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How Member Club FC Pride is Staying Engaged During COVID-19
FC Pride Soccer Club in Indianapolis, Ind. is a United Soccer Coaches Member Club with over 1,200 players. Staying engaged with coaches and players during this time of social distancing can be hard. When reached via email, Jamie Gilbert, Executive Director of Coaching...
Letter from the Awards Committee Chair: Spring High School Awards Announcements
Dear Coaches, I hope this finds you healthy and safe from the virus that is spreading across the country. Our country and culture have gone through such a seismic shift. I can only talk from personal experience, I have never witnessed anything like it, and I pray will...
The COVID-19 impact on youth soccer: Haley Carter provides advice for clubs and parents
Reposted with permission from Soccer America by Mike Woitalla @MikeWoitalla, Mar 18, 2020 Upon the suspension of youth soccer activities because of COVID-19, United Soccer Coaches' Haley Carter reached out to clubs around the nation knowing players, parents, coaches...
Soccer Journal Book Reviews
Looking for a good read over the weekend? Consider some of the following soccer books to add to your library! The following book reviews come from past Soccer Journal issues. Thank you to Dr. Paul Nesselroade of Asbury University and Tim Schum for these reviews. Both...
United Soccer Coaches Suspending High School Rankings
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (March 19, 2020) -- United Soccer Coaches has released the latest High School Rankings for boys and girls soccer in the winter and spring seasons. However, due to the number of suspensions and cancellations for the remainder of the 2020 season the...
Advocacy Chair Spotlight: Nicole Hercules – Black Coaches Advocacy Group
Originally published in the March/April 2020 issue of Soccer Journal, this is a short Q&A with Nicole Hercules, Chair of the Black Coaches Advocacy Group. Tell us about your coaching history. I started working with “Flower City Soccer,” an inner-city soccer...
Membership Update: Response to COVID-19
Like all of you, we’re adapting to the shifting circumstances we find ourselves in due to COVID-19. We remain committed to serving members in the best way possible by remaining true to what the association provides: advocacy, education and service. Here are immediate...
President’s Letter: Soccer World Essential Questions
We celebrate being members of the soccer world. Yet we come from and serve many different soccer worlds. Many of us serve multiple soccer worlds in different capacities. Regardless of our role, continuously confronting the questions below as an individual or...
United Soccer Coaches/MaxPreps High School Players of the Week Announced for Mar. 2-8
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Mar. 12, 2020) - United Soccer Coaches and MaxPreps announced today the nine boys and nine girls who have been named the Spring United Soccer Coaches/MaxPreps High School State Players of the Week for their on-field efforts from Mar. 2-8. United...
United Soccer Coaches Cancels Open Training Week
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (March 10, 2020) – With growing concerns across the country surrounding the Coronavirus (COVID-19), including on many college campuses, and for the safety of soccer coaches and student-athletes, United Soccer Coaches is canceling its 2020 Open...
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