United Soccer Leagues will once again be in attendance at the annual National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Convention which is being held in Philadelphia, PA January 13-17.
Bermuda Football Association Technical Director Derek Broadley and Darrin Lewis will be in attendance.
The NSCAA Convention is considered one of the pre-eminent gatherings in the soccer industry, featuring numerous coaching tutorials, a large tradeshow of sports professionals and a myriad of other high profile events.
“We are looking forward to returning to the NSCAA Convention again this year,” said USL President Tim Holt, a native of the greater Philadelphia area and Men’s Professional Representative on the NSCAA Board of Directors. “This is one of the marquee events every year and it is important to support the coaches because they are the most influential cog in player development as they interact daily with tomorrow’s stars.”
USL’s new long-term partnership with Umbro will kick off with an expanded exhibit at the convention that will be open during the tradeshow January 14-17. USL and its staff will be located in Umbro’s new 1,600 square foot exhibit throughout the event.
“We are looking forward to our new long-term relationship with USL, an organization with a tremendous presence and history in the sport, heading into the 2010 campaign this summer,” said Richard Nightingale, General Manager of Umbro USA. “We are thrilled to kick this partnership off by featuring USL as part of our newly-expanded Umbro booth for this year’s NSCAA Convention as both organizations begin the new year.”
Holt, one of eight USL representatives at the event, will be a guest on a special three-hour Fox Football Fone-In show, which will broadcast live from the convention Thursday evening. Hosted by Nick Webster and Eric Wynalda, the show will also feature guests such as Don Garber, Tonya Antonucci, Dominic Kinnear, Anson Dorrance and George Gelnovatch.
In all, USL expects over 100 representatives from its teams to also be in attendance at the event from all six levels of USL competition.
League and team representatives, along with USL’s partners and other industry guests will be attending the annual social hosted by USL during the event.
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