How to Email College Soccer Coaches to get Recruited: 8 Best Practices
Looking for tips on recruiting for college soccer so you can stand out? Are you a club or high school player looking to play college soccer? Start emailing college coaches. This can be a difficult task, but don’t worry; in this blog post, we will give you eight best practices on how to email college […]
California Top 25 College Recap: Stanford Men & Women Bring Home Pac-12 Title
The regular-season has come to a close for the women’s game and the men have just one week left to improve on their College Cup chances. The bracket is out for the Women’s College Cup and we’ll have a full preview for that later this week. Below is the second-to-last poll for the men and […]
California Top 25 College Recap: UCLA, Pepperdine, & California All Slip In Polls
If last week was the top of the mountain, this week has to be the lowest valley for California college teams as everyone but the Stanford and USC women suffered a loss. San Diego State is the lone exception as they were idle this past week. Conference play for the majority of the teams in […]
CVFC takes 3 out of 4 USSDA Matches Over Halloween Weekend
Chula Vista Football Club returned to U.S. Soccer Development Academy action on Saturday, October 29th, with two matches against fellow USSDA teams from San Diego Soccer Club. Chula Vista would lose the first match with a late goal by SDSC and even up the tally with a win in the second match. Shortly after kickoff […]
U.S. Soccer Announces Final 22 Clubs For Girls Development Academy
U.S. Soccer’s Girls’ Development Academy is now up to 74 teams following Tuesday’s announcement of an additional 22 teams. Included in the group of 22 are five California teams. Real So Cal, Burlingame SC, Pateadores, PSV Union, and West Coast Futbol Club. Also named were two familiar Arizona clubs Sereno SC and SC del Sol. […]
U.S. Women Defeat France 1-0
Facing the toughest opposition in their group at the 2016 Brazil Olympics, the U.S. Women’s National Team defeated France, 1-0, in a crucial match. It wasn’t a classic USWNT win where they take an early lead and put it on cruise control. During extended portions of the second half France dominated the flow and pace […]
A Combined 6 California Boys & Girls Named To MAC Hermann Watch List
The 2016 college soccer season is weeks away from starting and a total of 64 NCAA DI players (28 men and 36 women) have been named to the 2016 Missouri Athletic Club’s (MAC) Hermann Trophy watch list. The MAC Hermann is college soccer’s equivalent of the Heisman Trophy. In this year’s field, a total of […]
Season One is Over – NC Battalion are Just Getting Started
There’s no debating it. The North County Battalion ran into a buzz saw this past weekend. The Sonoma County Sol knocked the Battalion out of the playoffs with a 3-0 victory on a rather frigid summer night in Santa Rosa, 550 miles north of San Diego. The Battalion had every right to feel somber in […]
USSDA Finals Recap: U-15/16 LA Galaxy Finish Second & U-17/18 Nomads Finish Fourth
The 2016 United States Soccer Development Academy season has come to a thrilling conclusion with FC Dallas becoming the first academy club to capture both the U-15/16 and U-17/18 titles in the same season. The state of California was well represented with the U-15/16 LA Galaxy and the U-17/18 Nomads advancing to Finals Week. In the […]
Xolos Manager Miguel “Piojo” Herrera Gains his First League Win at the Estadio Caliente
Better late than never. After going a full Clausura season without a win at home for Xolos, manager Miguel “Piojo” Herrera has gained his first victory at the Estadio Caliente. Thanks to two goals from Dayro Moreno, Tijuana started the 2016 Apertura tournament with a 2-0 win against Morelia last Friday. Xolos hit the ground […]
Albion Pros March on to West Region Finals!
On a beautiful Saturday evening, Albion Pros hosted the National Premier Soccer League West Region Semifinals versus Seattle, Washington-based OSA FC. It was a battle of Northwest Conference Champions vs Southwest Conference Champions for the chance to play in the West Region Finals. Neither team had ever met before, but both were coming off important, […]
Optimism and Hope for Club Tijuana Before the Start of the 2016 Apertura
I do my best to remain unbiased for Liga MX matches, but it was impossible to not feel excited as I stepped out of my car on Wednesday night in Tijuana. As I opened my door, I was immediately hit by the sound of the drums and trumpets from Xolos’ largest supporters group, La […]
Battalion Coach’s Corner: Playoff Edition Part II
With a long road trip to Santa Rosa ahead of them, the North County Battalion are looking primed and ready to keep their playoff run going strong. In the build up to Saturday night’s knockout clash with Golden Gate Conference champion’s, the Sonoma County Sol, Nate Abaurrea was joined again by Battalion Head Coach Ryan […]
Sonoma County Sol: The Battalion’s Next Mission
The North County Battalion are on the road this weekend, heading 550 miles north to Santa Rosa, where they will take on the Sonoma County Sol in the second round of the National Premier Soccer League Playoffs. The Battalion are coming off one of the most enthralling matches in recent San Diego soccer history, a […]
Players’ Public Comments Shows NWSL’s Growing Pains
It’s the middle of the NWSL season, with some players in the league gearing up for the 2016 Rio Olympics and those remaining about to take a break due to the Olympics. Of course, the league was in the news for all the wrong reasons last weekend, as the Western New York Flash hosted the […]
Poseidon Project: Bay Park’s New Cultural Center for Soccer Enthusiasts
Driving down Morena Boulevard in Bay Park, it’s fairly easy to miss Poseidon Project. In fact, once you make the turn onto Napier Street, it isn’t difficult to overlook the narrow establishment that sits in a snug spot between a gardening store and a coffee shop. Just a block or two away from residential housing, […]