| Notes and Boasts: Mountain Ridge High School, David Hobel, Dr. Raul Felipa Offensive Player of the Year, Navy Men's Soccer, Dave Brandt, Disney Soccer Showcase, Houston Dynamo, CONCACAF Champions League, Real Maryland FC Tryouts, ODSL Spring season dates, Commonwealth Soccer League Team Registration Letter, Dempsey Brace Against Chelsea, SAC History, 2008 Year in Review, Ten "Best" Red Cards Ever, PSW Soccer Breakfast - Save The Date |
| Soccer Watch: Hull v Aston Villa, Tottenham v Wigan |
Tryouts: Royals, Majestics and NOVA FC Super-Y League Tryouts in January, Real Maryland FC USL-2 Pro and Super-Y Tryouts
Tournaments: 2009 PSWI Icebreaker Tournament
Camps and Clinics: Soccer the Brazilian Way Winter Training
Leagues and Events: Fredericksburg Field House winter activities
Products and Services: Setanta Sports is now Available on Cox - RCN - Verizon FiOS, $99 Season Ticket Special for Crystal Palace Baltimore's Upcoming Season
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> Winter training camp roster announced for U.S. Men's Soccer
U.S. Men's National Team head coach Bob Bradley has named 25 players to the training camp roster that will begin workouts Jan. 4 at U.S. Soccer's National Training Center at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
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> Local coaches named to NSCAA Regional Coaches of the Year list
Local collegiate coaches who achieved success during the 2008 season have been recognized with the announcement of the NSCAA/adidas Regional Coaches of the Year. The recipients are selected based on a vote of their peers within their region.
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> Mount St. Mary's rookie named to men's All-Freshmen Third Team
Chris Wheeler (Newcastle, Australia/St. Francis Xavier), a member of the Mount St. Mary's men's soccer team, has been named to the College Soccer News All-Freshman third team.
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> William and Mary's Dani Collins earns first-team Scholar All-American
William and Mary senior Dani Collins (Cream Ridge, N.J.) has been awarded first-team Scholar All-America honors from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and adidas.
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> Crystal Palace Baltimore announces player combine details
Crystal Palace Baltimore will hold its third, annual player combine/tryouts from Tuesday February 3 through Thursday February 5, 2009 to identify top-class players to be a part of their 2009 team.
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> Trial date set in lawsuit surrounding death of Frederick youth player
A September 2009 trial date has been set in a wrongful-death suit filed by the parents of a Frederick County boy who died last year when a soccer goal toppled onto him. Mary and Greg Ellias filed the $10 million suit in March in Prince William County Circuit Court.
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Mountain Ridge High School's David Hobel, who led the Miners to 40 wins and three area championships in three seasons while establishing single season and career scoring records, was voted the Dr. Raul Felipa Offensive Player of the Year by area boys soccer coaches.
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The all-time winningest coach in NCAA soccer history at any level has been named Navy's head soccer coach. In 12 seasons at Division III Messiah College in Grantham, Pa., Dave Brandt was 246-26-12 record with six NCAA championships, including one this fall.
After three days of one-game-per-day group play, the Boys divisions at the Disney Soccer Showcase are down to the finals on Tuesday. PSW will publish a round up of local team results in Friday's newsletter. The girls groups begin play tomorrow.
MLS team Houston Dynamo will host Atlante on Tuesday, February 24, to open the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals. Houston is the only MLS team out of four such entrants in this stage of the inaugural tournament to determine the best professional club in the Caribbean, North American and Central America. D.C. United, Chivas USA, and New England all failed to advance.
Real Maryland FC has announced new tryout dates for their Super-Y and USL-2 professional teams.
ODSL has posted their Spring season dates and fee structures for 2009.
Commonwealth Soccer League's Team Registration Letter has been posted on the league web site.
Tomorrow is the deadline to send your pre-registrations to D.C. United for your Virginia DMV, D.C. United-branded license plates.
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Dempsey Brace Against Chelsea: American Clint Dempsey, having recently earned plenty of playing time and starts again at Fulham in recent weeks, was the hero for Fulham fans in Sunday's English Premier League Match of the Week. Following up his late game-sealing goal a week ago, Dempsey book-ended two Frank Lampart goals to put a dent in Chelsea's title hopes. Check out the video here.
SAC History: The Soccer Association of Columbia/Howard County (SAC) has posted a bit of history on their web site, an expert and photos from a 1986 newspaper article in the Baltimore Sun.
2008 Year in Review: A nice AP story and even better photo gallery covering what was an extremely busy year in world soccer.
Ten "Best" Red Cards Ever: According to Goal.com, these are the 10 most notorious, dumb, bizarre, red cards in soccer history - aided by YouTube of course.
PSW Soccer Breakfast - Save The Date: Wednesday, January 7th that is. We're just over a week away from our first soccer breakfast, where anyone with an interest in local soccer is invited to join Potomac Soccer Wire staff and local soccer celebrities for an early morning breakfast and discussion. Our first event will be in Tyson's Corner. PSW will buy the coffee, you can feed yourself. Our location will be announced in Friday's newsletter. Breakfast starts at 7 am sharp. |
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
2:55 PM: Hull v Aston Villa - LIVE - Setanta - EPL
Friday, January 2, 2009
3:00 PM: Tottenham v Wigan - LIVE - Setanta - FA Cup
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===Tryouts===
>Royals, Majestics and NOVA FC Super-Y League Tryouts in January
U13 Boys - Super 20 Men and U13 Girls - Super 20 Women
Visit novafc.org for tryout dates and pre-registration information.
Tryout dates are: 1/03, 1/04, 1/10, 1/11, 1/17,and 1/18 at Hellwig Memorial Park.
Questions: majesticsyleague@novafc.org and royalsyleague@novafc.org
> Real Maryland FC USL-2 Pro and Super-Y Tryouts
The second year USL-2 Real Maryland FC Monarchs are holding open tryouts for our USL-2 professional team, as well as youth Super-y League teams. Professional tryouts will be Saturday, January 17th at the Maryland SoccerPlex. Under-15 and Under-16 boys Super-Y team tryouts are on Sunday, January 11th, also at the Maryland Soccer Plex. The professional tryouts are open, but limited to 50 players only. Pre-registration for both tryout dates is required. Please check the website for deadlines and details.
=== 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).
=== 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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> Setanta Sports is now Available on Cox, RCN and Verizon FiOS
Airing seven days per week, 24 hours per day, Setanta Sports, www.setanta.com, is now available to Cox, RCN Cable and Verizon FiOs subscribers. On Cox, the channel is specifically available in Fairfax County and the Fredericksburg area for $12.99 per month. The RCN availability is system-wide, which includes Washington, D.C. for $14.99 per month. Verizon FiOs subscribers can see Setanta on channel 1009. Through a subscription to Setanta Sports, sports fans will receive "front row seating" in their homes to live and exclusive international sports presented in their original format, including the world's top soccer such as the Barclays Premier League, the UEFA Champions League, the FA Cup, the FIFA 2010 World Cup qualifiers and the UEFA 2012 European Championship qualifiers, combined with top flight rugby. For more information, visit www.setanta.com/us/
> $99 Season Ticket Special for Crystal Palace Baltimore's Upcoming Season
Palace Baltimore's 2009 season kicks off in March at UMBC Stadium. Secure your season tickets now at the discounted price of $99 and watch Palace fight for the US Open Cup against the likes of DC United, NY Red Bulls, and Beckham's LA Galaxy. After missing out on a semifinal berth by one penalty kick, Palace is poised for another strong national run in '09. Capacity remains at 3,800 and sell-outs are expected for most games. The only way to guarantee a ticket for the season's biggest games, like the NY Red Bulls friendly re-match, Palace UK friendly, US Open Cup and playoffs, is by owning season tickets. This offer is only available until December 31st 2008, so don't delay!
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