R.I.P. Tony DiCicco. pic.twitter.com/DK5L5pN9yg— Paul Carr (@PaulCarr) June 20, 2017 One of the Gods of NSCAA. Didn't know he had been sick. I believe he was still doing GK trainings as recently as Turning Stone back in February.
He missed the NSCAA convention in January, but I had no idea. My condolences to his family and friends.
What an awesome philosophy. For just about anything, actually. Raising your kids, being a supervisor/manager, being a good next door neighbor. And it's just a fun read as well. RIP
Wow just saw this he is dead? He died without his mustash. I had my mustash for about 40 years before shaving it off. I think he used to go for the taller bigger girls for his team if I remember right.
The biggest stars (on teams with many stars) were Akers and Hamm. Akers was 5' 10, extremely strong, but suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome and had iv's at half time to keep her in the game. 105 goals and 36 assists in 153 matches. Hamm was 5' 5", widely believed to be the best female player of all time. 158 goals and 144 assists in 275 matches, averaging better than 1 goal AND 1 assist per match. Both played in the midfield and forward. Both selected by Pele for the FIFA 100, the only women that Pele selected.
Tony was the goal keeper coach when Anson Dorrance was the head coach. Anson was Hamm's college coach. Carin Jennings (Gabarra) was another attacking wonder in a pint size package. Golden ball at the 91 finals, while Akers won the golden boot. April Heinrichs was the 3rd forward of the 1991 "triple threat." I don't remember anyone else being Aker's size, although I am sure some were. For the record, Anson has sent about 90 Tar Heels players to the national team. No one else has come close.
Back to the topic, DiCicco's turn-around of the U20 wnt in 2008 is considered by some as his greatest success story. He was a great coach.
http://www.frontrowsoccer.com/2017/06/30/turn-personal-tribute-tony-dicicco/ YOUR TURN: A personal tribute to Tony DiCicco Jun 30, 2017
A short tribute by Coach Schellas Hyndman: https://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/...f63&hkey=91557d00-7774-4345-b12d-ed24201f0969