Posts by Marikaye DeTemple
Spurs Signing: Nick Kolarac
We’re pleased to announce the signing of our first Pittsburgh born player — Nick Kolarac — to our Men’s First Team that will compete in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) May-July 2019. Kolarac most recently played with the Fort Pitt Regiment (NPSL) — serving as captain in the 2018 season where he also earned…
Read MorePittsburgh Hotspurs Join the NPSL
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that the Pittsburgh Hotspurs (Pittsburgh, PA) have joined the league as an expansion team. The club will begin competition in the Midwest Region’s East Conference in 2019. “The Pittsburgh area is home to one of the top soccer markets in the entire country,” NPSL Managing…
Read MoreUnited Soccer Coaches Convention 2019: Hotspurs Coaches Takeaways
The United Soccer Coaches Convention is an annual gathering of soccer experts from around the world looking to grow and improve the game in the United States. It’s four days of non-soccer opportunities to learn, grow, discuss, meet, and socialize around all things soccer. Professional coaches at the national level, collegiate coaches, club directors, high…
Read MoreSmall-Sided Soccer Games: Why 5v5?
The newest addition to our Hotspurs training program is our in-house 5v5 league. With our players training twice a week, many playing in futsal, indoor leagues, and even other winter sports, why in the world did we decide to offer another league? And outdoors to boot!? Unarguably, the game itself is the best way for…
Read MoreGet Out of Your Comfort Zone: Scott Arnold, National C Coaching License
Education is a top priority for our entire coaching team. It’s important to us that our players, families, and interested fans of the game know about the growth and direction of our club as we continue to develop our identity and style in Pittsburgh. As the “year of education” continues, Coach Scott Arnold recently obtained…
Read MoreCoaches Spend Day on Football Theory with Raymond Verheijen
Football theory? Even if the ? wasn’t there, you still would read it with some questioning and ‘what?’. As “the year of education” continues, a group of our Hotspurs coaches spent a day focused on Football Theory with Raymond Verheijen of the World Football Acadamy. It’s important to us that our players, families, and interested fans…
Read MoreHotspurs SC Leads the Way In Western PA Soccer Club Concussion Standards
The buzz around concussions has been on the rise across sports of all levels with the NFL and NHL both taking a stance on concussion protocol over the past 5 years. At the youth level, schools in PA had protocol go into effect in 2012. Our athlete’s safety is our nu. 1 priority, yet…
Read MoreHotspurs 2006 Girls Blue Team Win EDP Cup Fall
The 2006G Blue win EDP Cup Fall.
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