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Wambach=20
Grabs Athlete of the=20
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Year.
U.S.=20
forward Abby Wambach has been =
named the=20
Associated Press 2011 Female Athlete of =
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Year. Wambach's inspirational =
leadership and=20
goal scoring helped the Americans to the cusp of =
the=20
World Cup championship this past summer, =
capturing the=20
hearts and minds of the American public along =
the way=20
during the team's dramatic run in=20
Germany.=20
The award, selected by members of The =
Associated=20
Press, saw the 5-foot-11 striker receive 65 of =
the 214=20
votes cast, while teammate Hope =
Solo=20
(38) came in second, and UConn basketball =
star=20
Maya Moore (35) was third.
Wambach is the first individual soccer player =
- man=20
or woman - to win one of the AP's annual sports =
awards,=20
which began in 1931. (The entire U.S. =
Women's=20
National Team won the award in =
1999.)
Wambach and her teammates are getting ready =
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2012... The team will come together again in =
early=20
January for a week-long training camp before =
U.S. head=20
coach Pia Sundhage names a 20-player roster for=20
the 2012 CONCACAF Olympic =
Women's=20
Qualifying tournament taking place in Vancouver, =
Canada,=20
from Jan. 19-29. The eight-team tournament will =
produce=20
this region's two qualifiers for the London=20
Olympics.
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with OYSAN
Have some team or club news =
to=20
share with the OYSAN community? We would love to =
hear=20
about it! Whenever possible, we will post YOUR =
news=20
right here, on our press blog, and possibly =
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Facebook and Twitter, too!
To submit your =
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ideas, simply visit http://www.oysan.org/.=20
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ttp://www.oysan.org/About_OYSAN/Submit_Your_News_to_OYSAN.htm
OYSAN=20
Reminders & Updates
Centers of=20
Excellence
Reserve your COE =
sessions=20
NOW before they are full for spring 2012! Simply =
contact=20
Tom Turner, Director of Coaching at 330-659-0989 =
or=20
visit the COE webpage today to =
learn more=20
about this program!
Coaching Courses
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the coaching course section of our website to =
find=20
upcoming 2012 courses and sessions near you. You =
can=20
also take advantage of our new online NOVICE =
coaching=20
course for just $25.00! To learn more about =
coaching,=20
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State Cup
Registration is now underway =
for the=20
OYSAN State Cup!
HURRY! Registration =
ends=20
soon! Teams can register online for the =
annual=20
competition, which is part of the US Youth =
Soccer=20
National Championship Series until January 13, =
2012. Be=20
sure to visit the State Cup =
webpage=20
for details, site info, and =
updates.
OYSAN =
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Tournaments
To find =
OYSAN-sanctioned=20
tournaments as well as other State-sanctioned =
events,=20
please visit the Tournament Center=20
online.
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