By Mike Woitalla The USA’s quest to win the U-17 Women’s World Cup for the first time began with a 6-1 rout over Paraguay in which Coloradan Civana Kuhlmann scored a hat trick. “The biggest thing we were looking for was three points,” said U.S. coach B.J. Snow, whose team faces Ghana on Tuesday (9 am […]
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U-17 WWC: USA's Kuhlmann hat trick highlights 6-1 win
Coloradan Civana Kuhlmann scored a hat trick as the USA opened its U-17 Women’s World Cup campaign with a 6-1 Group D win over Paraguay on Saturday. Civana Kuhlmann (Photo courtesy U.S.Soccer). Midfielder Frankie Tagliaferri (PDA) opened the scoring, right back Kiara Pickett (Santa Barbara Eagles) struck after Kuhlmann (ColoradoRush) scored her first two goals, […]
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Roster: 26 U.S. U-14 girls in California camp
Coach April Kater is running a 26-player U.S. U-14 girls national team camp in Carson, California, Oct. 1-8. The squad is comprised of 23 players born in 2002 and three2003s. U.S. U-14 girls national team GOALKEEPERS (3): Ryan Campbell (So Cal Blues; Dana Point, Calif.), Mia Justus (PDA; NorthBrunswick, N.J.), Alia Skinner (Jacksonville FC; Fleming […]
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The College Process: Be Prepared, Proactive and Persistent
(With another school year underway, we republish this article from 2015, adding Financial Aid Estimator and Net Price Calculator links.) By Lisa Lavelle Notwo children are alike and their dreams are as unique as their goals. As high school students across the nation complete another grade, many will begin the exciting — and at times […]
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U.S. girls seek glory in Jordan
By Mike Woitalla @MikeWoitalla The 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup kicks off on Friday in Jordan, markingthe first time a Middle East nation has hosted a female soccer world championship. For the USA, which opens against Paraguay on Saturday, the U-17 World Cup is the only female worldchampionship it has yet to win. It finished […]
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Ayo Akinola scores five in three U.S. U-17 wins
Ayomide Akinola scored five goals and had three assists in three U.S. U-17 boys national team wins. The USA beat Guatemala (9-0 and 8-0) in Florida, before heading to Panama,where it defeated the host, 3-1. Coach John Hackworth’s team is preparing for the next year’s U-17 Concacaf Championship hosted by Panama April 21-May 7 to […]
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Roster: U.S. U-15 girls head to final camp
The U.S. U-15 girls national team, coached by Mark Carr, head to the final training camp of this cycle before moving to U-17s in 2017 in Carson, California, Oct. 1-8 at the U.S.Soccer National Training Center. Carr’s team won the 2016 Concacaf U-15 Girls Championship in August, winning seven games while outscoring its foes, 49-0. […]
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Developing smarter players: What we should and shouldn't coach at the younger ages — and why
By Christian Lavers The greatest area for improvement in American youth soccer is in the sophistication of thought and decision-making of players. While the USA has no shortage ofgreat athletes, and players with a decent level of basic technique are common in top youth leagues, there is a dearth of players at U-14 and above […]
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TV Report: Fox Sports to air U-17 Women's World Cup
Fox Sports will broadcast all 32 games from the 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan (Sept. 30-Oct. 21) on FS1, FS2 and FOX Soccer Plus. The USA opens against Paraguay on Saturday at 11:55 am ET onFOX Soccer Plus. The USA second Group D game is Oct. 4 (8:55 am ET, FS2) and it […]
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How to coach heading — NSCAA delivers excellent online course
By Mike Woitalla Soccer’s birth date is widely considered to be Dec. 8, 1863, when the English FA published its first set of rules — after a heated debate on whether playersshould be allowed to kick each other as well as the ball. Those who believed that “kicking out at the opponent, that is the […]