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TCM Survey: Youth soccer players who don’t practice at home are more likely to quit
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Dure: We don’t need no (Academy) education?
What’s an Academy? And what are the benefits? Beau Dure digs into the layers of meaning behind arguably the hottest word in U.S. youth soccer circles at the moment.
Jurgen Klinsmann said U.S. national teams are making “big strides” – here’s why that’s a problem
Jurgen Klinsmann certainly has a way with words sometimes. The USMNT head coach and technical director fired off another set of head-scratchers this week, launching into an impassioned defense of a U.S. youth national team system suffering through another topsy-turvy year featuring relatively little fodder for optimism about the future of the program.
Dure: U.S. Soccer takes good first step with heading initiative
With widespread uncertainty about the risks of heading and head trauma in youth soccer, someone needed to step forward and lead the way. At last, U.S. Soccer has done that, recommending the elimination of heading for children 10 and under and limited exposure through age 13, says Beau Dure, who sees a difficult but necessary road ahead for the federation and other licensing bodies.
Boehm: Jurgen Klinsmann can’t shake his caution, even as USMNT’s page needs turning
Jurgen Klinsmann has presided over one of the most discouraging years in the past two decades for the U.S. Men's National Team, but still just he can't quite bring himself to turn over a new leaf for his troubled program, says Charles Boehm.
Dure: Abby Wambach leaves her sport in a far better place
Abby Wambach spent much of her career as the most prominent athlete in women’s soccer, the woman who scored the goals and answered the questions. And after a long, tumultuous journey lit up by a litany of iconic team and individual achievements, she leaves the game healthier than she found it, writes Beau Dure.
Commentary: U.S. U-17s’ World Cup failure should signal end of Richie Williams era
U.S. U-17 Men's National Team coach Richie Williams aimed for a World Cup title, but instead his team lacked both cohesion and identity in three matches against quality opponents on the biggest possible stage last week. That's why his time in the post is nearing its end, writes Tim Froh.
Dure: A fully legal way to set up youth soccer leagues not strictly by birth year
U.S. Soccer isn’t being quite as dictatorial as the new age group mandates may appear, says SoccerWire.com columnist Beau Dure in his latest post, as he he breaks down what the new regulations mean for parents, players and coaches on a practical level.
