How Not to Kill Your Kid’s Love of Sports
Katie Roper's daughter Ellen likes to play lots of sports--soccer, basketball, softball and swimming. But even at Ellen's tender age of nine, that's getting hard to...
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Street Soccer Success Story
“THIS place,” says John Hall, looking out at the Townhead PowerLeague centre, “gave me the chance to socialise with the widest range of people.” When John first...
Why The USA Needs Street Soccer
Part of the majesty of sport resides in its ability to explain life. There can be more truth in one good competition than an entire Sunday...
Hiring a Professional Trainer: Wisdom or Folly?
It is that time of year again! Teams now formed and parent/managers under pressure from 12 sets or more of well-meaning parents to select the ideal...
US Soccer announces two new major youth development initiatives
U.S. Soccer announced a pair of major initiatives in youth development on Monday, changing the birth-year registration calendars from an August-May format to January-December and mandating...
Improve Your Soccer Intelligence
The world's smartest and most creative soccer players read the game and play ahead of their opponents. They possess excellent soccer intelligence, which allows them to...
Understanding Psychology in Soccer
“Forget all your phases of play and technical practices. You first need to light a fire under players.” - Craig Short ‘Psychology’ is an evocative word. To the...