NEWS ARCHIVES 2005

December 17, 2005 - NSCAA GOALKEEPING STATE DIPLOMA - There will be NSCAA (National Soccer Coaches Association of America) Goalkeeping Course available on January 21st at Jacksonville High School hosted by OCSA. The GK course is great for ANY coach that works with a team that uses keepers.. Additional details available HERE.

December 6, 2005 - '94 &'95 ODP CENTERS FOR 2006 - Announcement: Jacksonville will be hosting an ODP Center for 94 and 95 Calendar Year Players (Boys & Girls) for 2006. The Center's Director will be Jerry Riggs, Head Men's Soccer Coach Mt. Olive College. Additional info available HERE.

November 29, 2005 - CAMSL INDOOR SOCCER SCHEDULES AVAILABLE - CAMSL Indoor Soccer begins on December 3rd. Schedules are now available by week in the CAMSL area HERE.

November 2, 2005 - NEW U6 INDOOR LEAGUE - SWSC is excited to introduce a new U6 indoor league this year. Any SWSC teams interested in participating in this U6 indoor season should contact Graham Carroll @ 330-5801. Games will be played at Northwoods Park Middle School on Saturdays during the month of December or January.

November 2, 2005 - SWSC INDOOR SOCCER REGISTRATION - We will be having Indoor soccer registration for ages U6-U19 on November 7th from 5:00pm-6:00pm @ the Southwest Middle School concession stand. Please complete a team roster form. Roster forms are available HERE(Microsoft Excel Format). Since all teams will not be registering for indoor soccer, individuals may sign up. These players will be placed on teams, if there are open spots available on teams in their age groups. The cost per registered NCYSA team is $150.00 ages U6-U8 and $175.00 ages U9-U19. Any player that didn't play in the Fall 2005 season will have to pay an additional $10.00 for insurance and registration fee with NCYSA. This must be paid before a team can register. All coaches and teams will have to be voted on and approved by the BOD of the SWSC. For more information please contact Graham Carroll 346-3202 for ages U6-U8 or Roger Carroll @ 347-6560 for ages U9-U19.

October 21, 2005 - TOURNAMENT UPDATES:
Fall 2005 CAMSL TOURNAMENT schedules (U7 & U8) are now posted online. Available in the CAMSL area.
Fall 2005 MICRO TOURNAMENT schedules (U6) are now posted online. Available in the TOURNAMENTS area.
Fall 2005 ECSA TOURNAMENT schedules (U9-U18 Rec & Challenge) are now posted online. Available on the ECSA web site.

October 20, 2005 - SOUTHWEST SOCCER CLUB NIGHT - Monday night, October 24th @ 7:00 PM at Stallion Stadium is Southwest Soccer Club night. Any Southwest soccer club player or Southwest area OCSA players under 14 get in free with their Jersey on. Coaches who bring at least 6 players get in free also. The teams will register at the gate and will be recognized at halftime. Let's come out and support the Stallions.

October 10, 2005 - FIELDS CLOSED - SWSC Fields are CLOSED for Monday, October 10, due to the large amount of rain.

October 8-9, 2005 - FIELDS CLOSED - SWSC Fields are CLOSED and games CANCELLED due to wet weather.

September 8, 2005 - RECREATIONAL & CHALLENGE UNIFORMS - SWSC Recreational and Challenge uniforms can be picked up at the SWSC concession stand Friday, Sept. 9th from 6:00-6:30pm. We ask that each team manager or coach pick up the uniforms for their teams. We will have the uniforms sorted by teams which will make the process so much easier. Uniforms will only be given to a team manager, coach or an appointed representative from the team. No individual jerseys will be handed out. If you have any questions please contact Darin Carroll @ 910-938-9348.

September 7, 2005 - CAMSL SCHEDULES NOW AVAILABLE
Fall 2005 CAMSL schedules (U7 & U8) are now posted online. Thanks for your patience. Available in the CAMSL area.

September 6, 2005 - SWSC MICRO SCHEDULES NOW AVAILABLE
Fall 2005 SWSC Micro League schedules (U4, U5, U6) are now posted online. Available in the SCHEDULES area.

September 5, 2005 - MIDDLE SCHOOL GAMES & SWSC PRACTICES
Listed below are the Southwest Middle School home soccer game dates. All SWSC teams that practice at the concession stand area soccer fields need to make arrangements to practice somewhere else or schedule your practice after the games are over (~6:30pm). Coaches, we can not be practicing while the game is going on. The Middle School allows us to use these fields and we appreciate the administration's cooperation. Thanks for your cooperation and understanding.
• September 13th
• October 4th
• October 25

July 27, 2005 - FALL 2005 REGISTRATION
Registration for the Fall 2005 season for youth recreational leagues will be held on the following dates: August 6th and August 13th from 10:00am-2:00pm at Southwest Middle School Cafeteria area. All new players must bring a copy of their birth certificate in order to register. Also we are asking that you bring a 12 pack of name brand can drink for the concession stand. A "printable" youth registration form is available on the FORMS page. Any questions pertaining to U9 & above contact Roger Carroll 389-5801 and U4-U8 contact Graham Carroll @ 347-6742.

July 27, 2005 - REGISTRATION FEES INCREASE
There will be an increase in registration fees this year due to ECSA increasing their field fees which each club has to pay and NCYSA increasing their fees. The SWSC has always tried to keep the fees at a minimum and will strive to keep fees as low as we can so soccer doesn't become to expensive for our club members. This increase was something the SWSC couldn't control. Hopefully, we will be able to hold the line at these prices for some time.

July 14, 2005 - SWSC U12 GIRLS CHALLENGE TRYOUTS • JULY 19th
The SWSC U12 Girls Challenge tryouts scheduled for July 14th @ SWSC concession fields @ 5:30pm have been postponed until TUESDAY, JULY 19th, same time, same place. Any questions please contact Darin Carroll @ 938-9348.

July 10, 2005 - SWSC U12 GIRLS CHALLENGE TRYOUTS • JULY 14th
SWSC will be holding U12 Girls Challenge tryouts Thursday, July 14th @ SWSC concession fields @ 5:30pm. Any questions please contact Darin Carroll @ 938-9348.

June 27, 2005 - CONGRATULATIONS SWSC SPIRITS • U8 BOYS
Congratulations to the SWSC Spirits, a U8 Boys Recreational team, for winning the GOLD medal at the State Games of North Carolina over the June 25-26 weekend in Cary, NC. They won their matches 2-0, 4-0, 4-1, and 2-0. Great job boys!!!!! The Team: Ethan, Trey, Mason, Austin, Zachary, Nick, Anthony, Bronston and Coach Brian Phillips.

June 16, 2005 - SWSC CHALLENGE TRYOUT RESULTS
THANKS & CONGRATULATIONS - Thanks to all the kids and parents that came out for the SWSC Challenge tryouts. Congratulations to the kids that were selected. We encourage the kids that didn't make the selection to continue working hard to improve your soccer skills. We look forward to the upcoming season and working with each player. Thank you for trying out and we wish you the best. Click HERE for tryout results.

June 7, 2005 - CONGRATULATIONS • U12 SW BLAZE GIRLS
Congratulations to the SW Blaze (U12 Girls Rec team) on winning SILVER in the ECSA Spring 2005 End-of-Season tournament, April 16-17, 2005. The Blaze lost a very hard fought match to the Swansboro Storm in a penalty kick shoot-out after the game ended in a tie. Congratulations to the Blaze for a tremendous season!

May 24, 2005 - CONGRATULATIONS • U10 SW SELECT GIRLS
Congratulations to the '94 SW Select (U10 Challenge Girls team) on placing Second in the 2005 NCYSA CHALLENGE CUP - May 21-22, 2005 in Greensboro. Great job girls!!!

May 24, 2005 - MOUNT OLIVE COLLEGE SOCCER CAMP • JUNE 6-9
SWSC will be hosting the Mount Olive College Soccer Camp at the SWSC Fields to be held June 6-9, 2005 from 9:00am - 12:00pm. The cost is $80.00 This camp is for all Boys and Girls; Ages 5-15. Jerry Riggs, Head Men's Soccer Coach at Mt. Olive College, will be the camp director and coach. Additional information contact: Jerry Riggs @ 526-8928 or email at swscsoccer@swsc-nc.com. Click HERE to download application.

May 24, 2005 - SWSC CHALLENGE TRYOUTS
SWSC will be holding Challenge tryouts on June 7th for girls and June 9th for boys from 5:00-7:00pm @ SWSC Fields located at the concession stand. For more information please contact Roger Carroll @ 389-5801.
ALSO: SWSC is accepting Challenge coaching applications. Any coaches interested in coaching a challenge team at SWSC needs to contact Roger Carroll @ 389-5801. Applications must be turned in by June 3rd. For an application, Please download HERE -OR- HERE .

May 19, 2005 - SWSC HEADED TO THE FINAL FOUR
Congratulations to the U10 SW Select girls team for advancing to the Final Four at the NCYSA Challenge Cup. Best of luck this weekend in Greensboro!!!

April 28, 2005 - OCSA CLASSIC TRYOUTS • MAY 23-27
OCSA U11-U18 Classic tryouts will be May 23-27 @ Woodland Park (JASA Soccer Complex). All information - i.e. age groups, times, pre-registration, contacts - is available HERE.

April 26, 2005 - SWSC U6 MICRO TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Spring 2005 SWSC U6 Micro Tournament (April 16-17) results: Congratulations to the U6 Strikers for winning the Gold medal. Also, congratulation to the U6 Kicks for winning the Silver medal. The Strikers won 1-0 in very close game. Congratulation to Coach Dalton and Coach Brown for a great season.

April 20, 2005 - CAMSL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE/BRACKETS POSTED
The Spring 2005 CAMSL tournament starts this weekend April 23-24. Tournament schedule / brackets are posted in the CAMSL area. Coaches, please make sure that your parents are informed of the tournament sites and game times for the weekend.

April 20, 2005 - CONGRATULATIONS • U11 SW SELECT BOYS
Congratulations to the '93 SW Select (U11 Challenge Boys team) on winning GOLD in the ECSA Spring 2005 End-of-Season tournament. April 16-17, 2005. Coaches: Andy Williams and Benji Hammond. Great job boys!!!

April 18, 2005 - MT OLIVE ELITE TECHNICAL SOCCER CAMP
Mount Olive College Elite Technical Soccer Camp - Jerry Riggs, Head Men's Soccer Coach, at Mt. Olive College will be offering a camp focused on technical foundation of the individual player. Emphasis will be on individual touches on the ball, ball at the feet drills, turns with the ball, ball mastery, dribbling, and speed and agility with the ball. This camp will be offered June 13-16 (at JASA) and again July 5-8 (at SWSC). For more information contact Jerry Riggs, @ 526-8928. Click HERE for Brochure / Application.

April 11, 2005 - SWSC U6 MICRO TOURNAMENT BRACKETS POSTED
The Spring 2005 SWSC U6 Micro Tournament brackets are posted in the TOURNAMENTS area. The tournament will be held this weekend (April 16-17). Good Luck!

April 11, 2005 - ECSA TOURNAMENT STARTS ON APRIL 16-17
The Spring 2005 ECSA tournament starts this weekend April 16-17. Site locations, game times and brackets are posted on ECSA website. Seedings for the tournament will be finalized Tuesday night and added to the brackets on the ECSA website Wednesday. Coaches, please make sure that your parents are informed of the tournament sites and game times for the weekend once you receive the final brackets.

April 10, 2005 - SCHEDULE FOR FIELD CLOSINGS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL BASEBALL GAMES
The fields at the SWSC concession stand will be CLOSED on the following dates due to Southwest Middle School having home baseball games: April 6, 14, 19 & 21. All coaches need to make sure that you notify your parents and that we stay off the fields until the completion of the baseball game. Thanks for your assistance.

April 6, 2005 - SWSC CONCESSION STAND FIELDS CLOSED
The fields located at the SWSC concession stand will be closed on Wednesday, April 6th due to the Southwest Middle School having a home baseball game. All coaches need to make sure that you notify your parents and that we stay off the fields until the completion of the baseball game. Thanks for your assistance. Additional dates for Southwest Middle School home baseball games: April 14, 19 and 21

March 29, 2005 - STRIKER vs GOALKEEPER FINISHING CAMP
There will be an eliteGK Striker vs. Goalkeeper Finishing Camp on June 6-9 @ Woodland Park Fields from 9am-4pm. The camp will be open to U11-U18 Classic/Challenge players. Scott Schweitzer, who is the Director of EliteGK, DOC of FCCarolina Alliance, and former professional goalkeeper will be the director of the camp. Click HERE for more information.

March 24, 2005 - HAMMERHEADS FREE TICKET GIVEAWAY • UPDATE
April 1st is the deadline for children to register for their FREE 2005 season pass to all the Wilmington Hammerheads regular season home games. Ticket registration and pick-up information is available on the Wilmington Hammerheads web site www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com. This is a great opportunity for the kids to get FREE season tickets to the Hammerheads regular season home games.

March 22, 2005 - HAMMERHEADS FREE TICKET GIVEAWAY
Kids can bring their printed ticket confirmation receipts to Woodlands Park (JASA Fields) on Wednesday, March 23 from 12:00-1:00pm. Ticket registration information is available on the Wilmington Hammerheads web site www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com. This is a great opportunity for the kids to get FREE season tickets to the Hammerheads regular season home games.

March 16, 2005 - SWSC FIELDS CLOSED FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16th

March 8, 2005 - IMPORTANT NOTICE: No team can practice on the fields located at the concession stand until 5:00pm due to the Southwest Middle School baseball team having practice for the remainder of the soccer season. All coaches need to make sure that you notify your parents and that we stay off the fields until the baseball team has completed their practice session. Thanks for your assistance.

March 2, 2005 - Please NOTE: The CAMSL U8 COED(BOYS) schedule has been updated with the addition of another team. Please review the new schedule for changes. Thanks.

February 28, 2005 - SWSC FIELDS CLOSED FOR MONDAY, FEB 28th

February 24, 2005 - SWSC FIELDS CLOSED FOR THURSDAY, FEB 24th

February 24, 2005 - U.S. SOCCER NATIONAL CHALLENGE • MARCH 18-20
OSome of the best young soccer talent in the country will be showcased at the UNCW Soccer Stadium on March 18-20 when UNC Wilmington plays host to the United States Under-17 Boy's National Team in a series of three matches with North Carolina schools in the U.S. National Soccer Challenge.
The national team will play Davidson on Friday, March 18, at 7 p.m. Seahawks on Saturday, March 19, at 7 p.m. Wake Forest will battle the club on Sunday, March 20, at 2 p.m. to wrap up the weekend.

February 21, 2005 - SWSC FIELDS CLOSED FOR MONDAY, FEB 21

February 18, 2005 - WILMINGTON HAMMERHEADS VS. MOC TROJANS
OCSA is proud to announce the Wilmington Hammerheads Professional Soccer Team will be playing an exhibition soccer game against the Mount Olive College Trojans. The exhibition game will be played at Jacksonville High School Stadium on March 15 and the game time will be 7:00pm.

February 17, 2005 - ECSA SCHEDULES NOW AVAILABLE
Spring 2005 ECSA Rec & Challenge schedules (U9 - U17) are now posted online. Thanks for your patience. Available on the ECSA web site HERE.

February 16, 2005 - SWSC CODE OF ETHICS
The SWSC purpose is to promote good sportsmanship, teamwork, achievement and fun for players and their families through the game of soccer. The conduct of coaches, family members, and spectators is critical to this process and the experience your child might have playing the game of soccer. SWSC is pleased to institute a new code of conduct program, as it will serve for the benefit of the players, parents, and coaches.

February 16, 2005 - SWSC MICRO SCHEDULES NOW AVAILABLE
Spring 2005 SWSC Micro League schedules (U4, U5 & U6) are now posted online. Thanks for your patience. Available in the SCHEDULE area.

February 16, 2005 - CAMSL SCHEDULES NOW AVAILABLE
Spring 2005 CAMSL schedules (U7 & U8) are now posted online. Thanks for your patience. Available in the CAMSL area.

February 14, 2005 - ECSA SCHEDULES
The SWSC commissioner will pick-up the ECSA schedules on Tuesday night February 15th. A "hard copy" of the spring schedule should be available for each coach on Wednesday, Feb. 16th at SWSC concession stand. Thanks for your patience and understanding.

February 14, 2005 - SWSC MICRO SCHEDULES
SWSC Micro League (U4, U5 & U6) Spring 2005 Schedules will be coming soon. The micro schedules will be finalized Feb. 15th after we receive the ECSA schedules. We have several coaching issues that we have to schedule around. Thanks for your patience.

February 14, 2005 - RECREATIONAL SOCCER UNIFORMS
SWSC Recreational uniforms can be picked up at the SWSC concession stand Friday Feb. 18th from 4:30-6:00pm. We ask that each team manager or coach pick up the uniforms for their teams. Uniforms will only be given to a team manager, coach or an appointed representative from the team. We are still in the process of filling orders due to the late response from several teams in turning in their orders. Please be patient. We should have the orders completed before the start of the season. Coaches need to make sure that they have collected all the money for each uniform on their team. NO jerseys will be handed out without payment!!!!!!

February 9, 2005 - CONGRATULATIONS • U11 SW SELECT BOYS
Congratulations to the U11 SW Select Challenge Boys team on winning GOLD at the Beast of the East tournament held in Greenville, NC Februrary 5-6. Great job boys!!!

February 8, 2005 - SPRING 2005 SEASON SET TO START
ECSA Recreation and Challenge season to begin on February 19th. The early start is once again due to the NCYSA starting the Snickers Cup and Challenge Cup the first week in May which would mean that there would be no referees for our end of the season ECSA tournament. Let's have great spring season with lots of fun!!!!

January 18, 2005 - SPRING BREAK SOCCER CAMP • MARCH 21-24
Mt. Olive College Soccer Camp @ Southwest Soccer Club: Boys and girls ages 5-15 are eligible for this camp which will be held on March 21-24, 2005 at Southwest Middle School Soccer Fields. Additional info available in our CAMPS/TRAINING area. [CLICK HERE] Registration Deadline is March 18, 2005.

January 12, 2005 - SW SELECT CHALLENGE TRYOUTS SPRING 2005
The Southwest Soccer Club will be holding challenge tryouts @ Southwest Soccer Fields on Wednesday, January 19th @ 4:30pm for U10 SW Select Boys and U11 SW Select Girls. Any one interest in the U10 boys contact Graham Carroll @ 330-5801 and U11 girls contact Darin Carroll @ 330-5726.

January 11, 2005 - SWSC LATE REGISTRATION FOR SPRING 2005
Spring 2005 late registration will be Sunday, January 23rd @ Blue Creek Elementary School from 2:00-4:00pm. All new players must bring a copy of their birth certificate in order to register. Also we are asking that you bring a 12 pack of name brand can drink for the concession stand. A "printable" youth registration form is available on the FORMS page HERE.

January 11, 2005 - NCSAA GOALKEEPING LEVEL 1 DIPLOMA COURSE
On January 23rd, from 1-6pm, in Wilmington, the Port City Soccer Club will host the National Soccer Coaches' Association of America's Goalkeeping Level 1 Diploma Course. The overall objective of the Goalkeeping Level I Diploma Course is to explore some of the myths and mystiques surrounding the goalkeeping function. The six-hour course is directed towards the team coach - not the specialist goalkeeper coach. The object is to empower the coach with knowledge and practice methods that will enable the coach to evaluate a goalkeeper in game situations and then design an appropriate practice program for goalkeepers in and outside of team practices. The course includes lecture (theory) and field (practical) sessions. Course Fee: Level I - $35/person, 15-person minimum. Please contact Chris Neal at (910)681-1430 or at chrisneal@portcitysoccer.org for more information. (www.portcitysoccer.org)

January 5, 2005 - U11 SW SELECT GIRLS CHALLENGE TRYOUTS
The SW Select U11 Girls Challenge team will be holding tryouts @ Southwest Soccer Fields on Monday, January 10th @ 4:00pm. Any girl born on 8/1/93 and later is eligible to tryout. For more information contact coach Darin Carroll @ 330-5726.