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	USL Second Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1995 the USISL split into two leagues, one professional and one amateur.
		In 1996, the USISL established the new Select League consisting of its strongest teams from the Pro League and Premier League in hopes of gaining FIFA Division 2 sanctioning.
		In 1999 the umbrella USISL changed its name to the United Soccer Leagues and the Pro League officially became known as the United Soccer Leagues D3 Pro League.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USL_Second_Division (479 words)

	The Probert Encyclopaedia - Sport (A-M)
		Badminton is a game played on a rectangular court by two players, or two pairs of players, with light rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a high net that divides the court in half.
		They were one of the original members of the American League when it was founded in 1901 and winners of the official world series in 1903 when they were led by the pitcher Cy Young.
		It was founded in 1876 and became a first-class club during the 1880s under the captaincy of Hancock who developed the four-three-quarter system.
	www.galgani.it /free_encyclopedia/O1.HTM (10998 words)

	Richmond Kickers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Richmond Kickers are an American professional soccer team, which will move to the USL Second Division, the third level of the United States soccer pyramid, for 2006, after several years in the second level (USISL, A-League, and USL First Division).
		They currently play their games at the University of Richmond Stadium in Richmond, Virginia.
		The Kickers were founded in 1993, playing their first season in the USISL, playing in the league's amateur division.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Richmond_Kickers (562 words)

	Worldwide Soccer information at SoccerNetUsa.com \| The Center of Soccer Tournaments and World Cup Soccer 2006
		The A-League and USISL worked out an agreement to act as a farm system for the MLS, and the MLS reached an agreement with the indoor NPSL regarding scheduling seasons and sharing of players.
		The A-League was a small, unwieldy league with 7 teams spread across the entire country and Canada, but the USISL, which had committed itself to the bottom-up grassroots development strategy now had 85 teams in small to medium sized cities nationwide, and had split itself into professional and amateur divisions.
		This resulted in the USISL establishing a national women's league, which rapidly grew to over thirty teams, eventually splitting into elite and amateur divisions.
	www.soccernetusa.com /us_soccer_world_cup_to_mls.htm (1113 words)

	USISL ASSUMES CONTROL OF 'CANES THE TEAM'S OWNER HAS MISSED A PAYMENT DEADLINE. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Management of the Hampton Roads Hurricanes, the first-year semipro franchise that leads the United States Interregional Soccer League in attendance, was stripped from owner Ellis Gillespie on Friday for a failure to meet a financial commitment to the league.
		The letter of credit is normally required up front, but Gillespie said USISL commissioner Francisco Marcos waived it at that time, though Gillespie knew it would be due at some point.
		However, a statement released by the USISL on Friday said that it is ``expected that formal membership rights will be granted to Hampton Roads Sports LLC'' at that meeting.
	scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1994/vp940709/07090348.htm (645 words)

	From Sun Newspapers . . . (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		They are members of the Cleveland Eclipse semi-pro team in the women's arm of the United States Interregional Soccer League (the Parma-based Cleveland Caps play in the USISL men's league).
		None of the players on the team are paid to play in the USISL, which has salaries as high as $3,000 per game.
		Right now, the semi-professional 35-team USISL is the highest level of women's soccer.
	www.sunnews.com /news/1998/0709/eclipse.htm (1032 words)

	US Soccer History Page 5 — (1990 — 2004)
		The APSL, led by Richard Groff, the USISL, led by Francisco Marcos, and even the MISL Indoor league, all lay claims to being the premier soccer league most suited to rise to the top, and these were joined by Rothenberg's own plans for a new league.
		The USISL established a Select league of top teams with the intent to petition FIFA for 2nd division status, which was provisionally approved.
		The MLS held their own, renewed sponsors, and TV contracts, and the USISL (Now renamed USL - United Soccer Leagues), solidified their three divisional leagues (A-league, D3Po League and Premier Developmental League), expanded their women's leagues and launched a new nationwide Youth league (Meanwhile their Indoor division was silent for the first time since 1986).
	www.soccer-for-parents.com /us-soccer-history5.html (4454 words)

	Soccer Commentary
		To survive, the USISL clubs require financial assistance, or higher transfer fees, or flow of some portion of sponsor money to them.
		We will look at various levels of training support first for recent HS grads, and back into evaluation and recruitment, because a major aspect of an apprenticeship environment is dealing with subsistence and getting along in life.
		And the club, particularly a USISL club developing players as an independent effort, may not be have enough money for a "full scholarship".
	www.dansoccerzone.com /Commentary/Solution_main.html (3407 words)

	Minnesota Thunder Professional Soccer Team (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He led Minnesota in playoff scoring (three goals, two assists) and was named A-League Player of the Week after sparking the Thunder’s 5-1 opening-round rout of the defending league champion Milwaukee Rampage with two goals and an assist.
		The USISL, or United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues, features over 130 teams in six leagues and is the official development system for MLS.
		The USISL also includes the 34-team W-League, the only national league for women, as well as the I-League, a regional indoor league, and the Y-League, a youth program set to begin in 1999.
	www.mnthunder.com /news/Display.php?NewsItemId=218 (360 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Sports
		The $25,000 injection ought to pay for a California road trip this weekend in which the Tsunami (4-3 and in fifth place in the USISL's Division 3 Pro League) will play the Stanislaus County Cruisers in Modesto on Saturday and the Rooks in Chico on Sunday.
		It was during that homestand that the worst brawl of the year erupted, causing officials to flee the field for safety.
		Team president Greg Kowal announced a few days later that he was fed up with the USISL and resigned.
	starbulletin.com /97/06/19/sports/story1.html (754 words)

	USISL soccer: MLS, USISL renew working agreement through 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Included in the partnership between USISL and MLS is the concept of working agreements between MLS teams and teams in the A-League (Division II) and D3 Pro League (Division III).
		"The USISL is an important link between MLS and the thousands of upcoming players at all levels in the United States," said MLS Commissioner Doug Logan.
		Each USISL club is allowed to name one player as "protected," which makes that player available with a formal call-up.
	www.soccertimes.com /proleagues/usisl/1997/apr07.htm (564 words)

	USISL REVERSES MARINERS' PROTEST THE TEAM WILL GET A LOSS, NOT A MAKEUP GAME, WHICH HURTS ITS PLAYOFF CHANCES.
		The Mariners (12-7) are fourth in the USISL's Atlantic Division, but their position is not secure.
		The USISL upheld the protest on June 27 and agreed to substitute one of Hampton Roads' designated makeup games against an out-of-division opponent in place of the loss to Myrtle Beach.
		One week later, international soccer's governing body, Federation Internationale de Football Association, sent the USISL a letter reasserting its disapproval of the use of video evidence to overturn a referee's decision.
	scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1995/vp950729/07290427.htm (798 words)

	Colorado Comets History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Edward Eid was awarded the USISL Coach of the Year honors.
		In 1991, the Colorado Comets were the USISL Indoor Champions.
		Prior to the USISL, in 1986, the Colorado Comets won the US/Mitre National Indoor Championships, under Head Coach, Kelvin Norman.
	www.intermark.com /alumni/history.html (319 words)

	USA - A-League (American Professional Soccer League)
		The A-League was absorbed by the USISL Select League at the end of 1996.
		The new league retained the A-League name, and totalled 24 teams in all, mostly from the USISL Select league.
		New York Centaurs absorbed the New York Fever of the USISL and were renamed the Fever.
	www.rsssf.com /usadave/apsl.html (483 words)

	Sportsline USA - Soccer Column (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The 88-team USISL is essentially a Third Division with 22 teams playing in its Select Division.
		The war finally moved to where it really belongs -- the soccer field -- last summer when the USISL teams met their A-League counterparts in the U.S. Open Cup five times, with the former prevailing on four occasions.
		Add the Central Jersey Riptide (USISL Pro), which are vying to play at Rutgers Soccer Stadium, and there's seven pro teams, about two or three too many.
	ww3.sportsline.com /b/page/pressbox/lewism2696.htm (1251 words)

	MLS PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES
		A left footed player, he is said to possess one of the hardest shots in the country and, in additionto his quickness in the penalty area, he is a free kick specialist.
		Finished the 1994 USISL season as the league's third leading scorer with 24 goals and 11 assists for 59 points while playing for the Milwaukee Rampage.
		He has spent the last few years in the USISL and the Austrian third division, where he was voted top goalkeeper of the 1991-92 season.
	www-unix.oit.umass.edu /~litterer/mls/mls-bios2.html (4578 words)

	USLFans.com -- For the Fans, By the Fans
		As long as USISL grants franchises based primarily on the ability to pay fees, there will be clubs that form and quickly fold.
		She played for a while in the W-League with the Tampa Bay Extreme and worked three years for USISL as Director of Operations for the W-League.
		Spirit's stint in the USISL front office showed just how important sponsors are to a club.
	www.a-league.com /features/fea,2000,0035.shtml (1480 words)

	Mid Michigan Bucks News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		USISL teams are awarded 3 points for a win in regulation or overtime; 1 point for a shootout win.
		Both teams are 3-1, with 9 points (in the USISL, three points are awarded for a win in regulation or in the sudden death, 15 minute overtime period and one point is awarded for a shootout victory).
		Grand Blanc's Chris Slosar and Midland's Jeff Bateson were named in consecutive weeks to the USISL's "Team of the Week" (top 11 performers from the 34-team PDSL as selected by the league office in Tampa, FL).
	home.att.net /~mmbucks/season.htm (4545 words)

	The Year in American Soccer, 1997
		Finally, with the merger of the A-League into the USISL, MLS was able to strengthen its farm system by establishing relationships with the six surviving A-League teams, and benefit from their stronger team infrastructure.
		The multidivisional structure meshed well, with the USISL and A-League teams proving to be viable farm clubs, and high hopes for the new Project-40 teams to be established in 1998 in the A-League.
		With the increased club affiliations between MLS and the USISL, including the new A-League teams, the introduction of promotion (automatic promotion to the A-League for the D3-Pro League champion), and cooperation between MLS and the NPSL, there was cooperation for the first time between all of the professional outdoor soccer leagues in the United States.
	www.sover.net /~spectrum/year/1997.html (5962 words)

	The Year in American Soccer, 1996
		This system, similar to that with Major League Baseball in effect established the USISL as a minor league for MLS, and was a key development in establishing peace between the soccer leagues.
		Not content with their amazing growth last season, the USISL pushed its boundaries further, establishing the new Select League, consisting of the strongest twenty teams from the Pro and Premier leagues.
		Being the bottom level of the USISL, and an amateur league, the Premier League was unique in that it included college players who were able to get full-year experience by playing Premier League soccer in the spring and summer, while returning to their colleges for the fall.
	www.sover.net /~spectrum/year/1996.html (8480 words)

	Soccer Commentary - Sample USSF Letter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The USISL teams, also unfortunately, are way too old for development purposes, the average age being over 24.
		Neither the MLS nor the USISL has put together a package to sell young players to try a career in professional soccer.
		Plus MLS and USISL teams get new younger players that can influence attendance and provide fans with hot stove league speculation similar to other major league sports.
	www.dansoccerzone.com /Commentary/USSF_Letter.html (492 words)

	South Jersey Barons Outdone By Upstart Brooklyn Knights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Barons came into the game with a 9-4 record in league competition, while the Knights were 2-3 against USISL competition this season.
		The loss dropped the South Jersey Barons league record to 9-5 (10-8 overall) and improved the Brooklyn Knights record to 3-3 in USISL competition.
		Win or lose, the South Jersey Barons USISL D-3 Pro league soccer is a fan friendly game.
	www.sjsports.com /soccer/barons/sjbarons980717.html (464 words)

	Minnesota Pro Soccer History
		The A-League was absorbed by the USISL Select League, which now operates as the USA's FIFA-Sanctioned Division 2 league.
		The USISL Pro League was renamed the D-3 Pro League, and the Premier League is now the Premier Development Soccer League (PDSL).
		The USISL Select League changed its name to the A-League.
	www.dansoccerzone.com /History/Usisl/1997.shtml (175 words)

	MLS PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES
		A member of the U.S. National Team player pool, he has made three appearances for the USA and was a member of the U.S. team during the 1995 Parmalat Cup in New York City.
		Was a two-time NCAA Division 11 All-American at Southern Conneticut State and led the Owls to the NCAA Division II title in 1990...
		In 1995, he was the player/coach for the Hawaii Tsunami of the USISL...
	www-unix.oit.umass.edu /~litterer/mls/mls-bios1.html (5987 words)

	Tom Bonen's Soccer Column -- 05/25/97
		The agreement, which resembles player movement agreements in professional baseball, formalizes a system to allow players to climb the USISL ladder to the MLS, and includes a call-up procedure that provides compensation to USISL teams whose players move to the MLS.
		The Stingers upcoming home match against Rockford on Friday, May 30th is shaping up to be a very special match because the winner of the match will advance to the next round of the US Open Cup.
		The Kalamazoo team is a member of the USISL's Premier League and finished last year with a 6-13 record.
	www.virtual-soccer.com /colum/colum060.html (1308 words)

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