Hans Hobson Is Named New TSSA Executive Director. The Bord of Directors of the Tennessee State Soccer Association has hired Hans Hobson as the new TSSA Executive Director, effective Jan. 1, 2013. Hobson has been the Girls Director of Coaching for the Tennessee Soccer Club since July 1, 2012. Prior to that, he was Director […]
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What Soccer People Are Saying!
“It’s a lot of different things for me. I wanted to gete back to playing at the highest level. I wanted to get back into top form.” U.S. international Clint Dempsey talking about returning to Fulham and the EPL on loan for two months in January/February. (Soccer America) ••••••• “This is the opportunity of a […]
2013 Georgia AGM
2013 Georgia AGM. The Annual General Meeting for Georgia Soccer (youth and adult) is scheduled for Saturday, February 2, at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta.
NSCAA Recognizes Excellence In Classroom
NSCAA Recognizes Excellence In Classroom. The NSCAA annually recognizes college and high school soccer programs that have excelled in the classroom, in addition to their work on the pitch. A total of 726 college soccer teams (222 men, 504 women) posted a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher, thereby earning the NSCAA Team […]
Another League Of Their Own…..Will It Work This Time?
Federation Support Gives It A Good Chance Ready or not, the National Women’s Soccer League is quickly approaching a spring launch. The opening dates and venues have yet to be announced as 2012 flips over to a New Year. By now, it had been reported, an announcement would be made regarding allocation of current U.S. […]
US Youth Soccer Honors Eight Regional Competitive COYs
US Youth Soccer Honors Eight Regional Competitive COYs. Eight outstanding youth soccer coaches, who have received their respective regional Competitive Coach of the Year awards, will be honored this year at the US Youth Soccer Awards Gala in Indianapolis, IN. From these coaches, the National Competitive Coach of the Year for boys and girls will […]
Lennox To Receive Chyzowych Award
Lennox To Receive Chyzowych Award. The Walt Chyzowych Memorial Fund Award Ceremony and Reception, Saturday, Jan. 19, in the JW Marriott White River Ballroom will honor Jim Lennox, former men’s head coach at Hartwick College (NY). Lennox, who also coached at Mitchell Junior College, was a feaured clinician at a number of NSCAA conventions in […]
Two Tough Games….With Far Different Outcomes For Gomez
Big Saves In Shootout Win Over Terps HOOVER, Ala. — The endings couldn’t have been any different for Tomas Gomez. On the first night, the Georgetown University goalkeeper took center stage, stopping the University of Maryland’s final two penalty kicks in the shootout and then racing to the far corner of Regions Park with a slide […]
It Started With The Final Question
Is College Soccer Still Relevant In The Growth Of The Game?
Terps Sasho Cirovski
By Adam Minichino
HOOVER, Ala. — It was a throwaway question at the end of a press conference.
University of Maryland men’s soccer coach Sasho Cirovski didn’t take it that way. He took the question about the possible waning relevancy of his sport at the college level as a challenge and responded in support.
“It’s embarrassing for anyone to think that the college game is not relevant,” Cirovski said. “I take it personally when someone says to me that college is not relevant. It is the glue that has kept soccer going in this country.
News From The NSCAA
Hermann Trophy Winners Virginia junior Morgan Brian and Maryland senior Patrick Mullins are the 2013 M.A.C. Hermann Trophy winners, symbolic of Division I National Player of the Year. For Mullins it marked the second consecutive year that he has received the Hermann Trophy. Morgan (St. Simons Island, GA) helped Virginia to the NCAA D-I Women’s […]