| Notes and Boasts: Doug McBride, USL Men's Player Showcase, NSCAA/adidas honors, Tony Tchani, Brian Ownby, Len Coleman, Cooper Bryant, Andy Stadler, Joshua Boateng, Mike Gelatt, Juan Guzman, Kyle Sterling, Mike Napolitano, Katie Watson, Shelly Moeller, Sarra Moller, Libby Held, Ashley Hoath, U16 Richmond Kickers Academy, Winter Showcase, Matthew Epperly, Jacob Doyle, Ryan Zinkham, Adrain Acosta, USL's U15 Boys All-Tournament Team, Richmond Kickers U12 Girls Destiny and Charge, Atlantic Cup, Baltimore Sun awards, 2009 USL Premier Development League, Fredericksburg Gunners, Hampton Roads Piranhas, Northern Virginia Royals, Virginia Legacy, MSYSA's Annual Holiday Indoor Tourney registration, Malcolm Harris, Glasgow Celtic, Could Ben Olsen Retire, Colleges Still An Important Pipeline, Freedom More Than Just A Pro Team, OMG! Three Must See Videos |
Soccer Watch: Wake Forest v UNC, Al-Ahly v Pachuca, Maryland v St. John\'s,
Middlesbrough v Arsenal, Liverpool v Hull, Napoli v Lecce, Bologna v
Torino (D), Manchester City v Everton, Tottenham v Man United, Wigan v
Blackburn (D), Aston Villa v Bolton (D), Stoke City v Fulham (D),
Rennes v Nantes, Preston v Birmingham, Maryland v St. John\'s (Replay),
NCAA Cup, Portsmouth v Newcastle Utd, Inter Milan v Chievo, Juventus v
AC Milan, Chelsea v West Ham, Quarterfinal v Gamba Osaka, Vitesse v PSV
Eindhoven, Middlesbrough v Arsenal (D), Lyon v Marseille, Motherwell v
Kilmarnock, Blyth v Bournemouth |
Tournaments: 2009 PSWI Icebreaker Tournament
Camps and Clinics: Soccer the Brazilian Way Winter Training
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, $99 Season Ticket Special for Crystal Palace Baltimore's Upcoming Season
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> Maryland set to tangle with St. John's at College Cup Tonight
With a nation-best 14-game winning streak in tow, the second-seeded Maryland men's soccer team is headed to the 2008 Men's College Cup to face No. 3-seed St. John's tonight at 8 p.m. in Frisco, Texas. The match will be shown live on ESPNU and on tape delay on ESPN2, Saturday at 11 a.m.
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> Local teams accepted to U.S. Youth Soccer Region I League
Teams from Maryland and Virginia made up 27 of 160 total teams accepted to the 2009 edition of the U.S. Youth Soccer Region I Premier League. Three divisions will boast at least four local teams - U14 Boys, U14 Girls, and U17 Girls.
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> Potomac Academy teams shine at U.S. Soccer Showcase
The Potomac Soccer Academy kicked off their 2008-2009 season this past weekend at the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Winter Showcase in Lancaster, California. The U16 and U18 teams each played three matches and had the opportunity to participate in additional events.
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> D.C. United Academy update: December 10, 2008
D.C. United's Academy teams kicked off the 2008-2009 US Soccer Development Academy season with a strong showing at the Academy Winter Showcase in Lancaster, Calif. The U18 team dominated in all three of their games, winning by wide margins. The U16s also put on a good performance, tying in their first game and winning the final two.
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> Virginia State ODP selections posted for boys and girls
Following several months of regional training and events, as well as two recent state tryout weekends, the Virginia Youth Soccer Association has posted this year's lists of boys and girls state team player pools.
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> Agreement between GotSoccer and US Club Soccer terminated
The most popular youth soccer ranking system in the United States has ended their practice of ranking events hosted by US Club Soccer on par with those hosted by rival US Youth Soccer. The move could strongly influence which tournaments many teams will attend.
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> PSW Coaching Library SPECIAL EDITION - college vs youth coaching
Through a partnership with Soccer Source 360 and the Animated Coach's Library, Potomac Soccer Wire is bringing our readers one new library entry per week addressing common areas of youth development. This week's entry is a special edition in direct response to the issues raised in another PSW original article 'Are expectations for our girls too low?'
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Doug McBride, Virginia Legacy 2008, is on the list of 90 participants for the third annual USL Men's Player Showcase this weekend.
Virginia freshmen Tony Tchani and Brian Ownby (Glen Allen, Va.) earned National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-South Atlantic Region honors. Tchani was a first team selection, while Ownby was a second team honoree.
Georgetown's Len Coleman was named to the All-Northeast Region Third Team by the NSCAA. Coleman is a center back in a defense that allowed just 16 goals all year and posted 10 shutouts including five-consecutive clean sheets to start the season.
American University redshirt junior Cooper Bryant was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas All-Mid-Atlantic Third Team.
George Washington junior Andy Stadler was named to the NSCAA Middle Atlantic Region First Team. Stadler's 31 points this season were the eight-most in a single season in the GW program's 44-year history and earned him first team All-Atlantic 10 accolades.
Liberty's Joshua Boateng, Mike Gelatt and Juan Guzman have been selected to the NSCAA Division I Men's Soccer All-South Atlantic Region teams.
Salisbury junior midfielder Kyle Sterling was named to the first team and sophomore midfielder Mike Napolitano was named to the third team of the 2008 NCAA Division III Men's All-South Region Team.
Old Dominion senior forward Katie Watson (Woodbridge, Va./Potomac) was named to the First Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region, by the NSCAA and adidas. She led ODU in every offensive category and scored a career-high tying 33 points this season.
Navy's Shelly Moeller, the 2008 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year, was named to the NSCAA's All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team, marking the sixth consecutive year in which a Midshipman has earned all-region mention.
Loyola senior back Sarra Moller has earned All-Mid Atlantic Regional All-America honors from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
Libby Held, a Junior from Potomac, Md. and Ashley Hoath, a Junior from Alexandria, Va. were both named to NSCAA/adidas Division III Women's All-America Teams
The Richmond Kickers Academy teams' Winter Showcase trip ended on a high note with the U16 team defeating Real Colorado 2-0 on a pair of goals by Matthew Epperly and Jacob Doyle to go 2-0-1 on the weekend.
Ryan Zinkham, FC Fredericksburg, and Adrain Acosta, Northern Virginia Royals, have been named to the USL's U15 Boys All-Tournament Team following the 10th Annual North American Finals in Tampa, Fl. Zinkham was the top vote-getter recognized by opposing coaches as one of Fredericksburg's top two players in every match he played.
The Kickers U12 Girls Destiny made it to the finals and the Charge won their championship match at the Atlantic Cup last weekend at the Hampton Roads Soccer Complex in Virginia Beach.
The Baltimore Sun has published a Special Section naming its players and coaches of the year, first and second teams for every sport, final standings and photos from the 2008 season.
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United Soccer Leagues has released the alignment, schedule structure and playoff details for the 2009 USL Premier Development League. The Fredericksburg Gunners, Hampton Roads Piranhas, Northern Virginia Royals, and the Virginia Legacy are among the teams competing in the Mid Atlantic Division.
Maryland U15 boys ODP player Malcolm Harris (Casa Mia Bays/Good Counsel HS) spent his Thanksgiving week training and playing games with the youth professional academy at Glasgow Celtic, one of Europe's highest profile clubs.
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Could Ben Olsen Retire: Steven Goff reports in his blog about Ben Olsen. "Everyone in the D.C. United community wants to see veteran midfielder Ben Olsen back to his old self and in the lineup next season. The reality is, however, that he has a long way to go in his comeback from recurring ankle problems. Retirement, sadly, is a distinct possibility."
Colleges Still An Important Pipeline: Doug McIntyre of ESPN filed this piece on the eve of the NCAA Men's College Cup. It discusses the role college soccer must still play in developing professional players, and how it is doing just that.
Freedom More Than Just A Pro Team: While much of the Washington Freedom's focus has been on building a professional team to be part of Women's Professional Soccer's inaugural season, it can be easy to overlook the fact that the Freedom is more than just a professional soccer team. With youth teams, affiliations with local clubs and a top-level amateur squad, the Freedom hopes that building a club system similar to the ones in Europe will be the key to supporting professional women's soccer in the U.S.
OMG! Three Must See Videos: There are three soccer videos you must see, and I am sure you'll forward to your players and teammates. First is a flashback video from 2-years ago featuring a juggling trick-off between newly crowned NCAA Champion teammates Casey Nogueira and Tobin Heath. Next is sticking with Heath as she does her own "walkabout" all over town, juggling the whole time. Finally, and get ready to laugh OUT LOUD, don't try this defense of a flip throw at your home field kids! |
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Friday, December 12, 2008
11:30 PM: Al-Ahly v Pachuca - LIVE - FSC - FIFA Club World Cup
5:30 PM: Wake Forest v UNC - LIVE - ESPN2 - NCAA College Cup 8:00 PM: Maryland v St. John's - LIVE - ESPNU - NCAA College Cup
Saturday, December 13, 2008
7:40 AM: Middlesbrough v Arsenal - LIVE - Setanta - EPL
9:40 AM: Liverpool v Hull - LIVE - Setanta - EPL
10:00 AM: Manchester City v Everton - LIVE - FSC - EPL
11:00 AM: Maryland v St. John's - DELAY - ESPN2 - NCAA College Cup
12:15 PM: Preston v Birmingham - LIVE - Setanta - Coca-Cola Championship
12:30 PM: Tottenham v Man United - LIVE - FSC - EPL 2:30 PM: Napoli v Lecce - LIVE - FSC - SerieA
2:55 PM: Rennes v Nantes - LIVE - Setanta - Le Championnat 4:30 PM: Bologna v Torino - DELAY - FSC - SerieA
5:00 PM: Aston Villa v Bolton - DELAY - Setanta - EPL
6:45 PM: Stoke City v Fulham - DELAY - Setanta - EPL
8:00 PM: Wigan v Blackburn - DELAY - FSC - EPL
Sunday, December 14, 2008
5:30 AM: Quarterfinal v Gamba Osaka - LIVE - FSC - FIFA Club World Cup
6:25 AM: Vitesse v PSV Eindhoven - LIVE - ESPN Deportes - Dutch Eredivisie
8:25 AM: Portsmouth v Newcastle Utd - LIVE - Setanta - EPL
9:00 AM: Inter Milan v Chievo - LIVE - FSC - SerieA
11:00 AM: Chelsea v West Ham - LIVE - FSC - EPL 1:00 PM: NCAA Cup - LIVE - ESPN2 - College(M) 2:30 PM: Juventus v AC Milan - LIVE - FSC - SerieA
2:55 PM: Lyon v Marseille - LIVE - Setanta - Le Championnat
Monday, December 15, 2008
2:45 PM: Motherwell v Kilmarnock - LIVE - Setanta - SPL
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
2:30 PM: Blyth v Bournemouth - LIVE - FSC - FA Cup
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=== 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
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=== 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
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