[YOUTH] The U.S. U-18 and U-17 girls national teams will gather in Sunrise, Fla., beginning Friday for a six-day training. The camp will be thefirst since April Heinrichs and Jill Ellis were hired to oversee the girls national team program. During the camp, theU-17s and U-18s will face a combined Germany U-18 and U-17 squad. […]
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Know Thy Keeper
By Tim Mulqueen Coaches must adjust their approach to the individual. Some keepers might need the soft touch to get in the right frame of mind. Others might require arousing pep talk. Some keepers might fall apart if they are given a direct, honest critique without plenty of compliments to go with it. Others are […]
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New leaders aim to boost girls soccer
By Mike Woitalla The first ear-piercing wakeup call for U.S. women’s soccer came at the 2007 World Cup, where a dazzling Brazil outplayed and routed the USA, 4-0, insemifinals. Last year provided more examples that the benefit of the USA’s huge head start in the girls and women’s game was evaporating. The USA lost to […]
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Coping with too many games
Interview by Mike Woitalla The turf war between youth organizations ensures an endless fountain of championships and the tournament industry has made playing threeto four games in one weekend a common part of youth soccer. We asked Dr. Dev K. Mishra what coaches can do to when their teams are faced with game overload. Dr. […]
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NSCAA/Mondo National Coaches of the Year
[AWARDS] Ken Lolla, who led No. 1 seed Louisville to the Men’s College Cup championship game, and Randy Waldrum, who coached Notre Dame to its third NCAA Division I women’s title, were among the NSCAA/Mondo National Coach of the Year award winners recognized atthe annual NSCAA Awards Banquet. For all the college, high school and […]
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How Refs Add Time During Games
By Randy Vogt A soccer game consists of two equal halves. A professional match has 45-minute halves while other games could have fewer minutes in the half, depending onthe competition or age group. The halves are running time. The time begins when the ball is legally put in play on the kickoff by being kicked […]
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Japanese girls shine in Orlando
[YOUTH] The Japanese Football Association’s highly touted Academy Fukushuma team of 14- and 15-year-old girls won its under-17 bracket at the Disney’sSoccer Showcase presented by Chelsea Football Club in Orlando, Fla. The Dallas Texans Red Dallas and GSA Phoenix Red were the only programs with two teams in the Showcase finals. Girls U-18/19 Showcase Final […]
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NSA and St. Louis Scott Gallagher clinch titles
[YOUTH] NSA Premier Fury of Illinois and St. Louis Scott Gallagher wrapped up under-17 group titles in the U.S. Youth Soccer National League and became thefirst teams to earn spots in the 2011 National Championships. NSA beat the Dallas Texans Red, 2-1, on goals by Jennifer Korn and Corinne Harris to clinch the U-17 girls […]
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PDA U-17s dominate at ECNL Winter Showcase
[YOUTH] PDA was one of the big winners at the ECNL Winter Showcase in Sanford, Fla., beating Real Colorado (4-1), CASL (3-0) and Eclipse Select (1-0) to remainunbeaten in the Under-17 Challenge “A” division. For all the unbeaten and untied teams after the post-Christmas girls event and highlights … Under-18Challenge A 5-0-0 (10-3) San Diego […]
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Is that a keeper? Spotting potential
By Tim Mulqueen When I first saw Tim Howard at a camp I coached in Metuchen, N.J., he was 12 years old. I may not have said to myself, “Here’s a kidwho will play in the English Premier League.” But I really did see the potential for greatness. Very few goalkeepers will stand out as […]