U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team head coach B.J. Snow has named the roster for the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Women’s Championship to be held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, from Oct. 30-Nov. 9. The Final Draw for the eight-team tournament will be held in early October. The U.S. team will have one more event before departing for […]
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An American Coach In Land Of The Pharaohs
It’s hard to imagine what has prepared Bob Bradley for the job he now has. Coaching the U.S. Men’s National Team through a World Cup cycle with a disappointing result was difficult, but no one was actually shooting anyone. Getting fired by US Soccer early in the second World Cup cycle wasn’t a career-ender. Coaches […]
U.S. WNT Plays Final Three
The U.S. Women’s National Team has three international friendlies scheduled in October, all on U.S. soil[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. First up is Australia on Oct. 20 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX. U.S. head coch Tom Sermanni is the former head coach of the Aussies. That match is set for 1:30 p.m. ET and will be […]
New Look U-17 MNT
The 20-player roster Coach Richie Williams named for the U.S. under-17 (’98 age group) national team trip to Spain reflects the changing nature of the program. Six of the 20 players aren’t in the residency program based in Bradenton, Fla[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Four have moved to clubs abroad — Daniel Barbir (Manchester City), Luca de la Torre (Fulham), Joshua Perez (Fiorentina) and Joe Gallardo (Mont- errey) […]
Coaching Course Info
[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] U.S. Soccer’s Coaching Department will conduct National Coaching Schools for “A”, “B”, “C” and Goalkeeping License Courses throughout the months of January and February in Arizona, California and Florida. Registration for each course will open on Thursday, Oct. 3, after a pre-registration period for active members of CoachesNet, U.S. Soccer’s official coaches club. […]
Sydney Scores Four
With Alex Morgan on the sidelines with an injury, Sydney LaRoux got the start up top for the U.S. women against Mexico[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. She made the most of the opportunity, scoring four straight goals after Abby Wambach had given the U.S. a 1-0 lead.in the 11th minute of play. LeRoux was making just her sixth […]
‘Dogs’ Historic Eight-Game Streak
Freshman Crowder Leading The Georgia Offense It had never happened before in the history of the women’s soccer program at the University of Georgia. An eight-game winning streak! It began in the season’s second game, rebounding from a 2-0 opening loss to Texas. Eight straight ran the record to 8-1-0. Freshman Marion Crowder (Madison, Miss.) […]
Darton Gets Win When Opponent Was Short On Players
Darton State College is ranked #5 nationally among NJCAA (junior college) women’s teams with a 9-1 overall record[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Head coach Ken Veilands recently reached a coaching milestone in a very unusual route. His 224th coaching victory came on a forfeit! Andrews College only brought seven players to play Darton, and when one went down […]
A New Kind Of Bowl Game For Atlanta
Like the Rose Bowl, the Orange Bowl and Super Bowl, the NASL Soccer Bowl has a history. It is a football game. Just not one of the traditional holiday football affairs. The 2013 NASL Soccer Bowl will be played on Nov. 9 in Atlanta. One of the two finalists will be the hometown Atlanta Silverbacks, […]
Soccer For Kids With Cancer Is Charlie Corbitt’s Dream
Alpharetta’s Charlie Corbitt is a soccer guy. He got that way as a soccer parent. Lots of Georgia folks will remember that he was a pioneer in developing a system of soccer results and rankings for high schools in Georgia. He is also an internet guy, and his Soccer Information Systems was his way to […]