Kiwis at US Colleges
Anyways, bloody stoked about Boxall! Glad to have a Kiwi at the Whitecaps!
"He's a physical presence," Soehn said. "He plays big.
"I don't think he had the greatest combine, but when you watch him in his college games, he did very well. The difficult part is, when guys go to the combine, they will have been off two or three months. They are probably not the same as they were at the end of the season."
Sauce: http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id=349992
Abris I think that website is incorrect. The Purcell playing for Caledonia is Kemron Purcell:
http://www.ttproleague.com/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showPlayer&p=8&pid=122&Itemid=53
Another Kiwi in the US. Ex NZ under 19 schoolboy? Looks to be eligible for the under 20 world cup as well.
No official website release but its noted on his twitter page. nz_maka2011-06-01 10:44:31
Are there any Kiwi's at major football colleges??
http://www.gohuskies.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/071311aaa.html
Lewis Williams-Gray (Wellington College) is at Kenyon College http://athletics.kenyon.edu/x35163.xml
Mattie Gibbons has joined University of New Mexico http://ole.co.nz/news/2011/06/02/gibbons-signs-with-university-of-new-mexico/
Thomas Davis to University of Montavello http://www.montevallofalcons.com/sports/msoc/2011-12/Releases/07182011
Dominic McGarr & Pomare Te Anau both at University Albany http:///www.ualbanysports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=15800&SPID=7995&SPSID=70257
http://ole.co.nz/news/2011/05/24/mcgarr-signs-with-university-at-albany/
Nick Roydhouse has transferred to Syracuse from Hartwick: http://suathletics.syr.edu/roster.aspx?rp_id=8498&path=msoccer
Jack Cotter has joined Grand Canyon University http://ole.co.nz/news/2011/07/05/cotter-signs-with-grand-canyon-university/
Finlay Milne has transferred to Wright State University http://www.wsuraiders.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/milne_finlay00.html
Alex Carr has signed with Brown University http://www.brownbears.com/sports/m-soccer/2011-12/releases/20110504rpuvks
Wibblebutt2011-07-21 12:18:13
Was he one of the winners of the YF scholarship last year?
Yep sounds like it's just for the summer: http://ole.co.nz/news/2011/06/13/robson-joins-chicago-fire/
Same with hunt: http://ole.co.nz/news/2011/06/28/hunt-joins-michigan-bucks/
Boy the schedule for this league is pretty full-on. Check out the Michigan Bucks: http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2011/22344.html#SCHEDULE
Mainly 3 or 4 days between games. Sometimes 2!
Wibblebutt2011-07-21 13:05:17
Is it true?
Abris I think that website is incorrect. The Purcell playing for Caledonia is Kemron Purcell:
http://www.ttproleague.com/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showPlayer&p=8&pid=122&Itemid=53
Abris I think that website is incorrect. The Purcell playing for Caledonia is Kemron Purcell:
http://www.ttproleague.com/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showPlayer&p=8&pid=122&Itemid=53
It's a typo. Both those websites are wrong: http://www.ttproleague.com/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showPlayer&p=8&pid=122&Itemid=52
He's definitely not a kiwi. This is the kiwi Kieran Purcell.
http://ole.co.nz/kieran-purcell/
Wibblebutt2011-08-01 11:40:42
Liam Cain at Columbia College
Rio Dhat at Hartwick College
Scott Dobson, Dominican College
Sam Miles, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Adam Smith, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Ben Savage, Jamestown College
http://www.fordhamsports.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/081611aaa.html
In an interesting quirk, he became the first freshman to score WVU�s first home goal of the season since former All White and one time Hawke�s Bay United teammate Jarrod Smith � who recommended Bevin to school scouts � achieved the feat in 2003.
As with Adam Smith, 3 goals, 3 assists.
The more kids we get in to the bigger colleges the higher the chances of them ending up in MLS etc. The only way we'll get them in to those higher colleges is through A) better grass roots coaching so the talent is good and B) getting them in the shop window (world cups etc). At the moment of the kids we're sending over, how many are at the top end?
Another issue which may be causing issues is the work permit/visa thing. Theres a limit to how long they can be over there, maybe thats an issue when it comes to a pro contract...
Still in the US, Andy Bevin continued his run-of-form for West Virginia University scoring twice in a 4-1 win over non-conference team Richmond.
The under-20 international now has five goals in six games for the Mountaineers.