By Greg Winkler Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” How many times, as a high school soccer coach, have you felt,unappreciated, underappreciated, or inferior? Well it is time for change, it is time to make the high school game relevant again. As the saying goes, “worry about […]
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Video Pick: A forward flips out to beat keeper
In Colorado high school ball, Columbine junior Dylan Prichett-Ettner won a one-on-one with ThunderRidge’s goalkeeper thanks to a perfectly executed front-flip. He nailed thelanding, stroked the ball into the net, and despite being called for offside, achieved YouTube fame.
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Rankings: Boys Top 20 Spring High School Final
Birmingham, Alabama’s Oak Mountain finished atop the USA TODAY & NSCAA Final Boys High School National Rankings for the 2016 Spring Season. Final USA TODAY/NSCAASuper 25 Spring Boys National Rankings Rank School W-L-T 1 Oak Mountain (Birmingham, Ala.) 28-0-1 2 Heritage Hall (OklahomaCity, Okla.) 17-0-0 3 Valley (West Des Moines, Iowa) 20-1-0 4 Wando (Mount […]
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Video Pick: Must-see rabona assist by Mendes
Lucas Mendes shows why he’s considered one of the most talented teens in American soccer with this brilliant assist, a back-heel spin move followed by a rabona pass, to helpWashington Lee win its first Virginiahigh school state championship with a 3-1 win over First Colonial. Mendes, the 2015-16 Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year, […]
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What They're Saying: Orthopaedic scientist Tim McGuine
“Through this research, I just want to know if I can look at a mom, a dad or their kid and say that this headgear reduces risk of having a concussion.” — Tim McGuine, seniorscientist in the orthopedics and rehabilitation department at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, on a $300,000 […]
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U.S. Soccer's high school ban — why the clubs and the girls should decide
By Mike Woitalla The club vs. high school battle plagued American youth soccer long before the U.S. Soccer Federation banned high school ball for its Boys Development Academyplayers in 2012. Club coaches argued that players aspiring to reach the top must compete at the highest level of youth soccer and get the best coaching — […]
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What They're Saying: High schooler Marte Formico
“It’s awesome having Brandi. Someone who has been that caliber of a player, that has been in a World Cup, it’s just really cool to have her mentor you and give you her little insights and tips onthings you can do — small things that can propel your game to the never level.” — Marte […]
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NSCAA Boys Regional High School Coaches of the Year
The NSCAA has announced the Regional Coaches of the Year for fall boys high school programs competing during the 2015 calendar year. 2015 NSCAA Regional Coaches ofthe Year High School Boys (Large School) Central: Tim Cashel — Webster Groves (Mo.) East: Wayne Sutcliffe — Princeton (N.J.) West: Jim Davidson– Broomfield (Colo.) Great Lakes: Blair Lincoln […]
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NSCAA 2015 Boys Fall High School All-America Team
The 56 boys named to the NSCAA’s 2015 High School All-America Team will be recognized at the All-America luncheon during the 2016 NSCAA Convention in Baltimore on Jan. 16. NSCAA 2015 Boys Fall High School All-America Team GOALKEEPERS Detre Bell Sr. South Kent School South Kent, Conn. Alex Botazzi Sr. Worcester AcademyTewksbury, Mass. Andres Figueroa […]
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U.S. Development Academy players who return to high school ball
U.S. Soccer Development Academy players aren’t allowed to play high school soccer, but Jon Kerr reports on three Chicago area players, including two alreadycommitted to colleges, who are leaving their Academy teams to play senior year high school ball. The article brings up the arguments from both sides of the high school vs. club battle […]