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As a benefit to our fans, we are pleased to offer you a special ticket presale ahead of the general public for the U.S. Women's National Team match against Scotland on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at LP Field in Nashville, Tenn. (7 p.m. CT kickoff).
VOTE NOW for the Georgia Players Nominated for Goal & Save of the Year!
US Youth Soccer has announced the nominees for the 2012 Goal and Save of the Year. Georgia has one nominee in each category. Please take a few minutes to watch each player's impressive efforts in these videos and cast your vote to help these players bring this honor back to Georgia!
Goal of the Year | Zion Gray | Concorde Fire U16 Boys
Save of the Year | Luke Whelan | United Futbol Academy U17 Boys
NCAA FINAL FOUR COLLEGE SHOWCASE
NASA sent five teams to the Final Four Showcase in Birmingham the weekend of December 8 & 9. Teams played beautiful soccer in front of a lot of college coaches.
U16 Elite Boys were Champions of the Alabama Power flight scoring 16 goals and conceding 1.
NASA U16 elite (7)- Bluegrass 97 white (0)
NASA U16 elite (2) - Dynamo Red (0)
NASA U16 elite (7) - JYSC Fury (1)
U15 Elite boys were undefeated in the Alabama Power flight
NASA U15 elite (2) - Ohio Elite academy (0)
NASA U15 elite (2) - MFC fire (1)
NASA U15 elite (1) - Vestavia Steamers Black (1)
U15 Premier Boys went 1-1-1 in the U15 Nike Flight
NASA U15 premier (1) - UFA elite (2)
NASA U15 premier (2) - CFC Redstar (2)
NASA U15 premier (3) - Midsouth Futbol Club (0)
U17 Elite Boys Top the group in the U17 Zips flight with two big wins over highly ranked opponents
NASA U17 Elite (3) - Andromeda (0)
NASA U17 Elite (1) - NJSA Celtic (0)
NASA U17 Elite (0) - OCYS White (2)
U18 Elite Boys battled hard all weekend with lots of injuries and finished 0-1-2
NASA U18 Elite (0) - Chicago Fire (3)
NASA U18 Elite (1) - HFC Red (1)
NASA U18 Elite (1) - Lobos Rush Blue (3)
Congratulations to all coaches and players.
SOCCER SIX TOURNAMENT SERIES
WINTER NATIONALS
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January 19-20, 2013 - Myrtle Beach, SC
The 8th Annaul Soccer Six Winter Nationals at Grand Soccer Park at Market Commons in Myrtle Beach is next weekend Register your team today. Featured divisions include. Mens Open, Mens 40+, Womens & Co-ed. Discount Rates are available at Compass Cove Beach Resort. Standard Rooms are $56.95 / Double Suites $66.45 / 3 Bedroom Condos are only $109.20 Players Party at Liberty Steakhouse & Brewery. SAVE THE DATE. Shamrock Six in Savannah, GA is Feb 23-24. Blue Ridge Blast in Greenville, SC is March 9-10. Soccer Six Tournaments are fun and exciting they include discount accomadations, three-game guarantee, playoffs and a players' party. The adult 6v6 tournaments are open to all mens, womens and co-ed soccer teams. 2013 SOCCER SIX CALENDAR OF EVENTS REGISTER YOUR TEAM TODAY ! The Soccer Six Tournament Series is produced by Bear Foot Sports, organizing professionally managed soccer tournaments for over 20 years. For additional information please call 843/757-8520 or visit us on line athttp://www.bearfootsports.com/ Pre registration and multiple team discounts are available. |
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Governor Recognizes Over 65 Champions
USASA Veterans Cup Over 65 Champions
FC Georgia United
FC Georgia United
8th Annual Soccer Six Winter Nationals - Jan 19 & 20 in Myrtle Beach.
The adult 6v6 tournament will be played at Market Commons.
Heavily discounted rooms are available at The Compass Cove Beach Resort: Standard Rooms $56.95 / Double Suites $66.45 / 3 Bedroom Condos are only $109.20
Deadline to register your Mens, Womens or Co-ed team is Jan 15th.
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ON THE BALL: “I’m really and truly doing this for the players so they can do everything I’ve done and more.”
Brian Haynes: The soccer coach
Building a stronger Silverbacks could mean an MLS team in Atlanta's future
by Thomas Wheatley
In the late 1980s, Brian Haynes, then a star midfielder for Atlanta Attack, the city's now-defunct professional indoor soccer team, traveled to Lawrenceville for a game. At the time, soccer in metro Atlanta, arguably even in America, was something of a novelty. A woman asked Haynes if he was "one of the boys who bounce that ball off your heads?"
Today, Haynes is the new coach of the Atlanta Silverbacks. He says the thousands of fans who regularly fill the team's multi-million dollar complex near Spaghetti Junction for games are educated, and honest, about the sport.
"If they want to see someone on the field they'll let me know," he says with a smile as players from as far away as Jordan pass the soccer ball on the field behind him, hoping to earn a spot on next year's squad.
Haynes was named head coach last August at the recommendation of Eric Wynalda, a former U.S. Men's National Team star and TV analyst who served as interim coach over the summer. In April, Haynes kicks off his first full season with the team.
Founded in 1995, the Silverbacks have occupied an interesting corner in Atlanta's sports landscape. The scrappy operation, both on the field and in the team's seven-member front office, has built a fan base whose attendance last year was only rivaled by one other team in the North American Soccer League (the second division in the country's so-called "soccer pyramid" underneath Major League Soccer) — the San Antonio Scorpions.
From April until September, supporters flock to the 5,000-seat stadium to watch athletes from around the country and the world play high-quality soccer. Last year, the team finished 7-9-12 and doubled its game attendance and the number of season ticket holders. Yes, the local sports scene is still dominated by the big three — the Braves, Falcons, and Hawks — but the Silverbacks has the loyalty of its hardcore supporters, and continues to pique their interest with logo design contests and public votes for the team's name.
Haynes wants more. Recently, he had an "open-eye dream" of stands rising from the ground along the goal ends of the Silverbacks field, completely surrounding the pitch with fans. The 50-year-old native of Trinidad and Tobago, who's spent his entire professional soccer career playing in the United States, is taking the next four months to build the rest of the team before its first season game against the Scorpions. The former midfielder not only wants to create a winning squad, but also show players that they can move to the so-called "next level" — Major League Soccer, or any of the other overseas leagues. It's happened before: Last year, 22-year-old Silverbacks defender Chris Klute was scooped up by the MLS' Colorado Rapids.
"I'm not doing this for me anymore," he says. "I'm really and truly doing this for the players so they can do everything I've done and more." Soccer fans pining for an MLS franchise in Atlanta should take notice of the Silverbacks. Or at least wish Haynes the best in leading the team to championships.
MLS has signaled in recent years that it'd like a presence in the Southeast, where interest in soccer is strong, and has looked at several cities, including Atlanta. In the past, the league has sometimes turned to existing, lower-level teams with built-in fan bases to make the jump. The best way to grow that fan base and keep hardcore supporters happy — and attract the MLS' attention — is to win. And considering that Arthur Blank has directed architects jockeying for the job of designing the new Atlanta Falcons stadium to include offices for an MLS franchise, you could argue there's support in high places for a top-flight pro team.
Haynes, however, remains focused on the upcoming season, and is looking forward to April 6, when the Silverbacks will "kick San Antonio's butt."
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