Cal State Northridge Matadors vs CSUF Titans: 3-0

Rafael Garcia's return has sparked CSUN to three straight convincing wins!

Northridge, CA –  The Matadors produced their best 90 minutes of soccer this season on Saturday night to take sole possession of 1st place in the Big West standings early in conference play.  They thoroughly dominated the Titans, playing some nice possession soccer for many spells en route to a convincing 3-0 victory. CSUN:  4-1-4-1 [...]

UCLA Bruins vs UCSB Gauchos: 3-2

Editor’s note: While this game occurred last week, we still find it worthwhile to publish. If anything to continue demonstrating what form a simple match breakdown/recap could take, what things to look for in a game, give praise or criticism to the coaches and players involved, and well … have a record of what went [...]

UCLA Bruins vs LMU Lions: 2-1

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Westwood, CA – Made the 45 minute journey on a free Sunday afternoon to catch the Bruins-Lions.  From a soccer standpoint it was a disappointing 90 minutes.  However, I got to see the only player on the 3four3 watch list that I had never seen.  It was well worth the trip.  Kelyn Rowe is a [...]

Top College Soccer Prospects 2011

Golden Ball anyone?  3four3 will be looking to hand out some hardware to the nations best college player.

I’ve seen numerous lists of top college players/pro prospects in the last few weeks and quite frankly they’ve made me laugh.  The same robotic big athletic players are being hyped up and called the nation’s best.  I am going to keep it short and sweet and post a small list of players we feel have [...]

Akron Zips vs Cal State Fullerton Titans: 0-0

Caleb Porter is the captain of the Akron ship and has them playing Barcelona type soccer.  US National Team coach to be?  Let's hope so!

Northridge, CA – Game 2 of our college season coverage involving the defending national champion Akron Zips couldn’t have come at a better time.  Caleb Porter’s team gave me a clear reminder that “it can be done at the collegiate level.” Playing the game with a true possession style and having a consistent team identity [...]

UC Irvine vs USD Game Recap

Christian Hernandez celebrates his match winner

Irvine, CA- So the college season kicked off last Friday for most programs across the country and I received a clear reminder of where we stand as a soccer nation with the horrific display between UC Irvine and USD.  Yes, the game was such a disappointment that it could be considered a waste of a [...]

College Soccer Recruiting: On Being A Player Advocate

On a lighter note, here’s a post offering some behind-the-scenes insight. The following is our original email sent to the University of North Caroloina, the nations most prestigious women’s program. I’m sharing this now that our girls team (our first and likely last) has aged out. Hello Chris and UNC Staff, I am writing you [...]

UNC Soccer Takes Two of Our Girls

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I want to congratulate Brooke Elby and Taylor Ramirez and wish them the best in their next soccer chapter. North Carolina head coach, Anson Dorrance, recruited and got verbal commitments from the girls in the first half of 2010 during their U17 season. And last week he got their signatures. What They Can Teach Us [...]

5 Positive Influences for US Soccer in 2010

2010: The year the soccer gods showed you the way.

This year has made me a bit more optimistic for the future of the US game. When compared to my sentiments in years past, this one has been by far the best. No our national teams have not shown any progress, MLS and college remain barely watchable, and our youth development is still piss poor. [...]

UC Davis Soccer is an Insult to the Game

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Went to the UC Davis vs Cal State Northridge game on Saturday. Regardless of these teams not being soccer powers, the trip was worthwhile for two reasons: 1) I got 90 minutes of laughter. 2) I got to see three delightful players with quality on the field. I’ll cover the first here and the second [...]