Advantage is a wonderful clause in the rules in which whistling the foul would actually be hurting the team being fouled by not letting play continue. Let’s say the white midfielder is dribblingthe ball outside the gray penalty area when a gray player pushes white. Yet white does not fall down and is still able […]
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Michelle French oversees HDC camp
[U.S. UNDER-14 WOMEN] Former U.S. international Michelle French, who has battled non-Hodgkins lymphoma, is running theU.S under-14 girls national team camp at the Home Depot Center. For the complete roster … French, who has been working with the U.S. U-14 program for several years, is running the campin the absence of Mike Dickey, who selected […]
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Pregame prep important for refs, too
By Randy Vogt The teams spend time training and working on teamwork in practice. Their coaches go over tactics before the game. Doesn’t it logically follow that theofficiating team needs to spend some time before the game discussing how they will work as a team? The referee should go over what is expected of the […]
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U.S. under-14 girls identification camp rosters
[U.S. SOCCER] The annual U.S. under-14 girls national development program’s identification camp is being held under the supervision of Mike Dickey in Portland, Ore. For the 100 players in camp. The training camp, which runs through Friday, features 25 players, most born in 1996, from each of the fourregions. It started in 1999. GOALKEEPERS (9) Taylor […]
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How refs can master most important rule
By Randy Vogt Law 12 on Fouls and Misconduct is the most important rule in soccer. Referees who have played soccer have an initial advantage in spotting fouls overthose refs who never played the game. After all, the official who played knows what a foul feels like and might even know what a cautionable or […]
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Phoenix to host 2011 U.S. Youth Soccer finals
[NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS] U.S. Youth Soccer will hold the 2011 National Championships at the Reach 11 Sports Complex in Phoenix. Reach 11 alsohosted the 2010 U.S. Youth Soccer ODP Championships. 2011 Championships Region I (East)Championships Hempfield High School (Landisville, Pa.) Round Robin: July 1-3 Semis: July 4 Finals: July 5 Region II(Midwest) Championships USA Youth […]
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How adults can 'teach' kids by playing along
By Mike Woitalla One of the best ways for adults to coach children is to play along with them. It’s certainly no secret that children learn more fromwhat they see than from what they are told. Just try explaining how to strike a ball without demonstrating. Whether it’s at a practice scrimmage or a casual […]
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New York and Illinois teams claim two girls titles
[NATIONAL CUP IX FINALS] Teams from New York and Illinois won two girls titles apiece at the National Cup IX Finals that concluded Tuesday at the Hampton RoadsSoccer Complex in Virginia Beach, Va. The girls event complements the event for boys teams that starts Friday and will take place in conjunction with the National Collegiate […]
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'Ji Messi' overcomes hardships
[PORTRAIT] South Korea has been one of the surprises at the Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Germany with one of the tournament’s most exciting teams led by Ji So Yun, dubbed “Ji Messi,” for her resemblance to Lionel Messi. Women’s soccer received a boost when South Korea co-hosted the 2002 (men’s) World Cup, attracting more […]
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Coaching Education: The Case for Some Orthodoxy
By Mike Singleton In a recent column by Soccer America’s Paul Gardner,the author maligned orthodoxy and posited that curricula are where “problems start.” If taken to the extreme, these points have some validity, however, when thrown into the context of coachingeducation in our country they prove somewhat amiss. Soccer in this country is supported by […]