Dallas Cup XXX: Thursday, April 9 Visit to SMU We were back to our

Dallas Cup XXX: Thursday, April 9
Visit to SMU
We were back to our
regular routine this
morning, dining on the
buffet breakfast at the
Crowne Plaza. We all
love those biscuits!
In the late morning we
trained at SMU and were
given a tour of the sports
facilities by Kevin
Hudson, an assistant coach
with the Men’s Soccer
program.
SMU is a private university of 11,000 students near the center of Dallas offering strong
undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools — the humanities
and sciences; business; the performing, visual, and communication arts; engineering;
education and human development; law; and theology.
Kevin Hudson & Norman Mejia
They have a Division One soccer program playing in a conference with Tulsa, Memphis,
South Carolina, Marshall, UAB, UCF, Kentucky and Florida International. They recruit 6-10
freshmen per year.
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We trained on the Westcott Field, and
toured the Loyd All-Sports Center
which housed the trophies, the locker
room and the Salvino Strength &
Conditioning room.
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We concluded our tour by visiting the 33,000 seat football stadium and watching a highlight
video of the SMU soccer team in action.
On a lighter note, Kevin shared with us two
important stats concerning SMU: (1) their coeds are
ranked #4 by Playboy magazine, and (2) their dance
program is #2 in the country behind Julliard.
Both “Man-about-Town” Phil and “Twinkle Toes” Tusaazemaja were intrigued by (1) and
(2), respectively.
Here’s the ladder for the U16 Dallas Cup playoffs.
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