Parents ask me all the time if I think their child has what it takes to play at the college or professional level. They are asking if I think their kid has enough talent. My reply: “How much are your kids willing to suffer?” The answer to that simple question will go a long way […]
National
A Good Time To Start Planning A Soccer Trip Is Now! – By Ray Alley
Select An Experienced, Reputable Sports Tour Operator Once you have decided to take your soccer team on a trip abroad, select a tour operator who best meets your needs. Settling on a reputable tour operation comes before actually deciding where you are going to go. Do your homework. You aren’t looking for the local travel […]
D.C. United Makes Changes For 2013
When you struggle through the worst season in the history of Major League Soccer you can do one of three things in an effort to get better. Change the coach, change the players or change them both! D.C United has chosen to follow path #2. After winning only three regular season games, the roster remake […]
No ‘Gimmies’ In USA’s 2014 World Cup Draw
There are those who would say the USA has been drawn into the strongest group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Jurgen Klinsmann‘s team was drawn into Group G along with Ghana, Portugal and Germany at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final Draw that was held in Costa Do Sauipe, Brazil. But with […]
Not All Soccer HOF Artifacts In Storage – By Ray Alley
NSCAA Has Displays In Kansas City The phone call was from Mickey Cochrane. No complaints from this faithful reader of Southern Soccer Scene. Just some observations and some suggestions. It was in reference to the first installment of Neil Morris’ outstanding two piece article about the demise of the National Soccer Hall of Fame that […]
No World Cup Next Year For U.S. U17 WNT
History can and does sometime repeat itself! Mexico eliminated a heavily favored U.S. WNT in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Championship in Montego Bay, Jamaica. It came in a 4-2 penalty kick shootout after the two teams played to a 1-1 draw. Like 2010 when the U.S. team went unscored on and unbeaten in group […]
Not Too Early To Prep For Brazil ’14
The U.S. Men’s National Team has successfully qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the seventh consecutive time, and plans are underway for next year’s trips to Brazil. Not only will the team head south of the equator for World Cup 2014, which will be held June 12-July 13, but Jurgen Klinsmann is planning to […]
#YourwelcomeMexico…….
“In My Opinion……….” The message sent out on Twitter from US Soccer was a simple one. #YoureWelcomeMexico. It went out after the U.S. had scored a pair of extra time goals to beat Panama 2-1 in the 10th and final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. That victory knocked Panama out of fourth place in […]
Mullins Made His Own Decision To Return
Terps In Last Season In The ACC A year ago Andrew Mullins had every reason to leave collegiate soccer behind in his rear view mirror, but he didn’t. He was the MAC Hermann Trophy winner, symbolic of the Division I National Player of the Year. It was an All-America season, and professional teams and the […]
Drexel Takes The Lead In CAA Men’s Soccer Standings
The Colonial Athletic Association is absent from the recent NSCAA Division I national poll, but four team were ranked in the South Atlantic regional rankings. Delaware is the top CAA team, listed at #4 in the region, followed by William & Mary at #5, Hofstra at #9 and Northeastern at #10. Drexel, coached by former […]