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1. ECNL, U.S. Youth options leave choices
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With the recently-announced expansion of Elite Clubs National League, girls’ teams across the country increasingly have a choice regarding their competitive opportunities.Well now this is getting very ...
2. MLS owners & players in complicated dispute
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So the players and owners at Major League Soccer are at loggerheads. As of now preseason preparations go on, but with no extension of the expired Collective Bargaining Agreement, either side could make ...
3. Year-round training has its drawbacks
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The line between dedication and overdoing it can sometimes be remarkably thin. In our elite soccer circles there’s an undercurrent of thinking that more is better and the facts tell us this is not always ...
4. A holiday wish list for college and club soccer
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Read here for Rob Ziegler's wish list for the American soccer scene on Christmas Eve.With Dec. 25 nearly upon us, I thought I’d offer a list of Christmas wishes for the soccer community at large. Enjoy. ...
5. College and club soccer needs to clean up its act
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With incidences of rough play and violent conduct becoming too frequent, the author calls for a reformation of manners in college and club soccer, with referees, coaches and parents sharing responsibility.So ...
6. TopDrawerSoccer.com gears up for the fall
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It’s regeneration time in the world of college and elite youth soccer, and we’re all over it. We hope you will enjoy the feast of soccer here at TopDrawerSoccer.com.It’s regeneration time in the world ...
7. US almost makes history, but progess was made
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We couldn't celebrate that FIFA tournament victory Sunday, but the day will come. Yes, the day will come and it will be sweet. Thank you boys for giving us a glimpse of days to come.It was the Autumn ...
8. Development Academy needs to expand to the U14s
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If in a few years we are carving the tombstone on our best effort to reform the player development system in this country and get serious (institutionally) about competing at the highest levels with the ...
9. Principles of substitution in youth soccer
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Talking with a parent recently has provided some food for thought on the rules for playing time with the US Soccer Federation’s Development Academy. There are rules I’m thinking about...Talking ...
10. We Can't Forget About Ethics
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Is it just me or do we hear some new scandal in elite youth soccer about every week? Just recently I’ve heard about illegal recruiting, illegal participation, forgery on paperwork and failing to ...
11. Girls' soccer needs structure; let's hope it's coming
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I spent a lovely day Friday at the Carmel Crossroads Showcase on the north side of Indianapolis. It was nice to have a rare home game, so to speak, where some of the best girls’ teams in the country ...
12. U17 MNT gears up for CONCACAF qualifying
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It’s time for the CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament for the FIFA U17 World Cup, and the U.S. is in a familiar paradox. Wilmer Cabrera’s squad is favored to advance, as the only team to qualify ...
13. Cal South becomes official adult soccer association
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Soccer moms and dads, this one’s for you.  It’s time leave your Blackberrys and beach chairs at home and to dust off your old cleats, hopes and dreams.  Cal South, celebrated as Southern ...
14. US MNT shows vulnerabilities on the road
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Road draws and home wins should be a surefire ticket to World Cup qualification for Bob Bradley’s U.S. Men’s National Team, but this recent pair of CONCACAF matches leaves a lot of questions ...
15. Is girls' soccer development a priority?
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So a meeting was held in Las Vegas recently with a number of coaching directors from leading clubs in the country to discuss an Academy-type set up for girls' elite youth soccer. The meeting was the ...
16. WPS is on the right track to succeed
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It’s hard to imagine a league capturing a segment of the soccer subculture’s imagination any more than WPS has with elite girls’ players. There’s rarely a top player I interview ...
17. Why do Americans lack the driven ball?
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Driving a ball toward a target is an area of play that can stand vast improvement in American soccer. Even at the highest levels, the number of crosses or long services that come floating in rather than ...
18. MLS needs support, and its ok to give it
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While details of the deal between David Beckham, AC Milan and the LA Galaxy are still trickling in as I write, it looks pretty certain that the England megastar will be finishing the Italian Serie A...While ...
19. Are coaches becoming overbearing?
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Just as overzealous parents are sometimes labeled with the title of “Soccer mom,” or “dad,” - when the moniker isn’t meant to be flattering - coaches can often be just as ...
20. Prominent voices seeking girls' soccer reforms
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I wrote a couple of articles this week and I’m interested in how prominently the concepts of integrity and selflessness came up in both. I know it probably sounds like moralizing or even preaching ...
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