U.S. WNT veterans Lesley Osborne, Sarah Huffman and Cat Whitehill were among a list of 16 free agents signed last month by National Women’s Soccer League teams. Each club could sign up to four or five players through Jan. 31. Osborne was signed by the Chicago Red Stars, Huffman by the Western New York Flash, […]
Tar Heels vs. Columbus Crew Honors Kirk Urso
GREENSBORO,NC — Kirk Urso wore the jersey of the UNC Tar Heels, the MLS Columbus Crew and the USL Premier Development League Carolina Dynamo. He will be honored next month by all three. The North Carolina men’s soccer team will play an exhibition match against Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew next month at Bryan Park’s […]
CONCACAF Announces 2013 Gold Cup Venues
MIAMI (Wednesday, January 23, 2013) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Football Association (CONCACAF) has announced the 13 venues and host cities that will welcome the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup from July 7-28, 2013. “We would like to thank all cities and venues in the United States for their interest in our […]
US Youth Soccer Awards Gala Honorees
US Youth Soccer honored 14 individuals with national awards Friday night, Jan. 18, at the US Youth Soccer Awards Gala, held at Indianapolis Marriott Downtown Hotel. Hilary Kennedy, host of The US Youth Soccer Show on Fox Soccer, set the stage for the night as the master of ceremonies for the more than 1,000 in […]
2013 MLS SuperDraft
Major League Soccer has 38 new players after Thursday’s SuperDraft. So, who are these new potential stars? It may take years to truly find out – think Knsas City’s Chance Myers, who didn’t really blossom until 2011 despite being the #1 overall pick in 2008.The day was filled with trades and swaps, and the SuperDraft […]
Sermanni Names WNT Training Roster
CHICAGO (Jan. 22, 2013) – U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Tom Sermanni has named the 29 players for a training camp leading into the USA’s first two matches of 2013, on Feb. 9 in Jacksonville, Fla., and Feb. 13 in Nashville, Tenn. The USA will face Sermanni’s native country of Scotland in both games. […]
The Jeff Tipping Report: Observations Of Rangers U-11s
By Jeff Tipping
(Currently Technical Director of Palm Beach Soccer Academy in Florida. Former long-time Director of Education and Coaching Development for the NSCAA)
The staff of the Glasgow Rangers International Development Office invited me to tour Rangers Stadium and visit the Academy training ground to watch the teams of their youth academy. A number of the Glasgow Rangers youth academy staff worked for the Scottish FA at the time I was developing American educational coaching programming in the early ’90’s and I have stayed in touch with them to one degree or another. The Scots, led by coaching education director Andy Roxburgh at that time, had a superb coaching education program in place, certifying many of the Scottish coaches who arenowcoaching in high positions in the English Premier League and the rest of the world.
The Scottish system, impressive both for its content and progressive sequencing, provided the structure for much of the coaching education programming I introduced into the USA. The Scottish FA are still renowned for developing superb coach education programs to this very day.
Seeking Director of Coaching
Director of Coaching Murfreesboro Soccer Club P.O. Box 10591 Murfreesboro, TN 37129 president@murfreesborosoccer.com Murfreesboro Soccer Club (MSC) is seeking to hire a fulltime Director of Coaching (DOC) to develop, operate and oversee the select and recreational soccer programs. MSC has approximately 450 select players ranging from U8 to U18 and a recreational program […]
U.S. Men Play Costa Rica In Denver
The U.S. Men’s National Team will open its home schedule in the Final Round of 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying on March 22 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. MT. The match will be broadcast live on ESPN, WatchESPN and on the Univision family of networks. […]
Camp Lenox
Camp Lenox Western Massachusetts camplenox.com Staff Openings: Camp Lenox is a residential co-ed sports camp located in Western Massachusetts looking for soccer instructors. Great salary, room, board, and transportation included. Apply on line at camplenox.com or contact Rich@camplenox.com. Office #954-340-6634 Competitive pay, housing and food provided 2013 Camps Dates June 15 August 10, 2013