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MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Lists Announced
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Aug. 1, 2019) – United Soccer Coaches and the Missouri Athletic Club announced today the 2019 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Lists. The MAC Hermann Trophy, presented by World Wide Technology, is the most prestigious individual award in college soccer and...
United Soccer Coaches Announces Spring High School Team Ethics & Sportsmanship Awards
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 29, 2019) -- United Soccer Coaches announced its Spring High School Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Awards on Monday with three teams receiving the Platinum Award for completing the entire 2019 season without receiving either a yellow or red card....
Marguerite Ferrell Named New Youth Advocacy Group Chair
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 25, 2019) – United Soccer Coaches is pleased to announce Marguerite Ferrell as the new chair of the Youth Coaches Advocacy Group. In her role as chair, Ferrell will build a team of coaches from all levels of the youth game to identify the needs...
Advocacy Blog: Practice Pride Every Month
By Jonas Worth Pride month 2019 coincided with the United States women’s national team winning a second consecutive World Cup in France. In doing so, several members of the squad were very open about their status in the LGBTQ+ community. They asked soccer fans to...
Play With Pride Week Returns Sept. 16-22
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 16, 2019) – United Soccer Coaches is excited to announce that the Third Annual Play with Pride Week will take place Sept. 16-22, 2019. The initiative was developed in 2017 by the association's LGBT & Allies Coaches Advocacy Group. Teams...
Advocacy Blog: Creating a Culture of Sportsmanship
As a coach for 20 years, and current Athletic Director at Tuscarora High School in Frederick, Md., United Soccer Coaches Girls High School Advocacy Chair Howie Putterman tries to instill a culture of sportsmanship at his school. Tuscarora was recently honored with the...
Winter/Spring High School All-America Teams Announced
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 10, 2019) - United Soccer Coaches announced on Wednesday the association’s High School Boys and Girls All-America Teams for the winter and spring seasons during the 2018-19 school year. A total of 66 players received All-America recognition with...
United Soccer Coaches Mourns the Loss of Charlie Slagle
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 3, 2019) -- Everyone associated with United Soccer Coaches and the greater soccer family mourns the loss of Charlie Slagle. His career in soccer began in the mid-1970s as an All-Southern Conference goalkeeper at Davidson College and continued...
High School Scholar All-America Teams Announced
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (June 27, 2019) - United Soccer Coaches announced on Thursday the High School Scholar All-America Teams for boys and girls soccer during the 2018-19 school year. A total of 105 players receive High School Scholar All-American recognition, including 40...
Advocacy Blog: Getting Your Foot in the Door
By Kate Ward, Disabilities Allies Chair I started my college coaching career relatively recently, and something I hear about a lot is people wondering how the coaching world works and how to get a foot in the door. The main thing that I’ve learned is that getting...
