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 […]
Archives for January 2012
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 […]
Quoting Tom Sermanni…..
Quoting Tom Sermanni…… “I feel very privileged and honored to be given this position. It’s not often you get the chance to coach and manage the #1 team in the world. I am looking forward to getting started as soon as possible.” On The Style He Wants To Play: “I’ve always tried to play a […]
Lingering MNT Questions
Lingering MNT Questions. A prime question with most teams without a dominant attacking player, like Lionel Messi or Wayne Rooney, is who will score the goals? U.S. MNT coach Jurgen Klinsmann could certainly ask that of his squad. He once was that dominant striker in his pl… Subscribe to Southern Soccer Scene to get all […]
Panama
Panama. Semifinals…2nd in Group C behind Honduras Founded: 1937 (Joined FIFA in 1918). Head Coach: Julio Dely Valdes. FIFA Ranking: 46. Highest FIFA Ranking: 43 (2012). Lowest FIFA Ranking: 150 (1995). Best World Cup Finish: Never qualified. Key Players: Blas Perez (FC Dallas), Felipe Baloy (Santos Laguna), Luis Tejada (Toluca) USA A… Subscribe to Southern […]
Valdosta State Coach In A Hurry To The Top
NCAA Tournament In Second Season “TitleTown” has a new contender. Mel Heinz didn’t realize the tradition she stepped into in January 2010 when she was named the first coach of the Valdosta State University women’s soccer program. Hired more than a year before the team’s first season in 2011, Heinz, the former head coach at […]
UNC’s ‘Money Man’ In Goal
Saves Three In UMBC Shootout If you want to win a national championship, you had better have an exceptional goalkeeper. The UNC Tar Heels had one last year in Scott Goodwin when they captured the Division I national title. And they have an even better one this year. Same guy, Scott Goodwin, now a senior […]
Rudisill, Swinehart Selected For USL HOF
Rudisill, Swinehart Selected For USL HOF. Wilmington Hammerheads owner Bill Rudisill will be inducted into the USL Hall of Fame on December 14 at the USL Hall of Fame Banquet at the Hyatt Clearwater Beach in Tampa, FL. He will be inducted in the Builder category. Former Charlotte Eagles star Dustin Swinehart will be inducted […]
Two Hammerheads Sign Contracts To Play In MISL
Two Hammerheads Sign Contracts To Play In MISL. Two Wilmington Hammerheads players have officially signed to play in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) for the 2012-2013 season. The Rochester Lancers signed Troy Cole to their player roster while his Hammerheads teammate, goalkeeper Troy Hernandez, also signed to play in the indoor league professionally with […]
List Of Suggestions For NSCAA Convention Sessions
Sports Medicine Corner My (nearly) annual trips to NSCAA/USYS (convention and workshop) are always a highlight of the year because it takes me to the sidelines, so to speak, where I get to talk with practicing coaches of all levels (and see some long time friends, too). I also take advantage of some of the […]