USL Showcase (Combine) Dec. 16-18

[Dave Marino-Nachison]

The second USL showcase/combine starts today and runs through Wednesday. Still trying to run down a list of players and a schedule.

Please share anything you find...

[Dave Marino-Nachison]

Schedule:

Sunday, December 16
Players arrive in Charleston and may check-in between noon and 4PM. An optional training session will be held at the Charleston Battery’s Practice Field from 2-6 PM

Monday, December 17
Three 70 minute showcase matches run between 8:30-11:30 AM at Charleston’s practice field. After an hour-and-a-half break for lunch, players compete in a full, 90 minute showcase match between 2:30-6 PM at Charleston’s Blackbaud Stadium.

Tuesday, December 18
The six teams compete in one of three 70 minute matches at Blackbaud Stadium. The first begins at 8:30AM, the second at 10AM and the third and final match begins at 11:30 AM.

Link:
http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/217570.html

[Dave Marino-Nachison]

Team Rosters:

http://www.uslsoccer.com/docs/home/Showcase%20Team%20Rosters.pdf

Alphabetical Player Listing:

http://www.uslsoccer.com/docs/home/Showcase%20Alpha%20List.pdf

[JoeSoccerFan]

anybody attending - I like team 5.

[Mikey mouse]

I wanted to get out there today but work is getting in the way.

possibly tomorrow but if I do, it wont be for long.

Mikey

[Mikey mouse]

I didnt get a chance to get out there. but one of the posters on usldiscussions did and here is what he had to say
The six teams compete in one of three 70 minute matches at Blackbaud today. First match begins at 8:30AM, the second match at 10AM, and the third (final mtch) begins at 11:30AM.
I watched three frezing cold 90 minute matches there yesterday.
First match: Team 1 vs Team 5 resulted in 1-1 tied . Team 1 seemed to move the ball better and created more chances with players worthed to mention Jhonny Artaega #63, Ryan Fante #93, Keeron Benito #52, and Tate Parrish #40. Team 5 I didn't realy see any player stand out, may be Adrian Bumbut #13 was worthed to mention.
Second match: Team 2 vs Team 6 . Team 2 beat Team 6 with the score 3-2 . Team 2 attacked early, scored first and leading all the way most of the match until the final 30 minutes in the second half. Team 6 worked hard, finally got on board scored 2 goals , and they almost equal the score at the final second. I was most impressed with Team 6's Martin Nunez #46, he is short & small (Mike Birch's size) but very quick, skillful with the ball, excellent touch, and not afraid to tackle or back down from the big guys either, other players to mention Zaheer Bell #64, Julian Cantillo #55, Aidan Danaher # 66. Team 2 Tristan Murray # 34, Murphy Wiredhu #87 & Mason Webb #62 had showed some promising moves.

Third match: Team 3 vs Team 4 (Jeremy Gold's Team) I think Team 3 beat Team 4 but not sure the final score because I was talking to Mark Watson & Paul Conway, and other Coaches from Portland & Hotlanta and lost track. Team 6's David Cowley #17 supposed to be the Wonder Kid from English's Westham Junior Camp but I didn't see much. Team 4's Jeremy Gold got some good run but couldn't do much, because he barely received the ball from his teammates.


Jeremy Gold, by the way, is a local boy that got limited minutes from the battery last year.

[SJJ]

Just wondering why the USL scheduled this for the same weekend as the NCAA finals? I didn't hear of any player originally scheduled for the combine who had to stay with his college side, but there is also a case of teams who may have had to split their scouting crews into two, and send them to different sites. Maybe the weekend after the NCAA finals would be better.