The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) is offering new coaching education programs that focus on small-sided games, from 4v4through 11v11. “Experts have long pointed to small-sided games as the right way for young players to develop their soccer skills,” said Lynn Berling-Manuel, NSCAAChief Executive Officer. “Recent changes in the youth soccer landscape has […]
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NSCAA aims to combat 'showcase fraud'
Citing that there are too many cases of showcase tournaments and summer camps promoting college coaches’ appearances when they aren’t actually committed to attend, the National Soccer CoachesAssociation of America (NSCAA) has created the “Showcase Integrity Program.” The program enables college coaches to report showcase events that are using their name or school name withoutapproval. […]
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NSCAA Convention: Baltimore is the place to be
The National Soccer Coaches Association of America Convention continues in Baltimore. For a look at the top events and must-see panels and talks on Friday and Saturday. SOCCER AMERICA:Visit the Soccer America staff at Booth 1016, straight ahead as you enter the Exhibit Hall, which will be open Thursday evening through Saturday afternoon. NSCAA Convention: […]
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NSCAA's Lynn Berling-Manuel: 'Coaches are a powerful community'
By Olivia Ruiz & Mike Woitalla In 1977, Lynn Berling-Manuel, as a young editor with Soccer America Magazine, went to cover the annual NSCAA CoachesConvention held that January in San Francisco. She went not knowing what to expect, but came out changed. “It was transformative,” she said. “The passion of the coachesreally touched me and […]
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Honors: Liekoski is 2016 Chyzowych Award winner
The recipient of the 2016 Walt Chyzowych Lifetime Achievement Award is Timo Liekoski, whose coaching career included stints in the old NASL and MLS, in college balland with the U.S. national team program. A native of Finland, Liekoski came to the USA at age 22 and played at Hartwick College, where he would succeed Al […]
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Year of the woman, soccer champions Lynch, Allard and Dodd (and the '15ers)
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) By any measurement, 2015 was the Year of the Woman in soccer. The USA not only regained theWomen’s World Cup title that had eluded it for 16 years, but the ’15ers did so in the most spectacular manner possible, beating Japan, 5-2, in a game it led, 4-0, after 16 minutes […]
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Jill Ellis named 2015 NSCAA Honorary All-American
Jill Ellis, head coach of the U.S. women’s national team that won the 2015 Women’s World Cup, has been named an Honorary All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Associationof America. The NSCAA Honorary All-America award is presented to a person who, throughout their career on and off the field, has brought particular distinction to the […]
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NSCAA Hall of Fame to induct Tony DiCicco
Tony DiCicco, who coached the U.S. women to crowns at the 1996 Olympics, 1999 Women’s World Cup and 2008 U-20 World Cup, will be inducted in the NSCAA Hall of Fame at the Jan. 15,2016 at the Awards Banquet at the NSCAA Convention in Baltimore. “I am so excited to see Tony receive this honor,” NSCAA […]
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Now What Do We Do? Transitioning to small-sided games and birth-year registration
By Vince Ganzberg Being a former club and state director of coaching, I dreamed of this day! As did many who are in leadership positions in American youth soccer. Finallywe can tell the “membership” that the reason why we are playing small-sided games is that it has been mandated! No more having to convince membership […]
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NSCAA Player of the Week: Kennesaw State's Brittney Reed
Redshirt junior Brittney Reed opened the season with six goals in Kennesaw State’s 12-0 rout against Alabama A&M to be named the NSCAA Women’s CollegePlayer of the Week. Reed’s five goals in the first half tied an NCAA Division I record. Reed’s six goals was just one off of the NCAA Division I record of […]