| Notes and Boasts: Soccer America's Top 25 lists, Virginia men, Maryland women, Loyola women, Bethesda Fire, Bethesda Freedom, 2009 U-13 Maryland State Cup Champions, Greg McBride, Gilman boys, MIAA tournament, Archbishop Spalding girls, Friends girls, IAA of Maryland A & B Conference championships, Citizens' Association's Grassroots Honor Awards, DC Stoddert's Len Oliver, Jozy Altidore, Bakary Soumare, Screaming Eagles happy hour, Baltimore Blast at ESPN Zone, MPSSAA region championship brackets, Maryland IAAC boys' and girls' regional contest summary, Valley AFC's winter indoor/futsal registration, VYSA Workshop and Awards Luncheon, GO VOTE, Hidden Gem of Soccer Videos, OMG! What a Goal, John Haydon - Soehn Deserves to Stay, Crystal Palace Off-Season Update |
Soccer Watch: Roma v Chelsea, Werder v Panathinaikos, S.Lisbon v
Shaktar, Hearts v Celtic, Arsenal v Fenerbahce, Dynamo Kiev v FC Porto,
Real Madrid v Juventus, L.Poznan v N.Lorraine, US Youth Soccer Show, Man.City v Twente, Spurs
v Dinamo Zagreb, USC v California, Chicago v New England,
Leeds v Northampton, Army v Navy
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Tryouts: Real Maryland FC Pro Team Holding Open Tryouts in November
Camps and Clinics: Soccer the Brazilian Way Winter Training, The New Academy Program at Crystal Palace FC USA
Leagues and Events: Fredericksburg Field House winter activities
Soccer Jobs: Contribute your soccer passion to PSW as a Section Editor
For Sale: Portable Golme professional training goals
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> U.S. Women earn 30th win of 2008 in Richmond friendly
The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team made it four wins in four games on the 2008 Achieve Your Gold Tour, defeating South Korea 3-1 in Richmond to open a three-game series. Angela Hucles (VA Beach/Boston Breakers) scored the opener and earned Woman of the Match honors.
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> Under-17 women defeat Paraguay 3-1 at World Cup
The U.S. Under-17 Women's National Team rebounded from a poor first half and a 1-0 deficit to score three goals after the break, pulling out a 3-1 win against Paraguay in its second Group C match at the U-17 Women's World Cup. They now face France and need at least a draw to reach the quarterfinals.
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> PSW Regional College Round-up: October 31-November 2
Highlights from our region's NCAA Division I,II, and III soccer teams: players of the week, PSW's men's and women's games of the week, and all the other college soccer results you're looking for.
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> La Mara takes home eighth consecutive Copa D.C. title
La Mara continued their dominance in D.C. United's annual 6v6 indoor tournament 'Copa D.C.', winning the championship for the eighth consecutive season. The only team to ever win the 6v6 event, La Mara took home a check for $3,000, a first place trophy, gold medals for everyone on the team, and free entry to next year's 'Copa D.C. IX'.
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> Falcone, Assaro honored by US Adult Soccer Association
Maryland State Soccer Association President Tony Falcone and Baltimore Colts Coach Frank Assaro have been honored by the United States Adult Soccer Association. Falcone was inducted into the 2008 class of the USASA Hall of Fame, while Assaro was honored as the recipient of the 2007 USASA Coach of the Year Award.
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Soccer America's weekly Men's and Women's Top 25 list includes Maryland (14-3-0) in fourth and Loyola (16-0-1) in sixth on the men's list; Virginia (12-4-2) on the women's list at number 14.
The Bethesda Fire (boys) and the Bethesda Freedom (girls) are the 2009 U-13 Maryland State Cup Champions and have earned a spot in the 2009 Region 1 Championships in West Virginia. Both teams won their state cup final matches with scores of 2 to 1 against the Olney Rangers (boys) and Greater Severna Park Kickers (girls) respectively.
In boys MIAA soccer, Greg McBride scored in the 2nd minute to give Gilman's No. 5 soccer team a lead they never relinquished as they beat visiting John Carroll, 2-0, in the quarterfinals of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference tournament. The Greyhounds meet No. 7 Mount St. Joseph in the semifinals today at 3:15 p.m.
Archbishop Spalding girls' soccer won the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference championship game 2-0 against No.1 McDonogh on Sunday. It is the program's second crown in three years.
Friends girls soccer won over St. Paul's 2-1 in overtime to capture the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland B Conference championship.
Citizens' Association, affiliated with the citywide DC Federation of Civic Associations, awarded one of its "Grassroots Honor Awards" to DC Stoddert League's Director of Coaching, Len Oliver, at the Federation's 78th Annual Awards Celebration on Saturday, October 25.
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Bakary Soumare, a native of Mali who moved to New York as a teenager and starred one year for the University of Virginia has not only been nominated for MLS Defender of the Year in his second professional year with the Chicago Fire, he has just chosen to play his national team soccer for Mali rather than wait two years for his U.S. citizenship applications to process.
Jozy Altidore scored his first career goal in Spain's La Liga just seconds after entering as a late substitute, knocking in the 4th goal in Villarreal's 4-1 drubbing of Athletic Bilbao.
If you're 21 years old or older, you're invited to join the Screaming Eagles at a non-denominational off-season D.C. United Supporter happy hour on Thursday at Duffy's Irish Pub (2106 Vermont Ave., NW; across the street from the 9:30 Club, and a block from the east entrance to the U St./Cardozo Metro station). The fun starts at 4PM.
The Baltimore Blast invites fans of all ages to join players for dinner, fun and games on Wednesday, November 12th, 7 p.m. at Baltimore's ESPN Zone at The Inner Harbor, 601 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD. Please RSVP by Wednesday.
The MPSSAA region semi-final round was completed this weekend and the pairings have been determined for today's region championship games. All 16 region champions will be aiming to have the honor of playing in the state semifinals on Friday or Saturday. Boys Bracket - Girls Bracket
The Baltimore Sun has published a summary of Maryland IAAC boys' and girls' regional contests as the various high school teams progress toward the semifinals and finals this week.
Valley AFC's winter indoor/futsal program for U12 and up is open for registration. Deadline is November 14.
Mark your calendars. The VYSA Workshop and Awards Luncheon is set for January 23 and 24, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia. Registration will be open soon.
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GO VOTE: 'nuff said.
Hidden Gem of Soccer Videos: I have no idea how long this feature has been on the MLS web site, but how cool it is. The video packages from each game are organized by types of plays, by players, by goals, and many other categories. As a teaching tool, it is clearly a needle in the haystack of millions of generic videos of soccer on youtube by amateurs.
OMG! What a Goal: This week's installment of 'OMG! What a Goal' not only features a sublime cruyff-like flick to the far post, but a goal that came in first ever playoff game for Real Salt Lake, in the first ever playoff game in their gorgeous new stadium, it also came in the 90th minute to take a 1-0 lead in the 2-game, total-goals series with Chivas USA. In other words - BIG TIME GOAL no matter how it went in, but the technical genius just made it all the more special.
John Haydon - Soehn Deserves to Stay: Washington Times soccer man John Haydon says D.C. United Head Coach Tom Soehn should get another shot considering the tremendous adversity he nearly overcame.
Crystal Palace Off-Season Update: Crystal Palace has compiled a nice summary of their off-season activities and the status of several players who've been on loan all around the world, and right here at home.
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008
2:45 PM: Roma v Chelsea - LIVE - Setanta - UEFA
5:40 PM: Werder v Panathinaikos - DELAY - Setanta - UEFA
7:30 PM: S.Lisbon v Shaktar - DELAY - Setanta - UEFA
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
11:00 AM: Hearts v Celtic - LIVE - Setanta - SPL
2:45 PM: Arsenal v Fenerbahce - LIVE - Setanta - UEFA
5:40 PM: Dynamo Kiev v FC Porto - DELAY - Setanta - UEFA
7:30 PM: Real Madrid v Juventus - DELAY - Setanta - UEFA
Thursday, November 6, 2008
12:15 PM: L.Poznan v N.Lorraine - LIVE - Setanta - UEFA
2:30 PM: Man.City v Twente - LIVE - FSC - UEFA
5:00 PM: Spurs v Dinamo Zagreb - LIVE - FSC - UEFA
8:00 PM: USC v California - LIVE - FSC - College(W)
8:30 PM: Chicago v New England - LIVE - ESPN2 - MLS
Friday, November 7, 2008
2:30 PM: Leeds v Northampton - LIVE - Setanta - FA Cup
8:00 PM: Army v Navy - LIVE - FSC - College(M)
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=== Tryouts ===
> Real Maryland FC Pro Team Holding Open Tryouts in November
The second year USL-2 Real Maryland FC Monarchs will hold a "Locals Only" Open Tryout for players that hale from either Maryland, Virginia or D.C. on November 1st at Mark Twain Park in Rockville, MD., followed by a "National" Open Tryout for interested players on November 15th, also at Mark Twain Park in Rockville. Both tryouts will be limited to a certain number of players who can attend, but all can apply. The Monarchs will be playing at their new home this season - Richard Montgomery H.S. The newly developed 90-Million Dollar facility is near the Rockville Town Center area. Please check the website for location address and registration information. All trialists must pre-register by mail, including a player bio, fee, and photos. Registration deadline for Local Tryouts is October 27. The deadline to register for the National tryouts is November 10th. A third tryout date is also set for December at dates and times TB D. Each tryout will be limited to 50 players, so register early.
=== Camps and Clinics ===
> Soccer the Brazilian Way Winter Training
Soccer the Brazilian Way Winter Training provides Futsal Training, Striker Speed and Agility Training, Outdoor Training on Turf and Goal keeper Training. Are you ready to work hard this winter and get ahead of the competition?. Sign up for STBW winter clinics today. We offer Futsal, outdoor and keeper training this winter in many of our facilities. Our training focuses on developing superior ball skills, balance and spatial awareness - critical attributes of the complete player. We believe that our program of Futsal training is unique. Futsal is the quickest way to improve speed, skills and power to the ball. Each clinic consists of seven 1.5 or 2 hour sessions focused on developing quickness, footskills, shooting, trapping, finishing, and movement on and off the ball. Our instructors are former professional Futsal players. Increase your speed of decision, speed of play and you will lead the competition come spring. The times and dates for the sessions are available on-line at www.soccerstbw.com or call us at 301-996-4625(GOAL)
> The New Academy Program at Crystal Palace FC USA
Featuring
"Specialized Training for the Serious Player", Crystal Palace FC USA
has launched its revamped Professional Development Academy for the five
youngest age groups. The second Open Session for U9-U13 age groups
takes place this Sunday November 9 from 4:00-5:30pm. This inexpensive
new program is designed to improve individual players technically and
tactically so that they can perform better at the next level. The
Academy's experienced and outstanding coaching staff will achieve this
with a combination of weekly training sessions, matches and other
events that do not conflict with players' MSYSA team commitments. Register now for this affordable and high quality program with significant return for the aspiring youth player.
=== Leagues and Events ===
> Fredericksburg Field House Winter Activities
We offer a wide range of winter soccer opportunities for kids of all ages. All leagues and clinics are run to the highest standard of excellence.
- Winter I Recreational Soccer- ages 5 to 16
- Winter I Competitive Small Sided Soccer- Travel and Classic teams- ages U9- U14 boys and girls
- Winter I Soccer Clinics
- Chelsea Elite Coaching and Player Clinic- November 11-13th
- Recreational and Competitive Adult Leagues
- Winter High School Soccer
Visit www.fredfieldhouse.com for ALL details
=== Soccer Jobs ===
> Contribute your soccer passion to PSW as a Section Editor
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