Olympic
qualifying today
Olympic qualifying today
The US women meet Trinidad & Tobago at 3 pm; follow
the match on ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker. The team
then faces Haiti on February 27 (8 pm) and Mexico on
February 29 (3 pm). The semifinal will be March 3 (Canada
is the likely opponent), and the final is March 5.
Semifinal winners qualify for the Olympics in Athens. See
http://www.ussoccer.com/events/competitions.sps?iType=326.
Adult soccer clinic Saturday
Skills clinics for men & women this Saturday in Quail
Valley. Minimum age 16, $5 per person. Please
<mailto:keeper@rice.edu>RSVP by Friday afternoon.
See http://www.hwsa.org/clinics.htm.
WUSA "Keep the Dream Alive" Initiative
The WUSA recently announced the “Keep the WUSA Dream
Alive” ticket fund initiative. The women’s
professional league, which will host weekend soccer
festivals in June, will use the campaign to gauge support
as it prepares to return to full operation for 2005. WUSA
fans can go to http://www.wusa.com/keepthedreamalive/ to learn how to pledge support.
Fulfillment of pledges will take place later this year
when 2005 plans are announced. The goal is to have 2,500
clubs/organizations nationwide commit to purchasing a
minimum of $1,000 of tickets per year, for three years.
Sand Soccer Tourney
Have some fun in the sun ... Soccer World Center
in southwest Houston presents the Spring Break Sand
Soccer Tournament March 13 & 14. There will be
divisions for men & women (5v5), plus boys &
girls u10, u12, u14 (6v6). 3 games minimum, $100 per team
plus $5 referee fee per game. For info, see http://www.soccerworldcenter.com or call Luis at 713 545 8669.
Rice University Soccer Academy summer camps
Open to boys & girls ages 4-18; coach to player ratio
approximately 10 to 1. Day and overnight summer camps
available, beginning in June. Full schedule at http://www.hustonsoccer.com. All sessions held on the beautiful Rice
University campus. Campers receive a t-shirt along with
an evaluation at the end of the camp. For info, call
713-348-6959.
Tryouts for the Houston Stars (WPSL)
Open tryouts continue this Saturday at Bear
Creek Park, fields 18 and 19, 9 am to noon. For info, see
http://www.soccerworldcenter.com or call 713-545-8669. To learn more
about the WPSL, see http://www.wpsl.info.
KPFT's Sunday Soccer Hour
Every Sunday at 5 pm, "Soccer Hour with Glenn
Davis" features live interviews and coverage of
local events on 90.1 FM. Call-ins welcome: 713-526-5738.
And don't miss Glenn's weekly soccer column in the Sunday
Chronicle.
MLS TV sked for 2004
ABC and ESPN2 will combine to offer 29 telecasts of MLS
games this year. ABC will televise the opening match
(April 3) plus the All-Star Game (July 24) and MLS Cup
(November 14). Twenty-one broadcasts will be on Saturday
afternoons. For the full sked, see http://www.mlsnet.com.
History of Soccer: The Beautiful Game
Check out this great 6-DVD set online at Amazon: .
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