Infosport: Pro Soccer Combines
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InfoSport: Pro Soccer Combines FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/18/2011 COLGATE SENIOR TO ATTEND INFOSPORT PRO SOCCER COMBINE Colgate men’s soccer senior Steven Miller has been accepted to participate in the InfoSport: Pro Soccer Combine, being held in Lakewood Ranch, FL (Bradenton/Sarasota area). The three-day event (January 3-5, 2012) brings in approximately 250 aspiring professional soccer players from around the world. Former Colgate player Alex Weekes started his pro soccer career with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds after attending the 2012 InfoSport Pro Soccer Combine. “InfoSport’s professional combines are recognized around the soccer world as one of the most effective means for players to showcase their talents and advance their professional careers. Countless soccer players who have used InfoSport's services have been drafted or signed free agent contracts with teams in MLS, USL, NASL, MISL and countries around the world over the past 11 years,” said Julie D. Lanzillo, InfoSport President. InfoSport's Pro Soccer Combines have grown into a spectacular annual event enabling talented, aspiring pro players the chance to display their talents. MLS, USL, NASL and MISL coaches, scouts and agents are always in attendance. At the combine, InfoSport's Director of Soccer, Daryl Shore, an NASL head coach (Fort Lauderdale Strikers) and former MLS Assistant Coach (Chicago Fire), assembles an unparalleled coaching and evaluation staff from the professional soccer ranks of the United States. Already scheduled to be on staff at the 2012 InfoSport Pro Soccer Combine are CJ Brown (Assistant Coach, Real Salt Lake, MLS), Amos Magee (Assistant Coach, Portland Timbers, MLS), Tim Hanley (Assistant Coach, Houston Dynamo, MLS), John Pascarella (Assistant Coach, MLS), Mike Sorber (Montreal Impact, MLS), Jesse Myers (Head Coach, Rochester Rhinos, USL Pro), Aron Hyde (Assistant Coach, Chicago Fire, MLS), Steve Widdowson (Assistant Coach, Harrisburg City Islanders, USL Pro), Justin Evans (Head Coach, Pittsburgh Riverhounds, USL Pro), Brian Haynes (former MLS Assistant Coach), and Hunter Gilstrap (current professional goalkeeper, Pittsburgh Riverhounds, USL Pro and former InfoSport Combine participant, 2006). Scouting reports on each participant are made available to every professional soccer team around the world. For more information: Julie D. Lanzillo - President, InfoSport, Inc. [email protected] www.twitter.com/infosportsoccer www.facebook.com/InfoSportSoccer www.infosportinc.com Post Office Box 825 e-mail: [email protected] Worcester, PA 19490 USA InfoSport: Pro Soccer Combines FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: Who is Daryl Shore? Daryl Shore was appointed as InfoSport's Director of Soccer in 2000, overseeing the written evaluations of all InfoSport Pro Soccer Combine participants. He currently serves as the head coach of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the NASL. He was an assistant coach for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer (MLS) for 10 years. He is a USSF “A” Licensed Coach. He played professionally in the A-League and has coached at the collegiate, A-League, NASL and MLS levels since 1994. What pro coaches will be at the combine? Each year, Daryl Shore assembles an impressive coaching and evaluation staff including assistant and head coaches from teams in MLS, USL and MISL. Please see our web site (www.infosportinc.com/soccercombines.html) for a complete list of current and past InfoSport staff members. Where is the combine being held? The Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch in the Bradenton/Sarasota region of Florida. The facility is home to 22 pristine Celebration-seeded natural grass fields, managed by US U20 Men’s National Team Assistant Coach, Tim Mulqueen. Where is the Premier Sports Campus located? 5985 Post Blvd., Lakewood Ranch, FL 34211 www.infosportinc.com Post Office Box 825 e-mail: [email protected] Worcester, PA 19490 USA.