HOUNDS TAKE ON RICHMOND FRIDAY 7:00PM AT CHARTIERS VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Pittsburgh-The Pittsburgh Riverhounds (2-5-0) have suffered four straight losses and look to get back on track with two games in three days. The Riverhounds travel to the State Capital to square off with the Harrisburg City Islanders (1-1-2) on Wednesday for the first meeting of the 2012 Keystone Derby. The Riverhounds then return to Pittsburgh for a Friday night match up at Chartiers Valley against the Richmond Kickers (1-2-3). 

Pittsburgh-The Pittsburgh Riverhounds (2-5-0) lose to the Los Angeles Blues (3-2-1) Saturday night at Chartiers Valley Stadium.  The Blues converted three goals in the second half to earn their second win in as many nights. Ricky Waddell, Bright Dike and Matt Fondy record goals for the Blues.

The game opened with the Riverhounds David Leon jumping a passing lane at the edge of the Blues’ defensive third in the third minute.  Leon’s first touch troubled his marker and brought him one-on-one with the Blues goalkeeper Jose Miranda.  Leon slid a left-footed shot past Miranda, but only to be denied by the right upright.  The ball ricocheted back into the middle of the penalty area, but the Blues were able to clear their lines.

Five minutes later, Matt Kassel of the Riverhounds found himself all alone twenty-five yards away from goal.  Taking a preparation touch towards goal, Kassel struck a hard right-footed shot on goal, but Miranda was in good position to collect the shot and deny Kassel of a goal.

The momentum started to shift in the favor of the Blues midway through the first half.  The Blues received a handful of set pieces deep inside the Riverhounds defensive third.  Allan Russell of the Blues served multiple quality balls that connected with the head of Dike.  Each of Dike’s headers were on target, but were denied by Riverhounds goalkeeper Hunter Gilstrap.

Less than a minute into the second half, Waddell put the Blues up for good.  Picking up a bouncing ball twenty-five yards from goal, Waddell connected cleanly on a half-volley the whistled into the top left corner of the goal.

Six minutes later, Fondy picked off a pass at midfield and played a ball in behind the Riverhounds defense.  Fondy’s pass brought Gilstrap outside of the penalty area to close down Dike.  Beating Gilstrap to the ball, Dike lifted a right-footed shot over Gilstrap and into the back of the empty net to put the Blues up two.

Capping of the scoring for the Blues, Fondy slid a left-footed shot past Gilstrap in the 69^th minute.  Transitioning quickly into the attack, Dike found Fondy slashing down the left flank without a marker.  Taking a touch to engage Gilstrap, Fondy confidently struck a low shot into the right side-netting.

The Riverhounds go back on the road for a mid-week showdown of the Keystone Derby.  Traveling to Harrisburg for a Wednesday night game at Skyline Sports Complex on City Island, the Riverhounds and City Islanders will kickoff at 7:00 PM.  The game will be streamed live on USLNATION.com.

The Blues have nearly two weeks off until their scheduled USL PRO contest.  The Blues will square off with the Orlando City Lions on Thursday, May 24^th at the Florida Citrus Bowl.  Game time is set for a 7:30 PM kickoff.

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U.S. Soccer News Release

For information about the 2012 Pittsburgh Riverhounds please call the office at 412-539-1191. Season/Individual/Group tickets are now on sale!! 

 

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The stadium intends to operate year-round and host training programs, games and tournaments for soccer, football, lacrosse, rugby, and softball. Stadium users will include youth, high school, college, adult, and professional athletes. The stadium management is also currently assessing plans to incorporate outdoor ice rinks in the winter for public skate hours and amateur hockey games, as well as the potential use of the stadium for concerts and music events. 

Anticipating over 600,000 visitors per year, the stadium looks to reinforce Station Square’s position as a travel destination, bringing visitors to Pittsburgh from across the country.

Pittsburgh-based research, strategy, and design firm, fathom; fathom completed an “insight journal” using data gathered during personal interviews with soccer fans, soccer families, soccer players, and business owners. The insight journal was used to create a stadium that would meet the visions of its user groups.

 

History

CFDP founder Justin Forzano first traveled to Cameroon in 2006 with the University of Dayton ETHOS Program. Over the next three years, he worked to design and construct a clean water supply system in Barombi Mbo, a village in the Southwest Region of Cameroon near the city of Kumba. Each year Justin traveled to Cameroon, he carried with him soccer equipment and jerseys donated by friends including universities, high schools, and sporting goods stores 
in his hometown of Wheeling, West Virginia. Soccer players and clubs in Cameroon were more than grateful to receive the goods and it wasn’t long before Justin got to thinking:

How can we leverage Cameroon’s love of soccer, and use donated soccer equipment from the U.S., to encourage development, and empower new generations of leaders?

Along with a team of local community leaders in Kumba, Justin assembled the initial workings of what would grow into the Cameroon Football Development Program. In the summer of 2010, the inaugural CFDP summer camp brought over 100 youth together from around Kumba for a week of soccer drills and lessons about many of the important issues facing Cameroonian adolescents, including HIV/AIDS, sexual responsibility, healthy interpersonal relationships and community building. With the support of the Kumba community, CFDP established a solid foundation to build upon and has continued to prosper ever since.

Mission in West Africa

CFDP employs a distinct approach to educating and empowering  youth in Cameroon which combines educational lessons and discussions with soccer drills and games in a positive and uplifting  atmosphere.

CFDP collaborate with schools, churches, soccer clubs, and community groups by training local leaders within partner organizations, like teachers, skilled soccer players, and other professionals, who serve as positive role-models for the youth who participate. They provide each partner group with a handbook that includes information on topics including, HIV/AIDS education, life skills, health and fitness, conflict resolution, water sanitation and general health related issues. Additionally, the handbook contains instructions for leading soccer drills and games as a platform to encourage friendly competition, instill self-confidence, and emphasize teamwork.  This curriculum is based on proven techniques for combining health education and sport. Friends at Soccer Dreams Without Borders, Grassroots Soccer, and FSS Salaberry have been instrumental in developing our approach and tailoring it for maximum effectiveness within a specifically Cameroonian context.

After completing their CFDP training,  the partner leaders run regular, weekly, sessions at their organizations based on the curriculum handbook. This linear approach allows students to build upon topics and discussions from previous meetings, encouraging enhanced comprehension, reliability, and sustainability.  As the sessions progress, CFDP site coordinators from our central Kumba office visit regularly to monitor progress, evaluate the effectiveness of the curriculum for future updates, and otherwise support the session leader.

In addition, CFDP provides collaborating groups with donated new and lightly-used soccer equipment. This equipment serves as important capital for many of our collaborating groups, who, without it, would not have the resources to support after-school football. CFDP participants, both organizations and individuals, who display hard work, a dedication to the ideals of CFDP, and an exceptional execution of the program can be rewarded with additional equipment based on availability.

Get Involved

To learn more about CFDP and to get involved please visit http://www.cameroonfdp.com/contribute/