NOSA set to move into revamped training/playing facility at UNO After
a long hiatus on temporary field space, NOSA is happy to announce that
it will be set to return, in May, to its previous soccer facility on
the UNO Lakefront campus, where it will occupy two full-sized,
professionally lit practice fields and two full size match
fields.NOSA's official return to the campus also coincides with UNO's
re-opening of the Keifer UNO Lakefront Arena in May. Here's what the
NOSA Director, Santo Rivas had to say, "We are all very excited, not
only for the club and the players, but for UNO as well. The re-opening
of the arena and the fields marks the beginning of a new era for both
NOSA and UNO. It also marks the beginning of a new and more
professional relationship between NOSA and its partner UNO, which will
eventually usher in some very exciting joint projects and allow NOSA
players to benefit from new methods of teaching and coaching which will
include video analysis, lecture, and even weight-training for older
players."
NOSA Senior Josey Portillo Signs with NCAA Divison I Florida Gulf Coast University February 10
NOSA U18 BOYS standout, Josey Portillo has signed a NCAA Division
I National Letter of Intent to play his collegiate soccer at Florida
Gulf Coast University, in Fort Myers, Florida. In spite of garnering
the interest of several west coast college soccer programs as a result
of the NOSA U18's showing in last November's Nomads College
Showcase, the Region III ODP veteran has chosen to begin his career in
college soccer with the Eagles of FGCU, now in their second season of
NCAA DI competition. Josey will join NSCAA Florida high school
player of the year, Christian Raudales in the process of building a
nationally prominent divsion I soccer program. Josey also joins the
ranks of NOSA boys alumni in college soccer, like Clint Smith, now
heading into his third season at Davidson College.
NOSA Boys U18 Still on NCAA radar February 17
The NOSA U18 boys have been accepted to play in the prestigious
Jefferson Cup, college showcase in Virginia in March. Several of the
squads seniors are still in talks with NCAA division I, II, and III
programs across the country. In the eyes of some college coaches,
Jefferson Cup will serve to confirm some of the players in college
rosters for next year, it will also give the squad's juniors an early
look in front of powerhouse programs like, Georgetown, George
Washington, and Virginia. From its venture to the Nomads College
Showcase in San Diego, last November, NOSA players have opened
recruiting doors with college programs such as, Cal State Fullerton,
University of California, San Diego, University of San Francisco, Cal
Poly Pomona, and the Art Institute of San Francisco.
