Posts Tagged ‘Player Spotlight’
Trust, Challenge, Return: Nick Niebauer’s Loan to MLS NEXT is the Steel City Way
The main essentials in every room of the Niebauer house – a light and a soccer ball. And one of the two is negotiable. Nick Niebauer (2008B) has always loved the game – the competition, the mastery, the scoring goals. “I feel most like myself when I am playing soccer,” said Nick. “My dream is…
Read MoreProviding a Path: Partnership with Emek Hefer (Israeli Premier Soccer League) Helps Dixon Veltri Go Pro
It’s a simple goal – provide players a path to get to the next step. From a young kid looking to get onto the First Team when they ‘grow up,’ a high school player moving into a college program, or serving as a stepping stone to help a college athlete get to the highest level…
Read MoreMen’s First Team alum Max Flick shines for North Carolina FC
This is a repost of an article By Aaron Tomich/NPSL.com. — Hard work, humility, and the ability to adjust and adapt are key elements to the story of success for center back Max Flick. Flick, a 27-year-old who hails from Pittsburgh, PA, has emulated consistency this past season playing for North Carolina Football Club, a…
Read MoreJake Beretta: Living Outside My Comfort Zone
Jake Beretta details his unexpected journey from star high school player to a nationally ranked Army Cadet and Military Intelligence Officer.
Read MoreCole Rosenberger: Taking My Chances
Cole Rosenberger recalls his journey from the end of the bench at Arsenal, to the end of his college soccer career at Johns Hopkins University.
Read MoreAn Alternate Route to a Soccer Future: A Gap Year
The road to soccer in the U.S. is straight — and very narrow. Even some of the most passionate and skilled players follow the same journey. They begin with youth clubs, enter into high school, and immediately try out for a college team. However, the long-standing question for athletes and their parents remains: Is moving…
Read MoreBecause Of Playing Soccer… Kataira Rhodes
Last year at our annual awards event we recognized the player from each phase that truly embodies all that it means to be a Hotspurs player both on and off the field. Kataira Rhodes is just that player — dedicated, responsible, hardworking, a great teammate, respectful, motivated. Recognized as the club player of the year…
Read MoreBecause of Playing Soccer… Kaley Simqu
Sports have a way of bringing people together across all cultures around the world. While on an international stage we see professional athletes competing in top leagues, getting to explore the world. Experiences and opportunities like these are available to youth athletes much the same. Kaley Simqu, a member of our 2005G Blue team, recently…
Read MoreHotspurs’s Sydney Caldwell – Athlete of the Week
Sydney was selected by Trib Live as athlete of the week after her series of shutouts this season for Franklin Regional: Claim to fame: Caldwell posted her fifth shutout of the season to lead No. 5 Franklin Regional (6-2, 4-1) to a 1-0 win over Knoch in Section 1-AAA action Sept. 18. Caldwell recorded shutouts against…
Read MoreSam Farner Called Back for US Soccers Upcoming Training Center
Sam Farner recently attended a US Soccer Training center in Columbus OH, in front of US Soccers technical staff. Sam has recently been called back to another center in Cincinnati OH. Sam is a dedicated soccer player whose cousin plays for Real Salt Lake in the MLS. We wish Sam a lot of luck at…
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