“In My Opinion……….” By Ray Alley U.S. Soccer has a new Women’s National Team Coach. Tom Sermanni, a native of Scotland who has spent the past eight years as the national coach of Australia, replaces Pia Sundhage as the U.S. head coach. Sundhage announced her decision to not seek a new contract with U.S. Soccer […]
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Soccer As A Vehicle For Local Service
The Shenandoah University Experience My monthly column in Southern Soccer Scene is normally directed at sports science topics. This month, I’m going to describe one team’s service to their community. College is a unique experience. Students come from all over to spend 4-5 years pursuing a course of study. Upon graduation, most students will move […]
D-I Men All-Conference
D-I Men All-Conference. All-ACC First Team Men GK: James Belshaw, GK, Duke. Backs: Sebastien Ibeagha, Jr., Duke; Boyd Okwuonu, So., North Carolina. MF: Kyle Bekker, Sr., Boston College; John Stertzer, Sr., Maryland; Mikey Lopez, So., North Carolina; Alex Martinez, Jr., NC State; Jared Watts, Jr., Wake Forest. Forwards: Charlie Rugg, Sr., Boston College; Patrick Mullins, […]
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers…..The Team Nobody Wants To Play!
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers…..The Team Nobody Wants To Play!. When teams look at the tournament draw, they often look for Coastal Carolina, and hope that the Chanticleers are not in their bracket. Not because there is anything bad about Coastal. It’s just that they can be scarey good, and capable of ending your soccer season. They […]
Scotsman Tom Sermanni Named New U.S. Women’s Coach
Has A History Of Success At International Level When Pia Sundhage shook the hand of Tom Sermanni at the end of her last game as U.S. Women’s National Team coach, who would have known it would be a symbolic act. As it turned out it was the passing of the torch to the next U.S. […]
U.S. U20s Draw Costa Rica, Haiti
U.S. U20s Draw Costa Rica, Haiti. Tab Ramos’ first major international competition as the U.S. Men’s Under-20 National Team coach comes in February at the CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Puebla, Mexico. The tounament will run from Feb. 18-March 3, with the top four finishers qualifying for the … Subscribe to Southern Soccer Scene to get […]
Lucky 13th In Emory’s Shootout Win
Lucky 13th In Emory’s Shootout Win. There are shootouts in soccer, then there are Super Shootouts. Those seems like they will never end! The #16 ranked Emory University women booked their ticket to the NCAA Division III semifinals by winning a shootout that was extended to 13 rounds of kicks. It settled a 0-0 draw […]
U.S. Men To Begin Hexagonal With Three Early On The Road
U.S. Men To Begin Hexagonal With Three Early On The Road. With the semifinal round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying in the rear view mirror, the U.S. Men’s National Team learned who it will play and when in next year’s regional Hexagonal. Six teams will play a round robin schedule. Three will advance to the […]
A Giant Step From Elite Eight To NCAA College Cup
Two 2011 Semifinalists Already Eliminated No games are easy games in the NCAA Division I tournament. Even the ones that would appear not to be close on paper can turn out to be tight on the field. It has been said that the quarterfinal round is the most difficult. Perhaps it is from a psychological […]
A Trip To Afghanistan
A Trip To Afghanistan. Former U.S. Women’s National Team midfielder Lorrie Fair recently traveled to Kabul, Afghanistan, as part of the U.S. Department of State’s Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports initiative, which aims to increase the number of women and girls who participate in all aspects of sports. Fair, a former All-America at the […]