Previous HOF Inductees. Previous inductees to the US Youth Soccer Hall of Fame include founder and first chairman of US Youth Soccer, Donald Greer. along with other founding members John Kilske and Julius Roth. The HOF includes six former US Youth Soccer players, Julie Foudy, Michelle Akers, John Harkes, Kristine Lilly, Kasey Keller and Tab […]
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Broadbent, Dikranian SelectedFor NSCAA HOF Induction
Broadbent, Dikranian Selected For NSCAA HOF Induction. The NSCAA will acknowledge the many years of service to soccer and achievements as coaches to Ronald Broadbent and Armand “Bob” Dikranian with their nduction into the NSCAA Hall of Fame at the 2013 convention. The induction wil take place during the NSCAA Awards Banquet on Friday, evening, […]
Next Chance….Last Chance?
“In My Opinion……….” In 1999 America fell in love with the United States Women’s National Team. A crowd of 90, 197, the most ever for a women’s athletic event, saw the U.S. team win the FIFA Women’s World Cup title with a shootout victory over China in Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. Surely a professional […]
NSCAA Awards To Be Presidented at Annual Banquet
NSCAA Awards To Be Presidented at Annual Banquet. The National Soccer Coaches Association of America will honor three individuals at the Friday night Awards Banquet during the NSCAA convention with Long Term Service Awards. For his long term service to youth soccer, NSCAA Hall of Famer Bob Gansler has been named the recipient of the […]
MLS Sets New Attendance Mark
MLS Sets New Attendance Mark. For the second consecutive year, Major League Soccer set new attendance records. The league averaged 18,807, which bettered the 2011 record of 17,844 by nearly 1,000 per game. Regular season attendance in 2012 topped 8 million for the first-time ever for a total of 6,074,729 fans. For the fourth consecutive […]
US Youth Soccer Honors Eight Regional Competitive COYs
US Youth Soccer Honors Eight Regional Competitive COYs. Eight outstanding youth soccer coaches, who have received their respective regional Competitive Coach of the Year awards, will be honored this year at the US Youth Soccer Awards Gala in Indianapolis, IN. From these coaches, the National Competitive Coach of the Year for boys and girls will […]
Beckham Era Ends With MLS Title
But What’s Up With Landon Donovan? David Beckham closed out his six seasons with the Los Angeles Galaxy by standing on the championship podium for the second time. The Galaxy won their second straight MLS Cup titles with a 3-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo. Beckham will seek to extend his playing career with another […]
NSCAA Recognizes Excellence In Classroom
NSCAA Recognizes Excellence In Classroom. The NSCAA annually recognizes college and high school soccer programs that have excelled in the classroom, in addition to their work on the pitch. A total of 726 college soccer teams (222 men, 504 women) posted a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher, thereby earning the NSCAA Team […]
2012 National Champs
2012 National Champs. Division II Men Champs When Lynn lost in the NCAA men’s Division II national championship game a year ago, Coach John Rootes had a photograph taken of the scoreboard that illuminated the final score. The photo, and the painful memory it evoked, served as motivation for the Fighting Knights to finish the […]
What Soccer People Are Saying!
“Surgery all done and a success! Day 1 on the road to recovery and I’m more than up for the fight!.” U.S.. MNT midfielder Stuart Holden, letting his fans know by Twitter that his surgery had been completed successfully. (@stuholden) ••••••• “The ACC is certainly going to be a test from top to bottom. There […]