Sports Medicine Corner By Dr. Don Kirkendall I’m kind of an infographics junkie, always interested in seeing how creative people present data (especially BIG DATA) in a meaningful design. My favorite book is The Visual Miscellaneum by David McCandless. Great visuals. Worth a look. One of his most widely circulated designs is entitled Snake Oil […]
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US Youth Soccer National Championship Series
The 2014 US Youth Soccer National Championship will be held at the Maryland Soccer Plex in Germantown, MD, July 21-27[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Included will be US Youth Soccer Regional Champions in U-13-U-19 Boys and Girls as well as the US Youth Soccer National League qualifiers in the U-14 thrugh U-18 Boys and Girls age groups to […]
Notre Dame Nips Terps
First Men’s National Title Notre Dame’s fight song “Victory March” rang out and the celebration began after the Fighting Irish captured their first men’s soccer national championship at PPL Park in Chester, Pa. [show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Victory came 2-1 on two-unanswered goals after the Maryland Terrapins (17-4-5) had taken an early 1-0 lead. “We’re all smiling […]
2013 National Champs
Division II Women Grand Valley State (24-0-1) claimed its third NCAA Division II national championship in the past five seasons by clamping down on the offense of the defending champion West Florida Argos. It was the Lakers’ 21st shutout of the season and 24th victory. The winning goal came early in the second half on […]
UCLA Over ‘Noles In Overtime
2013 NCAA Division I Women’s Champions…..UCLA Bruins No one can say the UCLA Bruins had an easy road to their first NCAA Division I College Cup championship. In the quarterfinals,t hey beat defending champion UNC in overtime, edged #1 ranked Virginia in the semifinals in a penalty kick shootout and defeated Florida State 1-0 in […]
No College Cup Return To Hoover
Will NCAA Find Success In MLS Stadiums? They didn’t sell all of the 13,000 or so seats at Region Park in Hoover, for the 2012 NCAA Division I College Cup championship game, but the crowd of 9,242 was the second largest since 2004 when 13,601 turned out at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. […]
The Game Is Better Because Of Folks Like Randy Farley
By Ray Alley, Publisher Most people who will read this story never heard of Randell Farley, but if you’ve been involved in youth soccer at least 25-30 years you surely knew someone like him. Farley passed away in mid-December at the age of 61 in Gardendale, Ala. Sarah A. McCarty wrote about his passing on […]
Prelude To Showtime Begins In January Camp!
While there have been some bumps along the way since Jurgen Klinsmann took over the U.S. Men’s National Team in July of 2011, most will admit that there has been positive progress. There have been impressive results, like wins in Europe over Italy and Bosnia Herzegvino, both of whom are headed to the 2014 World […]
Lessons Learned During The 2013 U-17 Nike Friendlies
The U.S. Under-17s won the 2013 Nike International Friendlies in December. It was the second time in three years. This time was different as it ended with the U.S. team beating Brazil 4-1 in a game the Brazilians only needed to draw to win the title. It also ended with Brazil’s players standing at the […]
French Selects Strong Team For U20 CONCACAF
U.S. Under-20 WNT Gathers To Go To Cayman Islands U.S. Under-20 WNT head coach Michelle French will have a very talented team at her disposal at the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championships, which begin Jan. 9 in the Cayman Islands. French selected a 20-player squad that is made up of 18 collegiate players, one professional […]