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GUEST COLUMN: Running before you can walk
Oct 13, 2022 | Guest Columns, Youth
GUEST COLUMN: Growing the game
Sep 21, 2022 | Guest Columns, Youth
GUEST COLUMN: Soccer sense and common sense
Aug 25, 2022 | Guest Columns, Youth
GUEST COLUMN: FIFA President on Pele: Immortal – forever with us
Dec 29, 2022 | Guest Columns
For everyone who loves the beautiful game, this is the day we never wanted to come. The day we lost Pelé.
Read MoreGUEST COLUMN: Lessons from the World Cup
Dec 7, 2022 | Guest Columns, Men's World Cup, Youth
A wonderfully strange holiday period has been made such by the fact that we are, for the first time, watching a winter World Cup.
Read MoreGUEST COLUMN: Tantrums and solutions
Nov 21, 2022 | Guest Columns, Youth
It is hard to go more than one week as a sports fan or soccer fan without witnessing another meltdown from a coach or a player.
Read MoreGUEST COLUMN: Running before you can walk
Oct 13, 2022 | Guest Columns, Youth
I see and hear some crazy stuff from both soccer coaches and parents. I often wonder how much of the common stuff could be avoided if coaches made more of an effort to share information with soccer parents.
Read MoreGUEST COLUMN: U.S. Soccer president Cone: The abuse described in the report is inexcusable and has no place in soccer
Oct 3, 2022 | Guest Columns
Today U.S. Soccer released the full findings and recommendations of Sally Q. Yates’ independent investigation into allegations of abusive behavior and sexual misconduct in women’s professional soccer.
Read MoreGUEST COLUMN: New U.S. Soccer CEO, secretary general Batson’s message to supporters
Sep 27, 2022 | Guest Columns
Today I begin the most important chapter in my career as the new CEO and secretary general of U.S. Soccer. Our president, Cindy Parlow Cone, and the U.S. Soccer board of directors have placed their belief in me to lead our organization the soccer community throughout our nation. I am honored to accept the privilege and responsibility.
Read MoreGUEST COLUMN: Growing the game
Sep 21, 2022 | Guest Columns, Youth
Occasionally in fulfilling my role as Director of Coaching for the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association, I am lucky enough to get invited to some very interesting engagements.
Read MoreGUEST COLUMN: Gulmi: Protecting young athletes
Sep 15, 2022 | Guest Columns, Youth
Through the 1980’s, children mostly played sports for their own community-based teams and “professional” for-pay trainers were usually only found working in unaffiliated camps.
Read MoreGUEST COLUMN: Soccer sense and common sense
Aug 25, 2022 | Guest Columns, Youth
As we head into a new season, there are so many things, we all need to consider to make sure that we are putting the idea of “what is the best environment for our youth players to develop within” that I thought it may be worth reminding us all of a few of them.
Read MoreGUEST COLUMN: My top 10 great things about being a soccer referee
Aug 11, 2022 | Guest Columns
As we are getting prepared for the upcoming fall season, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association is seeking new soccer referees to take the field and earn some money while getting exercise.
Read MoreBOOK REVIEW: Scurry’s ‘wonderful’ tale in ‘My Greatest Save’
Jul 6, 2022 | Guest Columns
Briana Scurry and Wayne Coffey did a wonderful job telling the story of the goalkeeper’s life and soccer career in her autobiography, “My Greatest Save.”
Read MoreGUEST COLUMN: Halftime talks that scramble the brains
May 6, 2022 | Guest Columns
Having spent more than 30 years coaching and educating coaches in both formal and informal environments, I can honestly say that I have seen many highlights and many lowlights.
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