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TCM Survey: Youth soccer players who don’t practice at home are more likely to quit
Results from The Coaching Manual's survey.
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New Technology Measuring Every Touch of Ball Could Change High School Soccer Forever
High school soccer – or any soccer for that matter - may never be the same again.
Should Development Academy players be allowed to play High School soccer?
Should U.S. Soccer get rid of its ban on high school soccer participation for DA players?
Five rules youth soccer parents get wrong at every game
Parents all know they're not supposed to yell at referees, but despite the best intentions in the car on the way to the game, once the whistle blows, those plans can quickly go out the window. Knowing these five rules better should save you some embarrassment before your next game.
COLUMN: Pay-to-Play in Youth Soccer, College Corruption and More
Longtime youth soccer coach Joe Dougherty weighs in on the modern pay-to-play youth sports system, the recent college admissions bribery scandal, and more in his latest SoccerWire.com column.
Joe Dougherty on Icebreaker Tournaments, Playing Like a Girl and more
Longtime youth soccer coach and SoccerWire.com columnist Joe Dougherty shares his best advice for coaches and parents on how to get the most out of the spring preseason tournaments known as "icebreakers", and covers several other current hot topics in his latest column.
PREDICTIONS: 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Draw and Seeding
With the seeding (Friday) and draw (Saturday) for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup quickly approaching, SoccerWire.com predicts the six pots for the event.
Boehm: Questions and answers on DC United’s new P2P program
On Tuesday D.C. United announced their new “DMV Pathway 2 Pro” partnership with five local youth clubs; with questions pouring in from coaches, parents and others around the DMV soccer scene, Charles Boehm sheds a bit of light on some of the finer points of this news.
Stack: With NCAA rule change, the Official Visit is relevant again
Last week, the NCAA approved new recruiting rules regarding official and unofficial visits for prospective student-athletes. Under those new rules, the “Official Visit” will become more important than ever as prospective student-athletes make their college decisions.
