Josh Wolff began his transition from player to coach with D.C. United. He retired as a professional player in November of 2012. Last year he was a fulltime assistant on Ben Olsen’s staff. It was a difficult year as the team won only three games, the fewest any team has ever won in the history […]
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January Coaching Courses In Florida
All USSF National A/B/C coaching license courses. scheduled for Jan. 4-12 in Bradenton FL, are sold out[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The Jan. 20-28 National “A” Renewal is also sold out. Registration is still open for the National Goalkeeper License Course in Bradenton, Feb. 2-9. The next National “A” License Course in Florida will be April 5-13 in […]
The Infamous Other Ref
Ages ago, I was assigned officiate a men’s amateur cup match between two teams who had played one another in a league match the Sunday before. As that league game had just concluded, two players got into a fistfight. They were eventually separated, but the referee did not send off the players for violent conduct. […]
Two Week WNT Camp
U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Tom Sermanni called up 31 players for a December training camp at U.S. Soccer’s National Training Center in Carson, Calif. The two-week camp was the longest training period Sermanni has had with the squad since taking over the team last January[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Aside from a few players still recovering […]
Big Year For U.S. MNT
The U.S. men went 9-2-3 in 2012 under new U.S. Men’s National Team coach Jurgen Klinsmann and then blew up the records in 2013 winning a record 16 times. The team posted a [show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’].761 winning percentage which is the best ever winning percentage to date for any year. The U.S finished first in the […]
Spector Suffers Setback
A bad year has gotten worse for Jonathan Spector as he has suffered a setback in his thigh injury[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Spector, who plays for Birmingham City in England, was injured in October, and was expected to return to action before the end of the year. However, he has not fully recovered and his return has […]
Swanson Calls U-20s
Steve Swanson, who coached the USA to the championship at the 2012 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Japan, held his first training camp as the new head coach of the U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team in mid-December in Sunrise, Fla. Swanson, who takes over from Randy Waldrum, has coached the U.S. Women’s National Teams […]
Germany, Portugal, Ghana…….An Opportunity!
“There are those who would say the USA has been drawn into the strongest group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Jurgen Klinsmann’s team was drawn into Group G along with Ghana, Portugal and Germany at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final Draw that was held in Costa Do Sauipe, Brazil. But with […]
U.S U17s Earn Back-To-Back Wins Over England, Brazil
For the second time in three years, the U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team won the Nike International Friendlies. The four-team round robin was played at Lakewood Ranch, Fla. After dropping a difficult 2-1 decision in the opening game against Portugal, the U.S. squad, coached by Richie Williams, rebounded with wins over England and Brazil. The […]
Klinsmann Signs New Contract Extension
In an unusual move going into a World Cup year, US Soccer signed U.S. Men’s National Team coach Jurgen Klinsmann to a contract extension. The extension is for four years, keeping him as the U.S. coach through the 2018 World Cup[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Klinsmann, 49, who led the U.S. men to a 16-4-2 record in 2013, […]