THE DALLAS TORNADO WORLD TOUR 1967 – 68 A CHAPTER FROM THE NASL EXPERIENCE, BY BOBBY MOFFAT A DALLAS TORNADO PLAYER 1969-1977 Bobby Moffat, a professional football player born and raised in Portsmouth, England, came to America in the early days of the North American Soccer League to play for the Dallas Tornado. He played […]
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PART ONE: THE PROCESS BEGINS – COACHING CREDENTIALS?
While the USA and the NPSL, soon to be the NASL, battled for the North American sporting public’s allegiance in the summer of 1967, a group of very young, mostly inexperienced players, was beginning to assemble at a training camp on the other side of the Atlantic; preparing to represent the Dallas Tornado Soccer Club […]
Arena, Dorrance Elected to United Soccer Coaches HOF
Bruce Arena and Anson Dorrance, two of the country’s most successful soccer coaches, are the newest members of the United Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame, the association announced on Wednesday. Both individuals will be inducted as the Class of 2018 on Friday, January 19 during the annual Awards Banquet at the United Soccer Coaches Convention […]
USWNT Preps For Final Games Of 2017
U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Jill Ellis has named 23 players to the training camp for the final two matches of 2017 as the USA faces Canada on Nov. 9 at BC Place in Vancouver, Canada (7 p.m. PT on ESPN2, Univision app and UDN delayed at 1 a.m. ET) and on Nov. 12 at […]
Three Selected For N.C. Soccer Hall of Fame Induction
Two coaches and a soccer administrator have been named to the Class of 2018 for induction into the North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame. Former High Point University men’s head coach Dr. Woody Gibson, longtime boys and girls high school coach Rob Wilcher, and Kathy Robinson, Executive Director of North Carolina Soccer will be inducted […]
I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR YOU COACH
By Ruth Nicholson I had 3-4 questions I would ask every coach for whom my two sons tried out. I simply HATED tryout season – more than tax season – more than any other time of year. I detested the stress and insanity around it all, particularly where we live. Clubs would vie for players […]
U.S. MNT 2-0 At FIFA U17 World Cup
The U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team has taken control of Group A at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup after a 3-0 win over host India and a 1-0 shutout of Ghana, thanks to Ayo Akinola’s 75th minute goal. U.S. coach John Hackworth’s U17s now have a Thursday meeting with Colombia to round out group play. The U.S. dominated India in […]
USA Wins! One More Qualifier To Go
The U.S. Men’s National Team attacked from the first whistle and utilized a first-half brace from Jozy Altidore as well as well-crafted strikes from Christian Pulisic and Bobby Wood to earn a 4-0 win against Panama in from of a sell-out crowd of 25,303 at Orlando City Stadium. With the victory, the USA (3-3-3; 12 pts.) jumped over Panama and into […]
The Wesleyan Way: Building A Championship Program
By Michael Zigarelli Fall 2002. A year before he took the head coaching position at Wesleyan Christian Academy, Scott Reitnour watched incredulously as a Wesleyan player warmed up before a match sporting a massive clown wig. A few weeks later he witnessed another warning sign: Wesleyan bowed out in the first round of the post-season. […]
Arena Calls In His Team For Final Qualifiers
U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Bruce Arena will have 25 players in training camp in advance of the USA’s decisive World Cup Qualifiers against Panama and Trinidad & Tobago. With two games remaining in the Final Round of Qualifying, the U.S. holds its destiny in its own hands and has positioned itself to advance for […]