The USA kept intact its streak of qualifying for every U-20 Women’s World Cup since the biennial tournament’s launch in 2002 thanks to a 7-0 win on Friday over host Honduras in the semifinals of the2015 Concacaf U-20 Women’s Championship, which the USA won on Sunday with a 1-0 victory over Canada. In the clincher […]
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USA qualifies for U-20 Women's World Cup
The USA kept intact its streak qualifying for every U-20 Women’s World Cup since the biennial tournament’s launch in 2002 thanks to a 7-0 win over host Honduras in the semifinals of the 2015Concacaf U-20 Women’s Championship on Friday. The USA’s 17-year-old captain Mallory Pugh, who scored five goals in the USA’s three Group B […]
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How to determine when to see a doctor
By Dev Mishra, M.D. One of the most common questions I’m asked by friends or by parents of players at events is “do we need to go see a doctor?” This isn’t alwayseasy to answer, as some simple injuries don’t need to be seen by a professional, and in other instances waiting too long to […]
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USA and Mexico (with plenty of U.S. players) poised to qualify for U-20 Women's World Cup
By Mike Woitalla The USA’s streak of 15 straight wins in U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifying ended when it tied Mexico, 2-2, in its opening game of the Concacaf U-20Championship, but wins over Panama (6-1) and Haiti (6-0) have Michelle French’s team poised to clinch qualification on Friday. The rout of Haiti on Wednesday earned […]
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Reffing Futsal (Part 3): How and why the two-referee system works for futsal
By Randy Vogt My last articles were an introductionto refereeing futsal and the taking of kicks from the second penalty mark plus all other restarts. Today, let’s move on to the positioning of referees infutsal. Futsal uses the two-referee system, which is still a mainstay of many high school leagues even though it’s so inadequate. […]
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NSCAA 2015 Girls Fall High School All-America Team
The 43 girls named to the NSCAA’s 2015 High School All-America Team will be recognized at the All-America luncheon during the 2016 NSCAA Convention in Baltimore on Jan. 16. NSCAA 2015 Girls Fall High School All-AmericaGOALKEEPERS Toni Bizzarro Sr. Mason Mason, Ohio Lauren Gallagher* Sr. Pearl River PearlRiver, N.Y. Brooke Heinsohn Sr. The Rivers School […]
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NSCAA 2015 Boys Fall High School All-America Team
The 56 boys named to the NSCAA’s 2015 High School All-America Team will be recognized at the All-America luncheon during the 2016 NSCAA Convention in Baltimore on Jan. 16. NSCAA 2015 Boys Fall High School All-America Team GOALKEEPERS Detre Bell Sr. South Kent School South Kent, Conn. Alex Botazzi Sr. Worcester AcademyTewksbury, Mass. Andres Figueroa […]
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2015 NSCAA Youth Girls All-America Team: Mallory Pugh is Player of the Year
Player of the Year Mallory Pugh of Highlands Ranch, Colo. leads the 2015 NSCAA’s 40 Girls All-America selections. 2015 NSCAA Youth Girls All-America Team Kerry Abello* (Team Chicago) Aurora, Ill. Bridgette Andrzejewski* (PSC Baltimore) Lutherville, Md. Malia Berkely* (Fairfield Optimist SC) Liberty Township, Ohio Croix Bethune(Concorde Fire SC) Alpharetta, Ga. Jenna Bike* (Connecticut FC) Trumbull, […]
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2015 NSCAA Youth Boys All-America Team: Cameron Lindley is Player of the Year
Player of the Year Cameron Lindley of Carmel, Ind., leads the 2015 NSCAA’s 40 Boys All-America selections. 2015 NSCAA Youth Boys All-AmericaTeam Nathaniel Adamolekun (Orlando City Academy) Austin, Texas Raul Aguilera (Orlando City Academy) Sanford, Fla. Hugo Arellano (LA Galaxy Academy) Norwalk, Calif.Michael Boakye (Oakwood SC) Glastonbury, Conn. George Braima (Crew SC Academy) Columbus, Ohio […]
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Christian Pulisic 'on a really good path' at Borussia Dortmund
By Mike Woitalla Last weekend, Christian Pulisic, the 17-year-old Pennsylvania product, scored his third goal for Borussia Dortmund’s U-19 team. Pulisicspent much of 2015 with the U.S. U-17 national team, for which he played in 24 games, including three at the U-17 World Cup in Chile. Still, Pulisic managed to play eight games for Dortmund’sU-17 […]