Speaking of broken legs, Pelosi’s injury calls to mind the broken leg Stuart Holden suffered in 2011, from which he is just coming back. Both were the result of flagrant tackles. Hoilden finally returned to the field for Bolton in the EPL coming in as a 16-minute substitute in a 2-0 win over Sunderland. It […]
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Virginia Soccer
The Washington Spirit of the Women’s National Soccer League have signed a pair of players with local ties. Virginia native Chantel Jones, a goalkeeper who played for the Virginia Cavaliers, signed along with midfielder Ingrid Wells, who was known as “the Little General” when she played at Georgetown. Jones earned the NCAA career shutout record […]
Regional Odds & End Briefs From The Southeast USA
Soccer In Arkansas Bentonville High School girls soccer coach Kristina Henry was selected as the Southwest Regional Women’s Coach of the Year for Division I High School Girls. Henry is also a club coach with NWA Lightning SC and a member of the ASSA Olympic Development Program (ODP) coaching staff…..University of Arkansas head coach Colby […]
S.C. Soccer
The National Soccer Coaches Association of American recognized brothers Kyle and Kevin Heise with a Certificate of Appreciation at the annual High School and Youth Breakfast during the NSCAA convention in Indianapolis last month. Kevin is the boys varsity soccer coach at Brookland-Cayce HS and Kyle is an assistant for the Bearcats….The Central S.C. Cobras […]
What Soccer People Are Saying!
“Once I realized I wouldn’t want to drive over any bridge that I designed, I knew that coaching is where I should be.” Georgetown men’s head coach Brian Weise, who earned his undergraduate degree in Engineering. (NSCAA.com) ••••••• “In a locker room where the offensive egos of players are struggling to live, the arrival of […]
Tennessee Soccer
Emily Dowd, a native of Gainesville, FL, who scored 22 career goals with 12 assists for the University of Tennessee Lady Vols (2008-2011) has signed to play professionally in Sweden with Division I TGierps IF……U.S. WNT forward Alex Morgan was forced to sit out the USA’s match with Scotland at LP Field in Nashville. She […]
Upcoming Games & Events
2013 MLS Cup The 2013 MLS Cup champion- ship game is scheduled for Decem- ber 7 with kickoff set for 4:30 pm ET. The MLS Cup finalist with the best regular season record will host the championship game. The game will be televised live on ESPN. ACC & SEC The 2013 ACC women’s soccer tournament […]
Soccer Shorts
Tours & Travel Section Every year thousands of club and college soc- cer teams travel abroad for the opportunities to train with international staff coaches, play com- petitive matches against foreign competition, and to explore a variety of educational and historical sites. If planned when the professional leagues are in season, those trips can include […]
Upcoming Games & Events
N.C. Soccer HOF The 2014 North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame induction dinner will be held Saturday, January 25, 2014 at the North Raleigh Hilton in Raleigh, NC. The induction dinner, which is held during the annual Southern Soccer Show, has traditionally been held in Greensboro, N.C. N.C. Soccer has moved its youth and adult […]
Soccer Shorts
January 2014 Issue Our January, 2014 issue will again contain a special section for the NSCAA Convention, which will be held in Philadelphia, Pa. A copy of that issue is distributed to every convention participant, including those attending the four-day event for the US Youth Soccer Workshop, the SAY AGM and other meetings and conferences […]