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  The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Soccer Bowl was the championship game of the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1983.
Unlike the Super Bowl, the game was not denoted by Roman Numerals but the last two digits of the year would be used to denote what game it was.
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 56,768 ABC - Soccer Bowl '81
www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Soccer_Bowl   (181 words)

  
 Do Soccer Moms Bowl Alone? - Timothy Noah - Slate Magazine
However, as Bowling Alone reports, when we add up the youth sports that are growing and those that are declining, all the evidence points to a net decline in youth sports participation over the last decade or two.
Moreover, the numbers of soccer parents (though growing) are still tiny, compared to the declines in other forms of community involvement in America.
When you take your kids to soccer games, you end up sitting on the sidelines and possibly talking to one other mom or dad and the conversation is fairly sporadic as you cheer and encourage the tykes.
www.slate.com /id/1005387   (1527 words)

  
 American College Soccer 1946-1959: The Postwar Era
Often their soccer experience was from participation in sports through the physical education department of the college or from coaching other similar sports that tactically mirrored soccer, such as lacrosse.
Soccer in some colleges was considered a "non-contact sport." Still, there was retaliation, forceful tackles, intense strong play and a contrast of styles when newcomers to the game clashed with the finesse players.
The Soccer Bowls, forerunners of the NCAA tournaments later in the decade, were not free from controversy.
www.sover.net /~spectrum/collegepostwar.html   (6918 words)

  
 New York State super bowl betting lines Soccer Hall Of Fame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
On Saturday, January 29, Comrie was inducted into the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame for his years of commitment to the sport of soccer and to the state of Connecticut.
I'm going to be a professional soccer player." When asked by his mother what he would do if he didn't succeed he responded, "Then I'll be a professional bum." He wanted to make a name for himself and soccer was the way he was going to do it.
However, Comrie's soccer career was almost brought to a halt when his family moved to Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1974.
www.beteagle.com /bet/marchmadness/newyorkstatefinalfoursoccerhalloffame.html   (1652 words)

  
 NASL: The Soccer Bowl quiz -- free game
In Soccer Bowl 76, held in Seattle's Kingdome,the Minnesota Kicks took on Toronto's NASL entry.
Soccer Bowl 79 saw the Rowdies return to Giants Stadium to take on Vancouver Whitecaps,only to drop another championship,2-1.
It was the first Soccer Bowl to have a total of 10 goals
www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=88236   (251 words)

  
 Sports: This Sun Bowl for soccer elite
The Tampa Bay Sun Bowl, a boys soccer tournament of elite teams, will be played Dec. 27-30 in the temperate winter climate of mid-west Florida.
The Sun Bowl pits a couple of also-rans in Minnesota and Oregon, both of whom have no chance of claiming the national championship.
As a college coach, the Tampa Bay Sun Bowl is a must to attend, said Paris, who usually watches games with Saint Leo head coach Fran Reidy.
www.sptimes.com /News/122199/news_pf/Sports/This_Sun_Bowl_for_soc.shtml   (942 words)

  
 Tampa Bay Sun Bowl
As the long-time director of the Tampa Bay Sun Bowl Youth Soccer Tournament, Don’s commitment to youth soccer was deep and abiding.
As dedicated as he was to the Sun Bowl, Don loved his family immensely and he often talked about their various experiences or accomplishments.
Kelme USA and the Tampa Bay Sun Bowl have entered into an agreement for Kelme USA to be the official apparel, footwear, and game ball supplier starting with the 2006 tournament.
www.tampabaysunbowl.com   (363 words)

  
 Sponsors bet on World Cup - The Boston Globe
The growing interest in US soccer is the product of a series of key steps that Major League Soccer took several years ago to change its fortunes.
Its marketing and promotions arm, Soccer United Marketing, even capitalized on immigrants' fierce allegiances to their home country's teams by becoming the promoter of the Mexican national team in the United States, and host of a tournament for Mexican soccer clubs that routinely draws large crowds.
For the first time Major League Soccer is nearing a TV deal in which it will make money, a key hurdle for start-up sports leagues.
www.boston.com /sports/soccer/articles/2006/06/13/sponsors_bet_on_world_cup   (1103 words)

  
 kenn.com > soccer > inside sports story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
An old alum, Leonard Wein, was so entranced by the soccer fervor that at halftime of the championship game he gave the school a $1 million check to build a new soccer stadium.
Soccer is going to be a minor sport, not a major one, and those who banked on its major status have lost a minor fortune.
Their zippy, splashy, organized riot of a sport, with equal dashes of soccer, hockey, basketball, and even dodge ball, is doing just fine, with attendance (8,800 per game this season) more than double what it was five years ago.
www.kenn.com /soccer/inside_sports.html   (4194 words)

  
 The Goldfish Online
Deep in the annuls of Blood Bowl history there is a small recording of a team known simply as the Albion Wanderers.
...the game consists of the normal Blood Bowl field, but with two rectangular frames at either end, to which the ball, now round, is kicked towards and preferably through to score a point or goal.
It was back in 1995 when I was enjoying playing a Skaven team in a small Blood Bowl league when the idea of Blood Bowl soccer came up.
goldfish.ikaruga.co.uk /bbsoccer.html   (502 words)

  
 United States National Soccer Players Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The NFL might be the most successful pro sports league on the planet, and I think it is, but barring a classic game even that kind of marketing and promotional presence doesn’t keep their championship in the news for an extended period of time.
The NASL’s Soccer Bowl reverting to a best of three championship series that wasn’t shown live in participating markets makes a good enough case for that.
Most of this was covered during their November 5th meeting, (fourth release) also grouped as “cost control.” For those that don’t remember, that included performance based pay, a revenue based salary cap system, and new standardized player contracts.
www.ussoccerplayers.com /news_you_can_use/336918.html   (873 words)

  
 BU | Terrier Athletics | Women's Soccer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Boston University women’s soccer team will play a series of games this spring in preparation for their upcoming 2007 fall season.
The Boston University women’s soccer team continues to receive postseason honors, as six women’s soccer players were named to the Soccer Buzz Northeast Region teams.
Dreyer, Erwin, Lee to Represent Women's Soccer at NEWISA Soccer Bowl
www.bu.edu /athletics/soccer/women   (303 words)

  
 How Sophisticated Is U.S. Soccer Audience?
It was not some special match, not a Soccer Bowl nor an MLS Cup nor a World Cup match.
Recently, a highly regarded soccer pundit wrote that the reason that the NASL failed was a lack of U.S. players to draw in American fans.
American soccer fans today know the difference between good soccer, and soccer being played to lesser standards.
www.soccertimes.com /wagman/1998/sep11.htm   (887 words)

  
 Soccer Camp by SoccerPlus Camps
Soccer Federation "A" license and an Advanced National Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
In the spring of 2004, Cumbo was named the men's soccer head coach, following in the footsteps of longtime coach Alan Exley, who retired at the conclusion of the 2003 season following 18 years in the position.
She was drafted by the Philadelphia Charge in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) Professional League and played one season in the summer of 2001.
www.soccerpluscamps.com /old_pages/gkstaff.html   (3615 words)

  
 Tony Waiters // Official Web Site of the World of Soccer - Home / News
Spring may not quite be in the air, but in soccer terms, it is not very far away.
At the World of Soccer we are in the process of re-vamping and upgrading the Byte Size Coaching program in readiness for the new season.
World of Soccer and Byte Size Coaching staff were so busy this January that we just missed out January DEADLINE for the BSC Newsletter so we officially declare today not February 2nd but rather January 33rd.
worldofsoccer.com   (1285 words)

  
 SoccerAmerica.com: Top Tournaments
Soccer America Magazine surveyed leading youth coaches across the country and asked them to name the best tournaments, taking into account everything they consider important: competition, organization, facilities, showcase, destination.
Long before girls soccer was the hot sport it is today, WAGS was operating in the Washington, D.C., area.
Soccer at the Shore South was added in 2005, featuring boys and girls divisions played in Jacksonville, Fla., over President's Day weekend.
www.socceramerica.com /article.asp?Art_ID=562136269   (892 words)

  
 Welcome to The National Soccer Hall of Fame, Located in Oneonta New York.
Appeared in the playoffs 11 times, advancing to the Soccer Bowl 5 times, NASL Champions in 1972, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982.
The Sting appeared in the playoffs 6 times and won the NASL Soccer Bowl in 1981 and 1984.
Toye’s teams appeared in the playoffs 10 times, played in 4 Soccer Bowls and won championships twice, in 1972 and 1977.
www.soccerhall.org /news.builderbios.induction03.htm   (310 words)

  
 Waiting for Soccer
During the heyday of the North American Soccer League (NASL), I followed baseball, and I was only aware of the Sting when the outfield grass of Wrigley Field was marred by their chalk lines.
Soccer came to the attention of the sportscasters if there was ten seconds to fill in a broadcast.
Channel surfing past the Spanish station one Sunday afternoon in 1992, my attention was caught by a soccer player juggling the ball along the sideline, attempting to keep it in play against two defenders.
www.illyria.com /soccer/o_waiting.html   (780 words)

  
 Official Site of UNH Athletics
Durham, N.H. Three members of the University of New Hampshire women’s soccer team have been selected to play in the 2006 New England Women’s Intercollegiate Soccer Association (NEWSIA) Soccer Bowl, which is to be held on Sunday December 3rd at 12 Noon at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts.
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire women’s soccer team was one of 234 soccer programs to post a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher for the 2005-06 academic year.
The awards were given to student-athletes with exceptional athletic and academic achievements during the course of the 2006 season.
www.unhwildcats.com /soccerw/index.html   (875 words)

  
 Oklahoma Soccer Association
Barry requested not to have contact, but all Oklahoma soccer fans who watched Barry play will want to send thoughts and prayers to his family.
The funeral was held in Lenexa, Kansas, where Barry had established residency after playing soccer with the Kansas City Comets until 1990.
Barry was a member of the Tulsa Roughneck Soccer Bowl champions in 1983 and also played for Wichita, Minnesota, and Tacoma.
www.oksoccer.com /home/153054.html   (188 words)

  
 United Soccer Leagues (USL)
TAMPA, FL — United Soccer Leagues and the Tampa Bay Sports Commission, in conjunction with the Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department, announced Monday the inaugural USL SoccerFest will be held in Tampa, the home of the organization’s headquarters, in the fall of 2005.
Affiliated with US Soccer, the league is designed for talented youth players destined for professional or international careers such as Freddy Adu, who played for the DC United U14 squad at the age of 12.
The Tampa Bay Rowdies were members of the North American Soccer League from 1975-84 and were one of the most successful teams in the league on and off the field, drawing crowds in excess of 40,000 and winning the Soccer Bowl in its inaugural season.
www.uslsoccer.com /home/96999.html   (1080 words)

  
 Amherst College Athletics: Women's Soccer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
November 19 - The Amherst College women’s soccer team played sectional host The College of New Jersey this afternoon in the national quarterfinal round, with a trip to Orlando, FL and the Final Four on the line.
October 23 - Amherst College senior tri-captain Piper Crowell was named the women’s soccer NESCAC Player of the Week after anchoring her team in two conference victories, marking the first Lord Jeff to receive the honor this season.
Amherst College women’s soccer tri-captains Piper Crowell ‘07 and Lesley Pruzansky ’07 couldn’t be more different, but when it comes down to it, the two of them are inseparable.
www.amherst.edu /sports/current/w-soccer/index.html   (1344 words)

  
 Tampa sun bowl soccer tournament   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
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 2007 Allstate Sugar Bowl
The Sugar Bowl Committee has joined forces with the Louisiana High School Athletic Association to become title sponsor of the state 5A high school baseball tournament.
The Bowl also serves as the title sponsor of the LHSAA’s summer all-star games.
This year's Sugar Bowl Class 5A Baseball Tournament was played on May 12-13, 2006 at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
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 AUEAGLES.COM: Women's Soccer Coaching Staff
Brady was named the 1985 NCAA Men’s Player of the Year by Soccer America and received the Adi Dassler award from Adidas as the top collegiate player of the year.
Prior to assuming the reigns of the women’s soccer program at AU, Brady spent three years as director of the Premier Soccer Association based in McLean, Va., which develops year-round clinics and summer camps in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
A 1992 graduate with a bachelor of arts degree in communications, Brady led the 1985 AU men’s soccer team to the NCAA Championship final in Seattle, Wash. He finished his illustrious career with AU records of 65 goals and 29 assists for 159 career points.
www.american.edu /athletics/wsoc/coaches.html   (466 words)

  
 New Haven Register - 25,000 at Yale Bowl for soccer match
NEW HAVEN — A sea of yellow, blue and red-clad Ecuadorian soccer fans descended on New Haven Saturday afternoon to watch their national team square off with the fabled Italian AC Milan club at the Yale Bowl.
Outside the gates, pick-up soccer games and tailgate parties were popular in the parking lots, while vendors sold team merchandise, hot dogs and Mexican food.
Yale University soccer player Andrew Dealy, who starts at forward and midfield for the Bulldogs, said he jumped at the chance to work at the game as a ball boy.
www.nhregister.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=4113013&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=7592&rfi=8   (1023 words)

  
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 United States National Soccer Players Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Like I referenced yesterday, the North American Soccer League did that, changing the Soccer Bowl to a best of three with home field advantage.
They didn’t have a national TV contract, so a neutral site Soccer Bowl without national television would have appeared a little odd.
Major League Soccer has national television for a one game final, and it’s in their best interest to utilize that.
www.ussoccerplayers.com /resource_center/soccer_business/337157.html   (790 words)

  
 Hirsch Selected To Play In NEWISA Soccer Bowl :: All-Star Game honors four-year excellence in New England
Quinnipiac senior women's soccer player Jen Hirsch (Schwenksville, Pa.) was selected to play in the 2006 New England Women's Intercollegiate Soccer Association Soccer Bowl, the organization recently announced.
NEWISA has held this annual event to honor those players who for four years have helped contribute to programs and the growth of soccer in New England.
Jen Hirsch was selected to play in the NEWISA Soccer Bowl, to be held Dec. 3 on the campus of Merrimack College in North Andover, Mass.
www.cstv.com /sports/w-soccer/stories/112206aac.html   (247 words)

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