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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 ...
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National Soccer Hall of Fame voting system needs a complete overhaul -- here's how
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Hall voters snubbed Hope Solo, a two-time World Cup Golden Glove winne ...
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Youth soccer scheduling starts in various ways amid uncertainty across a pandemic-hit nation
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Teams are waiting for league schedules. Leagues are waiting to see h ...
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Tom Sermanni deserves some of the credit in developing back-to-back World Cup champions
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Friday, August 7, 2020
Of the 23 players on the 2019 World Cup roster, seven debut ...
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Youth soccer tournament play resumes with some significant changes -- get in, play a couple of quick games, get out
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Sunday, July 26, 2020
EDP, the Northeastern organization that runs U.S. Youth Soccer regional conferences a ...
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Title IX compliance: Keep existing sports, add more for women, cut football spending
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Wednesday, July 15, 2020
For Title IX advocates, the best defense is a strong offense. ...
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'2012: The Year That Saved Women's Soccer' -- when the WPSL Elite League set a stage for the stars
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Saturday, July 4, 2020
Another league had folded, but this time, the U.S. women's soccer communi ...
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NWSL's return: A unique chance to grow the fan base and for new stars to rise
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Is this the year women's soccer develops more hard-core fans? Not ju ...
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Varsity Blues' scandal and COVID-19 force universities to rethink priorities
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Saturday, June 20, 2020
So the stereotype of athletes ignoring academics often doesn't apply. But neith ...
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Eight great women's games -- from Mia Hamm at UNC in 1990 to world championships and NWSL
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Saturday, May 30, 2020
I've been privileged to see many great games live, particularly in women ...
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Girls soccer landscape, shaken up by COVID-19 and DA's demise in 2020, may look different again in 2021
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Sunday, May 17, 2020
In girls soccer, we once again have two leagues chasing the t ...
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The labor path ahead for WNT: the future can still be bright
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Saturday, May 2, 2020
Hints that the women were going to face a tougher time ...
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Soccer leagues have options ... they might include turning 2019-20 seasons into 2019-21 seasons
Off The Post, Beau Dure - Saturday, April 25, 2020
Depending on who you ask, we'll all be playing soccer in emp ...
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U.S. Soccer's ride back to Earth seems anything but smooth
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Many factors are at work in the federation's finances. Only time wi ...
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Sources: U.S. Soccer has fired key executives Brian Remedi and Tonya Wallach
Soccer America Daily, Beau Dure - Thursday, April 16, 2020
They were among layoffs that took place throughout the Federation on Wednesda ...
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Backup plans: Ideas for finishing European season are imperfect but something will have to be done
Soccer America Confidential, Beau Dure - Sunday, April 5, 2020
The discussion of the fairest way to declare champions, European places, relegatio ...
