Notes and Boasts: SOCA college-bound, Pat Viray, Ralph Pace, Stanley Nyazamba, Annandale Rotary Foundation raffle, Nicole Megaloudis Foundation's Run/Walk, Iraqi youth soccer, Heritage HS, Hokies loss, VYSA State Cup results and schedule, Maryland State Cup results, USSF Player Development Academy system, USA v Brazil rematch, Three brothers Carroll, Matt Eby, Tell your soccer story
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Camps and Clinics: Soccer the Brazilian Way Summer Goal keeper - Striker and Residential Camps, HI-Performance Soccer Academy Summer Camp Programs 2008, 2008 Terps Camps for Girls, Soccer Academy training and camps in Northern Virginia and Maryland, Chantilly Soccer Academy pre-travel Training Sundays
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> US Men and Women learn Olympic opponents via lottery
The U.S. Under-23 Men and Women's National Teams were drawn into their respective groups for the 2008 Olympic Games during the Final Draw Sunday evening in Beijing, China. The U.S. Women were drawn into Group G and will face Norway, Japan and New Zealand in first round play, while the U-23 Men were placed into Group B along with Japan, the Netherlands and Nigeria. This will be the fourth Olympic soccer competition for women, who have competed every time since becoming an Olympic sport. The men will be participating in their 13th Games, and their first since 2000 when they finished in fourth place.
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> Baltimore Blast advance to MISL Championship for fourth time
The Baltimore Blast defeated the Milwaukee Wave, 14-13, Sunday afternoon in Game Two of the MISL Semifinals to advance to the 2008 MISL Championship. The Blast will play the Monterrey La Raza in the Championship. Monterrey (Mexico) is in their first season as an MISL team. This will be the first time a team from Mexico will compete in the league finals and the fourth time the Blast have appeared since the current version of MISL began in 2001. The Blast have never lost a championship series as a finalist. The 2008 MISL Chapmionship will be played at U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee on Saturday, April 26 at 7 p.m. Eastern Time and can be heard on WCBM 680 AM or on the Internet at wcbm.com
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> Onyewu continues impressive 2008 with Belgian Championship
Olney Maryland's Oguchi Onyewu has won the Belgian League championship with Standard Liege. It was the first time Liege has won the championship in 25 years. Onyewu, who played for FC Potomac as a youth, has had an outstanding 2008 so far. Besides anchoring the defense for Liege, he has scored goals in his last two US Men's games against serious opponents in Mexico and Poland. He wasn't even "supposed" to be at Liege this season either, but after being loaned out to Newcastle United of the English Premier League last spring, he was not offered a contract, and returned to finish out his commitment in Belgium.
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> Kickers open season with win over Western Mass
The Richmond Kickers picked up a 3-0 win over the Western Mass Pioneers to open the 2008 regular season in front of a crowd of 3,197 fans. A slow first half led to a flurry of goals late in the game when defender Anthony Catalano headed home the first tally of the night. Captain Mike Burke flicked in the second, just two minutes later, each goal assisted by newcomer Ben Hunter. Later, in the 88th minute, a foul inside the box resulted in a penalty kick, which David Bulow converted, to close out the night. The Kickers take to the road for the next three matches, returning Saturday, May 24th to host the Charlotte Eagles at 7pm at the University of Richmond Stadium.
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> Women's roster named for three domestic friendlies
After a successful run at the 2008 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament, U.S. Women's National Team head coach Pia Sundhage will bring 25 players on a three-week, three-city, three-game road trip for the USA's first domestic matches of the year. All 25 players will travel and train in the three cities, but Sundhage will suit up only 18 players for each match. The U.S. will finish their tour on May 10 against Canada at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. Angela Hucles continues her recent string of being the only local woman on a U.S. roster in recent camps, though Abby Wambach has significant ties to our area after playing with WUSA's Washington Freedom for three years. Ali Kreiger has not returned to the U.S. roster since participating in China's Four Nations tournament in January.
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> Real Maryland drop franchise opener to Western Mass 1-0
Despite severe rain all day in Boyds, Maryland, the long awaited season opener for Real Maryland took place on Sunday in the main stadium at the Maryland SoccerPlex. A 33rd minute strike by Neil Krause was all Western Mass needed, despite an otherwise evenly contested match that saw the teams close in every statistical category. El Salvador national team stars Denis Alas and Ronald Cerritos both started, with Alas going 90 minutes with 3 shots and Cerritos 77 minutes and no shots. Barbadian international and Lanham, MD local, Daryl Ferguson, went 90 minutes in defense for the Monarchs, while Teodoro Ramierz was ejected for a 2nd caution in the 66th. Real Maryland will be back in action next Saturday night versus the Pittsburg Riverhounds at 7:30 at the Maryland SoccerPlex.
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> USA fails to qualify for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2008
El Salvador and the hosts, Mexico, qualified to the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2008 after eliminating Costa Rica and USA, respectively, at the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship held at the Unidad Deportiva Municipal Agustín Flores Contreras in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco on Saturday. Goals by Gustavo Rosales and Ricardo Villalobos helped Mexico defeat the two-time CONCACAF Champion, USA, by a score of 2:1 and capture the Confederation's Title. The victory also progressed the Tricolores to their second consecutive FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. El Salvador and Mexico will join 14 other countries at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2008 that will take place in Marseille, France from 17-27 July.
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The Soccer Organization of Charlottesville-Albemarle honored eleven 2008 graduates, who have committed to playing college soccer next fall, in a signing ceremony Sunday night at SOCA's South Fork Soccer Park.
The Richmond Kickers have added Reston native Pat Viray out of Virginia Commonwealth University and welcome back midfielder and former Kickers Super-Y Leaguer Ralph Pace for his sophomore season in 2008, pending USSF approval. The club also signed former Cape Cod Crusader Stanley Nyazamba.
---- Notes ---- The Annandale Rotary Foundation, Inc. is sponsoring a Euro 2008 charity raffle with a trip for 2 to Basel, Switzerland to attend a highly-in-demand quarterfinal match. Only 300 tickets are offered at $100 per ticket. Net proceeds benefit Rotary's PolioPlus© program, Score for Peace and the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Drawing to be held on May 17 and game in Switzerland will be played on June 21. Odds of winning a prize? 1:10. Grand Prize: Trip and tickets to a Euro 2008 quarterfinal match. Second prize: 2 DC United season tickets. Third prizes: $25 sporting goods gift certificates.
The Nicole Megaloudis Foundation's Annual 'Make It Happen' 5K Run/Walk takes place April 27th, at Byrd Park, in Richmond, Virginia. Registration begins at 11:00am and the Run starts at 12:00 noon.
Barry Greenberg, a Foreign Service Officer stationed in Iraq with the U.S. Department of State, is leading a project to build 14 soccer fields and a youth soccer league in Muthanna, Iraq. He needs soccer clothing and equipment and his project has the cooperation of the Iraqi Ministry of Youth and Sports. Read how you can help.
Heritage High School is 7-0 in the Dulles District and 8-0 overall after an overtime win against Loudoun County.
In their first and only true road match of the spring, the Hokies were overcome by the Indiana Hoosiers in a 1-0 loss on Saturday night at the Bill Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington, Ind. The annual Hokie Alumni game wraps up their spring schedule this weekend at 11 a.m. on April 27 in Tech Soccer Stadium.
VYSA State Cup results from April 19th round have been posted.
VYSA State Cup schedules for April 26th have been posted.
Maryland State Cup results are posted for those games played April 19-20.
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The way soccer development should be: The Associated Press has weighed in on the new US Soccer Federation Player Development Academy system, and how the idea - if not yet the reality - is on the right path. My favorite part of the article is a quote by John Hackworth that all good coaches have been saying forever, but is rarely heeded by soccer parents on their first trip through the travel soccer kaleidoscope. "American players tend to develop bad habits playing for club teams that often emphasize winning over developing skills and games -- even against weak opponents -- over practice. It's not a matter of whether little Johnny can handle a soccer ball, it's a matter of whether little Johnny can get a result. That is a problem, and it's always been a problem for national team coaches like myself."
USA v Brazil rematch for the gold: The recent Women's Olympic Draw has set up what could be the biggest chance for revenge in the history of the US Women's program. After their embarrassing 4-0 drubbing by "Marta's Army" in the Women's World Cup last summer, the teams are on a collision course for a Gold Medal final match if both advance as planned.
Three brothers Carroll: Brian, Jeff, and Pat all went to West Springfield High School, played Division I college soccer and now play in MLS. Brian left D.C. United last year, but younger brothers Jeff and Pat (the rookie) are still with United, though neither played when Brian's new team came to town last Thursday.
Matt Eby is one of few deaf pros: Steven Goff of the Washington post profiled Real Maryland's Matt Eby, who is legally deaf from birth, is believed to be the only deaf professional athlete in the USA, and possibly one of only a handful in the world.
Tell your soccer story: US Youth Soccer is looking for guest writers to publish personal stories on USYouthSoccer.org. All you have to do is complete the short form below and submit your story to USYouthSoccer.org.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
2:30 PM: Liverpool v Chelsea - LIVE - ESPN2 - CL
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
2:30 PM: Barcelona v Man Utd - LIVE - ESPN2 - CL
10:30 PM: Saprissa v Pachuca - LIVE - FSC - CONCACAF
Thursday, April 24, 2008
2:30 PM: Rangers v Fiorentina - LIVE - FSC - UEFA
5:00 PM: Bayern v Zenit St. Pete - LIVE - FSC - UEFA
8:30 PM: Dallas v New England - LIVE - ESPN2 - MLS
Friday, April 25, 2008
8:00 PM: Atlanta v Montreal - LIVE - FSC - USL
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Registration for the 2008 Terps Soccer Camps for Girls is now open. This summer's camp schedule features two residential camp weeks and two locations for our day camp week. Brian Pensky's Terps Soccer Camp for Girls gives female soccer players the opportunity to work with women who have been successful throughout their careers at the local, regional, national, and international level. Our goal is to have each player improve her soccer skills, techniques, strategies, and tactics through individual training and challenging game competition. Our hope is that each camper will grow technically and tactically, and become inspired to be the best player they can be. Having fun while learning will enable each camper to reach her potential. Camp and registration details can be found at www.terpssoccercamp.com.
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Chantilly Soccer Club, in partnership with FC Virginia, is now offering pre-travel training for boys and girls U5 through U8. This unique six-week program is for players seeking advanced training in preparation for travel soccer. Each 90-minute session will be held on a Sunday afternoon so youth players can still compete in their "house" leagues while attending the academy for professional training and professionally supervised game play. Complete information and registration details can be found on the FC Virginia website at www.fcvirginia.com/academy
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