The extraordinary feats of Coach Martin Jacobson as head coach of New York City’s Martin Luther King Jr. High School have been well-documented, including by DanRather of “60 Minutes,” a full-length documentary (“Coach Jake“), a reality series (“ We spoke with Jacobson, who’s aiming for his 19th New York City public schoolchampionship, upon the publication […]
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What They're Saying: Sally Marquez
“In the past two weeks, I have received countless emails about fan behavior in soccer. Along with a couple of emails from officials who have resigned. We are at a crisis.” –New Mexico Activities Association executive director Sally Marquez in a letter to coaches and athletic directors on the lack of referees for high school […]
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Soccer bucks trend in high school participation
For the first time in 30 years, the NationalFederation of State High School Associations (NFHS) reported that participation in high school sports declined. NFHS: 2018-19 High School participation survey
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Rosters: Allstate All-America Cup
Four high school all-star teams (20 players on a team) will take to the field in boys and girls matches at the first Allstate All-America Cup at Orlando’s University of Central Florida Soccer Complexon Wednesday. The coaches will be Brandi Chastain, Julie Foudy, Brian McBride and Taylor Twellman. The players were selected from a list […]
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Georgia prep star named Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year
Omar Hernandez, who led top-ranked Dalton HighSchool to the Georgia 6A state championship, was named the 2019 Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year. Hernandez recorded 16 goals and 17 assists and had two assists againstGainesville in a 4-1 win that captured the state title. He finished his prep career with 78 goals and […]
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Steve Gans dissects the DA vs. ECNL turf war that is 'hurting kids and player development'
The battle between U.S. Soccer’s Girls Development Academy and the ECNL to be the top girls league in the USA has led to what Lorne Donaldson, Director of Real Colorado, describes asa “toxicenvironment.” Mark Krikorian, coach of the reigning women’s Division I champion Florida State, said, “What’s happenednow is you have competing interests. Both of […]
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What They're Saying: Josh Martin
“You can’t really put into words what a good human being he was. There aren’t words to describe how we’re all feeling. This is tragic.” — T.C. Roberson High School boyssoccer coach Josh Martin on former player Riley Howell, who was described by police as a hero when he was killed trying to stop the […]
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Survey: Soccer leads all boys sports in increased high school participation
Amid reports of declining soccer participation at young ages, here’s a bright spot: Soccer led all sports in the highest number of new high school boys participants. Survey: High school athleticparticipation (2017-18) According to the annual High School Athletics Participation Survey conducted by the National Federation of State High School Associations, boys soccerregistered 6,128 additional […]
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Top 5: High school sports by participants (2017-18)
Boys: 1. 11-player football (1,035,942) 2. Outdoor track & field (600,097) 3. Basketball(551,373) 4. Baseball (487,097) 5. Soccer (456,362) Girls: 1. Outdoor track & field (488,592). 2. Volleyball (446,583) 3. Basketball (412,407) 4. Soccer (390,482) 5. Fast-pitch softball (367,861)Source: NFHS
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The barriers Latino players face, explained by California high school coach Rene Siles
North of Oakland in the San Francisco Bay Area, Richmond is perhaps best known for its Chevron Oil Refinery. It’s also home to a large Hispanic population that has yielded high quality highschool soccer teams. Rene Siles has coached the Richmond Oilers since 2000, guided them to North Coast Section playoff berths 18 times, more than […]