Get yer tickets for Interliga championship!
Next Wednesday, January 12, Reliant Stadium hosts the InterLiga championship & 3rd place match beginning at 7 pm. First round games began last weekend among Atlante, Chivas, Santos, Jaguares, Club America, Tigres, Toluca & Nexaca. See http://www.tejasfutbol.com for info. Tickets available at Ticketmaster outlets and at Soccer 4 All stores in Houston. For groups of 20+, call 832-667-2002, ext. 2.
Other Interliga matches in Texas: Thursday, January 6 (San Antonio: Toluca v Necaxa / Jaguares v America) and Sunday, January 9 (Dallas, America v Necaxa / Toluca v Jaguares). All matches will air live on Fox Sports en Espanol (see below).
Saturday adult soccer clinic
HWSA hosts a skills clinics for men & women this Saturday, January 8 at Kicks Indoor Soccer, 9-10:30 am. All skill levels welcome, $5 per person, FREE for women 30 and older. Turf shoes recommended for the indoor surface. Minimum age 16. See http://www.hwsa.org/clinics.htm.
STYSA coaching courses
Check out the updated list of coaching courses hosted by South Texas youth soccer at http://www.stxsoccer.org/coaching/schedule.asp.
Play outdoor soccer with HWSA
Over 30 women's: Season begins January 15. Teams must finalize player registration by January 8. Teams play Saturday mornings at Bear Creek. Looking for a team? Email srice@rice.edu.
Spring coed: Season begins February 6/7. Teams must finalize player registration by January 26. Teams play 8 evening games, Monday & Sunday divisions available. Most games in west Houston. Looking for a team? Email keeper@rice.edu.
Spring women's: Season begins February 6. Teams must finalize player registration by January 26. Teams play 8 games on Sunday mornings. Looking for a team? Email chemehdm@houston.rr.com.
Interliga on Fox Sports Espanol
Wednesday
Santos v Tigres, 9 pm
Atlante v Chivas, 11:30 pm
Thursday
Toluca v Nexaca, 7 pm
Jaguares v Club America, 9:30 pm
Saturday
Atlante v Santos, 8 pm
Chivas v Tigres, 10:30 pm
Sunday
America v Nexaca, 4 pm
Toluca v Jaguares, 6:30 pm
South Texas select team tryouts
There will be three tryout sessions for the women's select team for South Texas. For details, contact coach David Deverteuil at ddeverteuil3@hotmail.com or 713-944-1058. The select team tourney for Region III will be June 10-12 in Huntsville, AL. All players who make the team must attend all events unless obligated to college.
Tryout sessions
January 28: San Antonio
February 4: Austin
March 4: Houston
Website of the week
Check out http://www.realsportsmag.com/, a great e-zine devoted to serious coverage of women's sports. Their 4th Annual "Most Important Moments in Sports" issue is available free in PDF, and includes articles about the retirement of Foudy, Hamm & Fawcett, the future of the WUSA & the US women's team.
La Tribuna Deportiva on 1010 AM
La Tribuna Deportiva airs weekdays 5-7 pm on La Tremenda/1010 AM and covers soccer from Mexico, Central America and South America. The program is hosted by "El Panita" Luis Bonilla and Cecilia Ramirez.
Sunday Soccer Hour on KPFT
"Soccer Hour with Glenn Davis" airs every Sunday at 5 pm with live interviews and coverage of local events/players on 90.1 FM. Call-ins encouraged ... 713-526-5738.
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