Reliant
doubleheader tonight
The Kansas City Wizards (including all-time MLS scoring
leader Preki and local products Davy Arnaud & Eric
Quill) play Mexico's Santos Laguna at 7 pm, then El
Salvador plays Guatemala at 9:15 pm. Tickets are on sale
at Fiesta & Ticketmaster for $25, $32 and $40.
The
got milk? 3v3 Soccer Shootout National Tour
is coming to Austin
August 2nd and 3rd at the Town and Country Sports
Complex. The national tour makes 65 stops, including 56
local events and 8 regional qualifiers, leading to the
National Finals held at Disney's Wide World of Sports
Complex in Orlando, Florida. Whether you are 6 or 60, out
for fun or to compete with the best, the got milk? 3v3
Soccer Shootout is the place to experience it all.
Applications for the Austin tournament must be received
by July 20. You can email austin@3v3soccer.com for an
application or log on to 3v3soccer.com to register your
team and learn more about other cities on the 2003 Tour.
WUSA/MLS
on TV
3 pm
Saturday on PAX: WUSA-leading Atlanta Beat
(Briana Scurry, Cindy Parlow) face the Washington Freedom
(Mia Hamm, Abby Wambach)
3 pm Saturday on ESPN2: Eastern
conference leaders NY/NJ MetroStars (Tim Howard, Clint
Mathis) take on New England Revolution (Rusty Pierce of
The Woodlands, Taylor Twellman)
6:30 pm on Fox SportsWorld: Chicago Fire
(Ante Razov, DaMarcus Beasley) face DC United (Earnie
Stewart, Marco Etcheverry)
US
women face Brazil Sunday in last WWC warmup
This match will be
the last for the US before coach April Heinrichs chooses
the World Cup team in August. The match kicks off at 3 pm
in New Orleans, and will be televised live on ESPN. The
US roster includes Joy Fawcett, Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy,
Abby Wambach, Cindy Parlow, Briana Scurry, Brandi
Chastain, Aly Wagner; the Brazil roster will likely
include Sissi, Katia and Pretinha.
Competitive
Excellence Goalkeeper Camp for ages 10-18
July 14-16 at Pin
Oak Middle School, Bellaire
9 am - 11:30 am, $150 per person
Sessions will be conducted by former professional keeper,
national goalkeeper clinician, and owner of Competitive
Excellence, Steve Branz. This is a great opportunity for
keepers of all levels to continue their overall
development at the game's most demanding
position. The camp will focus on:
• Dealing with crosses
• Hand and foot distribution
• Proper diving techniques
• Shot handling
• Backpasses
For more info, contact Steve Branz at 713.385.5467 or
cegoalie@pdq.net.
US
Soccer Festival update
The U.S. Soccer
Festival is in need of children 11 and older to be ball
"people" throughout the tournament, which will
be held at UH July 27-August 2 Most games are in the
evenings. If interested, contact Patty Crane at
patriciascrane@thekentgroup1.com or 281.531.5368 (day) or
281.531.8768 (evening).
The festival schedule is now available at
http://www.tssas.com/usfest/sched.htm
Teams include the u20 men's teams from the US, Canada,
Honduras and El Salvador, plus the u17 US women's team
and the u19 Mexico women's team. Tickets go on sale
Monday, July 14 at Fiesta stores in Houston.
Over
40 friendly: HWSA v AWSL
In preparation for
Veterans Cup in August, Austin is hosting a TSSAS
friendly between HWSA's Forte and AWSL's Texas Heat on
Saturday, July 12 at Zilker Park #6 at 12:30 pm. All
soccer fans are welcome. Barton Springs pool will be open
for a cool dip afterward ($2.50 entry fee).
Soccer
Hour with Glenn Davis
Every Sunday at 5
pm, 90.1 FM radio's "Soccer Hour with Glenn
Davis" offers interviews from the world of soccer,
updates, coverage of local events, and opinions. Call-ins
are welcome: 713-526-5738. Also, check out Glenn's weekly
column in the Sunday Chronicle.
Rice
University Soccer Academy
Open to boys and girls ages
4-18; coach to player ratio is approximately 10 to 1.
Both day & overnight summer camps available. Schedule
is online at http://www.hustonsoccer.com. All sessions
will be held on the Rice campus. Campers receive a
t-shirt plus an evaluation at the conclusion of camp. For
more info call 713-348-6959.
Skills
clinic for women
Sunday, July 20, 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. All skill levels
welcome. $5 per person.
Coed
tourney in Baton Rouge
BRSA is hosting the
2003 Special Forces Tournament August 9-10 in Baton
Rouge, featuring open, over 30 and over 40 coed
divisions. Deadline is July 30. More information is
online at www.brsa.org or contact Daniel Ashford at
DanielA@dnr.state.la.us with questions.
Gold
Cup on TV
Sunday, July 13
Galavision: US-EL SALVADOR (tape delay), 6 pm
Univision: MEXICO-BRAZIL (live), noon
Monday, July 14
Galavision: CANADA-CUBA (live), 5:30 pm
Galavision: US-MARTINIQUE (live), 8:30 pm
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