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HWSA women's skills clinic & coed goalkeeper clinic
Saturday, December 14
9:30 - 11:30 am at Dyess Park in northwest Houston off Hwy 290, field L10
(first full-size field on your left, closest to the parking lot and bathroom)
Map online at http://www.timberlinesoccer.com/FieldMaps/Dyess.html

Please RSVP to <keeper@rice.edu. by Monday, December 9. Wear shinguards and cleats, and bring $5. Minimum age is 16. Coaches, balls and refreshments provided. All skill levels are welcome.


Over 30 women's soccer
Every January, HWSA offers a mini-season for women 30 & over. Games are played on Saturdays, January 11 - February 8. Registration is January 4. Contact Liz Benavidez for more info at ebenavidez@sbcglobal.net.

Cost is $25 per person, which includes field costs but not referee fees or uniforms. Teams will have the opportunity to qualify for over 30 women's South Texas State Cup, which will be held in Houston February 15-16. The over 30 season does not conflict with the regular HWSA spring season for women.


Over 40? Female? Play soccer in Hawai'i!
The Veterans Cup, the sanctioned national championship for over 40 and over 50 men and women, is held every summer. HWSA is organizing an over 40 women's team for the 2003 competition -- which will be in Hawai'i August 6-10. The HWSA team will compete in the January over 30 league as well as the spring Fort Bend over 30 league. Contact Patti Ernst at pernst@ermsw.com for more info.


Texas schools in the NCAA soccer tourneys
This weekend the Texas A&M women take on UCLA in California in the round of 16 of the NCAA tournament. If Texas A&M makes it to the elite 8, they'll most likely face perennial champ North Carolina. Keep up with tourney scores at http://www.soccertimes.com/ncaa/2002/womentourney.htm.

The final four for the women's tourney will be held in Austin December 6 & 8. For ticket info, check out
http://www.texassports.com/mainpages/sc_pages/2001_02/cup/soccer.html. The semifinals (tape delay) & finals (live) will be broadcast on ESPN/espn2.

The first round of the men's tourney kicks off this weekend. No. 5 SMU has a first-round bye, so will face the winner of Central Florida/Florida International next Wednesday in Dallas (Westcott Field) at 8 pm.

SMU hosts the men's final four in Dallas on December 13 & 15. More info at
http://www.smumustangs.com/soccerm/collegecup/. The semifinals (tape delay) & finals (live) will be broadcast on ESPN/espn2.


Christmas Soccer Camps at Rice U
Rice University Soccer Academy offers morning & afternoon sessions December 21 through December 23 for girls & boys ages 8-18. For info, call Scott Kemp at 713-348-6956 or check out http://www.hustonsoccer.com/


Soccer in the Sunday Chronicle
Every Sunday the Chronicle sports section features a soccer column by Houston's own Glenn Davis, former professional player and youth coach, and now broadcast commentator for the Dallas Burn. Let the Chron know YOU WANT MORE SOCCER COVERAGE by emailing sptletters@chron.com. Or tell Glenn what you think: gdavis98@swbell.net.