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Thursday, January 17, 2008
Goooaaaaalllll
Central Oklahoma, OK
By: Francisco Ojeda
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Photo(s) By: submitted
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Soccer time is nearing as soccer coaches gather for their yearly worshop in February.
Soccer coaches from around the state will gather for the 18th annual Oklahoma Soccer Association workshop from Feb. 1-3 at at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Tulsa.
The workshop provides training, recognition and participation for its 40,000 members across the state. There is also a new twist to the event. There will also be a soccer tennis tournament championship final to run during the workshop. OSA Director of Coaching Matt Fansher set up the event with over 100 teams of three players participating at preliminary tournaments in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Soccer tennis is played indoors on a tennis layout but a soccer ball is used instead of a tennis ball. No hands are allowed.
Four state coaches have been selected to receive Coach of the Year awards at the OSA award luncheon. The coaches are:
Brian Harvey, head coach at Oklahoma City University and club coach of Edmond Soccer Club 93 Black. He has also been selected as Region III Coach of the Year and is eligible for National Coach of the year.
Kerry Shubert, head coach of Broken Arrow’s HFC 1992 and 92 girls teams.
Geron McGinnis, Broken Arrow club coach, is the state’s first Recreational Boys’ Coach of the Year and has also been selected as Region III Coach of the Year and eligible for National Coach of the Year.
Jim Weir, Broken Arrow club coach, is the state’s first Recreational Girls’ Coach of the Year. Weir has coached for seven years in the Broken Arrow club soccer.
Robert Muzny of Oklahoma City is OSA’s Volunteer of the Year. Muzny oversees the South Lakes Soccer Club fields as a volunteer and was instrumental in the success of this past summer’s rain-soaked Regional soccer tournament held at South Lakes.
There will also be the OSA’s Hall of Fame induction for its 2008 class when Gayl Wilson will be honored. Wilson began her involvement with soccer as a parent and journalist covering the sport in its earliest days. Her coverage of the Tulsa Roughnecks and the US Men’s team was done from her home in Tulsa.
The keynote speaker will be Tulsa University’s men’s coach, Tom McIntosh. Coming off two back-to-back NCAA tournament invitations, McIntosh is an Oklahoma born and trained soccer player and coach.
Other offerings at the Workshop include courses for referees, administrators, and coaches. Cost to attend the Workshop is $50 and registration is available online at www.oksoccer.com. For more information contact Don Watts at 1-800-347-3590.
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