Former Boca goalkeeper Chris Konopka will begin his professional soccer career in Kansas City as the JSB alum has signed a contract with the Wizards of Major League Soccer as announced today by team officials. Konopka was a member of several Boca youth and SYL teams as well as the Boca U23 and PDL sides […] Read more
Throughout our club’s 29-year history, several Boca teams have been invited to top US national and international tournaments including both the Dallas Cup and USA Cup just to name a few. Maria Burns of ESPNsoccernet provides an interesting take on the latest competition at these events and writes that when it comes to hosting youth […] Read more
March 4, 2007 bigapplesocer.com MR. ZERO Konopka hasn’t allowed a goal for K.C. Former Jersey Shore Boca and Providence College standout goalkeeper Chris Konopka of Toms River, N.J. wrapped-up the first phase of his MLS pre-season training camp with the Kansas City Wizards at the IMG Academy Complex in Bradenton, Fla. earlier this week. After […] Read more
Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla looks at one of the long-standing issues on player development in the United States. After nearly three decades since the creation of the Olympic Development Program, the question remains: Are we finding the best players that this huge nation has to offer?The Fruits and Flaws of ODP By Mike […] Read more
Former Boca U23 teammates Teddy Niziolek and Chris Konopka have settled in during the first two weeks of the 2007 MLS pre-season in Florida and are making some good impressions. Both were members of the Boca U23 team last summer that advanced to the semi-finals of both the 2006 USASA U23 Regionals and the MSSL […] Read more
