On Thursday, the WPSL Elite League released its official 2012 schedule. Below is the schedule
for the Philadelphia Fever, which will being playing its home games at two New Jersey grounds and
one in Pennsylvania. Please note that the locations of some of the home games have changed from the
preliminary schedule that was released in late March.
Junior Lone Star FC have released their 2012 National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) Schedule
schedule. Playing in the Keystone Conference of the Northeast Division, Junior Lone Star starts off
their 2012 campaign with four away games over a ten-day period, beginning with 2011 Keystone
Conference runners-up and 2012 Lamar Hunt U.
Women's soccer fans eager to see the Philadelphia Fever, the newly founded team that will
participate in the WPSL Elite League, now have some dates to circle on the calendar after the
league released the 2012 schedule on Sunday.
The schedule consists of 14 games and includes teams as far north as former WPS club Boston
Breakers and as far west as former WPS club Chicago Red Stars.
OK, this happens every year and I'm not sure why the center referee was so uptight about it. So, of
the two adult leagues that I (and most of us in this area, actually) work with, the men's league
has all their games at one steady time, barring venue restrictions; the women's league does the
same, except their game start is 15 minutes later than the men's typical time - except 2/3 into the
season, they move all the games up 15 minutes to deal with earlier sunsets.
Happy Friday guys. I thought I'd change it up a bit and go all Simon Borg on ya. So pretend your
reading this in a loud and boistrous fashion. Growl at some point mid-sentence to keep it real.
Here's your Friday rant. Enjoy!I'll never understand the mentality of so many adult amateur soccer
players. It happens to nearly every athlete who doesn't make it as a pro: they love the game and
join adult leagues.
If you play soccer or are a fan, you know why it's called the Beautiful Game. Soccer is a global
language that has the power to unify people. Last weekend, a group of players got togetherĀ in Los
AngelesĀ so that others around the world can have the opportunity to play as well.
The event, called Play Soccer So They Can, was organized by Opportunitas Aequas (Latin for
"Equal Opportunity), a non-profit, grassroots organization that uses soccer to build stronger
communities for youth affected by war and violence.
If you play soccer or are a fan, you know why it's called the Beautiful Game. Soccer is a global
language that has the power to unify people. Last weekend, a group of players got togetherĀ in Los
AngelesĀ so that others around the world can have the opportunity to play as well.
The event, called Play Soccer So They Can, was organized by Opportunitas Aequas (Latin for
"Equal Opportunity), a non-profit, grassroots organization that uses soccer to build stronger
communities for youth in Rwanda and Uganda affected by war and violence.
On the same day New York City Mayor Bloomberg presented keys to city to the pilots and crew of the
US Air flight that recently landed in the Hudson River, the city council met to discuss throwing
out the keys to all 89 artificial turf fields in the city that were installed with "crumb
rubber," [...]
On the same day New York City Mayor Bloomberg presented keys to city to the pilots and crew of the
US Air flight that recently landed in the Hudson River, the city council met to discuss throwing
out the keys to all 89 artificial turf fields in the city that were installed with "crumb
rubber," [...]
Coming off a chunk of their schedule that saw them play nine matches in 31 days, it was hardly
surprising to show up at Seattle Sounders training camp on Thursday and find that they weren't
doing soccer activities. I was shocked to see them playing dodgeball though.
I only got there in time to catch the final, but I was pretty impressed with what I saw.
I am a founding officer for the Union Football League, an AYSO-affiliated adult league which
plays near downtown Los Angeles. When we heard that the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) would
field a team during our first season we were a bit wary.
The field is smack in the middle of Pico-Union, and right down the street from the new police
station.
One of the time-honored, post-match traditions of adult league soccer leagues is to head to the pub
and have a pint or two (or three). Many believe that beer and other alcohol-containing drinks
actually aid recovery. The argument is that alcohol is a carbohydrate and carbohydrates help
replenish energy stores.
