Pia’s Last Day On The Job. Pia Sundhage had three games to say her good-byes as U.S. WNT head coach after the team returned from London with Olympic gold medals. All three turned out to be wins, closing out her five-year record as the U.S. coach at 91-6-10. It began in an 8-0 rout of […]
Issues
U.S. Escapes With World Cup Qualifier Win
U.S. Escapes With World Cup Qualifier Win. It has been a number of years since the U.S. Men’s National Team faced a must-win situation in the semifinal round of regional World Cup qualifying. But that was exactly the case on Sept. 11 when Jamaica came into Columbus Crew Stadium after beating the Americans, 2-1, four […]
Duffy Selected For ECU’s HOF
Duffy Selected For ECU’s HOF. Amanda Duffy, Senior Director of the USL W-League and a W-League alum with the Hampton Roads Piranhas, who graduated as the school’s all-time leader in points and goals, will be inducted during a banquet on November 2. A four-year letterman and former assistant coach at ECU, Duffy is the first […]
Rule 104.3.4
Rule 104.3.4. Based on the decision and the direction from the Affiliates at the recent AGM, FYSA has cautioned its members as to possible violations of Rule 104.3.4. Some FYSA teams register with one affiliate, but then train and practice on the fields of another affiliate. This may be done with the permission of the […]
High Point Panthers One Of Four Teams Nationally Still Unbeaten, Untied
High Point Panthers One Of Four Teams Nationally Still Unbeaten, Untied. The High Point Panthers have begun their 2012 season with nine straight wins, including two of those against Big South opponents. The Panthers joined Marquette, Cornell and UC Riverside as the only four teams in the nation to have yet to drop a point […]
S.C. Soccer
Carley Victor, a Texas native and former standout player at Southern Methodist University, has been named the new girls soccer coach at Riverside HS. She replaces Terry Archenhold, who stepped down after 17 seasons and 374 victories- the most ever for a girls soccer coach in South Carolina. Victor spent the past two seasons coaching […]
Georgia Soccer
Georgia Soccer has hired Greg Griffith as its new Executive Director. Griffith comes to Georgia Soccer from The US Soccer Foundation where he was the Director of Development. In his position with the Foundation, he increased revenues from $1 million in 2008 to an anticipated $7 for fiscal 2014. Griffith, who was a four-year player […]
Future Charlotte 49er Chose HS Over Academy
Future Charlotte 49er Chose HS Over Academy. Most of the top high school players throughtout the U.S. are facing a choice of either playing for an elite U.S. Development Academy team this year, or playing high school soccer. Most have opted for the Academy opportunity, which is a 10-month commitment. There are exceptions. Brandt Bronico, […]
An Appropriate Gift To Pia
An Appropriate Gift To Pia. The U.S. women’s national team presented outgoing U.S. coach Pia Sundhage with the gift of a brand new Taylor guitar, which the “Singing Swede” quickly put to good use with a locker room chorus of Elvis Pressley’s “Jail House Rock.” All of the players from the 2012 Olympic team signed […]
New Look For Soccer Scene
New Look For Soccer Scene. Readers will find something new in this issue of Southern Soccer Scene. A change of printers now allows us to have color on every page! We hope that you enjoy the additional color for photographs and advertising layouts. This change has required some adjustments in our production process, which has […]