By Stan Baker “Everything that goes on in a match, except shooting, you can do in a rondo. The competitive aspect, fighting to makespace, what to do when in possession and what to do when you haven’t got the ball, how to play ‘one touch’ soccer, how to counteract the tight marking and how to […]
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Soccer for kids: getting them to 10,000-hour mark
We sometimes walk in the neighborhood. We see fathers playing football or baseball with their kids in the street. We see parents shooting at the hoop in front of the garage with their kids. We neversee fathers or mothers playing soccer with their kids in the neighborhood. We never see kids playing soccer in the […]
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U.S. U-17s boys beat Russia 3-1 at Jezek tournament
Chris Goslin, James Sands and Ulysses Llanez scored for the U.S. U-17 national team in a 3-1 win over Russia at the 2017 Vaclav JezekTournament in the Czech Republic. Coach John Hackworth’s team, which opened with a 4-1 over Hungary, faces Japan in its final Group B game on Friday. Chris Goslin Goslin of Atlanta […]
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Don't waste time at practice, let them play!
By Mike Woitalla When former U.S. World Cup captain and Hall of Famer Claudio Reyna was U.S. Soccer Youth Technical Director, he made what I thought was a crucialpoint about youth coaching: Don’t waste time. “If you have 12 one-hour sessions in a month, and you waste 10 minutes each session, you can waste two […]
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Three U.S. refs head to U-17 World Cup
U.S. referee Jair Marrufo and U.S. assistant referees Frank Anderson and Corey Rockwell have been selected to officiate at the boys 2017 U-17World Cup. No U.S. officials had been selected for the last U-17 World Cup, in 2015, nor for the 2017 men’s U-20 World Cup. The trio is among nine Concacaf refs named to […]
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Mexico beats USA in Concacaf U-15 Championship final
After convincingly winning its first four games at the Concacaf U-15Championship, the USA fell, 2-0, to Mexico in the final on Saturday morning in Bradenton, Florida. Californian Efrain Alvarez of the LA Galaxy set up Mexico’s first goal. Jorge Garcia scored in the 57th minute of the 70-minute game,heading home a free kick delivered by […]
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11 Tips for Coaching the Little Ones
“I got recruited to coach my kid’s soccer team. Any advice?” The most recent time I heard this question, it came from a parent of a 6-year-old. It prompted me to put an answer inwriting, based on some of the best insight I’ve gotten from coaches and players I’ve interviewed and observed over the years. […]
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Video Pick: Giovanni Reyna shines for U-15s
Giovanni Reyna scored from 22 yards and assisted on two goals, including Gianluca Busio’s acrobatic side volley, in the USA’s 3-0 semifinal win overPanama at the Concacaf U-15 Championship. The son of Hall of Famer Claudio Reyna, Giovanni captains the team that faces Mexico in the final on Saturday.
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Rising Stars: Busio, Reyna, Gaines and Co., shoot U.S. U-15 boys into Concacaf final
By Mike Woitalla The USA outscored its first four foes 15-2 to reach the final of the Concacaf U-15 Championship in Bradenton, Florida. On Saturday, Coach Dave Van DenBergh’s team faces Mexico, a 3-0 semifinal winner over Canada. Sporting Kansas City’s Gianluca Busio scored five goals, two each in wins over Canada (2-0)and Trinidad & […]
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U.S. U-15 boys cruise into Concacaf semis
Sporting Kansas City’s Gianluca Busio scored two goals in both the USA’s 2-0 win over Canada and its 6-0 win over Trinidad & Tobago before Wednesday’s 4-1 winover Costa Rica sent the USA to the semifinals of the Concacaf U-15 Championship. Coach Dave Van Den Bergh’s team faces Panama on Thursday. Busio, who hails from […]