Talented Players Do Not Always Make For A Great Team

I was watching the MLS All-Star game on ESPN and noticed one thing….having the most talented players on one team does always make it a great team.
I wasn’t overly impresses by the MLS team. There were some shining moments…like Blanco’s goal. I think the MLS was just good enough to beat West Ham United 3-2.
I [...]

U16 India Team Ends Tour On a Good Note

The U16 India National Team ended their Charleston stint with a 2-2 tie against the Reading Rage, a Super-Y League team (a step below the Reading Rage PDL team) Thursday night.
After spending a month in Charleston, India ended with 6 wins, 0 loses and 1 tie. Not bad for a group of 15 and 16 [...]

Soccer + God = FUN!

My kids just got back from the first day of a 5 day evening summer soccer camp with a local church. This camp takes the place of the church’s annual Vacation Bible School. They put on an excellent performance of games, skits, snacks, soccer drills and reinforcing the Word of God.
Honestly, I don’t expect my kids to [...]

WV Girls Make Region 1 ODP Pool

I received a wonderful email yesterday that contained the following news:
“I thought folks would like to know that we had two (yes, 2!) WV girls selected for the 1995 Girls ODP Region 1 Pool, this past week! Hannah Abraham and Gabi Mascaro, who will both be playing on the WVUSC Shox Gold U13 Girls team in [...]

India Team Continues Undefeated

The more I see the U16 India Nation Team the more I become impressed with them.
I saw Friday night’s game against the WV U16 ODP (Olympic Development Program) team and India posted a 10-0 victory to remain undefeated. I knew the WV team was in trouble when India scored a few minutes into the game.
I’m [...]

Revolution Players Make The Save

Did you hear this one? In a nutshell, there was a flight from Boston to LA with MLS New England Revolution players on board. A passenger (not a player) came out of the bathroom naked, ran around, got dressed, headed for the emergency hatch and tried to open it.
The good news….plaeyrs and coaches tackled him, pinned him to [...]

Love FIFA 08 For Wii

I’ve been busy the past few days playing FIFA 08 on Wii. What an awesome game!
Last weekend, I decided to rent it at Blockbuster to see what it was like before I bought it. So, with a 5 day rental, I’ve been playing like a madman.
I chose Man U. most of the time playing against such [...]

U16 India National Team A HUGE Hit

I attended the first game of the U16 India National Team last night at Schoenbaum Stadium in Charleston. It was excellent!
Close to 1,000 people came to see this game against the Metro Rapids Futbol Club out of Dayton, OH. Of course, there was a large population of India supporters as well as a decent cheering [...]

Players Need To Rededicate Themselves

I think Ralph Hensley, the head football coach at Riverside High School, was right on the money when he said the following in Saturday’s Gazette Mail:
“It seems like they (players) don’t take it (practice) quite as serious,” said Hensley, 56, who won four state championships at East Bank. “We kind of preach, and they know [...]

Everyone’s Talking About Soccer

I really can’t believe the press soccer has been getting lately here in Charleston. We had three articles in the Charleston Daily Mail this week which included the new AAA and AA-A soccer classes, the need for more soccer fields in the valley as well as the recent USYSA Region I Championships.
Then last night, I was watching [...]