Ole Miss Recruit Set State Scoring Mark With 231 Goals When you play to win, good things happen. That’s a motto Addie Forbus is going to carry with her later this year to the University of Mississippi. Judging from Forbus’ success in high school, that mentality should serve her well at the next level. The […]
National
NSCAA 2012 National Coach Of The Year
NCAA Division I Men Brian Wiese, Georgetown University Weise and the Hoyas concluded the year with a 19-4-3 overall record, the most wins recorded in a single season by the team. Additionally, Weise led the Hoyas to an appearance in the 2012 NCAA Men’s College Cup championship game, a BIG EAST Blue Division Regular Season […]
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 […]
Brian Wiese ‘Engineered’ Hoyas’ 2012 Success
They Called Him ‘The Flying Bus’ At Dartmouth Brian Wiese could be building bridges instead of building winning soccer team. “Once I realized I wouldn’t want to drive over any bridge that I designed, I knew that coaching is where I should be,” Wiese said with a chuckle as he talked about his master’s of […]
This Year MLS Will Pass NASL In Longevity
MLS Prepares For 18th Season The original North American Soccer League of Pele, Franz Beckenbauer, the New York Cosmos, Atlanta Chiefs, Rodney Marsh and George Best lasted 17 seasons. In the years after the league folded in 1984, the NASL was the benchmark set for professional soccer in the United States. That benchmark continued to […]
U.S. Women Sweep Scotland
The U.S. Women’s National Team got 2013 off to a good start with a pair of international friendly victories over Scotland. The first was a 4-1 win in Jacksonville, FL, followed by a 3-1 win in Nashville, TN. The games were the first under the direction of new WNT coach Tom Sermanni, who incidentally is […]
Dream Lives On With the National Women’s Soccer League
Third Try At A League Launches This Spring Sometimes it takes a couple of tries before you get it right. Counts at hitting a moving tennis ball or hitting a stationary golf ball. It also counts in creating a successful women’s professional soccer league. The National Women’s Soccer League, which will begin play in April […]
Professional Briefs
Red Bulls Hire Petke The New York Red Bulls ended their search for a new head coach by hiring former player and assistant coach Mike Petke. Petke is the latest American to be named head coach of a Major League Soccer team after playing professionally in the league. He joins D.C. United’s Ben Olsen, New […]
Denson, DiBartolo Re-Elected
Kevin Denson, head soccer coach at Colonial High School in Virginia Beach, has been re-elected to the NSCAA Board of Directors as the Youth Representative (Boys). Gerry DiBartolo, men’s head coach at Salisbury University (MD) has also been re-elected to the BOD as the men’s college representative.
So Who Went Where In Allocation?
A total of 55 players from the American, Mexican and Canadian national team player pools were split between eight National Women’s Soccer League teams. Personal preferences were taken into consideration, and an effort was made to spread the talent and positions out as much as possible. Not unlike the 21 players who were on the […]