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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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Dure: Maybe Klinsmann’s $2.5 million salary would be better spent elsewhere
The USMNT are under the microscope after their gutting 3-2 loss to Mexico on Saturday. Like Bart Simpson’s “I didn’t do it,” coach Jurgen Klinsmann’s defenders have one good line at their disposal: “It’s not his fault!” -- and the line gets weaker as time passes, says Beau Dure.
Is heading the culprit in concussions? The mistake we are making
The soon-to-be-released movie "Concussion," starring Will Smith as Dr. Bennet Omalu, the Nigerian physician who first identified Chronic Traumatic Encephalography, has brought wider attention to the smoldering issue of concussions in soccer and other youth sports. But Dr. Wendy LeBolt wonders if we're missing the forest for the trees on this topic.
Dure: Things we learned from the NWSL final
Tragedy, tripping and Trump: What soccer can teach us about Europe’s migrant crisis
The Middle Eastern migrant crisis currently roiling Europe has even trickled over into the soccer world, and that's a chance for us to use the game's lessons to make this world a better place -- even for blustering billionaire presidential candidates, says Dr. Wendy LeBolt.
O’Sullivan: Some thoughts on U.S. Soccer’s mandatory changes in youth soccer
Recently the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) announced sweeping changes in the way that youth soccer will be organized and run in this country, and it has caused quite the debate. In his latest blog post, 'Changing The Game Project' founder John O'Sullivan gives his take on the new mandates.
Dure: Travel soccer needs more soccer, less travel
The push for “elite” play has convinced many parents that driving hours from home nearly every weekend to play opponents in distant communities – or even across state lines – is a necessary part of youth soccer. But it's hard to understand why, writes Beau Dure.
Book Review: Out of Bounds, by Fred Bowen
Fred Bowen, Washington Post Kids Post Columnist, has written a delightful [Fiction] book on youth soccer, highlighting the exploits of 8th grader Nate Osborne and his teammates on the Strikers, a U14 travel team. Read what National Soccer Hall of Fame member Len Oliver has to say about it.
