by winning four championships, taking the U13 and U16 boys titles […]
U.S. Club Soccer Regional In N.C.
The US Club National Cup XII Southeast Regional Championships were held at the Bryan Park Soccer Complex in Greensboro, NC. Seven championships were won by boys teams and five by girls. Winners were[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]: The U-11 Boys Premier (XL World, NC), U13 Boys Super Group (Savannah SA ’99 Black Storm, GA), U15 Boys Premier (Premier […]
Teach Your Players To ‘See The Hole’
Have you ever seen a player-wide open in front of the goal shoot the ball directly into the hands of a standing goalkeeper! That’s an easy one to answer …..probably a zillion times! Same with passes on the field that seem to always find the feet of an opposing player, when the intended teammate is […]