NSC Minnesota Announces 2010 Player Combine
The National Sports Center, who will be fielding Minnesota’s newest soccer team, took one more step forward today by announcing the team’s player combine.
When
- » Monday, March 1, 8:00pm Orientation Meeting
- » Tuesday, March 2, 8:30am – 11:00am AND 1:00pm-3:30pm
- » Wednesday, March 3, 8:30am – 11:00am AND 1:00pm-3:30pm
- » Thursday, March 4, 8:30am – 11:00am AND 1:00pm-3:30pm
Where
National Sports Center, 1700 105th Avenue NE, Blaine, Minnesota 55449
Fee
- » Commuter: $195/player, fee does NOT include on-site accommodations. Fee DOES include lunch.
- » Residential: $295/player, Fee DOES include on-site dorm accommodations Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights and breakfast and lunch on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Format
Full-sided indoor games; fitness, technical and tactical assessment.
About NSC Minnesota
NSC Minnesota is new professional soccer team that will begin play this April as a member of the USSF Division II professional soccer league made up of teams from the United Soccer Leagues (USL) and the North American Soccer League (NASL).
The league will consist of two six-team conferences – the USL Conference and the NASL Conference. The USL Conference will include teams from Austin, Minnesota, Portland (Ore.), Puerto Rico, Rochester (N.Y.) and Tampa Bay. The NASL Conference will consist of teams from Baltimore, Carolina, Miami, Montreal, St. Louis and Vancouver.
Application
Deadline for application is February 12, 2010. Please email, fax or mail application to address below.
COMBINE TIMELINE
- » February 12 – All Applications DUE to NSC office
- » February 16 – Final Player Invitations emailed
- » February 23 – Total Registration Fee DUE to NSC office
Please direct your questions by EMAIL to Angie Blaker at ablaker@nscsports.org
NSC Minnesota Combine
1700 105th Avenue NE, Blaine, MN 55449
Fax: 763-785-5699
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Wait. So NSC Minnesota was officially voted as the name of the new club?
Scratch that. I guess the voting process is still on-going.
NSC Minnesota is the interim name and expect the team to continue to be called that until a formal name is assigned.
I expect the “new ” club will be out of business next year…with the high fee associated with the NASL the contributing factor. Heck with the USL fees they couldn’t make it. With the fees 10 times what they were who can expect them to make it…The tax-payers will have to invest
Steve, how did you hear about the NASL fees? Does anyone have info on that?
Several things: I would expect that the NASL cut a deal with the NSC to join their league. I don’t know this for a fact, but it is what I think may have happened.
2ndly, you might be correct, but don’t you think that the NSC, being a non-profit that has been as successful as it has, hasn’t already looked into the fees and the operating budgets of other teams and made a determination that they could afford it? This I happen to know is a fact. I would expect there will be hiccups along the way as there are for every team in startup costs. But the league fees is certainly something they have already planned for. I have said the same thing right along, that no one actually knows the fees for NASL or the business structure. However, I can tell you this, the reason so many teams fled USL was because they also had to invest a lot of money but the returns did not come to them. As several owners have told me, at least my money is going into a league where not only do I get a say, but I get a share. I think that says it all Steve.
Lastly, for the one hundred and fourteen-billionth time, tax payers will not be taking a bite on this. If the team is not solvent NSC will not continue the program, just as they have done with other programs they have handled and not broken even on. This was a recent quote from the NSC themselves. If you had been keeping up you would also know that the NSC already has some investors and is looking for more. The Montreal Impact is also a non-profit with 3 strong investors. Last I checked Steve, they are doing pretty well.
I only have 6 weeks to lose 70 pounds?! I think I’ll have to sit out the combine this year.
Also, MY TAX DOLLARS WHARGRRBL.