Park Avenue Army
| Park Avenue Army | |
|---|---|
| File:Park Avenue Army Logo.png | |
| Abbreviation | PAA |
| Founded | 2011[1] |
| Type | Supporters' group |
| Team | Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer, Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer |
| Location | State College, PA |
| Stadium | Jeffrey Field |
| Membership | 29[2] |
| Colors | Navy and White
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Park Avenue Army is a supporters group for Penn State men's soccer and Penn State women's soccer. The group was formed as two separate groups, Park Avenue Army and Sons of Jeffrey in 2011 and 2015 respectively.[3][1][4] The groups were formally combined under one banner and leadership in 2019. Members occupy the northwest stand of Jeffrey Field during home matches.[5]
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The Park Avenue Army engages in many of the traditional Penn State chants including the "We Are" chant, Zombie Nation as well other American soccer chants like “I Believe That We Will Win”.[6][7]
History[edit]
Loosely organized supporters' sections had existed at Jeffrey Field before the organizing of any formal group. A group of note was a collection of fans who called themselves the Hertzog’s Hooligans after Penn State player Corey Hertzog. The fans would attend home matches with a banner displaying their group's name and sing traditional English football chants.[8][9] It wasn't until 2011 when a group of students chose to create an official supporters' section with leadership.[1]
The Park Avenue Army was founded as a Supporters' groups for Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team in 2011.[1] The group was named after Park Avenue the street at which Jeffrey Field is located.[10] Penn State women's soccer assistant coach Tim Wassell lead the formation by recruiting a group of freshmen leaders and student members. The initial goal of the group was to get freshmen in East Halls engaged in attending matches as their dorms are across the street from Jeffrey Field.[11]
A sister supporters group was launched for the Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team in 2013. The Penn State Athletic Department approached five student about forming an official men's soccer supporters group.[12] The initial name for the group was the Penn State futbol student section but was quickly rebranded to the Sons of Jeffrey after the initial name failed to gain traction. The group's name drew influence from the Philadelphia Union’s Sons of Ben.[6] The group became an official sanctioned club by Penn State University in 2015.[4]
The two supporters' groups merged as a single Penn State soccer student section in 2019. The group chose to unite under the 'Park Avenue Army name.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Park Avenue Army Supporters Club Introduced". Penn State Athletics. 8 July 2011. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Penn State University Park Club Membership". orgcentral.psu.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ↑ Shanahan, Tom (7 December 2015). "Penn State's women's soccer team wins the program's first-ever national title". Centre Daily Times. Retrieved 7 June 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 DeRosier, John (3 September 2015). "Penn State student section Sons of Jeffrey debuts at Jeffrey Field". Daily Collegian. Retrieved 2021-05-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Park Avenue Army, Sons Of Jeffrey Merge As Single Penn State Soccer Student Section". Onward State. 2019-08-10. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Writers, Eric Shultz and Connor Whooley | Collegian Staff. "Student section evolves under Faust and Mulligan". Daily Collegian. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ↑ "Power Ranking Park Avenue Army's Best Chants Following Year-long Hiatus". Onward State. 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ↑ Robinson, Andrew (13 October 2010). "Fans making an impact". Daily Collegian. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ↑ Robinson, Andrew. "Student sections growing outside of football". Daily Collegian. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ↑ "Park Avenue Army: The Ideal Club for Mia Hamm Fans". Onward State. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ↑ McKenna, Katie. "Women's soccer recieves [sic] support from Park Avenue Army". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ↑ Collegian, Jordan Lewis | The Daily. "'Nervous at first': Here's How Penn State soccer's student sections became two of the rowdiest in the sport". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
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