Felipe Taborda named his 18 players for Colombia’s women’s team that will face the USA in the group stage of the Rio Olympics. The team includes Lady Andrade, who was recently releasedby the Western New York Flash, and U.S. college players Catalina Perez (Miami) and Isabella Echeverry (Toledo). The Cafeteras will be without star Yoreli […]
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NSCAA aims to combat 'showcase fraud'
Citing that there are too many cases of showcase tournaments and summer camps promoting college coaches’ appearances when they aren’t actually committed to attend, the National Soccer CoachesAssociation of America (NSCAA) has created the “Showcase Integrity Program.” The program enables college coaches to report showcase events that are using their name or school name withoutapproval. […]
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Tips for attending a college ID camp
By Mike Woitalla With summer being a popular time for young players to attend College ID camps, we’ve asked Jim Millinder, women’s head coach at the University of San Francisco, to offer some advice for players. For coaches, the ID camps offer a chance to get a closerlook at players they have already scouted and […]
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Olympics: Canada women take 13 U.S.-based players
Nine NWSL players, four U.S. collegians, plus two teenagers are among the 18 players named to Canada Olympic women’s team. Two-time Olympian Christine Sinclair, the star ofCanada’s 2012 bronze-medal team, leads the team that also includes five other returnees from the team that lost to the USA, 4-3, in their epic semifinal. Deanne Rose, 17, […]
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Roster: U.S. U-23 women head to Nordic Cup
The U.S. U-23 women’s national team, coached by Janet Rayfield, will face Sweden (June 2), Norway (June 4) and England (June 7) at four-team Nordic Tournament hosted by England. Rayfield’s 20-player roster is comprised of 19 collegians and former University of San Francisco goalkeeper Madalyn Schiffel, now with Norwegian club Avaldsnes IL. U-23 women’s national […]
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College: NCAA will introduce video reviews in 2016
The NCAA has approved limited use of video reviews, beginning with the 2016 men’s and women’s seasons. Reviews will be available if both coaches agree to them before the game and cover only threesituations: — Determine whether a goal has been scored. — Identify players for disciplinary matters. — Determine whether a fight occurred and […]
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For rising sophomores, summer is time to jump start college search
By Lisa Lavelle With summer coming soon — the good news, students and student-athletes will be going on vacation getting a much needed break from school and other activities.Others will spend the summer working, and some will be attending summer school or taking online-college courses to stay on track or get ahead. The great news, […]
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College-bound Juniors: An action plan for you and your parents
By Lisa Lavelle Connecting with the right college can seem daunting and intimidating. With 5,800 universities and thousands collegiate soccer programs, selecting the onethat’s right for you can be like hunting for a needle in a haystack. For juniors in high school, here are a few things to keep you on track and help you […]
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College-bound seniors: A checklist for an exciting and busy time
By Lisa Lavelle Between finals, proms and graduation ceremonies, you really want to make a smooth transition from high school to college. High school seniors are consumedwith everything from completing finals, graduation announcements to attending those “once-in-a-lifetime social events.” Soon, you will be off to college and starting a new chapterof your life. So, in […]
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Concacaf Olympic women's qualifying results
The USA will play Trinidad & Tobago and Canada will meet Costa Rica Friday in the semifinals of the Concacaf Olympic women’s qualifying tournament with berths at the Rio Olympics on the line forthe winners. Canada got hat tricks from Duke’s Rebecca Quinn and Ohio State’s Nichelle Prince as it beat Guatemala, 10-0, and won […]