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The Past Has Proven the Need for Senior Leadership
Heather O’Reilly and the University of North Carolina Tar Heels’ run to the 2006 NCAA College Cup Championship provide a perfect example of the impact senior leadership can have on a team.
The 2006 Tar Heels were a very young team in stark contrast to the 2005 version, which was loaded with senior talent and leadership. When the second half of the College Cup final began, there were seven freshmen on the field. O’Reilly was no longer the young pup playing alongside veterans Lindsay Tarpley, Lori Chalupny, Kendall Fletcher, and Kacey White. She was the veteran charged with leading the team.
Soccer Champion Wants Young Kids to ‘Run for Something Better’
As a competitive soccer player, staying in shape was essential to succeeding on the field. My accomplishments as an Olympic and World Cup champion were a direct result of setting personal fitness goals and working hard to achieve them.
Although I’m no longer playing at that level today, I still value the importance of leading a healthy, active lifestyle. That’s why I’ve embarked on a new challenge that requires a similar commitment to physical fitness.
UNC, Gators dominate their conferences at halfway mark
t might not feel like it, but the women's college soccer season hits the halfway point this week. The catch is that only four teams will finish the race.
While this past weekend brought Senior Day ceremonies at a few schools with road-heavy schedules down the stretch, whichever four teams end up traveling to Cary, N.C., for the College Cup the first weekend of December are only halfway home. So what have we seen from the first half of someone's championship season?
Perfect Pali win W-League championship
The Pali Blues triumphed 2-1 over FC Indiana in the W-League Championship game Saturday.
The Pali Blues came out loose and relax and it showed early in the contest. Pali was in control of the game early and dominated possession. However, FC Indiana scored the first goal of the match. Midfielder and Mexican international Fatima Leyva sent a dangerous curling corner in the 47th minute that found the head of Jessica O'Rourke to make it 1-0 FC Indiana.
Bay Area could score women's pro soccer
With a professional women's soccer league launching next year, Scott Kucirek wants to get into the game.
Kucirek, co-founder of online real estate brokerage ZipRealty Inc., hopes to operate a Bay Area franchise of the Women's Professional Soccer league scheduled to begin play in spring 2009.
Q & A with Olympian Shannon Boxx
A gold medalist in soccer, Boxx tells us all about her goals for Beijing, her game-day superstitions, and how being an Olympic champ runs in her family
Soccer star Shannon Boxx was part of the 1st place U.S. team in Athens, and, four years later, she's stronger than ever. She tells us all about her two-a-day training sessions, her game-day rituals, and how Olympic gold runs in the family.
U.S. Women's National Team Assistant Coach Phil Wheddon Named Orange Head Coach
SYRACUSE – Phil Wheddon, an assistant coach and the goalkeeper coach for the United States Women's National Soccer Team, is Syracuse University's new women's soccer coach, director of athletics Dr. Daryl Gross announced today. Wheddon will join Syracuse full-time after the 2008 Beijing Olympics, providing the U.S. Women's National Team qualifies in April.
Mami Yamaguchi Signs Professional Contract With Umea IK
Tallahassee, Fla. - Florida State University and head coach Mark Krikorian has announced that junior forward Mami Yamaguchi will forgo her senior season to pursue her professional soccer career.
Former U.S. international Fair joins Chelsea Ladies
Chelsea Ladies announced Thursday that former United States international Lorrie Fair, the youngest member of the U.S. World Cup-winning team in 1999, will be joining the London-based team.
First Lady of U.S. soccer
Hamm dishes on Team USA, the new women's league
When the logo for Women's Professional Soccer -- the new top-flight league starting in 2009 -- was unveiled this week, the player silhouette in the middle was unmistakable.
It's Mia Hamm. (Jerry West now has some company as The Logo.)