Terry Michler Youth Coaching Clinic Saturday March 6th

Youth Coaches, get ready for the upcoming Spring season with Terry Michler, twice the NSCAA National Coach of the Year. On Saturday, March 6th, Coach Michler will offer a 6 1/2 hour session entitled “Team Building”, the perfect kick start to help you either begin your planning for the season or help answer questions you [...]

Major Upgrades Coming to Lake Country Soccer

Lake Country Soccer signage

There are some major structural upgrades coming to the Cooper Soccer Complex thanks to major contributions by Rick McQueary and his family and Harry Cooper and his family. A recent News-Leader article highlights some of the details: Harry Cooper and Rick McQueary each donated $400,000 to help install artificial grass on one and possibly two [...]

Springfield SC And Magic Soccer Open Fall Classic

122 teams from Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas will participate in this 25th annual event. There were a couple of games this evening, including a U12 match at Cooper 2. My 4th game of the day, the batteries died with the sunlight but I got a few shots in (SSC) (Magic). I’ll be out [...]

Incredible Pizza Fall Classic Tournament Opens Saturday

Incredible Pizza Fall Classic 2009 Logo

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 [...]

Register Now For Entry Level Referee Clinic August 7-9

Need a job? Want to work outside with kids and some crazy parents? Flexible scheduling with your nights free? I haven’t heard of a better option than becoming a referee and working at Lake Country Soccer during their leagues and tournaments. Register now to become certified and earn some gas money! Referee fees range from [...]

Jock 98.7 FM Features SW All-Star Game At 2:40 pm

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“The Jock” will feature Jeremy Alumbaugh of Springfield SC along with Kelly Ross of Lake Country Soccer this afternoon to talk about the Southwest All-Star game. Ryan Moses, Kickapoo Chiefs, will also be there to offer the player perspective.

Tuesday’s Southwest Missouri Girls High School Soccer Report

Neosho Wildcats – 2 (2nd OT) Willard Tigers – 1 With a lineup loaded with seniors, including captain Shelby Murray (#4, pictured on the ball), the Wildcats are off to their best start in recent memory winning their 3rd game in 4 days following a 2-0-1 weekend in Christian County. The Wildcats opened the scoring [...]

Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Cup at Lake Country Soccer

Another large turn out for what initially appeared to be a beautiful early Spring weekend that by 12:30 pm Sunday, when this photo was taken, had turned into a bitter cold tundra by many accounts. I try to remind myself during these moments that as much as I loved the game, my playing days in [...]

Peter Vermes, KC Wizards Technical Director Interviewed

Peter Vermes, 1990 US World Cup

Soccer By Ives recently did a two-part interview with Peter Vermes of the KC Wizards. It’s timely with the visit of the KC Wizard Juniors teams that are playing in the Challenge Cup at Lake Country Soccer this weekend. Vermes, who represented the US in the 1990 World Cup, is the Technical Director for the [...]

Springfield Soccer Club and Lake Country Soccer Set to Host Champions Challenge

2009 Champions Challenge

For the third consecutive March, Springfield will be host to over 105 youth soccer teams from 7 states as the Greater Springfield Area Sports Commission Champions Challenge will be held March 7-9, 2009. The event is co-hosted by Lake Country Soccer and the Springfield Soccer Club. Action will fill the Lake Country Soccer Complex from [...]

3000 Stories And Welcome To A New Season

The Los Angeles Sol's Johanna Frisk models a wrap.

Lot’s to keep me on my toes these days. With this post, I have now written 3000 stories about the beautiful game in the 47 months this blog has been in existence. That’s an average of more than 2 stories a day although as my regular’s know, that average increases as the season goes on. [...]

Lake Country Soccer High School Girls Academy Opens September 7th

Lake Country Soccer High School Girls Academy Fall 2008 Lake Country Soccer is pleased to announce, that we will be offering an Academy for high school aged girls this fall 2008. Purpose: The purpose of the Academy is to provide high school aged girls in the Springfield area including Southwest Missouri, training and development opportunities [...]

USSF Referee Training Course August 15-17 in Springfield

A United States Soccer Federation (USSF) Entry Level Referee Training and Certification Course is being offered by the Missouri Referee Development Program (www.mrdp.org) at Lake Country Soccer. Friday August 15 through Sunday August 17 * No minimum age to attend the course * Grade 8 certification (USSF Administrative designation) * Course administration fee paid prior [...]

Lake Country Soccer Fall Registration Deadlines Approaching

August 6 is the deadline date for fall youth leagues and programs: Register as a team or sign up as an individual player for team placement. * Minor Leagues for kids (boys & girls) ages 3-7; $50 per player * Major Leagues for boys ages 8-14; $60 per player * Major Leagues for girls ages [...]

Union Latina Win Lake Country Soccer Amateur Final

Spring 2008 Champs

Lake Country Soccer completed its spring 2008 Men’s (Sunday) Amateur competitive league with its championship final and its consolation matches. The consolation match to determine 3rd and 4th place between Deportiva Patol and Arsenal was a rematch of last fall’s (2007) championship final. The result however, was the same with Dep. Patol bettering Arsenal on [...]