U.S. Soccer’s National Council will meet Feb. 16 for its annual meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona. AGM: Book of Reports
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United Soccer Coaches Convention: What to expect at the soccer wonderland for coaches from rec to pro
The annual United Soccer Coaches Convention takes place in Chicago Jan. 9-13. Formerly known as the NSCAA, which was founded in 1941, United Soccer Coaches, with 30,000 members, is the largestorganization of soccer coaches in the world and its convention is the world’s largestannual gathering of soccer coaches and administrators. We checked in with Geoff […]
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2019 United Soccer Coaches Convention: We want your recommendations
The United Soccer Coaches Convention opens Wednesday in Chicago. Give us your recommendations on what presentations, sessions or clinics attendees should make. We’ll include select recommendations inour calendar of convention picks each day in Soccer America Daily. Tag @SoccerAmerica or
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Michelle Akers to be honored at Coaches Convention
Michelle Akers, the dominant player of the early years of the U.S. women’s national team program, will receive the 2019 Walt Chyzowych Distinguished Playing Career Award at ceremonies onJan. 12 during the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Chicago. Akers scored the first goal in thehistory of the U.S. women’s national team in 1985 and scored […]
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Steinbrecher to receive Honorary All-America Award from United Soccer Coaches
Hank Steinbrecher will receive the 2018 Honorary All-America Award from United Soccer Coaches at its 2019 convention in Chicago. Steinbrecher will be presented the award at the All-AmericaCeremony and Reception on Jan. 12. “It is an incredible honor to recognize Hank Steinbrecher with our Honorary All-America Award,” said United Soccer Coaches presidentLesle Gallimore. “As a […]
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Ian Barker on a U.S. style of play, producing No. 10s, and coaching schools in the USA
Ian Barker is the Director of Coaching Education of UnitedSoccer Coaches, formerly known as the NSCAA, which was founded in 1941 and currently has 30,000 members. Barker has also served on the national instructional staff for U.S. Soccerand U.S. Youth Soccer. We check in with him as U.S. men’s national team general manager Earnie Stewart […]
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Lynn Berling-Manuel: Declining numbers of young players is a trend that must be reversed
Lynn Berling-Manuel is the Chief Executive Officer of United Soccer Coaches,formerly known as the NSCAA, founded in 1941, and famous as being the largest organization of soccer coaches in the world. We checked in with Berling-Manuel in the wake of reports of decliningparticipation in American youth soccer. Berling-Manuel had previously served as AYSO Chief Marketing […]
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Lesle Gallimore: It's a wonderful time to lean on one another to help grow the game in a positive and unified way
Lelse Gallimore, head coach of the University of Washington women’s team since 1994, is the 2018 President of United Soccer Coaches, the world’s largest soccer coaches organization, formerly known as the NSCAA. The longest serving Pac-12 soccercoach, Gallimore is also a U.S. Soccer national staff coaching instructor. Her UW alum include Hope Solo, who was […]
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Podcast: Woitalla and Trecker on USA soccer past, present and future
Soccer America’s Mike Woitalla and U.S. Soccer Historian Jim Trecker appear on the United Soccer Coaches Podcast. Trecker, the National Soccer Hall of Fame’the 2017 Colin Jose Media Award recipient whospent four decades in soccer media relations, recalls the Pele-Johan Cruyff era of the NASL and the rise of soccer’s popularity in the USA, in the […]
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Watch: NASA Astronaut Nicole Mann deliver inspirational soccer speech
Nicole Aunapu Mann, a star for Coach Carin Gabarra‘s Naval Academy team in the 1990s, explains how soccer prepared her for flying F/A-18s and becoming one of the 44active NASA astronauts qualified for future assignment, which could include missions in the International Space Station. Mann delivered this 7-minute speech upon being awarded the The JerryYeagley […]