The US Youth Soccer National League has added the Under-14 Boys and Girls age groups for the 2013-2014 season. Like the current U-15 through U18 age groups, the U-14s will consist of 16 teams divided into two divisions, with each team playing a round robin schedule against the other seven teams in their division.
Archives for March 2013
Blank Will Test Your ‘Soccer IQ’
Coaching Tips From Georgia Bulldogs Coach “Dan Blank is the Associate Head Coach of the Georgia Bulldogs women’s soccer team. His new book, Soccer IQ, covers 54 topics in 54 chapters, all in 119 pages. It is a small book filled with coaching tips, observations, critiques, suggestions and guides to make young soccer players be […]
U.S. U-15 BNT Camp
U.S. under-15 BNT coach Tony Lepore called up 32 players (1998 age group) for an eight-day training camp at the Home Depot Center. Included is Joe Gallardo Jr., who was previously a member of Nomads SC before moving to Monterrey in Mexico, and Joshua Perez, who recently trained at AC Milan.
Free Concussion Seminar Offered
The Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center will hold two free seminars on Sports Concussion Education, on Tuesday, April 30, on the campus of Belmont University in Nashville TN, Two sessions will be held, one in the morning from 10:00-12:00 a.m., and the second in the evening from 5:30-7:30 p.m. These sessions are open to parents, coaches […]
Chicago Wins Challenge; Battery Beats Houston
The Chicago Fire captured the 2013 Carolina Challenge Cup weeklong round-robin championship for the first time. The Fire won the preseason tournament with a 1-0 tie with the Vancouver Whitecaps on the last night of the tournament hosted by the Charleston Battery. The host Battery, the only non-Major League Soccer club in the group, finished […]
Paralympic Soccer Roster
U.S. Paralympic Soccer National Team head coach Jay Hoffman named a 17-player roster for a March 16-24 domestic training camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. Goalkeepers selected were Alex Hendricks and Keith Johnson, with four defenders, Chris Ahrens, Bryce Borman, Chad Jones, and Gavin Sibayan, picked by Hoffman. Eight midfieldrs, […]
Paterson Poised To Lead Battery In ’13
Charleston Returns Solid Roster From Title Team With the start of the 2013 USL PRO season rapidly approaching, the Charleston Battery hopes to draw strength from 2012 and the club’s league championship. Charleston Battery midfielder Nicki Paterson recalls one game in particular that was important to that championship run. “It just seemed to come to […]
They Came To Greensboro To Honor Captain Kirk
Most of the people Kirk Urso cared about and loved were there. So were others who were fans, but never personally knew the former UNC Tar Heel. His family was there, along with teammates from both the UNC men’s soccer team, and the Columbus Crew, for whom he was beginning a professional career when he […]
No Overtime Or PKs In ’13 Florida Boys Prep Title Games
All of the five 2013 Florida State High School Athletic Association’s boys state championships were won by shutouts in regulation. Cypress Bay (Weston) took the Class 5A title with a 1-0 win over West Orange (Winter Garden). Daniel Gutierrez scored the game’s only goal in the 26th minute off an assist from Breno Ertty. With […]
Broward Boys & Girls Sweep Miami-Dade In Inaugural All-Star Games
It was a sweep for the Broward girls and boys in the First Annual Dade-Broward All-Star Games at Fort Lauderdale’s Lockhart Stadium on March 2. The Broward girls earned a 4-0 shutout, with the first goal coming in the game’s first minute of play by Cidney Moscovitch (Coral Glades). Moscovitch got her second goal midway […]