| Notes and Boasts: Richmond Strikers at ODP Region I Camp, US Club Soccer National Cup, Nova FC, Great Falls, PDL Piranhas, Richmond Kickers Future, James River Cup, Richmond Kickers Future, Fredericksburg Gunners, Hampton Roads Piranhas, Richmond Kickers Gifts For Gulu Night, Craig Appleby, Johns Hopkins Men's Soccer, Real Maryland Super 20s, Potomac, W-League Hampton Roads Piranhas, Kohl's American Cup, Million Dollar Free Kick |
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LA Galaxy v Chivas USA, Rochester v Seattle |
Tryout: TAP Milan rising U-11 boys Premier Select tryouts
Tournaments: Soccer Resort Potomac Cup July 12 & 13, 2008 Thunder Soccer Fest at Maryland SoccerPlex, FPYC 2008 Patriot Cup in August, 2008 Discovery Cup at Maryland SoccerPlex, Dulles National Soccer Tournament 2008
Camps and Clinics: 2008 Terps Camps for Girls, Soccer Academy training and camps in Northern Virginia and Maryland, Golden Boot Soccer now offering AC Milan Junior Camp, Arsenal Academy coaches and scouts coming to Alexandria, Olympique Lyonnais youth Director - Joel Frechet - coming to Alexandria
Soccer Jobs: Work for Potomac Soccer Wire
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> Local team round up from US Youth Soccer Region I Championships
Potomac Soccer Wire's Youth Editor, Joe Dougherty, has compiled a review of how local teams faired in Maine last week at the US Youth Soccer Region 1 Championships. While three teams will be representing our area in Arkansas, two others also won, but are too young to advance.
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> US Open Cup quarterfinals tonight, semifinal venues announced
D.C. United will host the semifinal round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at RFK on August 12 should they defeat the Chicgao Fire tonight in Boyds, Maryland. Such a match could begin a new local rivalry should Crystal Palace Baltimore win the most important match of their young franchise against New England tonight in Boston.
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> Olsen undergoes ankle surgery, should return this season
D.C. United announced today midfielder Ben Olsen underwent surgery on
Monday. Dr. Lew Schon in Baltimore performed the arthroscopic surgery, placing two screws in the medial
malleolus to treat a stress reaction. Olsen is expected to take
four to eight weeks to recover.
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> Lloyd goal leads US Women past Sweden in Sundhage homecoming
The U.S. Women's National Team defeated Sweden Saturday, 1-0, on a 39th minute goal from midfielder Carli Lloyd to complete a sweep of two matches in Scandinavia. The match was the first-ever meeting between the two teams in Sweden and also marked the first time U.S. head coach Pia Sundhage has coached against her home country.
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> Women's Professional Soccer announces player allocation timeline
Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) announced today the details of its player selection process leading into the kickoff of its inaugural season in April 2009. WPS teams will build their rosters through an allocation of U.S. Women's National Team stars, a draft of international players, combines, additional League drafts and local team tryouts.
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> Kickers rout Bermuda for second win in three days
The Richmond Kickers capped off a six-game road stand with a 7-1 win over the Bermuda Hogges Sunday afternoon. Forward David Bulow led the charge with a hat trick, while midfielders Mike Burke, Sascha Görres, Luke Vercollone and Leigh Cowlishaw each contributed to the final scoreline.
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> Kickers celebrate Fourth with three goal win at Real Maryland
The Richmond Kickers celebrated their Fourth of July with a 3-0 explosion over the Real Maryland Monarchs, gaining three points to climb into third place in the USL standings. Midfielder Adrian Bumbut netted his first professional goal for the eventual winner, with insurance added by Freddie Smith and Mike Burke in the second half.
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> US Youth Soccer National Championship schedule released
US Youth Soccer has announced the schedule for the 2008 US Youth Soccer National Championships to be played July 22-27 at the Burns Park Soccer Complex in North Little Rock, Ark. Our area will be represented by the Freestate United U19 boys, the McLean Premier Soccer U18 boys and the Baltimore Casa Mia Bays U15 boys.
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> Dulles National Soccer Tournament 2008
Looking for a great pre-FALL-season warm-up tournament? For 17 years the Dulles National Soccer Tournament (DNST) presented by DC United and hosted by Herndon Youth Soccer (HYS) has been just that tournament. This year we again anticipate approximately 300 teams from the Mid-Atlantic Region to participate. The tournament will be held August 23rd & 24th prior to the labor day weekend. As an added bonus, we have continued our involvement as the founding tournament in the DC United Soccer Tournament Series. As in recent years, athletes receive free tickets to a DC United match and there were will also be many other activities at the venues such as activities like the DC United pre-game experience, player appearances and a player training clinic held on Sunday of the tournament. For more information, details, times, and locations check our website at www.herndonyouthsoccer.org/dullestournament. The DNST presented by DC United is an HYS sponsored event and is Virginia Youth Soccer Association (VYSA) sanctioned.
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Five members of the Richmond Strikers Girls Elite program have been selected to attend the ODP Region I Camp at the University of Rhode Island this month.
Two teams from our area were among the nine champions from Region E going on to the US Club Soccer National Cup Finals later this month; Nova FC (VA) in the BU15 Premier division and Great Falls (VA) in the BU17 Super Group.
The PDL Piranhas topped Richmond Kickers Future 2-0 to take the 2008 James River Cup last Thursday, July 3rd.
Richmond Kickers Future disarmed the Fredericksburg Gunners in the last three minutes with a goal from eight yards out for a 1-0 finish just ahead of a torrential downpour on Saturday.
The Hampton Roads Piranhas brought down the Ocean City Barons 2-1 on Sunday night.
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The Richmond Kickers have teamed up with Sports Outreach Institute, Inc. to host the third annual Gifts For Gulu Night during their next home game at the University of Richmond stadium on Saturday, July 12th. Proceeds benefit the children of Northern Uganda.
Craig Appleby has been named Johns Hopkins Men's Soccer Coach. Appleby comes to the Blue Jays after six years as the head coach at Emory & Henry College (VA).
The Real Maryland Super 20s tied local rivals Potomac 2-2 on Saturday at the Maryland SoccerPlex.
The W-League Hampton Roads Piranhas rallied to post a 1-1 draw on Sunday against the division's third-place Tampa Bay Hellenic in soaring Florida temperatures after a lengthy delay for an afternoon thunderstorm.
2008 Kohl's American Cup / SoccerQuest 4 v 4 Festival application deadline is June 20.
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Million Dollar Free Kick: On Saturday night in Houston, Mexico's Rafa Marquez was surprisingly crowned the Free Kick Masters 2008 champion and winner of the $1 million prize. Did you even know this competition was happening? A MILLION dollars for a free kick? With that much money and names like Ronaldinho, Messi, James, Marquez, and Borgetti, such an event has potential - but perhaps only if Simon Fuller's 19 production company (producers of American Idol and David Beckham's Agent) takes over the event in future years.
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Thursday, July 10, 2008
11:00 PM: LA Galaxy v Chivas USA - LIVE - ESPN2 - MLS
Friday, July 11, 2008
8:00 PM: Rochester v Seattle - LIVE - FSC - USL
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=== Tryouts ===
> TAP Milan rising U-11 boys Premier Select tryouts
TAP Milan (rising U11) is a top competitive premier select team in the State and Region I and is looking to add to its roster as the team moves to 8v8 in the Fall. We play year round and participate in 3 to 5 tournaments a season. Our program is for highly committed players. We are professionally coached by Brian Robertson, a former Professional and NCAA D1 player, a USYSA National Youth License holder and Head Coach of Northern VA Community College. Our program provides exceptional player development, high levels of competition, and mentorship. Exciting training sessions combined with State, Regional, and National Level competition, provide a rich experience during our players' youth development years. See our website at www.eteamz.com/tapfcmilan for more information or contact Coach Roby at guytec@verizon.net or our team manager, Shanin Quashie, at tapmilan@tapfc.com or 703-624-3526. TAP FC has scholarships and sponsorships available for boys in need.
=== Tournaments ===
> Soccer Resort Potomac Cup July 12 & 13
8v8 tournament in Sterling, VA, Men's and Women's Saturday July 12 and Coed Sunday July 13. You'll get 4 games minimum, 30 minutes per game. Divisions: Men's Open, B and Over 30's/40's, Women's Open, B, and Over 30's and Coed Open and B. Great prizes like complimentary trips to Vegas for our Aug 22/23 or Nov 28/29 tournaments for winning team captains- when your team travels! DC United will also be giving away freebies, and we'll have complimentary beer post tournament thanks to Carlsberg! To Register visit www.soccerresort.com or call us at (718) 433-2452/ email travel@soccerresort.com
> 2008 Thunder Soccer Fest at Maryland SoccerPlex
The Thunder Soccer Club is pleased to announce the 2008 THUNDER SOCCER FEST to be held at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown on August 30-31! We invite your team to apply for participation in the 7th annual tournament and play their games at the finest soccer facility in the United States, a facility consisting of 19 bluegrass fields, a 3200 seat, lighted stadium and 3 synthetic, lighted turf fields! ALL games will be on the SoccerPlex fields. The tournament is open to USYS, SAY and US Club Soccer League for U8-U19 boys and girls. Deadline is August 8. Email Director@thundersoccerfest.com for information or apply at www.thundersoccerfest.com.
> FPYC 2008 Patriot Cup in August
Fairfax Police Youth Club invites all U9-U12 boys and girls travel soccer teams to the 2008 Patriot Cup Tournament. The tournament's unique structure makes it the best local pre-season warm-up.
- August 30th and 31st on Fairfax City and Fairfax County fields
- All teams will play four games (3 preliminary games and a Championship or Consolation game)
- Full refunds for age groups that are cancelled by weather or field conditions
- Application fee is $495
- $40 discount for teams that participated in the 2008 Liberty Cup Invitational
Applications are due by 7 PM on 4 August and we anticipate a strong turn-out, so submit your team's application early. Teams will be accepted on a space-available basis upon receipt of a completed registration form and application fee. Complete tournament information is available at www.fpycsoccer.org, and any questions should be sent to travel.tournament@fpycsoccer.org.
> 2008 Discovery Cup at Maryland SoccerPlex
The Maryland SoccerPlex invites your team to apply for participation in the 2nd Annual DISCOVERY CUP! The tournament is a premier level tournament for highly competitive teams. ALL teams will play their games at the finest soccer facility in the United States. This premier event is played in Germantown which is conveniently located thirty minutes from the Mall in the nation's capital and is readily accessible via the BWI Airport, Reagan National Airport and Dulles International Airport. The tournament is open to USYS and US Club Soccer League and Premier teams from U11 - U19 Boys/Girls. Apply ONLINE at www.discoverycup.com. For specific information, please contact Tournament Director, Louise Waxler at director@discoverycup.com. Application deadline is September 1, 2008.
> Dulles National Soccer Tournament 2008
Looking for a great pre-FALL-season warm-up tournament? For 17 years the Dulles National Soccer Tournament (DNST) presented by DC United and hosted by Herndon Youth Soccer (HYS) has been just that tournament. This year we again anticipate approximately 300 teams from the Mid-Atlantic Region to participate. The tournament will be held August 23rd & 24th prior to the labor day weekend. As an added bonus, we have continued our involvement as the founding tournament in the DC United Soccer Tournament Series. As in recent years, athletes receive free tickets to a DC United match and there were will also be many other activities at the venues such as activities like the DC United pre-game experience, player appearances and a player training clinic held on Sunday of the tournament. For more information, details, times, and locations check our website at www.herndonyouthsoccer.org/dullestournament. The DNST presented by DC United is an HYS sponsored event and is Virginia Youth Soccer Association (VYSA) sanctioned.
=== Camps and Clinics === > 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.
> Golden Boot Soccer now offering AC Milan Junior Camp
Golden Boot Soccer is a full service training company offering a variety of
training programs including summer camps such as The Art of Scoring Goals camp,
Player Development camp, Mini Kickers camp, Goalkeeper camp, Performance
Training camp, High School Advanced Performance camp and Team Training camps.
Our recent partnership with AC Milan is now also brining the AC Milan Junior
Camp to the Washington, DC region. We recently teamed up with world power house
AC Milan to offer a unique Player Development camp. Golden Boot camps are based
on technical training, soccer intelligence and small sided games while
instilling a passion for the game. For more information on all of Golden Boot's
2008 summer camps please go online to www.GoldenBootSoccer.com or call Deanna
Saracino at 703-287-0088.
> Arsenal Academy coaches and scouts coming to Alexandria
Train like a pro, Arsenal style, this summer with Arsenal Academy Women's Assistant Coach Steve Jones, plus Academy Coaches Tina Mapes, and Anthony Gale. Aspiring elite level players age U11 - U18 are invited to attend this exceptional camp July 28 - August 1 from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM at Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria. Space is extremely limited. Camp fee of $300 includes lunch in an air-conditioned cafeteria. Members of Premier Athletics Club receive a $50 discount. Contact Marianna Sullivan to pre-register by email kicks4fun@cox.net.
>Olympique Lyonnais youth Director, Joel Frechet, coming to Alexandria
Coach Paul Ngend & NPC Soccer welcome Joel Frechet for a week long comprehensive training experience guaranteed to provide quality skill development, instruction, and fun. Camp will be held July 7-11 from 9a-3p on the turf fields of Carl Sandburg Middle School in Alexandria. For more information & pre-registration, please see our website at www.npcsoccer.com or contact Coach Paul Ngend at (240)593-8980. Continue the skill development with Coach Paul and other NPC coaches the next week, July 14-18, same time, same place!
=== Soccer Jobs ===
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