Ownby Returns From Houston Dynamo The partnership between the Richmond Kickers and D.C. United has paid its first player dividends. D.C. United has announced that the club willloan four players to the Kickers this season as part of the two clubs’ landmark affiliation agreement. Heading to Richmond are a pair of University of Maryland teammates, […]
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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 […]
The Toe-Poke Can Be Very Effective!
Goals are counted, they aren’t critiqued! A 40-yard first-time laser deposited by a full volley into the back of the net, counts no more than a toe-poke past the goalkeeper. They all cout…….ONE! Toe-poke? Isn’t that a no-no? Don’t we teach players to never strike the ball with the toe of their foot? Sadly that […]
Berbary, Walton Off To Hoosier Land
New Women’s Head Coach For BSC Benji Walton is no longer the women’s head coach at Birmingham Southern College. The announcement came not from BSC, but rather by Indiana University where he joins the coaching staff of Amy Berbary, as a Hoosiers assistant coach. BSC did mention his leaving the Panthers in an announcement that […]
Florida Soccer
A familiar face will be returning to the sidelines in Oxford, Ohio, as Hugh Seyfarth has been named the new Miami University women’s soccer assistant coach, head coach Bobby Kramig announced. Seyfarth, who previously served as an assistant with the RedHawks, begins his duties immediately and replaces Nate Lie, who took a similar position at the University of […]
Cousins The Youngest On U.S. Under-20 Team
Lynchburg’s Katie Cousins, a 1996 Virginia ODP player, was selected to the U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team’s trip to the 12 Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain, in early March. Cousins, is a 16-year-old who plays club soccer for the Richmond Kickers U17 Girls Elite Team. She played the second half in the USA’s 1-1 […]
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.
U-17 FIFA Cup Qualifier
The U.S. Men’s National Team has been drawn into Group C for the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, which will be held, April 6-19 in Panama City, Panama. The U.S. will face Guatemala and Haiti in group play. The top two teams from the four three-team groups will advance to the quarterfinals, along with the best […]
U-23 WNTs Win In Spain
The U.S. Under-23 women swept the competition at the Four Nations Tournament in LaManga, Spain, finishing off the championships with a 2-1 victory against England. The U.S. had previously defeated Norway (3-1) and Sweden (6-0) and got a winning goal against England from forward Stephanie Ochs in the 71st minute. Ochs, who had two assists […]
N.C. Soccer
The North Carolina men’s soccer program put a wrap on the 2012 season with its annual banquet on March 1. Sophomore defender Boyd Okwuonu (Edmond, OK) earned a pair of awards as he was named the Most Valuable Player and the Most Improved Player. Senior goalkeeper Scott Goodwin (Raleigh, NC) earned the Coaches Award, while […]