Diversity Carries “Captain Jack” to Stability in MLS

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Anyone who saw Jack Jewsbury score goals during his high school and collegiate career would have laughed at the idea of the prolific finisher having a decade-plus long career in Major League Soccer as a defender. But that’s exactly what has developed for the versatile Springfield Kickapoo (’99) and St. Louis University (’99-’02) product. During [...]

Youth Technical Training Program from US WNT

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U.S. Soccer’s Youth National Team Directors, April Heinrichs (Technical Director) and Jill Ellis (Development Director) have identified the need to establish nation-wide technical testing and benchmarking. They have created a series of training exercises and a tracking spreadsheet for use by Youth Coaches to implement their suggestions. Links can be found below. The technical tests [...]

Mizzou Soccer Opens Spring Play March 2nd

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The Mizzou soccer team has announced its spring schedule, which features home games against Iowa (March 9) and SLU (April 20) and a contest with the new National Women’s Soccer League’s FC Kansas City squad (March 20). The Tigers will also face Oklahoma State (March 2) and Nebraska (April 13) in Kansas City. Missouri opens [...]

SLU Billikens Offer College ID Camp in January

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Hey Mom & Dad, need any Xmas ideas for your High School aged son? Saint Louis head men’s soccer coach Mike McGinty and his staff have announced the dates for the Saint Louis Billiken ID Camp. The camp will run from Jan. 26 and 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost for the [...]

Missouri State Bears Lose at St Louis

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UPDATED with photo gallery – The Bear’s gave up a pair of goals in the 79th and 86th minute and lost at St Louis this evening. As the Bear’s website notes The Missouri State women’s soccer wrapped up the exhibition slate with a 2-0 loss at Saint Louis on Saturday night. The Billikens got a [...]

U23 US Women Competing in Three Nations Tourney

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The U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team will make its second foreign trip of the year, traveling to Norway for a Three Nations Tournament that also features the hosts and Sweden. U.S. head coach Randy Waldrum has called-up 17 players and will name one more before the team departs. The team includes forward Morgan Marlborough, now [...]

Matt Pickens – From Missouri State To Major League Soccer

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The following story, by Kevin Smith is used by permission from SoccerSTL.net – Maybe it is the family he was born into (three older brothers). Maybe it’s where he grew up (Washington, Mo.). Maybe it’s the coach he played for in college (Jon Leamy at Missouri State). Maybe it is the fact he had to [...]