I was 15 years old when one of my soccer coaches, Gordon Barr (son of U.S. Soccer Hall of Famer George Barr), called me up and wanted to know if I would like to become an intramuralref in the soccer club I was playing for, the Syosset Soccer Club on Long Island. I declined as […]
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U-17 WWC Qualifying: USA to face Costa Rica, Bermuda and Canada
Three spots for the 2018 U-17 Women’s World Cup are up for grabs at the Concacaf U-17 Championship in Nicaragua April 19-29. The USA, coached by Mark Carr, was drawn into GroupB along with Costa Rica, […]
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Do you need an MRI to diagnose an ACL tear?
Let me start this off with the short answer: a skilled sports knee surgeon has about a 90% chance of diagnosing an ACL tear based off the type of injury and the examination of the knee. So in the vastmajority of injuries to the ACL, we use MRIs to confirm what we already suspect. And […]
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College coaching trailblazer Nancy Feldman on women in soccer, Generation Z, and ECNL vs. DA
Boston University’s Nancy Feldman is one of three women among the Top 20 winningest coaches in NCAA women’s soccer, along with Aliceann Wilber (William Smith)and Becky Burleigh (Florida). Feldman, a 2017 United Soccer CoachesLong-Term Service Award recipient=”https:>, […]
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A soccer parent for 20 years: What I'll miss most
In the pre-dawn damp and cold of a Saturday morning in the fall of 2016, as I drove on a county road south of Atlanta, with my 17-year-old son half asleep in the passenger seat, I understood how muchI would miss it. Twenty years as a soccer parent would end with his last club and […]
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Here's the best part of U.S. Soccer revamping its grassroots coaching courses
Three years after introducing a new $25 online F license course, U.S. Soccer has again revamped its coaching license pathway. It has eliminated both the F and E license, and is now offering a free20-minute online “Introduction to Grassroots” module as the first step into its coaching schools.After completing the online “Introduction to Grassroots Coaching” […]
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USA beats Jamaica to clinch semifinal spot at Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship
The USA took a big step toward qualifying for the 2018 U-20 Women’s World Cup with a 2-1 win over Jamaica. After opening with a 2-0 win over Nicaragua, Coach Jitka Klimkova‘steam, which faces Mexico in […]
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Soccer America Q&A Archive
Here’s an archive of Soccer America’s last 70-plus Q&As: Bob ContigugliaOn his faith in new president Carlos Cordeiro, why the othercandidates fell short, and Sunil Gulati’s legacy=”https:> Megan RapinoeOn Carlos Cordeiro, Sunil Gulati, USWNT and NWSL […]
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A wonderful side of soccer — helping kids feel like they belong
Gerardo Mercado is a 19-year-old Salvadoran who arrived to the United States in 2013, just before the height of the United States’ unaccompanied minor crisis — when tens of thousands ofchildren and youth began crossing our southern border without papers or parents, looking, like Gerardo was, for safety and a chance to start anew. Soon […]
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Roster: U.S. U-17 girls to face Venezuela twice in Florida
The U.S. U-17 girls national team has convened in Florida for a 24-player training camp and games against Venezuela Jan. 15 and Jan. 18. U.S. coach Mark Carr is preparingthe team for the 2018 Concacaf Women’s […]