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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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Full List of U.S. Youth Soccer Clubs that Received FIFA Solidarity Payments from 2019 Women’s World Cup
FIFA's 2019 Women's World Cup Solidarity Fund recipients.
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Letter to the Editor: Fed Up With Youth Soccer Clubs Stealing Players
A Letter to the Editor on youth soccer business tactics.
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America SCORES Soccer Coaches Summit providing free webinars with industry leaders
America SCORES is hosting a series of webinars this week.
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OPINION: COVID-19 provides opportunity for U.S. Soccer to shut down Development Academy
COVID-19 has opened up an opportunity for U.S. Soccer to shutter the Development Academy.
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The cases for and against the U.S. Soccer Boys Development Academy
Discussing pros and cons of the U.S. Soccer Boys Development Academy.
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Are youth soccer buzzwords like ‘elite’ and ‘premier’ misleading parents?
Youth soccer is flooded so-called ‘elite’ and ‘premier’ level competition.
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How relevant are US Youth Soccer State Cups after rise of ECNL and DA?
ECNL and DA have re-shaped the traditional State Cup landscape.
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New data shows U.S. soccer players fail to develop weaker foot between U14 and college
New data from PlayerMaker shows that U.S. players are failing to develop their weaker foot.