| Notes and Boasts: Samir Badr, Julio Arjona, U-17 MNT, FIFA U-17 World Cup, Mo Sheta, 2008 USL Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Sidwell Friends boys varsity, Sam Kernan-Schloss, Nathaniel Howell, Tom Soehn, D.C. United's Academy teams, Freestate, D.C. Stoddert, Real Maryland FC, Reading FC's Bobby Convey, Richmond Kickers Indoor, Fredericksburg Generals, Thanksgiving Shootout, U.S. Power Soccer Association exhibition, 2009 National Cup VIII Finals, National Collegiate Showcase, FC Richmond food drive, Chicago Advances in MLS, Is Soccer the Barack Obama of Sports?, Beckham Has Option To Terminate MLS Contract |
Soccer Watch: Leeds v Northampton, Army v Navy, Columbus v Kansas City, Chivas USA v
RSL, Sunderland v Portsmouth, Liverpool v West Brom, Bologna v AS Roma,
Torino v Palermo, Spartans v Shrewsbury, Arsenal v Man. Utd., West Ham
v Everton, S.hampton v Bristol City, Hull City v Bolton, New York v
Houston, Inter Milan v Udinese, Fulham v Newcastle, Lecce v AC Milan,
Man.City v Spurs, Havant v Brentford, Blackburn v Chelsea, PSG v Lille, Aston Villa v Middlesbro ,
ACC Championship, Wimbledon v Wycombe, Arsenal v Wigan
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Tryouts: Real Maryland FC Pro Team Holding Open Tryouts in November
Tournaments: Soccer Resort's Washington DC "Setanta Claus Cup" December 6 & 7, 2009 PSWI Icebreaker Tournament
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
Products and Services: Setanta Sports is now Available on Cox
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> USL Focus Part II: Season of success cues bullish outlook
Potomac Soccer Wire's Charles Boehm continues his series profiling the United Soccer Leagues, with this second installment profiling not only the recent success of USL-1 teams in the CONCACAF Champions League, but also featuring his conversation with league President Francisco Marcos.
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> U.S. U-17 Women squeak into quarters after 1-1 draw with France
The U.S. Under-17 Women's National Team advanced to the knock-out stage of the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup on goal difference after tying a plucky France side 1-1. Local Julia Roberts played 93 minutes after resting during the teams' win over Paraguay Saturday. The U.S. will face North Korea in the quarterfinals Sunday.
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> PSW Regional College Round-up and Predictions - POST SEASON EDITION
PSW College Editor Hannah's post-season edition of weekend predictions. Plus, individual accolades, highlights and results from our region's NCAA Division I,II, and III soccer teams.
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> Farrelly's Golden Goal sends Virginia women into ACC semifinals
The No. 14 Virginia women's soccer team advanced to the semifinals of the 2008 ACC Tournament with a 3-2 double overtime victory over No. 24 Wake Forest Wednesday night at the WakeMed Soccer Park. Sinead Farrelly's goal in the 105th minute lifted the Cavaliers to the quarterfinal win.
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> Tech women upsets No. 5 Florida State in ACC quarterfinals
Three days after knocking off No. 11 Duke, the Virginia Tech women's soccer team upset No. 5 Florida State. The Hokies hung with the second-seeded Seminoles through regulation and two overtimes till Tech edged Florida State 4-2 in penalty kicks for the victory. Tech improves its record to 10-7-3 with the draw and advances to the ACC semifinals.
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> PSW Maryland High School highlights
It's that time of year again - high school playoff season! With so many schools, so many games, and so much information, following high school soccer news closely is almost impossible - even sometimes for your own school. However, now that we're into playoff time, hopefully we've captured most of the hoopla.
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> U.S. Youth Soccer ODP Thanksgiving Interregional schedules announced
The annual US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (US Youth Soccer ODP) Thanksgiving Interregionals for boys and girls have been scheduled. The girls will be at the North Community Park and Coral Glades High School Sportsplex in Coral Springs, Fla. and the boys will converge on Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex.
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> USSF Development Academy Winter Showcase set, and local results
U.S. Soccer is one month away from hosting the second annual Development Academy Winter Showcase from Dec. 5-8 at the Lancaster National Soccer Center in Lancaster, Calif. All 148 teams representing 74 clubs, plus the U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team will participate in 240 games over the extended weekend.
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> National Soccer Hall names 2009 election ballots, several with local ties
The National Soccer Hall of Fame released the 2009 Player ballot. The voting period opened Monday and concludes at noon on December 3rd. Voters in the Player Election include selected members of the media, Hall of Famers, Past and present U.S. Men's and Women's National Team coaches and select MLS coaches, and selected MLS, WPS, and U.S. Soccer administrators.
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> U.S. Women draw 0-0 with Korea Republic in Cincinnati friendly
The fifth game of the U.S. Women's National Team's Achieve Your Gold Tour resulted in a 0-0 draw as U.S. goalkeepers Nicole Barnhart and Briana Scurry combined to shutout Korea Republic in front of a crowd of 5,877 at Paul Brown Stadium on Wednesday evening.
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Samir Badr (Bethesda Roadrunners; Fairfax, Va.), and Julio Arjona (D.C. United Academy; Germantown, Md.) are with the U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team en route to Paris, France for an eight-day foreign training camp to prepare as they attempt to qualify for their 14th consecutive FIFA Under-17 World Cup in April or May in Mexico.
Northern Virginia Royals owner Mo Sheta will be inducted as a Builder at the 2008 USL Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the USL SoccerFest in Tampa, FL November 21.
Sidwell Friends boys varsity soccer went undefeated this season with a record of 16-0-1. Senior GK captain Sam Kernan-Schloss led the Quaker defense with a 0.61 GAA and his overall record over his 3 years starting in goal was 54-4-1. Junior Nathaniel Howell led the team in scoring with 18 goals and 22 assists. The Quakers are currently ranked #9 in the region 4 rankings on NSCAA.com, #3 in the Washington Post and #2 in DC on ESPNRise.com.
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According to Steven Goff, soccer writer for the Washington Post, D.C. United will retain Tom Soehn as head coach, despite the club's failure to qualify for the MLS playoffs for the first time in six years and its repeated shortcomings in international competition.
D.C. United's Academy teams will be in action over the next several weekends in preparation for its upcoming US Soccer Development Academy season. The Black-and-Red will play several pre-season friendlies against local opposition, including D.C. United Academy Affiliate Clubs Freestate and D.C. Stoddert, as well as Real Maryland FC.
Reading FC's American midfielder Bobby Convey has not played for the Royals since a September 23rd League Cup match with Stoke City, but the team says that he is still part of their plans.
D.C. United forward Jaime Moreno underwent successful knee surgery Tuesday. Team physician Dr. Chris Annunziata performed arthroscopic surgery at Virginia Hospital Center to clean the articular cartilage and remove a meniscal defect. Moreno will be ready for full participation in time for pre-season next year.
Richmond Kickers Indoor of the Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL) is teaming up with the Fredericksburg Generals to compete in the first annual Thanksgiving Shootout on November 30. The event will kick off Richmond Kickers Indoor's inaugural PASL campaign, with the regular season starting one week later.
United Soccer Leagues announced that a special exhibition series featuring three teams from the United States Power Soccer Association's competitive Division 1 will be held Sunday, November 23 at the USL SoccerFest in north Tampa. Power Soccer is the fastest growing sport for power wheelchair users.
The 2009 National Cup VIII Finals and National Collegiate Showcase will return to Virginia Beach, Va. in July. The boys' and girls' events will be held on different dates to better accommodate the large number of participating teams.
FC Richmond recently held a club-wide food drive in coordination with all FC Richmond Recreation, PDP, and Magic/Mystx games. They donated 500 pounds of food to Central Virginia FoodBank.
Check out the PSW High School Highlights here. There were too many to list here individually.
The 2008 Best of U.S. Soccer Awards, presented by Soccer America, have kicked off with a nomination period for five of the awards that will be handed out in mid-December. Now in its seventh year, the annual series provides fans the opportunity to submit their nominees for the five categories until Friday, Nov. 14 on ussoccer.com.
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Chicago Advances in MLS: With the help of some local players and a head coach from out backyard, the Chicago Fire finally knocked someone other than D.C. United out of the MLS playoffs last night. This time, it was the New England Revolution, and it wasn't even close (3-0). Chicago now advances to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they await the winner of Columbus vs. Kansas City. This is the first time in seven years New England has NOT advanced to the Conference Finals.
Is Soccer the Barack Obama of Sports?: ESPN The Magazine's Austin Kelley thinks the same "new" American mentality that swept Barack Obama is just the sort of thirst for change that soccer represents in the USA.
Beckham Has Option To Terminate MLS Contract: Sports Illustrated's soccer guru Grant Wahl has learned that David Beckham's supposedly 5-year MLS contract has a loophole - the player has an option to terminate the agreement after the 2009 season, or basically just two and half seasons in MLS!
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Friday, November 7, 2008
2:30 PM: Leeds v Northampton - LIVE - Setanta - FA Cup
8:00 PM: Army v Navy - LIVE - FSC - College(M)
Saturday, November 8, 2008
7:40 AM: Arsenal v Man. Utd. - LIVE - Setanta - EPL
9:40 AM: West Ham v Everton - LIVE - Setanta - EPL
10:00 AM: Sunderland v Portsmouth - LIVE - FSC - EPL
12:15 PM: S.hampton v Bristol City - LIVE - Setanta - CCC
12:30 PM: Liverpool v West Brom - LIVE - FSC - EPL
2:30 PM: Bologna v AS Roma - LIVE - FSC - SerieA
4:30 PM: Torino v Palermo - LIVE - FSC - SerieA
5:00 PM: Hull City v Bolton - DELAY - Setanta - EPL
7:30 PM: Columbus v Kansas City - LIVE - HDNet - MLS
8:00 PM: Spartans v Shrewsbury - LIVE - FSC - FA Cup
10:30 PM: Chivas USA v RSL - LIVE - FSC - MLS
Sunday, November 9, 2008
8:25 AM: Blackburn v Chelsea - LIVE - Setanta - EPL
9:00 AM: Inter Milan v Udinese - LIVE - FSC - SerieA
11:00 AM: Fulham v Newcastle - LIVE - FSC - EPL
1:00 PM: ACC Championship - LIVE - CSN - College(W)
2:30 PM: Lecce v AC Milan - LIVE - FSC - SerieA
2:55 PM: PSG v Lille - LIVE - Setanta - Ligue13:00 PM: New York v Houston - LIVE - TEL - MLS
4:30 PM: Man.City v Spurs - DELAY - FSC - EPL
6:45 PM: Aston Villa v Middlesbro - DELAY - Setanta - EPL
11:00 PM: Havant v Brentford - DELAY - FSC - FACup
Monday, November 10, 2008
2:30 PM: Wimbledon v Wycombe - LIVE - FSC - FACup
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
2:30 PM: Arsenal v Wigan - LIVE - Setanta - EPL
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Sat. 11/8, 12:15 PM: S.hampton v Bristol City - LIVE - Setanta - CCC
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Sun. 11/9, 2:55 PM: PSG v Lille - LIVE - Setanta - Ligue1
Sun. 11/9, 6:45 PM: Aston Villa v Middlesbro - DELAY - Setanta - EPL
Tue. 11/11, 2:30 PM: Arsenal v Wigan - LIVE - Setanta - EPL
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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.
=== Tournaments===
> 2009 PSWI Icebreaker Tournament
Prince William Soccer will once again be hosting its annual spring pre-season Icebreaker Tournament. The tournament will be held on March 28-29, 2009. The Icebreaker has grown to be one of the best spring pre-season tournaments in the mid-atlantic region. Over 500 teams will be participating from more than 12 states and Canada. The tournament facilities, fields, and competition truly make the Icebreaker a class event. Registration is now open. Go to www.pwsi.org for more information.
=== 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
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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
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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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