By Dev K. Mishra, M.D. Here’s another of those subjects that seems to make some people emotional — why is it important for young athletes to refuel after exercise, when shouldthis happen, and what drink/food is best? The sports supplement industry has a massive foothold in this area, and for sure there are some great […]
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Scouting network grows for U.S. Soccer Development Academy
By Mike Woitalla The Boys U.S. Soccer Development Academy, which recently completed its 10th season, ended its inaugural season of 2007-08 with 25 scouts. It enters its 11th yearwith a network of 125 scouts, who report 12 regional Technical Advisors, the number of which has also increased. This week, U.S. Soccer announced the hiring of […]
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What They're Saying: Elvis Garcia Callejas
“When you’re playing football, you are not thinking of your immigration case, or people who want to hurt you back home, or that a judge may deport you. You’re going after the ball, your main goal isto win, play as a team and just have fun.” — Elvis Garcia Callejas, an immigration counselor for Catholic […]
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No punting allowed — a welcome change to American youth soccer
By Mike Woitalla I imagine all coaches must do this: Look back on their early years and consider what we would have done differently. Now I coach older kids, but 12 yearsago I was coaching the youngest, and back then we used goalkeepers even for the 6-year-olds. And in the years that followed, from U-8s […]
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Roster: U.S. U-15 boys set for Concacaf Championship
The U.S. U-15 boys national team, coached by Dave Van Den Bergh, will compete in the 2017 Concacaf U-15 Championship Aug. 13-19 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The USA’s18-player roster includes George Bello, who last month helped Atlanta United win the 2017 U-15/16 Development Academy championship and who in June signed an MLS Homegrown […]
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A coach's life: Daouda Kante of Kansas Rush and how 'respecting kids goes a long way'
By Charley Nordin Upon moving to New York from Mali, Daouda Kante starred for New Jersey high school power St. Benedict’s Prep. After college ball atMercer and FIU, Kante went pro, including three seasons (2002-04) for MLS’s New England Revolution. He started in the Revs’ runner-up finish to the Los Angeles Galaxy on MLS Cup […]
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Ulysses Llanez joins U.S. U-17 boys camp
LA Galaxy academy forward Ulysses Llanez, who returned to the U.S. national team program with its U-16s in June after having attended a Mexico U-16 national team camp last December,has been called into the USA’s U-17 Aug. 5-14 camp in Oregon. Llanez is one of four 2001 players on the 24-player squad, which is otherwise […]
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ICE deports Bethesda SC star who was headed to college
Lizandro Claros Saravia, a 19-year-old former Bethesda SC Development Academy defender who was headed to play for Louisburg College in North Carolina on a soccer scholarship, wasdeported to his native El Salvador by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Washington Post’s Rachel Chason reported on what happened intwo articles: A soccer star from […]
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A coach's life: MLS veteran Eric Quill returns to his Texas youth club and wins another national title
By Mike Woitalla Eric Quill played on the U-16 U.S. Youth Soccer 1994 national championship-winning Houston Texans team coached by legendary youth coachRoy Rees. During Quill’s nine-year MLS career, his coaches included Bob Gansler and Bob Bradley. After his playing career, Quillreturned to his childhood club and this summer guided Texans SC Houston to the […]
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Review your Emergency Action Plan
By Dev K. Mishra, M.D. An Emergency Action Plan (EAP) is a written set of systems and processes that are followed if a serious health or environmental condition occurs. Byhaving a plan and rehearsing it ahead of the season it gives an organization the best possible chance that appropriate steps are taken to address the […]