NEPS: Day 2 Top Performers

Article Written by Sheldon Shealer

Published: January 6, 2017

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FORT WORTH, Texas – Outdoor soccer was played indoors Friday for only the second time in the 15-year National Elite Prep Showcase history.

Below-freezing temperatures in the Dallas-Fort Worth area led to the cancellation of all outdoor high school contests, but NEPS was able to surge on by using the Sam Baugh Indoor Practice Facility on the Texas Christian University campus. Thirteen time-shortened matches took place on TCU’s indoor football field that was stretched to its maximum width to handle soccer. The venue left specators, players and coaches ringing the facility, just inches away from the out-of-bounds markers.

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NEPS17 Day 1 Top Performers

NEPS: Day 1 Top Performers

Article Written by Sheldon Shealer

Published: January 6, 2017

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FORT WORTH, Texas – It seems only fitting that Amy Burr scored on a night that was summed up as “Brrrr” to kick off the National Elite Prep Showcase.

Burr, a junior, scored the second goal as Plano West (Texas) played to a 2-2 draw with SIMA FAB 50 No. 26 Harvard-Westlake (Calif.). The game time temperature was 36, but the wind chill put it at 26, according to weather.com. By the time the late matches kicked off, the temperature was near 32 with the wind chill knocking that down to the low 20s.

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NEPS17 FRIDAY INDOOR SCHEDULE

Most updated schedule as of 5:00pm on 1-6-17

NEPS17 Day One Box Scores

All teams in action today kicked off NEPS17 and braved the cold weather from all over the country.  They will do it all over again the next 2 days and it won't get any warmer.  This is high school soccer weather.  Not only are these ladies GOOD, but they are TOUGH.

For detailed box scores from Day One CLICK HERE.

Recap from Day One and best performances COMING SOON.

NEPS: The event that has changed landscape

Article Written by Sheldon Shealer  TopDrawerSoccer.com 

Published: January 4, 2017

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FORT WORTH, Texas -- The numbers don't lie.

Of the 37 teams competing at this year's National Elite Prep Showcase, 20 have appeared in the TopDrawerSoccer.com region rankings and 12 currently are ranked in the SIMA FAB 50, including the Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 teams.

Simply put, there's no other event like it for girls soccer any time of the year. And no other event plays a bigger part in assessing the national landscape for winter girls soccer.

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NEPS17 Weather Update #2 COMPLETE 3-DAY SCHEDULE

With anticipation of cold mornings and evenings we have adjusted the schedule accordingly.  Thanks again for your patience as we have been working hard to finalize the schedule.

Thursday and Saturday matches will be full matches with 40 minute halves.  Friday will be the coldest day so we have secured 2 more facilities in the area, Mustang-Panther Stadium right down the street from Dragon Stadium and TCU's Sam Baugh Indoor facility.  Matches on Friday will be shortened games at 35 minute halves with a 5 minute halftime.

All matches must run on time so their will be a running clock.  The officials will start the time when the game is scheduled to kick off.  There is plenty of room at all facilities to warm-up so please have your team ready to kick-off at the scheduled time.  There is very little space at TCU's Sam Baugh Indoor Facility so please make the best of the space available so the games can stay on time.

Directions to all facilities are available by clicking the tab above "Directions to Fields and Host Hotel".

We don't anticipate any further changes but will continue to watch the weather as it changes.  It is Texas so we could have all 4 seasons during one day.

Here is the FINAL SCHEDULE as of 1-5-17...

NEPS Schedule - Weather Update #1

For Thursdays matches we are looking at starting an hour earlier at ALL locations.  Schedule is adjusted below reflects the earlier times on Thursday.  Hello, soccer weather.