First things first: the Galaxy's Alecko Eskandarian is on Drew Carey's "The Price is Right at 10
a.m. on CBS (sorry for the late notice).
In other momentous MLS Cup related news:
*Seattle introduces - the Galaxy dog.
*Former Galaxy midfielder Ned Grabavoy is a hero in Salt Lake City after scoring the PK that put
them through to the final - but may not play Sunday against his former team.
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Jones is described as an owner, advisor and promoter in the company by Socal Soccer City
Holdings President Kevin Gilmore, a partner in the proposed indoor Futsal facility on Maple Avenue
that will occupy a former shipping facility.
Jones, now an assistant coach with the Galaxy after a glittering 12-season career with the MLS
club, grew up in Westlake Village.
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On The Pitch 19 November @ 10:31 AM EST
One of the coolest aspects of the USSF National Youth License course is that it goes into a lot
of detail about how kids learn, how their bodies develop, how they interpret and understand things,
and thus what their practice sessions should be like. Their age will dictate what they can
realistically understand and process.
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On The Pitch 18 November @ 09:06 AM EST
A while back my daughter had a coach that flat out forbade them from bringing Gatorade to
practice. Water was the only thing allowed. Her belief was that it hydrated them better. This
didn't make the parents all that happy, especially when US Youth Soccer was advocating sports
drinks simply because kids were more likely to drink them.
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On The Pitch 16 November @ 09:52 AM EST
There are a lot of people writing about youth soccer on blogs these days which is a great thing.
It wasn't long ago that OTP was pretty unique in the 'soccersphere' concentrating on youth soccer.
Most youth soccer blogs are written about how to be a better coach, though often that means a
better coach just like the blog's author.
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On The Pitch 15 November @ 12:47 AM EST
I read Anson Dorrance's book "The Vision of a Champion" a while back, his 2nd book where he
talks about the competitive cauldron system they use for UNC Women's Soccer. He talked about a
coach who had adapted it for youth teams, but the links provided don't work anymore and Google
failed me, so I'm working on my own adaption.
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Attacking 90 13 November @ 08:37 PM EST
The look of the player on the pitch, a skilled & fiery workhorse, captures the fan'sÂ
imagination, but what follows?
Few goals, lots of whining, a desire to quit.
If this was said about Carlos Tevez in relation to Manchester United you might take pause to
consider if he was done wrong and has a grevience.
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Springfield SC, U14 Girls vs SLSG at Fall Classic
The Springfield Soccer Club 95/96 I Girls recently completed league play in the KC Heartland 1st
Division. The team completed a perfect 8-0 season in the Under 14 1st Division. This marks the
first time a Springfield S.C. Girls team has captured the league championship in the 1st Division.
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Springfield SC, U14 Girls vs SLSG at Fall Classic
The Springfield Soccer Club 95/96 I Girls recently completed league play in the KC Heartland 1st
Division. The team completed a perfect 8-0 season in the Under 14 1st Division. This marks the
first time a Springfield S.C. Girls team has captured the league championship in the 1st Division.
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Four state players were named to the Region II teams for the U.S. Youth Soccer Olympic
Development...
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Christian County Rush U7 2009
Congratulations to the Christian County U7 team who just completed an undefeated season at Lake
Country Soccer. The team includes, from left to right: Riley, Lucas, John, Jose, Dake, Nick, Sam
and Chance, as well as Thomas who unfortunately missed the final game.
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Christian County Rush U7 2009
Congratulations to the Christian County U7 team who just completed an undefeated season at Lake
Country Soccer. The team includes, from left to right: Riley, Lucas, John, Jose, Dake, Nick, Sam
and Chance, as well as Thomas who unfortunately missed the final game.
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The backers of Torrance's planned state of the art Futsal facility in a former warehouse on
Maple Avenue have signed a lease for the 73,000-square-foot building and are projecting a December
opening.
Dubbed South Coast Soccer City, the refurbished building will accommodate five Futsal fields
with modular flooring and two artificial turf fields, a 4,000-square-foot training center, four
party rooms, a homework room, cafe/lounge and store selling Futsal equipment.
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Pink Panthers U14, Missouri Mule's 2009 Tournament Champions
This weekend we played the Missouri Mule tournament hosted by the Summitt Soccer Club in Blue
Springs, MO (outside of KC). The Panthers played incredible soccer resulting in three consecutive
shut-out matches in the Black Molly Division.
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Pink Panthers U14, Missouri Mule's 2009 Tournament Champions
This weekend we played the Missouri Mule tournament hosted by the Summitt Soccer Club in Blue
Springs, MO (outside of KC). The Panthers played incredible soccer resulting in three consecutive
shut-out matches in the Black Molly Division.
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This weekend I was one of the sponsor's of Mandeville Soccer Club's Midnight Madness
tournament. This tournament was a big one and about 200 teams took part. My marketing team and
I had a great weekend and really enjoyed the beautiful cool weather and of course great soccer!Â
We met a lot of great people too!
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Springfield SC, U14 Champions at Fall Classic
The Springfield Soccer Club once again made its' presence known at a local tournament with several
convincing tournament championships this past weekend. The tournament started out on a brisk
Saturday morning with the familiar red and black uniforms active on many fields.
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MO Elite FC 2000 Girls
The Elite teams made quite the bang in the Fall Classic tournament this weekend!
The 96 girls battled a tough bracket with key players out with the dreaded flu and still walked
away with a tie and two close losses.
The 92 girls outscored their opponents in bracket play 12-2 and coasted to the finals on a team
high.
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MO Elite FC 2000 Girls
The Elite teams made quite the bang in the Fall Classic tournament this weekend!
The 96 girls battled a tough bracket with key players out with the dreaded flu and still walked
away with a tie and two close losses.
The 92 girls outscored their opponents in bracket play 12-2 and coasted to the finals on a team
high.
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MO Elite FC, Kelsey Bartell (in blue)
Took in several High School girls matches late this afternoon. Wasn't it 70 degrees at this
tournament last year? Regardless, the ladies came to play today as all three local teams I took in
were winning during the half I attended.
In the High School Girls Gold groupSPRINGFIELD 91/92 (PHOTOS)is 2-0 and at the top of their bracket, followed by MAMBAS who are 1-1.
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If this does not reveal the idiocy surrounding much of youth soccer.....what does? Click here
(http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/players-to-watch/players-to-watch-top-100/men) to read more
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The 25th Annual Fall Classic Tournament, with new name sponsor Incredible Pizza, opens Saturday
October 17th. The event hosts Club teams from the 4 State area and age groups from U9 to High
School for Girls while the Boys are limited to U9 up to U14 during the Boys High School season.
Tournament information can be found on the Lake Country Soccer website.
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The 25th Annual Fall Classic Tournament, with new name sponsor Incredible Pizza, opens Saturday
October 17th. The event hosts Club teams from the 4 State area and age groups from U9 to High
School for Girls while the Boys are limited to U9 up to U14 during the Boys High School season.
Tournament information can be found on the Lake Country Soccer website.
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The 25th Annual Fall Classic Tournament, with new name sponsor Incredible Pizza, opens Saturday
October 17th. The event hosts Club teams from the 4 State area and age groups from U9 to High
School for Girls while the Boys are limited to U9 up to U14 during the Boys High School season.
Tournament information can be found on the Lake Country Soccer website.
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EPL Talk 06 October @ 08:48 PM EST
Transiting through London Heathrow this morning, on a journey from Florida to India, all the
talk among football supporters (who I sought out in the airports and on the plane because they
stand out in their club kits or England shirts) was not about any title contender but about
Portsmouth.
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I saw an interview on ESPN yesterday where someone was talking about the need for an overhaul in
youth Soccer and then I just read an article (part of a looooong series) about it from the 4-letter
network. I'm not sure where this push for an overhaul is coming from, but being that I actually
played Soccer as a kid let me chime in and see if I can't figure out what is truly needed.
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This past Saturday I spent the day at the Camellia Cup put on by Slidell Youth Soccer Club!Â
The weather was great, soccer was excellent, and I couldn't ask for a better tournament to
sponsor! I had a marketing table set up and besides giving out free stuff and information about
my Online Soccer Academy I offered players a chance to win prizes!
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PRESS RELEASE
Over the weekend of September 12-13 in Bentonville, Arkansas the Springfield Soccer Club sent
six teams to the Clorox Cup hosted by the Northwest Arkansas Lightning Soccer Club. Held at Sugar
Creek Park and Memorial Park the tournament annually brings in competition from Oklahoma, Kansas,
Missouri, Tennessee, and Arkansas.
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PRESS RELEASE
Over the weekend of September 12-13 in Bentonville, Arkansas the Springfield Soccer Club sent
six teams to the Clorox Cup hosted by the Northwest Arkansas Lightning Soccer Club. Held at Sugar
Creek Park and Memorial Park the tournament annually brings in competition from Oklahoma, Kansas,
Missouri, Tennessee, and Arkansas.
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A friend of mine, L.E. Eisenmenger who writes for SoccerLens and the Examiner wrote a very
interesting piece on the idea of youth transfer fees in the US? The article talks about how youth
clubs should be given part of the transfer fee if a player was developed by a youth club, then
picked up by an MLS youth club or MLS Academy team, and eventually sold to a foreign club.
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Colin Jose, the preeminent historian of the sport in North America joins us on the podcast. This
show is a must listen for anyone interested in the evolution of the game in North America. Soccer
history in the US/Canada did not begin in the late 1980s, and the sport is not a new one in this
part of the world, as has been argued by some.
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A new program on the youth soccer landscape is providing opportunities for national exposure to a
group of elite local athletes,...
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Still friends, even after the game
Lakers player Jett Hays, 7, left, and buddy Timmy Kacius, 7, of the Green Angels leave the Hull
at Levy Field in Torrance Saturday on the second weekend of American Youth Soccer Organization play
in AYSO Region 15. The Lakers won 3-2 with Jett scoring two goals.
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Chris Rolfe and Jermaine Jones have never met (that we know of), but they're both key figures in
the latest installment of Your Questions Answered.
Rolfe is set to leave the Chicago Fire after the season as a free agent, a move that has plenty
of readers asking what went wrong, while Jones' potential arrival to the U.
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