Notes and Boasts: Baltimore Colts FC, Aegean Hawks, John Hooper, Anabel Jimenez, Men's Under-20 and U-17 Championships, CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship, Chick-fil-A free clinic, VA DC Soccer Hall of Fame, UM women's soccer, Maryland State Cup, Virginia State Cup, MSYSA Executive Board, online learning for soccer parents, D.C. United Academy, Tryout Planning - Ad Rate Increase May 1, Bradley Discusses Youth Development Vision, Is Coach Doing a Good Job?
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Camps and Clinics: Soccer the Brazilian Way Spring Break - Residential - and Summer Camps, HI-Performance Soccer Academy Summer Camp Programs 2008, 2008 Terps Camps for Girls, Soccer Academy training and camps in Northern Virginia and Maryland, Pre-Travel Development Academy with FC Virginia
Soccer Jobs: WAGS D1-level Coach/Trainer wanted for NVSC Rising U13 girls team View Soccer Classifieds Below "Soccer Watch" Sectionpost your ads at: www.potomacsoccewire.com/advertise
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> D.C. United return four-goal favor to Real Salt Lake
D.C. United snapped out of their early MLS season slump with an emphatic 4-1 victory over visiting Real Salt Lake at RFK stadium Saturday night in front of over 23,000 fans. Jaime Moreno scored twice and assisted two other world class goals, including a one-time smash volley by the $1.9 million Designated Player Marcelo Gallardo.
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> Baltimore Blast win fourth MISL Championship
The Baltimore Blast defeated the Monterrey La Raza, 14-11, to win the 2008 MISL Championship Game at Milwaukee's U.S. Cellular Arena. Denison Cabral led Baltimore with three goals and was named MVP of the Championship Series. The Blast, who won the MISL Title in 2003, 2004 and 2006, swept the New Jersey Ironmen in the Quarterfinals and the Milwaukee Wave in the Semifinals to advance to their fourth Championship in six years. [ more +]
> US Women squish out win over Aussies in stoppage time
In a match that was delayed 53 minutes due to rain and lightning, the U.S. Women's National Team earned its first domestic win of 2008 with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Australia on a stoppage time goal from midfielder Carli Lloyd. The team next travels to Birmingham, Alabama for a rematch with the Aussies next weekend, before coming to Washington, DC to face Canada at RFK on May 10th.
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> Real Maryland makes history with first ever victory in USL-2
Real Maryland recorded its first-ever victory in USL-2 with a 2-0 win over the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in front of a raucous crowd of 1,800 at the Maryland SoccerPlex Saturday in a slightly shortened affair due to lightning.
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> Crystal Palace Baltimore wins season opener over Pittsburgh
An enthusiastic crowd of 3,104 was on hand to witness an emphatic victory for Crystal Palace FC USA in their 2008 season opener Friday night on their new home field at UMBC Stadium in Catonsville.
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> Richmond Kickers lose 3-0 to Charlotte in first away match of season
The Richmond Kickers suffered a 3-0 loss in Charlotte Friday night during the first of three road games. Goals in the 11th, 59th, 76th minutes were too much to overcome. The Kickers head to Crystal Palace Baltimore on Sunday, May 4th and Western Mass Pioneers on Saturday, May 17th before a rematch with the Eagles at home on Saturday, May 24th.
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> Aegean Hawks down Sport Club Portuguese of NJ 1-0 in Open Cup
The Arlington Virginia based men's amateur team Aegean Hawks kicked off defense of their 2007 Region I USASA Open Cup title with an away 1-0 win against perennial Champions League (NJ) front-runners, Sport Club Portuguese of Newark, NJ.
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> Washington Post: US to play World Cup qualifier at RFK against Cuba
In a lengthy sit-down with Washington Post reporters and staff recently, U.S. Men's National Team Coach Bob Bradley confirmed RFK Stadium has been chosen to host a 2010 World Cup Qualifying match Fall if both the US and Cuban team advance through their upcoming second round home and away series against Barbados and Antigua and Barbuda respectively.
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The Baltimore Colts FC put their mark on the Maryland 2008 cup season, winning all four of the Maryland cup competitions as they trounced Towson Ice 5-0 in the Rowland Cup final. Last week the team shut out AC United in the Stewart Cup and earlier this cup season took the Maryland qualifiers of the U.S. Open Cup and the U.S. Amateur Cup. That makes it four-for-four, and now the Colts look to get past defending Region I USASA Champion Aegean Hawks in Open Cup qualifying play Saturday May 4th.
The Washington Freedom has officially announced that John Hooper will be the Freedom's Director of Marketing, Sales and Communications.
Former American University women's soccer standout Anabel Jimenez has been named as assistant coach for the AU Eagles. She is a native of Washington, D.C.
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CONCACAF has announced that the Men's Under-20 and U-17 Championships will take place in Trinidad & Tobago and Mexico, respectively, in 2009, marking the first time since 1996 that the U-20 and U-17 tournaments are each held in a single venue.
The 2008 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship will take place in Puebla, Mexico from 17-28 June.
Over two hundred kids spent a few hours learning how to improve their skills at Tick Neck Park in Pasadena on Saturday with Crystal Palace players and Blast Hall of Famer Mike Stankovic. The free clinic was sponsored by Chick-fil-A.
This year's inductees to the VA DC Soccer Hall of Fame will be recognized at the DC United home match against the Chicago Fire on Thursday, May 8th at 7:30 pm at RFK.
University of Maryland women's soccer has concluded their spring season with a 3-1-3 record.
Results from the April 26-27 weekend of Maryland State Cup play are posted.
The May 1st schedule for the Virginia State Cup April 29 make up games is posted.
The MSYSA Executive Board recently passed a motion that states that any league that is not affiliated with MSYSA will not be covered by insurance. This new ruling goes into effect June 1, 2008.
The NSCAA has combined with Sports Path to offer an online learning course for soccer parents.
D.C. United Academy Update: April 28, 2008
---- Editor's Corner ----
Tryout Planning - Ad Rate Increase May 1: Reminder that you only have until end of business tomorrow, April 30th, to lock in your Tryout Advertising rates before our seasonal rate-increase goes in effect from May 1 through June 15. Your team or club can buy a 5, 10, 25, or even a 50-ad newsletter classified package for as little as $15 per ad as long as we receive payment by 5 PM tomorrow. You DO NOT have to use your ads now, you can pre-purchase these packages and save them for later in May when you start advertising tryouts. Clubs can even pre-purchase packages to share with individual teams for use as they see fit.
Bradley Discusses Youth Development Vision: As mentioned in our news section regarding the US Qualifier at RFK this Fall, US Men's Head Coach Bob Bradley sat down at the Washington Post recently for a long chat. Steven Goff has published most of his quotes/comments in full on his Soccer Insider blog. The entry linked here includes lengthy answers to Bradley's take on what is right and wrong with youth player development in the US.
Is coach doing a good job?: If your player is having fun and falling in love with the game of soccer all on their own, then the answer is "YES". US Youth Soccer's Sam Snow published this summary of how to measure young team success (hint: it ain't the win-loss record). It's a theme you'll read over and over again in most good coaching discussions, yet the world of "most coaching discussions" is simply not something most first-time-soccer-parents are exposed to early enough, and so our youth soccer world seems a little like the movie Groundhog Day, destined to repeat itself as U9 travel teams are created year after year by well-meaning parents with little coaching education, but a lot of organizational skills. For those of you out there involved with youth teams U5 to U15, PLEASE ready this summary and request the full document from Coach Snow. It is a "message" that needs to be learned and understood as soon as possible by as many people involved in our sport as possible.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
2:30 PM: Man Utd v Barcelona - LIVE - EPSN2 - CL
6:30 PM: Lanus v Atlas - LIVE - FSE - CONMEBOL
9:30 PM: LDU Q v Estudiantes - LIVE - FSE - CONMEBOL
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
2:30 PM: Chelsea v Liverpool - LIVE - ESPN2 - CL
4:00 PM: Boca Jrs v Cruzeiro - LIVE - FSE - CONMEBOL
6:00 PM: America v Flamengo - LIVE - FSE - CONMEBOL
9:30 PM: Pachuca v Saprissa - LIVE - FSC - CONCACAF
Thursday, May 1, 2008
12:00 AM: S.Lorenzo v River Plate - LIVE - FSE - CONMEBOL
3:00 AM: A.Nacional v Fluminense - LIVE - FSE - CONMEBOL
5:00 AM: Nacional v Sao Paulo - LIVE - FSE - CONMEBOL
12:30 PM: Zenit v. Bayern - LIVE - FSC - UEFA
2:30 PM: Fiorentina v Rangers - LIVE - FSC - UEFA
7:30 PM: Santos v Cucuta - LIVE - FSE - CONMEBOL
Friday, May 2, 2008
8:00 PM: Atlanta v Seattle - LIVE - FSC - USL
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===Camps and Clinics ===> Soccer the Brazilian Way Spring Break, Residential, and Summer Camps
Let Soccer the Brazilian Way help you get a jump on the competition with our Spring Break Camps (March 17-21). Camps will be conducted at the new Long Park turf fields in Haymarket, and Paul Hencken in Sterling. We also offer weekly summer and residential team camps. Sign up today to reserve your spot. Our summer camps registration are now open. Soccer the Brazilian Way can also provide your team trainers or a coach for an entire season, as well as private player training, goal keeper training or small group training. Call us today at 301-996-4625(GOAL) or check out our website at www.soccerstbw.com
> HI-Performance Soccer Academy Summer Camp Programs 2008
HI-Performance Soccer Academy is now accepting registrations for our Summer Camps & Clinics for 2008. HPSA has been holding camps in Northern Virginia for 10 years. Our camps are designed for all players and all skill levels. Our Little Kickers Camps are designed as a fun and active introduction to soccer for our youngest players (3-5 year olds). In addition, we provide specialized camps for House Players and Travel Players & Teams of all ages & skill levels. This year, HPSA has partnered with Regency Sport & Health Club in McLean to provide morning (9am-11am) and full day camps (9am-4pm) at their state of the art indoor facilities. HPSA also runs camps for Great Falls Soccer Club, including our popular GK and Striker Camps ( www.greatfallssoccer.com). HPSA provides team and small group training programs year round. Please visit our website for more details: www.hpsoccer.com or e-mail us at info@hpsoccer.com.
> 2008 Terps Soccer Camps for Girls
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.
> Soccer Academy training and camps in Northern Virginia and Maryland
Soccer Academy pioneered youth soccer training over twenty years ago, and continues to be at the vanguard in developing the latest methods of training individual players and teams. We offer a wide range of innovative, state-of-the-art programs as well as an outstanding staff of trainers who share a passion and dedication to soccer, and who are committed to sharing their knowledge with soccer players of all ages. For over two decades now, players trained by Soccer Academy have played on college and national teams and currently many coach at the college, professional and national team levels, which is a reflection of our commitment to teaching excellence. Registration is currently open for our Little Strikers Program (ages 4-6) as well as all of our summer residential and team camps. We also offer day camps across Northern Virginia and Maryland. Come experience the Soccer Academy Difference. Call us at 703-393-7961 or visit us at www.soccer-academy.com.
> Pre-Travel Development Academy League with FC VirginiaChantilly 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===Soccer Jobs ===
> WAGS D1-level Coach/Trainer wanted for NVSC Rising U13 girls team
NVSC is a regionally-preeminent, nationally-respected competitive premier club offering year-round, multilevel opportunities for U6-U18 players. We are seeking a WAGS (Division I) coach/trainer for the rising U-13 Jr.
Majestics '95 Elite.
The ideal candidate(s) will have:
- College Education / Playing Experience
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- USSF "A" or equivalent
Exceptional communication, leadership and teaching skills required.
Applicant must have commitment and passion for teaching the game.
Duties include: Premier team training and coaching games.
For further information contact: Ed Kestel - jm95@comcast.net - C: 703.881.8747
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