By Avi Stopper The opening whistle blows. The ball gets dropped back to you. Your first touch isn’t so good and the ball slips away. You scramble to it just before adefender gets there, but you hit it awkwardly and it bends out of bounds. Uh oh. You look over at the sideline where the […]
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College dreams impact youth play
Interview by Mike Woitalla Ambitions to play college soccer can have a significant impact on a child’s path through the youth game — and the dream of a college soccerscholarship is undoubtedly one reason why parents are willing to spend so much on club ball. We’ve asked Avi Stopper, the founder of college recruiting software […]
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Coping with too many games
Interview by Mike Woitalla The turf war between youth organizations ensures an endless fountain of championships and the tournament industry has made playing threeto four games in one weekend a common part of youth soccer. We asked Dr. Dev K. Mishra what coaches can do to when their teams are faced with game overload. Dr. […]
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NSCAA/Mondo National Coaches of the Year
[AWARDS] Ken Lolla, who led No. 1 seed Louisville to the Men’s College Cup championship game, and Randy Waldrum, who coached Notre Dame to its third NCAA Division I women’s title, were among the NSCAA/Mondo National Coach of the Year award winners recognized atthe annual NSCAA Awards Banquet. For all the college, high school and […]
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Be a Good Winner
By Donna Olmstead It was cold outside — in the 30s. The game didn’t count for district standings. And only diehard parents showed up. The kind I’d expectto know enough about soccer that I wouldn’t have the urge to wrap duct tape around their mouths and stuff them under the stands until the game was […]
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NSCAA High School All-American Teams
[AWARDS] East Kentwood (Mich.) High School had two players named to the NSCAA Boys High School All-American Team: midfielder Dzenan Catic and forward Nermin Crnkic, who also play for the Derby County Wolves. Two sophomores — U.S. under-20 and under-17 national teamgoalkeeper Bryane Heaberlin (Berkeley Prep/St. Petersburg, Fla.) and forward Margaret Purce (Our Lady of […]
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Be aware of common injuries
Interview by Mike Woitalla Dr. Dev K. Mishra, who has served as team doctor at the professional, national team, college and high school level, is thefounder of SidelineSportsDoc.com. We asked Dr. Mishra about injury trends he has observed in youth soccer; whether there are different injury patternsbetween boys and girls; and what coaches can do […]
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Injury management: The return-to-play decision
Interview by Mike Woitalla One of the toughest decisions in youth soccer is determining when a player who has suffered an injury is ready to return to action. Dr.Dev K. Mishra, who has served as team doctor at the professional, national team, college and high school level, is the founder of SidelineSportsDoc.com. We asked Dr. […]
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Crucial for Coaches: Injury management know-how
By Mike Woitalla To coach young children where I live, I had to get licenses from a couple of coaching courses that totaled five days of instruction. Wewere taught all sorts of drills — a few of which resembled soccer-playing — and were given some useful tips. Like keeping plastic bags in your coaching bag […]
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NSCAA Spring Girls High School Rankings
[POLL] North Carolina’s Charlotte Latin High School is the top-ranked team in the NSCAA Spring Girls High School Top 20. For all the rankings … High School Spring Rankings Girls 1 Charlotte Latin (N.C.) 8 20-0-0 2 Wando (Mount Pleasant, S.C.) 3 26-0-1 3 Hershey (Pa.) 6 27-1-0 4 Waubonsie Valley (Aurora, Ill.) 17 23-1-4 5 […]