By Dave Lohse Over the past six weeks, I’ve lost count of the number of interviews I’ve set up for University of North Carolina head women’s soccer coach Anson Dorrance. It seems to be this way every four years when a FIFA Women’s World Cup rolls around. But 2019 seemed especially frenzied in terms of […]
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USWNT Questions Asked……Questions Answered
The U.S. WNT is ranked No. 1 in the world, and a day away from a date with The Netherlands for a record fourth World Cup championship. The Americans qualified after reaching the semifinals for the eighth time, while the Dutch are in their first final. Still there have been questions about this team, but […]
Charlie Slagle….Coach, Leader, Soccer Visionary, Friend To Many
By David Scott Charlie Slagle, whose impact on the game of soccer stretched far beyond his days as a player and coach at Davidson, died Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in Richmond, Va. He was 67. The Richmond Kickers, the United Soccer League team for which Slagle had worked since January, announced Slagle’s death on their […]
Rapinoe’s Two Goals Lead USWNT Over France, 2-0
Inside a packed and sweltering Parc des Princes, the U.S. Women’s National Team defeated 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup host France and advanced into the tournament semifinals with a 2-1 victory in front of 45,595 fans. Megan Rapinoe scored both goals for the Americans, one in each half, as the USA withstood a late France surge […]
What Leagues Want From Their Referees
By Randy Vogt There are many ways to communicate with one another nowadays and the preferred method for refs often is through e-mail. Every few months, I receive an e-mail from a youth league, college conference or an assignor about what the refs need to concentrate on. These e-mails are the same no matter the […]
Why Female Athletes More At Risk For ACL Injuries
The Women’s World Cup is in the limelight and in addition to it being a great example of physical activity for aspiring soccer players of all ages, it’s an important reminder of the prevention of and recovery from ACL tears. A sports medicine expert at Baylor College of Medicine discusses this injury and why female […]
Goals Galore As USWNT Tops Australia
COMMERCE CITY, Colorado (April 4, 2019) – Mallory Pugh came off the bench to score twice and Alex Morgan scored her 100th international goal. Those were the highlights of U.S. Women’s National Team’s 5-3 win over Australia in front of 17,264 fans at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Eight goals scored made for an entertaining match. […]
A Ref’s View: The Value of a Good Coach
By Randy Vogt Both games were similar. They were two futsal games played in the boys U-16 age group, but in different divisions as the season wound down. One team in each game was the first-place team and the other team in each match was in the top half of the division standings. The other team was sporting […]
McKeown Takes Youth Team To Europe
Gerry McKeown was born in the United Kingdom. In the city of Glasgow to be exact, where he played his first soccer game. Over the years, he has played and coached all over the world. He has been the Executive Director of the Players Development Academy since 2001 and the Director of U.S. Club Soccer’s […]
Press’ Goal Gives USA A 1-0 Victory Over Spain
ALICANTE, Spain – The U.S. Women’s National Team still struggling to score, rebounded from a 3-0 loss to France, with a 1-0 win over an organized a determined Spain. It was the first international meeting between the two teams. The win came off a second half goal by substitute Christen Press, that was originally scored […]