The Kansas City Current’s Lo’eau LaBonta and Sporting Kansas City’s Roger Espinoza will be presented 2021 Honorary All-America Awards at the All-America Ceremony Jan. 22 during the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Kansas City. LaBonta, a Southern Californian who starred at Stanford, joined the Kansas City Current ahead of its 2021 NWSL inaugural season from […]
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SA Interviews 2021: Voices from the soccer world
Our recent interviewees include Haley Carter, an American coach and former Marine Corps officer helped Afghan women players flee the Taliban. And Steve Cangialosi, the New York Emmy Award who’s celebrating his 20th anniversary of broadcasting MLS games. Haley CarterCoach and former Marine Corps officer, on helping Afghan women players flee the Taliban Steve CangialosiOn […]
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Haley Carter, coach and former Marine Corps officer, on helping Afghan women players flee the Taliban
As a former Marine Corps officer serving two combat deployments in Iraq, Haley Carter knows the dangers of life in that part of the world. As a former assistant coach of the Afghanistan women’s national soccer team, she knows how much those players sacrificed to get where they were. In the chaos of the American […]
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Awards: Joe Cummings receives United Soccer Coaches' 2021 Honor Award
Joe Cummings is the 2021 Honor Award recipient, the 82nd recipient of the award considered highest honor United Soccer Coaches issues. Cummings, a Massachusetts native, started coaching youth soccer and high school soccer in the mid-1970s and college soccer in 1984. He founded the Northboro (Mass.) Youth Soccer Association, served as assistant general manager (1996-99) […]
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Lynn Berling-Manuel is stepping down as United Soccer Coaches CEO at the end of the year
Lynn Berling-Manuel, the United Soccer Coaches CEO since 2015, will be stepping down at the end of her contract on Dec. 31. Berling-Manuel, the organization’s first female CEO, replaced Joe Cummings as the head of the Kansas City-based coaches organization. The search for Berling-Manuel’s successor will begin in May. “It is my honor to serve […]
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The SA Interview Collection: Pulisic and Maradona connections and soccer film recommendations
Our recent interviews include an American player’s account of being coached by Diego Maradona, the director of Christian Pulisic’s youth club and soccer film festival co-founder Greg Lalas. Greg LalasOn soccer cinema: outstanding documentaries; inspiring, informative and fun films; and the eternal appeal of ‘Victory’ Rubio RubinOn being coached by Maradona, Donovan, and his hopes […]
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Coaching, coaches … and me
To be given an award — to be thus honored — is a satisfying experience. Don’t let anyone tell you it’s not a nice feeling to be appreciated. Hence my sincere thanks to the United Soccer Coaches for handing me their new award — their Media Career of Excellence award. * * * * * […]
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SA's 50th Anniversary: Pele playing for Team America, Walt Chyzowych and Hartwick's title
Heading into the second half of the 1970s, the Bicentennial Cup featured Pele wearing a USA jersey, Hartwick (student body of 1,600) lifting the NCAA D1 title, and Walt Chyzowych taking charge of the U.S. national team. * * * * * * * * * * In a four-nation tournament to with Italy, Brazil and […]
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Lynn Berling-Manuel on the attraction of the digital Coaches Convention and COVID's effect on the U.S. soccer community
The 80th Convention of United Soccer Coaches (previously known as the NSCAA), originally planned for Anaheim, California, has been forced to go digital by COVID and takes place Jan. 11-15. Lynn-Berling Manuel has been CEO of the United Soccer Coaches since 2015 and has been on its Board of Directors since 2006. We checked in with […]
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Sam Okpodu on the joys of coaching at various levels and creating opportunities for Black players and coaches
Sam Okpodu has played and coached at the highest levels. The Nigeria native was a three-time All-American – and the Atlantic Coast Conference’s all-time leading scorer – at North Carolina State University. He coached the Newberry College men’s team, became the first women’s soccer coach at Virginia Tech, and led the Nigerian women’s national team […]