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Jim Adams (soccer)
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Jim Adams is an American soccer goalkeeper
who most recently played for the Cincinnati Excite
in the American Indoor Soccer League
. He played two seasons in the USISL earlier in his career where he was also the 1995 Coach of the Year.
Adams attended Mercer County Community College
where he played soccer in 1988 and 1989. Mercer won the 1988 Junior College National Championship and Adams was a 1989 junior college All American. He then transferred to Monmouth College
, playing soccer there in 1990 and 1991. He holds the school’s career record for saves and goals against average. In 1992, he signed with the Denver Thunder
in the National Professional Soccer League where he started two games during the 1992-1993 season. In the summer of 1993, he played outdoor soccer with the Delaware Wizards
of the USISL then returned to the NPSL with the Dayton Dynamo
in the fall of 1993. He played the 1993-1994 season in Dayton, then began the 1994-1995 season before moving to the Chicago Power
at the end of the season. In 1995, he played outdoors, and coached, the Columbus Xoggz in the USISL. He both led the USISL with a .71 goals against average
and was named Coach of the Year. In the fall of 1995, he moved to the Cleveland Crunch
in the NPSL, played one season there. In February 1996, the New England Revolution
selected Adams in the 12th round (115th overall) in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
. He may have trained with the team, but never appeared in a regular season game and he was back in the NPSL that fall with the Columbus Invaders. However, he again moved during the season, finishing with the Kansas City Attack
. He currently plays for the Cincinnati Excite
in the American Indoor Soccer League
.
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...
who most recently played for the Cincinnati Excite
Cincinnati Excite
The Cincinnati Excite were a semi-professional indoor soccer club which played in the American Indoor Soccer League.- History :The Excite are owned by David Galus, and took the American Indoor Soccer League season championship in the 2005/2006 season....
in the American Indoor Soccer League
American Indoor Soccer League
The American Indoor Soccer League was a semi-professional indoor soccer league founded in 2003 and for now folded in 2008.- History :Founded in 2002, the AISL's headquarters are based in West Springfield, Massachusetts, but the media relations office is based out of Cleveland, Ohio. The league...
. He played two seasons in the USISL earlier in his career where he was also the 1995 Coach of the Year.
Adams attended Mercer County Community College
Mercer County Community College
Mercer County Community College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in Mercer County, New Jersey. The school's current president is Dr. Patricia C. Donohue...
where he played soccer in 1988 and 1989. Mercer won the 1988 Junior College National Championship and Adams was a 1989 junior college All American. He then transferred to Monmouth College
Monmouth College
Monmouth College is a four-year coeducational private liberal arts college located in Monmouth, Illinois, United States.-History:Monmouth College was founded on April 18, 1853 by the Second Presbytery of Illinois, a frontier arm of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church...
, playing soccer there in 1990 and 1991. He holds the school’s career record for saves and goals against average. In 1992, he signed with the Denver Thunder
Denver Thunder
Denver Thunder were an indoor soccer club based in Denver, Colorado that competed in the National Professional Soccer League.The team was previously known as the Illinois Thunder.-Year-by-year:...
in the National Professional Soccer League where he started two games during the 1992-1993 season. In the summer of 1993, he played outdoor soccer with the Delaware Wizards
Delaware Wizards
The Delaware Wizards were soccer club based in Wilmington and New Castle, Delaware. The team played their first game in 1993 and their last in 2000...
of the USISL then returned to the NPSL with the Dayton Dynamo
Dayton Dynamo
The Dayton Dynamo was a professional indoor soccer team from Dayton, Ohio. The team played in the American Indoor Soccer Association ....
in the fall of 1993. He played the 1993-1994 season in Dayton, then began the 1994-1995 season before moving to the Chicago Power
Chicago Power
The Chicago Power were an indoor soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois that competed in the American Indoor Soccer Association and National Professional Soccer League.After the 1995/96 season, the team became the Edmonton Drillers.-Year-by-year:...
at the end of the season. In 1995, he played outdoors, and coached, the Columbus Xoggz in the USISL. He both led the USISL with a .71 goals against average
Goals against average
Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender....
and was named Coach of the Year. In the fall of 1995, he moved to the Cleveland Crunch
Cleveland Crunch
The Cleveland Crunch was formed in 1989 as an expansion team in the Major Soccer League to replace the Cleveland Force, which had folded on July 22, 1988. Akron businessmen George S. Hoffman and Stuart Lichter formed an ownership group, named Al Miller general manager and former Force star Kai...
in the NPSL, played one season there. In February 1996, the New England Revolution
New England Revolution
The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
selected Adams in the 12th round (115th overall) in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
The MLS Inaugural Player Draft, held before Major League Soccer's initial 1996 season, distributed players who had already graduated from college to the league's ten inaugural teams. The draft occurred on February 6 and 7, 1996...
. He may have trained with the team, but never appeared in a regular season game and he was back in the NPSL that fall with the Columbus Invaders. However, he again moved during the season, finishing with the Kansas City Attack
Kansas City Attack
The Kansas City Attack, previously the Atlanta Attack and later known as the Kansas City Comets, were an indoor soccer team based for most of its existence in Kansas City, Missouri. In its various incarnations the franchise played in the National Professional Soccer League from 1989–2001 and the...
. He currently plays for the Cincinnati Excite
Cincinnati Excite
The Cincinnati Excite were a semi-professional indoor soccer club which played in the American Indoor Soccer League.- History :The Excite are owned by David Galus, and took the American Indoor Soccer League season championship in the 2005/2006 season....
in the American Indoor Soccer League
American Indoor Soccer League
The American Indoor Soccer League was a semi-professional indoor soccer league founded in 2003 and for now folded in 2008.- History :Founded in 2002, the AISL's headquarters are based in West Springfield, Massachusetts, but the media relations office is based out of Cleveland, Ohio. The league...
.