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Carrie Kveton
Carrie Kveton (born June 29, 1980, in Dallas, Texas) is an American soccer player who played as a midfielder and defender, before moving on to become a coach. Kveton played professionally in Denmark. She is currently the coach of the United States U-19 Women's Youth National Team. Playing career Kveton played college soccer for North Texas University, earning All-Sun Belt Conference recognition in 2001. After college, Kveton played semi-pro soccer in the USL W-League with the Boston Renegades, where she was one of the league's leading scorers in the 2003 season. Kveton played professional soccer in Denmark, playing for Fortuna Hjørring in the 2012–2013 season. In the summer of 2004, she played 13 matches for Charlotte Lady Eagles in the 2004 USL W-League season, scoring twice. Later that year (2004) she relocated to Europe, joining English FA Women's Premier League club Bristol Academy (known as Bristol Rovers in 2004–05). She played 37 league games, scoring once, in he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defender (association Football)
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers, and wing-backs. The centre-back and full-back positions are most common in modern formations. The sweeper and wing-back roles are more specialised, often limited to certain formations dependent on the manager's style of play and tactics. Centre-back The centre-back (also known as a central defender or centre-half, as the modern role of the centre-back arose from the centre-half position) defends in the area directly in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players, particularly centre-forwards, from scoring. Centre-backs accomplish this by blocking shots, tackling, intercepting passes, contesting headers and marking forwards to discourage the opposing team from passing to them. Centre-backs are often tall and positioned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As #Central midfielder, central midfielders often go across boundaries, with mobility and passing ability, they are often referred to as deep-lying midfielders, play-makers, box-to-box midfielders, or holding midfielders. There are also attacking midfielders with limited defensive assignments. The size of midfield units on a team and their assigned roles depend on which Formation (association football), formation is used; the unit of these players on the pitch is commonly referred to as the midfield. Its name derives from the fact that midfield units typically make up the in-between units to the Defender (association football), defensive units and Forward (association football), forward units of a F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Soccer League
The United Soccer League (USL) is an organizer of various professional and amateur soccer leagues in the United States league system. It currently organizes its Championship, League One, and League Two for men, its Super League and W League for women, and the USL Academy and USL Youth for youth players. It also organizes the USL Cup, a league cup competition for its professional men's clubs. The USL began in 1986 as a men's indoor soccer minor league, before branching out into outdoor soccer in 1989. After rebranding as the United States Interregional Soccer League (USISL), it commenced a women's outdoor league (the W-League) and split its men's outdoor league into two pro and one amateur league over the course of 1995–96. Its top pro flight would merge with the American Professional Soccer League to become the A-League in 1997 – a decision influenced by the advent of Major League Soccer (MLS). Its indoor league folded in 1998. The USISL adopted the name United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 USL W-League Season
The 2005 W-League Season was the USL W-League's 11th season. Changes from 2004 season Name changes Three teams changed their name in the off-season: Expansion teams Five teams were added for the season: Teams leaving One team left for the WPSL: * St. Louis Archers Eight teams folded after the 2004 season: * Asheville Splash * Calgary Wildfire * Columbus Lady Shooting Stars * Edmonton Aviators Women * Montreal Xtreme * Rhode Island Lady Stingrays * Toronto Inferno * Windy City Bluez Standings ''Orange indicates W-League title and bye into W-League semifinals.'' ''Blue indicates division title clinched'' ''Green indicates playoff berth clinched'' Central Conference Atlantic Division Midwest Division Eastern Conference Northeast Division Northern Division Western Conference Playoffs Format Five teams from the Eastern Conference, four teams from the Central Conference and two from the Western Conference qualify for the playoffs. All match-ups are in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a typical season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session: for example, in Major League Baseball the season lasts approximately from the last week of March to the last week of September. In other team sports, like association football or basketball, it is generally from August or September to May although in some countries – such as Northern Europe, North America or East Asia – the season for oudoor summer sports starts in the spring and finishes in autumn, mainly due to weather conditions encountered during the winter. A year can often be broken up into several distinct sections (sometimes themselves called seasons). These are: a preseason, usually a series of exhibition games played for training purposes; a regular season, the main period of the league's competition; the postseason, a playoff tournament played against the league's top teams to determine the league's champion; and the offseason, the time w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The FA
The Football Association (the FA) is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the oldest football association in the world and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the amateur and professional game in its territory. The FA facilitates all competitive football matches within its remit at national level, and indirectly at local level through the county football associations. It runs numerous competitions, the most famous of which is the FA Cup. It is also responsible for appointing the management of the men's, women's, and youth national football teams. The FA is a member of both UEFA and FIFA and holds a permanent seat on the International Football Association Board (IFAB) which is responsible for the Laws of the Game. As the first football association, it does not use the national name "English" in its title. The FA is based at Wembley Stadium in London. The FA is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004–05 FA Women's Premier League
The 2004–05 FA Women's Premier League season was the 14th season of the FA Women's Premier League. National Division The FA Women's Premier League National Division, National Division season started on 15 August 2004 and ended on 7 May 2005. Arsenal L.F.C., Arsenal were the defending champions, while Liverpool L.F.C., Liverpool and Bristol City W.F.C. (1990s), Bristol City entered as the promoted teams from the 2003–04 FA Women's Premier League, 2003–04 Northern and Southern Divisions. Arsenal won their second consecutive league title, and seventh overall. Table Results Top goalscorers Northern Division The FA Women's Premier League Northern Division, Northern Division season began on 15 August 2004 and ended on 2 May 2005. Table Results Top goalscorers Southern Division The FA Women's Premier League Southern Division, Southern Division season began on 15 August 2004 and ended on 24 April 2005. Cardiff City Ladies F.C., Cardiff City qualified for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FA Women's Premier League National Division
The FA Women's Premier League National Division (originally WFA National League Premier Division) was a football division in England. From 1991–92 WFA National League Premier Division, 1991 until 2009–10 FA Women's Premier League, 2010, the National Division functioned as the top league in Women's football in England, English women's football. During its final three seasons, the division operated as the second level of the league pyramid from 2010–11 FA Women's Premier League, 2010 to 2012–13 FA Women's Premier League, 2013. The division was played on a home and away basis, with each team playing each other twice, and points being awarded in the standard Association football, football format. Below the National Division were simultaneously the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division, Northern and FA Women's Premier League Southern Division, Southern divisions and the remainder of the women's football pyramid. The terms ''Women's Premiership'' and ''Ladies' Premiershi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 USL W-League Season
The 2004 W-League Season was the league's 10th. The Vancouver Whitecaps Women won the W-League title, defeating the New Jersey Wildcats 4-2 in Ottawa. Changes from 2003 season Name changes One team changed their name in the off-season: Expansion teams Fourteen teams were added for the season: Teams leaving Two teams folded after the 2004 season: * New Jersey Lady Stallions * Northern Kentucky TC Stars Standings ''Orange indicates bye into W-League semifinals as host.'' ''Blue indicates division title clinched'' ''Green indicates playoff berth clinched'' Central Conference Atlantic Division Midwest Division Eastern Conference New England Division North Central Division Northeast Division Western Conference Playoffs Format Seven teams each from the Eastern Conference, four teams from the Central Conference and two from the Western Conference qualify for the playoffs. The Ottawa Fury Women received a bye into the W-League semifinals as hosts. All matchups are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 USL W-League Season
The 2003 W-League Season was the 9th season of the USL W-League, the second-highest division of women's soccer in the United States. The Boston Renegades were the defending champions. The Hampton Roads Piranhas were crowned champions after defeating the Chicago Cobras in the Championship game. Changes from the 2002 season Format changes The league went to the standard FIFA match points format: 3 points for a win (down from the previous 4), 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss, and eliminated bonus points for 3 or more goals scored. Name changes One team changed their name in the off-season: Expansion teams One team joined the league ahead of the start of the season: Teams leaving Two teams left to join the WPSL: * Maryland Pride * Rhode Island Rays Eight teams folded after the 2002 season: * Albuquerque Crush * Jacksonville Jade * Kansas City Mystics * Kentucky Fillies * Memphis Mercury * Oklahoma Outrage * Tampa Bay Xtreme * Texas Odyssey Standings ''Blue indicates divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USL W-League (1995–2015)
The USL W-League was a North American amateur women's soccer developmental organization. The league was a semi-professional, open league, giving college players the opportunity to play alongside established international players while maintaining their collegiate eligibility. The league was administered by the United Soccer Leagues system (the USL), which also oversees the men's United Soccer League and Premier Development League. The W-League announced on November 6, 2015 that the league will cease operation ahead of 2016 season. After the popularity of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, though, USL began considerations for a new professional women's league; this effort eventually returned to the re-establishing of the league as the USL W League. History The W-League's inaugural season was in 1995. Originally called the United States Interregional Women's League, it later changed its name to the W-League. Although at its inception some of the league's franchises were barely ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semi-professional Sports
Semi-professional sports are sports in which athletes are not participating on a full-time basis, but still receive some payment. Semi-professionals are not amateur because they receive regular payment from their team, but generally at a considerably lower rate than a full-time professional athlete. As a result, semi-professional players frequently have (or seek) full-time employment elsewhere. A semi-pro player or team could also be one that represents a place of employment that only the employees are allowed to play on. In this case, it is considered semi-pro because their employer pays them, but for their regular job, not for playing on the company's team. The semi-professional status is not universal throughout the world and depends on each country's labour code and each sports organization's specific regulations. Origin The San Francisco Olympic Club fielded an American football team in 1890. That year, the Olympic Club was accused by a rival club of enticing athletes to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
