Adidas Cup in
Houston
Meyer Park in northwest Houston will play host
to the u19 women's national teams from Canada, Japan and
the U.S., plus a US Youth Soccer ODP squad next week. All
three international teams participated in the 2002 u19
Women’s World Championship, with the U.S. edging
host Canada, 1-0, with a golden goal. For more info, go
to http://www.usyouthsoccer.org.
Tuesday, May 27
6 pm US Youth Soccer vs. Japan
8 pm Canada vs. U.S.A.
Thursday, May 29
6 pm U.S.A. vs. US Youth Soccer
8 pm Japan vs. Canada
Saturday, May 31
6 pm 3rd Place Game
8 pm Championship Game
Schedule subject to change; all games on field 4.
The adidas Cup is held in conjunction with the Texas
Shootout, one of the largest soccer tournaments for youth
women. Hosted by the Challenge Club, the Texas Shootout
averages 240 teams and more than 300 college scouts each
year. The Shootout games will start at 1 pm on Friday,
May 30 and end around 5 pm on Sunday, June 1. More info
online at http://www.challengesoccer.com.
US Men vs Wales Monday
Preparation for the Confederations Cup next
month continues this weekend as the US men face Wales for
the first time ever on ESPN2 live at 9pm CT Monday night.
US roster includes Landon Donovan, Claudio Reyna, Joe
Cannon, Jeff Agoos, Bobby Convey and Earnie Stewart.
WUSA this weekend
San Diego vs. Carolina: 3 pm on PAX
The Spirit will have to face Carolina without star
forward Shannon MacMillan, who tore her ACL last weekend.
The Spirit have yet to defeat Carolina in six tries, but
now they've got Julie "Air Scotland" Fleeting
and #1 draft pick Aly Wagner ready to take on scoring
demon Danielle Fotopoulos and Carla Overbeck. More info
at http://www.wusa.com/
Adult Soccer Clinics
Improve your game or enjoy the fellowship ...
current, former and future HWSA, FBASA & TORSO female
& male field players and keepers welcome. Clinics are
Thursdays 6:30–8 pm, June 5 through July 31 at
Missouri City Community Park, field L4. Visit
http://www.qvsa.com for a map. Cost is $10 per person per
clinic. Contact Bob Wilde, 713-822-6968 or
rjwfish@aol.com.
Landon in your living room
Get the MLS Shootout Package for just $49: up to
115 regular season games plus select playoff games via
the Dish Network, Sports iNDemand and/or DirecTV. Go to
http://www.mlsnet.com/library/on_tv.html for more info.
Let the MLS know you heard of this through Keeper Notes!
And check out MLS Wrap every Saturday at 11 pm CT on Fox
Sports World to catch all the MLS game highlights.
Play women's rec soccer this summer
HWSA organizes a summer women's rec league to
benefit high school & college players, as well as any
other women who want to play in the heat just for the
hell of it. Games are Saturday mornings in west Houston.
For info, see http://www.hwsa.org/u23.htm or contact Liz
Benavidez at ebenavidez@sbcglobal.net. No age
restrictions. Deadline to register is May 28.
Or play coed …
• 8v8 coed in north Houston on
Tue-Wed-Thurs nights. Minimum 3 women on the field,
25-minute halves, roster max 12, minimum age 18. Cost is
$30/person plus ref fees. Contact Rick Friedman at
rfriedman_52@yahoo.com.
• 11v11 coed in west Houston on Sunday & Monday
nights. Season begins June 9. For info, see
http://www.hwsa.org/coed.htm. No age restrictions.
Find a team
HWSA is hosting a player roundup on Monday
evening, May 26 (yes, Memorial Day) to help teams and
players find each other. Details online at
http://www.hwsa.org/kelvin_arms.htm. All skill levels
welcome.
"Pass back" your old soccer gear
Got some old team jerseys or cleats? Donate all
your old soccer gear to the Passback program
(http://www.passback.com/) created by the founders of
Eurosport. HWSA will be accepting donations to Passback
at summer player registration on Wednesday, May 28, 7:30
– 9 pm at Saengerbund Hall in the Heights. See
http://www.hwsa.org for details.
Choose your WUSA All-Stars
Go to http://www.wusa.com/all_star_game_voting/
to cast your votes. The WUSA All-Star game will be played
Thursday, June 19 in North Carolina, broadcast at 6:30pm
CT live on ESPN2.
Volunteers needed for the US Soccer Festival
The festival returns to Houston in late July,
featuring the country's best youth players, regional
all-star teams and visiting youth national teams. Stay
tuned to http://www.tssas.com for info. If you'd like to
be a festival volunteer, either for a few hours or a few
days, contact patriciascrane@thekentgroup1.com.
Rice University Soccer Academy
Open to boys and girls 4-18; coach to player
ratio approximately 10 to 1. Both day and overnight
summer camps available. Full schedule online at
http://www.hustonsoccer.com. All sessions will be held on
the beautiful Rice campus. Campers receive a t-shirt
along with an evaluation at the conclusion of the camp.
For more info call 713-348-6959.
One great reason to read the Chronicle
Check out Glenn Davis' column every Sunday in
the Houston Chronicle (usually in Sports 2). Share your
soccer news with Glenn: gdavis98@swbell.net.
Summer skills clinics for women
HWSA offers three clinics this summer: June 14,
July 19 and August 9. All clinics will be 9:30 - 11 am at
the GOALS complex in Spring Branch (see map at
http://www.hwsa.org/maplinks.html). RSVP to
keeper@rice.edu. Minimum age 16. Balls and refreshments
provided. All skill levels welcome. Shinguards, cleats
and sports tops recommended.
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