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Archives for February 2009

Josh Howard Signs With Soderhamns FF (Sweden)

OK, I’ll admit it. If I were younger, this would rank very high up on my list of dream opportunities. Sweden is where Grandpa emigrated from and next on my list of foreign visits. From the KC Soccer Report comes this update on KC Brass PDL player Josh Howard:

soderhamnsffFebruary 18, 2009-Former Lee’s Summit North High School, KC Attack youth, William Jewell College All American and Kansas City Brass All-PDL player Josh Howard signed a professional contract with Swedish Second Division team Soderhamns FF. After graduating from WJC in 2008, Howard trained with and played with the Kansas City Wizards (MLS) in official reserve league games and exhibition games. Below is official press release from Soderhamns FF website (translation below in case you don’t know Swedish).

http://www4.idrottonline.se/templates/NewsPage.aspx?id=260810

Amerikansk spelare klar för Söderhamns FF!
2009-02-18 21:20

US Open Cup: Cleveland City Stars vs KC BrassJosh Howard from Kansas City in the United States signed Wednesday evening to release the documents for Söderhamns FF. The soon to be 23-year-old American played in last year’s season in the U.S. Supreme accordance Major leuge soccer for the Kansas City Wizards.

Josh, who had been canvassed by several clubs in Sweden, has recently visited Söderhamn on several occasions and trained with the team indoors on Flight City.

SFF’s training staff deems the young and sympathetic American as a very skilled player.

– A defense player with great utvecklingspotensial (development potential) and with the tip of properties in the main game, the more assessors.

The association welcomes Josh warm welcome and a great success Söderhamn and SFF!escorts girls

Rolla Area Youth Soccer League Registration Saturday

Walk-in registration for the Rolla Area Youth Soccer League (RAYSL) will be held on Saturday, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm in the Mark Twain Elementary School cafeteria (old gym).

The registration fee is $35 per player. Players should bring a photocopy of their birth certificate if one has not been submitted previously.

Players may also register by mail. Mail-in registrations should be sent to P. O. Box 1515 Rolla, MO 65402. Mail-ins must include a completed Missouri Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) membership form, a check made payable to RAYSL (please include the player’s name on the check), and a photocopy of the player’s birth certificate if one has not been submitted previously.

Mail-in registrations postmarked after Friday, March 6, are subject to an additional late fee of $7. Late registrants are not guaranteed roster spots. Registration closes on Friday, March 13. No registrations will be accepted after this date. MYSA registration forms are available at Vessell’s Fitness Complex, Key Sport Shop, The Centre, and the RAYSL website.

RAYSL soccer is for players born between August 1, 1993 and July 31, 2000. Players born on or after August 1, 2000 play in the Optimist soccer program. For more information call the RAYSL phone line at (573) 426-5125 or visit the RAYSL website at .

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UMSL Tritons Name Bobby Lessentine Women’s Soccer Coach

Finally, someone to take charge of the Women’s program at UMSL.

umsl_lessentine_headlineFebruary 23, 2009
Lessentine Named Head Women’s Soccer Coach

ST. LOUIS, MO. – University of Missouri-St. Louis Director of Athletics Lori Flanagan has named Bobby Lessentine as the Tritons’ head women’s soccer coach. Lessentine arrives on the UMSL campus after spending four seasons as the head coach at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn. He becomes the third full-time women’s soccer coach in UMSL history.

During his four seasons at Rhodes, Lessentine compiled a 50-17-8 (.720) record, coaching his teams to top-10 regional and top-25 national rankings in each year.

Lessentine is a product of soccer in the Memphis area. He grew up playing for the Memphis Kickers, Rangers, and Memphis Futbol Club (MFC), and attended Kirby High School. He played and trained alongside former Major League Soccer (MLS) standouts Ross Paule (Columbus Crew), Carey Talley (Real Salt Lake), Richard Mulrooney (Houston Dynamo), Tony Kuhn (Chicago Fire), and Jonny Walker (NY/NJ Metrostars) while playing for MFC ‘76 under the direction of Richard Bute.

He will begin his duties on March 9.

The UMSL Tritons include Anne Prenger, a Springfield Catholic graduate who is a freshman.high class escort uk

This Week In Ozarks Soccer

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One week to go before High School practice begins but the folks in Joplin are already excited about the upcoming season. The video features Joplin Eagle’s Coach Ed Miller discussing all things soccer on the Joplin High School TV network. It includes an update on the contributions the Eagle’s made to the Missouri Southern Lion’s women’s squad and an update on who to watch on the Eagle’s team this Spring.

One week. I was going to have a redesigned Springfield Soccer website up prior to the start of the Girls season so if that’s the case, I’m going to have to put the pedal to the metal. Maybe I won’t count practice as part of the season…

I need your help. I’m going to put a few polls up, to confirm what I think I know about this website and your interests. The more of you that offer an opinion (once) the better off we’ll all be.

The Champion’s League is down to the Round of 16, with first legs scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday this week. There are UEFA Champions League – LIVE! broadcasts to enjoy:
Tuesday 1:30 pm on ESPN2 – FC Internazionale Milano vs. Manchester United FC
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (Inter And Milan) Milan, Italy
Wednesday 1:30 pm on ESPN2 – Chelsea FC vs. Juventus FC
Stamford Bridge (Chelsea) London, England

I’ll be at Quincy Magoo’s taking in the games, come out and join me and help sell the owners on the value of advertising to the soccer community.

There are also late games to enjoy on ESPN Classic:
Tuesday 4:00 pm – Olympique Lyonnais vs. FC Barcelona
Stade de Gerland Lyon, France
Tuesday 6:00 pm – UEFA Champions League Today
Wednesday 4:00 pm – Real Madrid CF vs. Liverpool
Estadio Santiago Bernabeu Madrid, Spain
Wednesday 6:00 pm – UEFA Champions League Today

Oh, and for those of you who are still paying attention to this nonsense, the Editor of the student paper at Southwest Baptist contacted me today about this story and another one coming up:

I’m the managing editor for our student newspaper: the Omnibus. On Wednesday, I have a comprehensive story of the Wade firing. I have reactions from the soccer girls and an objective view. It might interest your readers to find out how SBU handled this situation.

Given my experiences with Southwest Baptist, I would have to question the use of the term objective but I should reserve judgment about a student paper on a highly conservative campus possibly diving into areas that might be negative to the administration or call into question the process. Maybe they’ll surprise me.

By the way, I think SBU did the right thing by firing Coach Wade. He indicated where his priorities were at with the choice he made and it was not with the girls and the school. Add in his comments about his skills at manipulation and if I were a parent, or a player, I would have to question everything I had experienced with him. erotic massage in dubai

Sweetin Chosen Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year

gatoradeCongratulations to Alex Sweetin from KC Rockhurst High School for being chosen the Gatorade Player of the Year for Missouri.

Sweetin is headed for St Louis University where he will be part of the freshman class that includes Devon Newport (Glendale) and Ryan Moses (Kickapoo).

The Glendale Falcon site notes that Newport was also under consideration for this years Gatorade award. I’m really looking forward to seeing some SLU games this year!mistress in dubai