Will Keegan, a junior midfielder at Pensacola Catholic High School (Pensacola, Fla.) and Laura Marcantel, a senior forward at St. Joseph’s Academy (Baton Rouge, La.) were selected of Feb. 6 as the NSCAA National High School Players of the Week. Keegan lead Pensacola Catholic to the District 1-2A championship with a goal and two assists […]
Archives for February 2013
S.C. Soccer
The National Soccer Coaches Association of American recognized brothers Kyle and Kevin Heise with a Certificate of Appreciation at the annual High School and Youth Breakfast during the NSCAA convention in Indianapolis last month. Kevin is the boys varsity soccer coach at Brookland-Cayce HS and Kyle is an assistant for the Bearcats….The Central S.C. Cobras […]
Soccer Notes
Former University of Maryland and D.C. United forward Alecko Eskandarian has joined the NASL New York Cosmos as an assistant coach. Alecko, the 2002 Hermann Award winner with the Cavaliers, ended his pro career after playing 136 matches with 36 goals, after suffering concussion syndrome. Eskandarian’s father Andranik played for the Cosmos during their glory […]
Two Points Well Taken
Speaking of broken legs, Pelosi’s injury calls to mind the broken leg Stuart Holden suffered in 2011, from which he is just coming back. Both were the result of flagrant tackles. Hoilden finally returned to the field for Bolton in the EPL coming in as a 16-minute substitute in a 2-0 win over Sunderland. It […]
What Soccer People Are Saying!
“Once I realized I wouldn’t want to drive over any bridge that I designed, I knew that coaching is where I should be.” Georgetown men’s head coach Brian Weise, who earned his undergraduate degree in Engineering. (NSCAA.com) ••••••• “In a locker room where the offensive egos of players are struggling to live, the arrival of […]
N.C. Soccer
N.C. State’s new head women’s coach Tim Santoro has announced that Mike Barrogueiro, head coach at Iona College the past two years, has been named Associate Head Coach of the Wolfpack women’s soccer team….The Charlotte Eagles of USL PRO have added Dave Dixon to the staff as an assistant coach. Dixon played for Eagles head […]
Alabama Soccer
University of South Alabama women’s head soccer coach Graham Winkworth has added Keyton Wheelock to his staff as an assistant coach. Wheelock joins USA from Tusculum College in Tennessee, where she served as an assistant coach since 2008…..The 2013 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Alabama Youth Soccer Association is set for February 23 at […]
Virginia Soccer
The Washington Spirit of the Women’s National Soccer League have signed a pair of players with local ties. Virginia native Chantel Jones, a goalkeeper who played for the Virginia Cavaliers, signed along with midfielder Ingrid Wells, who was known as “the Little General” when she played at Georgetown. Jones earned the NCAA career shutout record […]
Regional Odds & End Briefs From The Southeast USA
Soccer In Arkansas Bentonville High School girls soccer coach Kristina Henry was selected as the Southwest Regional Women’s Coach of the Year for Division I High School Girls. Henry is also a club coach with NWA Lightning SC and a member of the ASSA Olympic Development Program (ODP) coaching staff…..University of Arkansas head coach Colby […]
Tennessee Soccer
Emily Dowd, a native of Gainesville, FL, who scored 22 career goals with 12 assists for the University of Tennessee Lady Vols (2008-2011) has signed to play professionally in Sweden with Division I TGierps IF……U.S. WNT forward Alex Morgan was forced to sit out the USA’s match with Scotland at LP Field in Nashville. She […]