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Track record shows NJ Stallions Dynamite among nation’s best non-ECNL U-17 squads

Coming off a year in which NJ Stallions Dynamite captured an NPL Finals and Region I Premier League championship, and won the top divisions of some of the nation's most prestigious showcase tournaments including Jefferson Cup, National Elite Women's Soccer Showcase (NEWSS), PDA Invitational, Dallas International Girls Cup and Disney Soccer Showcase, it would be hard to argue that the team based out of Clifton, New Jersey is not the best non-ECNL U-17 travel team in the country heading into 2015.

LeBolt: The real secret to success … quitting?

What if the secret to success was quitting what we love doing most? That's the foundation of the counter-intuitive lesson Dr. Wendy LeBolt offers up in her latest "Kicking Fit" blog post.

LeBolt: How setting the wrong goals leads to failure

Both in soccer and in life, lots of people make new year’s resolutions. They look at where they have failed, identify what needs work and come January 1, they’re gonna get to it. Something about the clean slate of a new year brings hope that this year will be different. Rarely is this successful, explains Dr. Wendy LeBolt. Here's why.

Coaching to Win: Here’s how to do it at practice, even all winter long

Now that the fall season is complete and winter weather is descending, it’s finally time for a holiday break, a time to recover and re-assess. After all, too much of anything, even a good thing, is not good for us. And if it’s not going well, it can be really, really bad for us. If you could make a wish, maybe ask Santa Claus, for a few things for your team this year, what would they be?

DC SCORES Poetry Slam puts “soccer problems” in perspective

Dr. Wendy LeBolt picked up some valuable perspective when she she visited DC SCORES' Poetry Slam, where low-income D.C. youth use soccer's lessons to express themselves -- and improve their lives.

Stephanie Roche could be first woman to win FIFA Goal of the Year

LeBolt: Are national team players born or made?

The NSCAA are studying the characteristics, traits, experiences and developmental pathways of U.S. Women’s National Team players in search of methods that can improve U.S. soccer player development. So reports an article published in the November/December 2014 issue of the Soccer Journal. Dr. Wendy LeBolt investigates.

The Tipping Point in Youth Sports: Patience vs. Expectations

Bestselling author and Soccerwire.com featured columnist John O'Sullivan examines the balance, or all too often, the imbalance of patience vs. expectations for parents and children in youth sports.