Midlothian’s Nick Taitague isn’t your usual high school freshman. Not everyone gets a 10-day tryout with Manchester United[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. That is exactly what the 14-year old James River High School freshman is headed, beginning Oct. 5. Taitague, who plays left wing, recently played with the U.S. Under-15 national team in the Copa Mexico. He was […]
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Next Month…..We’ll Tell The Rest Of The HOF Story!
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] In a two-part series Neil Morris told the story about how the National Soccer Hall of Fame came to be in Oneonta, NY, and how finances forced the doors to be closed and all of the memorbilia and displayed shipped to Hillsborough, NC, to be stored in a warehourse owned by Soccer Endeavors […]
U.S. Men Clinch Berth In Brazil…Blank El Tri 2-0
September 10, 2013 – The United States rode the emotions of most of the crowd of 24,584 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Ohio to a 2-0 victory over Mexico, a result, combined with Honduras’ 2-2 draw with Panama, punched the Americans ticket to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. After a scoreless first half, […]
Leroux Scores Four As U.S. Rolls vs. Mexico
The U.S. Women’s national team paid a visit to RFK stadium on Tuesday night, putting up a touchdown’s worth of goals despite missing several key starters en route to a 7-0 obliteration of Mexico. There was no rust on the U.S. Women’s national team in RFK Stadium. Playing together for the first time after the […]
U.S. Can Punch World Cup Ticket
With the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup championship in the books, attention for the U.S. Men’s National Team returns to the business of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. With four more qualifiers left in the final round hexagonal, the U.S. needs only three points – one win – to assure qualification. The first […]
National HS Concussion Education
Online Concussion Awareness Course Only a few years ago concussions in young athletes were often overlooked. It was said that a player had had his/her “bell rung.” The long term physical and mental results of serious and repeated concussions, has become a focus at all levels of athletics. Professional sports, particularly football and soccer, have […]
Maryland To Host 2014 US Youth Finals
The 2014 U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships will be held July 22-27, 2014, at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, Md[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The National Championships consist of four regional champions in the Under-13 through Under-19 boys and girls age groups as well as National League qualifiers in the under-14 through under-18 boys and girls age groups […]
Foundation Grants
The next deadline for submitting applications for a US Soccer grant is October 1, 2013[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. After that the winter deadline is Feb. 1, 2014 and summer dedline is June 1, 2014. Grants are awarded to support both soccer programs and field-bulding initiatives in underserved areas nationwide. Organizations interested in submitting an application can contact […]
Maryland #2, UNC #4 In Preseason Poll
ACC Men’s Soccer Grows To Twelve One can make the case that the Atlantic Coast Conference was the top men’s soccer conference in the country. Seven of last year’s nine teams earned berths in the NCAA tournament. With the addition of Notre Dame, Syracuse and Pittsburgh this fall, the league grows to 12 men’s soccer […]
UConn Unanimous #1……South Florida #3 in AAC
The University of Connecticut was selected unanimously as the preseason favorite by league coaches for the American Athletic Conference men’s soccer inaugural season. The Huskies have made 33 appearances in the NCAA Championship, including 15 consecutive trips under head coach Ray Reid, and are coming off a 17-4-1 finish last year. University of South Florida […]