YOUTH: O'Donnell and Jardine take coaching awards

Chad O'Donnell of Sioux Falls, S.D., and George Jardine of Wilmington, Del., were named the 2006 US Youth Soccer adidas Coaches of the Year at the awards gala held Friday night in conjunction with the 2007 US Youth Soccer adidas Workshop and Coaches Convention in St. Louis.

Donnell coaches in the Sioux Falls Soccer Association. In 1999, his team became the first South Dakota team to win a Region II Championship.

Jardine is a key figure in the Hockessin Soccer Club, serving on the Board of Directors for the past 10 years, working as a coach and instructing referees and trainers.

Boys Region I
Warren Searles, Pittstown, N.J.
Boys Region II
Chad O'Donnell, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Boys Region III
Derek Godwin, Alexandria, La.
Boys Region IV
Terry Gentry, Portland. Ore.
Boys Region I
George Jardine, Wilmington, Del.
Boys Region II
Rimini Ross, Lincoln, Neb.
Boys Region III
Bobby Lovelace, Raleigh, N.C.
Boys Region IV
Mathew Henbest, Boise, Idaho