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USL Academy League connects youth to pros with flexible pathway
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Wednesday, July 28, 2021
The USL Academy League is designed to allow complementary relationships. Players m ...
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Kyle Martino sets new goals -- from the ground up
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Tuesday, July 20, 2021
It took Kyle Martino a week to move from a dejected, defeat ...
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Trailblazer Lauren Gregg adds a new chapter to her storied career -- and hails her mentors
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Lauren Gregg was the first female assistant coach for a U.S. squ ...
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Pennsylvania club Beadling cherishes its history and progresses with the times
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Wednesday, July 7, 2021
The "oldest continuously operating soccer club in the country" was founded ...
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Matt Eliason: The man in 'Messi & Me' on going pro, scoring, struggling, and being grateful
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Saturday, July 3, 2021
Like "Rudy" or "Field of Dreams," the documentary "Messi & Me" ...
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Elite refs Christina and Ted Unkel provide insight into the complexities of soccer officiating
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Monday, June 28, 2021
It's easy to comment on an official's call, after the fact. It ...
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American soccer pioneer Francisco Marcos remains connected from Portugal
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Monday, June 21, 2021
With his international background, he's tried to help sports executives on bo ...
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After embracing the special joy of soccer in a refugee camp, Gloire Amanda became men's college soccer's top player
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Thursday, June 10, 2021
When Oregon State University freshman Gloire Amanda arrived on campus, he wro ...
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Coach Mat Dunn on the appeal of NAIA ball, recruiting worldwide, and Keiser University's second straight women's national title
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Saturday, June 5, 2021
Unless you're truly tuned in to the college soccer scene, you don ...
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Marshall's Chris Grassie on West Virginia embracing his national champs and team chemistry amid adversity
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Tuesday, June 1, 2021
As the celebrations for Marshall 's NCAA Division I men's title continue ...
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Santa Clara's Jerry Smith on his enormous pride in his national champions and how he almost messed things up
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Monday, May 24, 2021
After Smith's "worst halftime speech" of his career, 11th-seeded Santa Clara be ...
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Lisa Cole on coaching in the USA and abroad, the state of women's soccer, and mentoring Brandi Chastain
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Thursday, May 20, 2021
Soccer is the world's game. But Lisa Cole's resume may be t ...
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Mostafa Edders on soccer during Ramadan, respecting diversity, and coaching education around the world
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Soon after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Illinois Youth Soccer Association executi ...
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Anson Dorrance on this NCAA season's unique title quest, the new youth landscape, women's pro soccer and U.S. Soccer's gender equity challenge
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Monday, May 3, 2021
In his 42 years at the helm, Dorrance has learned to ro ...
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From Spain to the USA: Eloisa Borreguero on climbing soccer's male-dominated coaching ladder
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Thursday, April 22, 2021
When Eloisa Borreguero took a Royal Spanish soccer federation goalkeeping license cours ...
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Children's rights include playtime: iACT sets up soccer in refugee camps
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Monday, April 19, 2021
Katie-Jay Scott and her husband Gabriel Stauring are the driving forces behi ...
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David Caetano on Portugal's player development, mental fitness and the importance of nurturing creativity
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Tuesday, April 13, 2021
David Caetano has spent the past few decades observing differences between play ...
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My rewarding relationship with Soccer America and reflections on its first 50 years
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Thursday, April 8, 2021
I wanted to write for the best, and truest, publication: Soccer Americ ...
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Police join the coaching crew for Arizona youth
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Tuesday, March 23, 2021
For several years, the Arizona Soccer Association has partnered with the Bo ...
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Improvised scheduling creates unique season amid the pandemic for New England high school
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Assured that the school was doing all it could to minimize spre ...
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Michael 'Mac' McBride on the eye-opening attractions of junior colleges
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Friday, March 12, 2021
Michael "Mac" McBride coaches the women's and men's teams at Texas' Bli ...
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Georgetown's Brian Wiese on defending a national title during the pandemic: 'Getting on the field is a win'
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Friday, February 26, 2021
"It takes a lot of mental energy" to adapt to the n ...
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Amid the pandemic, Indiana's weather-proof Grand Park becomes college soccer hub
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Wednesday, February 24, 2021
The 370,000-square foot indoor space - peaked in the middle with ...
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Bryan Turner on understanding the pressures faced by teenage athletes
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Monday, February 15, 2021
Bryan Turner loved everything about soccer. Though he was the only Bla ...
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PA Classics' Steve Klein on the post-DA landscape, the pandemic effect, and Pulisic in perspective
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Tuesday, February 9, 2021
PA Classics -- the club Christian Pulisic joined as a youngster, a ...
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Esmeralda Negron on bringing women's soccer into fans' 'hearts, minds and homes'
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Wednesday, February 3, 2021
As co-founder and general manager of Atalanta Football, Esmeralda Negron is securi ...
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Jason O'Keefe rebounds at Robert Morris after App State shuttered the program he rebuilt
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Saturday, January 30, 2021
A year ago, Jason O'Keefe was living a soccer coach's dream. ...
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Mary Harvey on the crucial connection between sports and human rights
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Wednesday, January 20, 2021
The starting goalkeeper for the U.S. team that won the first-ever Women ...
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Sam Okpodu on the joys of coaching at various levels and creating opportunities for Black players and coaches
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Monday, December 28, 2020
The age, gender - even the continent - of his players do ...
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Amanda Vandervort on women's pro soccer worldwide: the strides, setbacks and FIFPro's call to action
Soccer America Confidential, Dan Woog - Saturday, December 19, 2020
COVID's effects on soccer are well-documented. Professional, college, high school and you ...
