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Adding to our Pittsburgh homegrown talent, we’re pleased to add fullback Max Flick to the Men’s First Team for our inaugural National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) season. Flick spent the past two seasons with the Fort Pitt Regiment (NPSL) “Max brings loads of energy and a desire to get forward from the fullback position, which…
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It’s all about fit. It was during a summer tryout for the ‘05 girls PA Olympic Development Program (ODP) — the first tryout for a higher-level squad — that it was clear it was finally time for more. Emily had been playing soccer for her local recreation program, 2 hours outside of Pittsburgh, all of…
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The inaugural roster for the Pittsburgh Hotspurs (NPSL) has a vital addition: goalkeeper Keasel Broome, a keeper for the Barbados National team. “When the team was announced, I knew it was a great opportunity for me to continue playing at a competitive level while staying close to home,” said Broome. Originally from Delaware, Broome has…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Being the best and brightest is of utmost reward in society. From an early age we identify cut-off periods to which we group children for both sports and academics. However, a phenomenon has been recognized — those born closest to the cut-off are at an advantage. This phenomenon is known as the Relative Age Effect…
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