The 16-year-old Efrain Alvarez, who has scored six USL goals for LA GalaxyII — Development Academy (@ussoccer_acad)
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Youth: Indiana University striker shines for U.S. U-20s in Honduras
Justin Rennicks scored twice in the U.S. U-20 national team’s 3-0 friendly win over Honduras and assisted on Andrew Carleton‘s goal in a 3-1 loss two daysearlier in San Pedro Sula. Rennicks, a rising sophomore at IndianaUniversity who played for New England Revolution Academy, was one of three collegians on Coach Tab Ramos‘ 21-player roster. […]
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Youth: U.S. boys and girls teams move on at Torneo delle Nazioni
The U.S. under-15 boys and under-16 girls national teams swept their first two games at the Torneo delle Nazioni being played in Italy and neighboring Slovenia. The U-15s boys followed upon their 1-0 win over host Italy with a 2-0 win over Macedonia on goals by Selmir Music (Philadelphia Union academy) and Alex Monis(Chicago Fire […]
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How to Retain Referees (Part 2): Start by getting coaches and refs in same room
In my last article, I shared some ideas on how referee associations andleagues can retain refs, a huge challenge across the United States. I conclude my thoughts with these initiatives: Hold Preseason MeetingsHave meetings before each season, hopefully getting refs and coaches in the same room, to go over procedures so the upcoming season runs […]
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Hawaii's Sunshine Fontes scores four as U.S. U-17 girls rout Argentina
The U.S. U-17 girls opened the Copa Provincia de Buenos Aires with a 9-0 victory over host Argentina. The Hawaii Rush’s Sunshine Fontes scored four — the first two assisted by LAFCSlammers’ Kate Wiesner, who the USA’s final goal. Back row (L-R): Sophia Jones, KennedyWesley, Angelina Anderson, Natalia Staude, Payton Linnehan, Jordan Canniff; Kneeling: Sunshine […]
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U.S. Soccer presidential election: How the candidates fared in Philly
The United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philadelphia was the last chance for the eight U.S. Soccer presidential candidates to make a case to the soccer community before they head to Orlando for theNational Council on Feb. 10. A little background: Thousands of coaches were in attendance at the convention, though only a fraction of them […]
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Concussion study indicates higher risk for females — another reminder for coaches to review recognition protocols
My colleagues at Stanford and I have had a feeling that women are more likely to sustain concussions than men, and that the women often took longer to recover from the concussion than men. Most ofthis thought was based upon our possibly unreliable experiences, with not a lot of hard data to back this up. […]
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'Things' in a suburban garage
We live in a suburban neighborhood. When we go out for a walk in the neighborhood, we see a lot of garages full of “things” but not cars. These “things” have beenbought for a purpose but now wait their “garage sale” destiny in the storage, sorry in the garage. This is the best manifestation of […]
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Nuts and bolts: How U.S. Soccer's presidential election will work
U.S. Soccer’s membership will pick the next president to succeed Sunil Gulati at its National Council Meeting on Feb. 10 in Orlando. The eight candidates have been in the news alot, attending forums, appearing on television and radio and podcasts as well participating in social media: U.S. Soccer presidentialcandidates: Paul Caligiuri, Former U.S. international Kathy […]
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U.S. Soccer presidential election: Candidates take on key youth issues at Chicago event
U.S. Club Soccer hosted a four-hour forum for U.S. Soccer presidential candidates to discuss key youth issues with its board of directors. Four candidates attended the forum in Chicago —Paul Caligiuri, Kyle Martino, Michael Winograd and Eric Wynalda — and a fifth, Steve Gans, participated by telephone. November 28, 2017@kylemartino: “We can create solidarity situations […]