Big Saves In Shootout Win Over Terps HOOVER, Ala. — The endings couldn’t have been any different for Tomas Gomez. On the first night, the Georgetown University goalkeeper took center stage, stopping the University of Maryland’s final two penalty kicks in the shootout and then racing to the far corner of Regions Park with a slide […]
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2012 NCAA National NSCAA Rankings
2012 NCAA National NSCAA Rankings. NCAA I Men Final Ranking 1. Indiana 18-5-3 2. Georgetown 19-4-3 3. Maryland 20-1-3 4. Creighton 17-4-3 5. North Carolina 16-4-3 6. Connecticut 17-4-1 7. Akron 18-1-3 8. Notre Dame 17-4-1 9. Louisville 14-6-1 10. New Mexico 17-4-1 11. Coastal Carolina 20-3-2 12. San Diego 14-9-0 13. UCLA 13-3-3 14. […]
NSCAA Convention Marks Transition In Leadership
Last Official Duties For President Ralph Polson The week of the NSCAA convention in Indianapolis will be a busy one for Ralph Polson, who is the men’s soccer coach at Wofford College (SC). It will be the final week of his year as president of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. The convention is […]
Another League Of Their Own…..Will It Work This Time?
Federation Support Gives It A Good Chance Ready or not, the National Women’s Soccer League is quickly approaching a spring launch. The opening dates and venues have yet to be announced as 2012 flips over to a New Year. By now, it had been reported, an announcement would be made regarding allocation of current U.S. […]
Messersmith, Monaco US Youth Soccer HOF Inductees
Messersmith, Monaco US Youth Soccer HOF Inductees. David Messersmith and Lawrence “Larry” Monaco will be inducted into the US Youth Soccer Hall of Fame at the USYSA Awards Gala Friday night, Jan. 28 in Indianapolis. The Class of 2012 is the sixth to be inducted by US Youth Soccer. Messersmith was selected in the Administrator […]
MLS, NWSL Hold Drafts At NACAA
MLS, NWSL Hold Drafts At NACAA. The 2013 MLS SuperDraft is scheduled to be held on Thursday, Jan. 17, in conjunction with the NSCAA convention in Indianapolis, IN. This marks the 11th consecutive year the draft has been held at the convention. Barring trades, Toronto FC will have the first pick in the draft, followed […]
what Soccer People Are Saying!
“It definitely wasn’t my best half. I certainly didn’t play well, but I didn’t think I was the worst player on the field.” USA’s Landon Donovan, speaking about being subbed out of the game at halftime against Jamaica. (MLSSoccer.com) ••••••• “He tried to play on, play through it and Chara commits four fouls in the […]
News From The NSCAA
News From The NSCAA. Scholar All-America POY Margaret Purce (Our Lady of Good Counsel HS/Olney,MD) and Brandon Hudik (Bordentown Regional HS, NJ) have been selected as the 2012 NSCAA Scholar All-Amrica Player of the Year for girls and boys, respectively. Purce is a three-time NSCAA All-America selection. She closed out one of the most-decorated careers […]
Referee The Game Like Willy Wonka!
Referee The Game Like Willy Wonka!. Officiating professional soccer is definitely not for the faint of heart. This is not surprising as people’s livelihoods are based on the results. Officiating youth soccer is sometimes not for the faint-hearted either. The majority of youth soccer referees quit within their first two years with verbal abuse by […]
Lennox To Receive Chyzowych Award
Lennox To Receive Chyzowych Award. The Walt Chyzowych Memorial Fund Award Ceremony and Reception, Saturday, Jan. 19, in the JW Marriott White River Ballroom will honor Jim Lennox, former men’s head coach at Hartwick College (NY). Lennox, who also coached at Mitchell Junior College, was a feaured clinician at a number of NSCAA conventions in […]