Soccer in the
Chronicle
The Sunday Houston Chronicle features a soccer
column by Glenn Davis, former pro player and Houston
youth coach, now broadcast commentator for the Dallas
Burn. Let the Chron know YOU WANT MORE SOCCER COVERAGE by
emailing sptletters@chron.com. And tell them the column
should be in "Sports," not "Sports
2." Or share news with Glenn: gdavis98@swbell.net.
WUSA in Houston: the sequel
The WUSA returns this spring with a preseason
exhibition between the San Diego Spirit and the Atlanta
Beat on Wednesday, March 26, 7 pm at Rice Track/Soccer
Stadium. Featured players include Shannon MacMillan,
Julie Foudy, Briana Scurry, Cindy Parlow, Joy Fawcett and
Houston's own Amy Sauer. Tickets on sale mid-February;
team & family discounts available; reserved seats
(chairbacks) also on sale. Details to come at
http://www.hwsa.org.
HWSA spring season: outdoor women's & coed
Player registration deadline for the spring
season is Wednesday, January 29 at the HWSA league
meeting. Details at http://www.hwsa.org/. Teams must
register a minimum of 11 players by this date to be
included in the spring schedule. Season begins February
9/10.
Support Title IX
TITLE IX is under attack. This month the Federal
Commission on Opportunity in Athletics will make its
recommendations on whether to keep, discard or change
TITLE IX. If you want to protect TITLE IX, write the
Commission and your local, state and federal legislators
TODAY.
For complete information on TITLE IX and how to write the
Commission and your government representatives, visit the
Women's Sports Foundation website at
http://capwiz.com/wsf/home/
Goalkeeper training on Mondays
Steve Branz of Competitive Excellence
Goalkeeping offers keeper training on Mondays, 8-9:30 pm
at Burroughs Park (northwest Houston) beginning January
27. The sessions are open to any keeper, regardless of
club or affiliation. Fee is $20. Contact Steve with
questions at cegoalie@pdq.net. Map to Burroughs online at
http://www.timberlinesoccer.com/FieldMaps/Burroughs.html.
Women's South Texas State Select Team
The South Texas State select team (age 19 and
up) will compete in the Region III Tournament in Dallas
June 14 - 15; from this tourney players will be selected
for the regional team, then the national pool. Eligible
players seeking a higher level of competition should
complete a player profile form (below) and submit via
e-mail or fax to David DeVerteuil. All players at the
state level must have amateur status.
fax (713) 225-2122
ddeverteuil3@hotmail.com
MLS 2003
The MLS schedule for 2003 is online at
http://www.mls.net.com. And congrats to Bear Creek's
Arturo Alvarez, who was drafted by the San Jose
Earthquakes
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