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A U.S. Soccer bridge-building check list for USWNT, USMNT and supporters of Cordeiro's comeback attempt
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Both national teams should negotiate as if they're dealing with a nonprof ...
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U.S. Soccer election: State associations' concerns have to be taken seriously
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Wednesday, March 2, 2022
State soccer associations are the backbone of U.S. Soccer, tasked with growi ...
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Youth soccer's alphabet soup is running out of letters as championships flood the nation
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Sunday, February 20, 2022
Who pays to rev up the "travel" part of "travel soccer"? Parent ...
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When debating American soccer's future, consider each generation's experiences
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Gen X was the MTV generation, for better or for worse. G ...
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Ref shortage solutions: Straight red to abusive coaches, swifter response to parents, teach conveying authority
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Thursday, December 2, 2021
It's time to be the bad cop. Go straight to dismiss. ...
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How many competitions can MLS clubs handle? Consider this calendar
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Tuesday, November 2, 2021
We can even reward that growth at lower levels by giving U ...
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Putting the Dakotas on the soccer map takes effort and creativity and, yes, travel
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Friday, October 22, 2021
The country's chaotic network of clubs, colleges and federation programs still don ...
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U.S. Soccer calls players unions' bluff
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Friday, September 17, 2021
So the message from the U.S. Soccer Federation to the men's nation ...
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Olympics welcomed 3x3 basketball. Why not futsal or beach soccer?
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Sunday, September 12, 2021
Basketball isn't alone in having an untraditional discipline in the Games. T ...
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A roadmap for U.S. women's soccer emerges from Olympic failure
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Questions that needed to be asked outside of back-channel whispers may final ...
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'What Happened to the USMNT' book draws many conclusions from a handful of games
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Tuesday, July 13, 2021
The problem with the U.S. men's soccer team, authors Steven G. Mand ...
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Plain and simple -- England deserved its win over Denmark
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Saturday, July 10, 2021
Preposterous is the notion that the foul shouldn't have been called becau ...
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Women's soccer has outgrown the Olympics
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Saturday, June 26, 2021
Instead of World Cup Lite on a crowded Olympic stage, why n ...
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WNT equal pay fight's issues remain more complex than any documentary would have you believe
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Must be summer, because we're getting reruns. ...
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The youth coach's priority: Give families a reason to stay
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Coaches might argue that they're sick of investing time into players, on ...
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Whose game is it? A philosophical take on the Super League controversy
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Elitism trickles down to youth sports, especially soccer. Playing in elite leagu ...
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Discovering a window to the soccer world at the Duke library
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Thanks to the Soccer America's weekly arrivals, I knew Mia Hamm wasn ...
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President Cindy Parlow Cone's challenge: steer USSF's factions toward trust
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Agenda item No. 1 for Cindy Parlow Cone in the last ye ...
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A battle for the soul of U.S. Soccer
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Tuesday, February 23, 2021
The federation must implement federally mandated changes to its voting structure. H ...
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Hall of Fame improves selection process but should make room for more inductees
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Friday, February 5, 2021
Thanks to the stingy voters of past years, we have quite ...
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USA vs. USA? A matchup with many merits for Olympic-bound women
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Ali Krieger famously said the USA has "the best team in t ...
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Rethink the typical youth player pathway by replacing the pyramid
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Check any soccer club's website at the United Soccer Coaches convention, a ...
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Coaches Convention done virtually still succeeds to energize
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Sunday, January 17, 2021
The United Soccer Coaches convention is always a beehive of activity, wi ...
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Coach Vlatko Andonovski's Olympic challenge: How to get all four excellent midfielders on the field
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Thursday, December 24, 2020
Most coaches would love this problem, even though it complicates the line ...
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Comparing youth leagues in the wake of the DA's demise
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Monday, December 14, 2020
Let's say this at the outset: All youth soccer rankings should ...
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USWNT even more likely to rely on veterans after COVID interruption
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Tuesday, November 17, 2020
The team has never been a typical national squad that constantly tur ...
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It's a perfect time to let kids play without parents on the sidelines
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Thursday, October 29, 2020
Across the United States, the United Kingdom and most of the worl ...
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One sad reason why kids quit soccer: boorish adults
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Monday, October 19, 2020
Somewhere on a long interstate drive, a little girl was headed ho ...
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How governing bodies define improper player-coach relationships
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Monday, October 5, 2020
Should coaches be allowed to date players? Recent policies from U.S. Socc ...
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An easy, important task for youth coaches: Take a few minutes to explain the game
Youth Soccer Insider, Beau Dure - Friday, September 18, 2020
The U-9 kids were playing for the first time in 10 month ...
