Atlanta Beat Update

Auburn Preseason Game: Atlanta defeated Auburn 3-2 behind goals from McCall Zerboni, Christine Latham, and Shelley Thompson. The Beat fought back after being down twice to win the game with 20 minutes remaining.

Goalkeeper Allison Whitworth was at the jersey sponsor unveiling and I got a chance to talk with her about returning to Auburn. Allison said “I loved playing at Auburn. It [...]

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Tobin Heath's Juggling Act

 

Tobin Heath has some pretty awesome juggling skills. Check out this video from 2008.
It looks like she’s also going to be juggling her time and responsibilities this year as a lot of her schedule has already been booked for the year.

1/17 – 2/4  -  USWNT Training Camp
2/5 - 2/21  -  decompress &  relocating to Atlanta ?
2/24 – 3/3  -  Algarve [...]

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Tobin Heath is #1!

The Alanta Beat picked Tobin Heath with the first pick of the 2010 WPS Draft. There was very little doubt that Tobin would be picked first but the Beat never showed their cards.  Tobin is a difference maker and tabbed by many as a rising star in the Women’s National Team. She was named the US Young Female Athlete [...]

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GM for a Day

BleacherReporter.com did a simulated WPS draft on twitter this past Saturday where several beat writers posed as GM’s for their respective teams and made selections of who they would draft. Alondra Hernandez took on Shawn McGee’s role as GM for the Atlanta Beat.  Alondra’s picks were very safe and straightforward.  It’s hard to argue though with taking the [...]

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