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“What’s all that noise from the sidelines?”
Dr. Alan Goldberg
www.competitivedge.com
(Loud adult noise from the sidelines) “Shoot the ball! Kick it! Come on Billy; for God’s sake shoot it! (The 10 year old who’s related to the voice nervously tries to pass the ball to his nearest teammate but instead, it awkwardly dribbles off the side of his foot out of bounds. The boy’s father is now yelling.) “Billy what the heck’s wrong with you son? Are you that stupid? I said shoot it! Do it like I showed you! Now don’t be lazy! Move your butt and go get that ball back! (The boy looks miserable and quickly glances over to the sidelines at his father before he hangs his head and runs after the ball. A few minutes later an opposing player cleanly tackles Billy and takes the ball away from him. The referee’s whistle is silent. The father explodes at the official.) “Are you blind or what? Where’s the foul? How can you not call anything there? That’s a yellow card, ref! How can you not see
For the second straight summer, the Taylor University men's soccer team will host the Peoria Christian (Ill.) Chargers as part of the Taylor University Men's Soccer Residential Academy.
Several members of the IU women's soccer squad have been having successful summer campaigns for their respective teams. Rising senior Jessica Boots and rising junior Leigh Anne Cummings were both named to United Soccer League W-League Team of the Week while rising sophomore Carly Samp led her team to a Region II championship as a member of the U-19 Eclipse Select team.
The Anderson University men’s soccer team will have a 20-year celebration event on Friday, Oct. 9 at the Kardatzke Wellness Center at 7:30 p.m.
The 2009 team will be hosting the reception, which will honor all the past players and teams and be proceeded by a short program.
On Saturday, Oct. 10, there will be an alumni came at 9:30 a.m., followed by the men’s game against Transylvania at 3 p.m. At halftime of the game, they will recognize the original 1989 team.
As one of the youngest NCAA III teams, AU has achieved many accolades from two conference championships (2000, 2004), two tournament championships (2000, 2002), an NSCAA Ethics Award and 12 consecutive years awarded the NSCAA Team Academic Award. Individually the program has had 38 All-Conference players, 44 Academic All-Conference players, three HCAC MVPs and two Freshmen of the Year.
Indiana University Head Women's Soccer Coach Mick Lyon today announced the hiring of Stacey Matthiessen as an assistant coach for the program. Matthiessen joins the Hoosiers after a standout career at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga and a professional stint with the W-League's Arizona Heatwave.