By Mike Woitalla After Donna Olmstead made a convincing case against berating referees or their assistants in her Youth Soccer Insider column, “Before you scream at a ref …“, we received some feedback from readers pointing out that there may be times when game officialsshould be told if they’re erring or missing violations.
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Sereno SC girls and boys excel
[PRESIDENT’S DAY TOURNAMENT] Sereno SC won the under-19 premier division on the girls side and had two boys teams reach the finals in the upper age groups atthe 2010 President’s Day Tournament played in Phoenix. For the results of the boys and girls premier finals … Under-19 Men: Santa Rosa UnitedGold 1 Pros SC 0 […]
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Most spacious Texas facility opens
[STAR SOCCER COMPLEX] The $10 million South Texas Area and Regional Soccer Complex, the most spacious soccer complex in Texas, welcomed approximately 1,500young from across Texas to its inaugural tournament Feb. 20-21. The facility — 40-acre site includes 14 lighted soccer fields and support facilities — is carved out of the abandonedLonghorn Quarry in Northeast […]
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U.S. under-18 women's national team roster
[TEN NATIONS TOURNAMENT] The U.S. under-18 women’s national team will travel to La Manga, Spain, on Friday to participate in the Ten Nations Tournamentfor under-19 teams. For the complete U.S. roster … U.S. head coach Dave Chesler is bringing 18 players to face Norway, Germany and Sweden. The 15 players on the U-18 roster that […]
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Smoking ban at youth games proposed
[CANADA] The Winnipeg Youth Soccer Association hopes to ban smoking at youth matches following complaints from from referees and parents that the air was filledwith cigarette smoke from fans. “There were a couple of incidents last year where a referee had to stop a game because somebody had lit up … right on the sideline […]
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ODP Girls National Camp Rosters
[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER] U.S. Youth Soccer is holding their fifth national ODP girls camp for the 1993, 1994 and 1995 age groups this week in Coral Springs, Fla. Thedevelopmental camp is unique in that it focuses on small-sided games. In attendance are 192 invitation-only players. The camp was expanded this year to include an […]
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Foudy among U.S. Youth Soccer inductees
[AWARDS] Julie Foudy, who won 1991 and 1999 world championships and 1996 and 2004 goldmedals with the U.S. women’s national team, was among four inductees into the U.S. Youth Soccer Hall of Fame. The 2009 class included two founding members, Karl Grosch and Jimmie Wofford, along with former chairperson, Mavis Derflinger. The thirdclass will be […]
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Soccer America Classifieds
Welcome to Soccer America Classifieds, Soccer America’s email newsletter connecting soccer companies and organizations to America’s soccer community eachweek. feature listings of the latest soccer job openings, soccer products and soccer opportunities.Soccer America Classifieds Soccer America Classified AdRates: 50-word text ad with link in the weekly Soccer America Classifieds e-newsletter ($2 per word over 50; […]
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Key factors in college recruiting (Part I)
By Mike Pantalione & Hugh BellYavapai College, located in Prescott, Ariz., has captured seven NJCAA National Championships and finished in the top four nationally17 times since 1990. The coaches are longtime NSCAA members Mike Pantalione and Hugh Bell, who will never claim to have all the answers. This is intended for college coaches and others […]