The Ohio University Women’s Soccer Team has a new addition to its staff, as former professional goalkeeper Allison Whitworth will be joining the Bobcats as an assistant coach. Whitworth, a Birmingham, Ala., native and 2007 graduate of Auburn, spent the last two seasons serving as an assistant coach/goalkeeper coach at Middle Tennessee State University…..Amy Berbary, […]
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Gold Cup Games Coming To Southeast
The United States will again host the CONCACAF Gold Cup championships for 2013. Games will be played in 13 cities. The 12-team tournament is scheduled from July 7-28, 2013. On the list of venues is the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX, BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston […]
Coaching Courses
The NSCAA Coaching Academy offers a wide range of educational opportunities to enhance the knowledge of soccer coaches. A two-day Level 2 Diploma course will be held in Wilson, NC, April 5-6, and a Level 6 Diploma course is set for Ellisville, Miss., April 12-14. A Level 3 Coaching Diploma Course, a nine-hour course held […]
No Overtime Or PKs In ’13 Florida Boys Prep Title Games
All of the five 2013 Florida State High School Athletic Association’s boys state championships were won by shutouts in regulation. Cypress Bay (Weston) took the Class 5A title with a 1-0 win over West Orange (Winter Garden). Daniel Gutierrez scored the game’s only goal in the 26th minute off an assist from Breno Ertty. With […]
Critical Hexagonal Matches Coming Up For U.S. Men’s Team
Let’s be perfectly clear. The ultimate goal in the final round of regional qualifying for the 2014 World Cup – the Hexagonal – is to earn an automatic berth to the World Cup in Brazil. Finishing among the top three in the 10-game round robin earns that trip to Brazil. Yes, short-term goals include winning […]
NWSL Brings You…..The #3!
“In My Opinion……….” If you are a numbers person, and also a fan of women’s professional soccer, the number “3” has some significance. There are two sides of #3 as in “third time’s the charm” and “three strikes, you’re out!” In less than a month’s time, the third attempt at putting a U.S Division I […]
Recruiting Release Links Found On www.southernsoccerscene.com
February 6 was the starting of the NCAA signing period for college soccer (among other sports). Beginning that day, and continuing through the spring, schools will be releasing their list of signed recruits for the fall of 2013. Southern Soccer Scene annually provides a link section to recruiting releases from over 100 collegiate programs on […]
Gold Cup Games coming to Southeast
Randy Waldrum whose 14 seasons as head women’s soccer coach at the University of Notre Dame have featured a pair of NCAA Championships and three other NCAA runner-up finishes, has signed a multi-year contract extension to continue as the Irish head coach. Waldrum is also currently the U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team head coach…..Three-time Olympic […]
U.S. U-17 MNT Camp
U.S. Soccer technical advisors Brian Johnson and Carson Porter called in 24 players born in 1997 for a U.S. under-17 men’s national team camp beginning Saturday at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The ’97 group will be playing for spots on the team that compete at the 2013 Caspian Cup in May in […]
More Teams, More Money In 2013 U.S. Open Cup
The largest field of teams and a significant increase in prize money highlight the 100th edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, which kicks off May 7. The tournament is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the U.S. It was first held in 1913-14, when it was called the National Challenge Cup. Sporting […]