Adidas
Cup final Saturday
Tomorrow
is your last chance to catch the future stars of the US
national team at Meyer Park field 4. There are two games
(6 and 8 pm) featuring the u17 national teams of the US,
Japan and Canada, plus a US Soccer ODP team. Admission is
free. The adidas Cup is held in conjunction with the
Texas Shootout, one of the largest soccer tournaments for
youth women. The Shootout games will start at 1 pm today
and end around 5 pm on Sunday. More info at
http://www.challengesoccer.com.
Women's World Cup update
Yes, it's
official! The 2003 Women's World Cup will be held this
fall in the U.S. Chances of matches in Houston are quite
slim for a variety of reasons... however, STYSA prez Ed
Loucks has asked the Texas soccer community to make their
voice heard so hopefully we can get a match or two
_somewhere_ in this great state. Please email, fax or
call Dan Flynn, the Secretary General of US Soccer ASAP.
The venue decisions will be made prett ysoon, so speak up
now:
dflynn@ussoccer.org
Phone: (312) 808-1300
Fax: (312) 808-1301
WUSA this weekend
San
Jose vs. Boston: 3 pm on PAX
Brandi, Sissi and the Cyberrays head to Boston
to take on Kristine Lilly, Kate Sobrero and
semi-Houstonian Monica Gonzalez. San Jose is 4-3; Boston
is 3-3-2. More info at http://www.wusa.com.
MLS
this weekend
Check
out MLS on HDNet... all you have to do is go to Circuit
City! Saturday's HDNet game features the LA Galaxy (Cobi
Jones) and the Colorado Rapids (Pablo Mastroeni) at 8 pm
CT. The game will also air on Fox Sports World. More info
at http://www.mlsnet.com.
"Pass back" 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 the player registration drop-off on Wednesday, June 4,
7-8 pm at Brian O'Neill's in the Village. We'll be in the
back room. See http://www.hwsa.org/brian_oneills.htm for
details.
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.
wusa.com
Have you
ever checked out the WUSA website? There are a few great
sweepstakes to enter -- chances to win a trip to the
Women's World Cup or free tickets to the Founders Cup III
championship game in San Diego.
US Men vs New Zealand next weekend
Preparation
for the Confederations Cup continues as the US men face
New Zealand in spiffy retro jerseys. The game will air
live on Sunday, June 8 at noon on ESPN2. Check out the
retro jersey online at http://www.ussoccerstore.com/. The
roster for the game will be announced shortly.
Adult 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.
MLS All-Star balloting begins
The 2003 MLS
All-Star Game will be held Saturday, August 2 at the new
Home Depot Center in southern California. The game will
air live on ABC. Vote for your favorite stars online at
http://www.mlsnet.com/content/03/mls0529ballot.html.
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