Posted: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 7:38 am

SoccerNation.com, a new daily soccer news website that debuts today, Monday, April 26, 2010, will make soccer in Southern California a way of life.

Reaching more than 300,000 registered soccer households in Southern California, SoccerNation.com will highlight the best and the brightest athletes that the sport has to offer. The site promises to be the most up-to-date news source for soccer in Southern California, covering competitive club, recreational, high school and college soccer, as well as select professional teams, along with hundreds of dynamic photos capturing the game’s action.

“SoccerNation.com will be the one-stop-shop for news as it relates to soccer in Southern California,” said SoccerNation.com Editor-in-Chief Diane Scavuzzo. “SN will target families and players in the San Diego, Orange County and Los Angeles areas, with plans to expand in the near future to include all of Southern California.”

This new daily news source will offer the best information on training, nutrition, injury prevention including spotlights from Velocity Sports Performance, Jeff Wadstrom of Letics Sports, master physio/kinesiologist Joe Hippensteel of Ultimate Human Performance. Readers also will receive regular insider tips and opinions from coaches such as UC San Diego’s Eric Bucchere and University of Hartford’s Dan Gaspar, plus insight from former professional player and Olympic Development coach from John Napier, former SD Sockers player Jacques Ladouceur and many more. Extra features also include regular columns by contributing So Cal locals including former XK Orange County.com columnist and club/prep star Frannie Coxe and former XK Soccer News Editor Mike Besack.

SoccerNation.com will present players and parents with a platform where they can play an interactive role with other members of the soccer community, as well as share stories, opinions and pictures of individual or team successes. It doesn’t matter if your player is playing recreational soccer, scored their 100th goal or received a full ride scholarship to a Div. I school – we want to hear about it all!

We invite you to become part of the new American soccer movement and submit your club, player, team, announcements or tournament information to SoccerNation.com where SOCCER is a WAY of LIFE.