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2017-18 Girls ECNL All-America Team and Girls ECNL Player of the Year Announced
RICHMOND, VA (July 18, 2018) – The Girls ECNL is excited to announce the 2017-18 Girls ECNL All-America Team supported by United Soccer Coaches, as well as 2017-18 Girls ECNL Player of the Year Claire Constant. Thirty players were selected to the Girls ECNL...
Building Lives Beyond Borders
By: Erica Cohen American soccer coach dedicates her life to helping Afghan women living in Kabul and other refugees around the world come together around their love of soccer To anyone walking down the street, Haley Carter might seem like any other normal mom living...
United Soccer Coaches Announces 2018 Spring High School Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Awards
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 11, 2018) - Nine spring high school boys and girls teams received the United Soccer Coaches Platinum Team Ethics Award, for completing the entire 2018 season without receiving a yellow or red card, as announced by the association on...
The Best Decisions in France vs. Belgium Were Made Without the Ball
By Sam Polak United Soccer Coaches member Sam Polak has written for several soccer publications including, MLSsoccer.com and FourFourTwo, and is currently an opposition analyst for the USL side Oklahoma City Energy FC. The majority of his work focuses on the...
American Youth Soccer Organization, United Soccer Coaches Launch Coach Education Partnership
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 11, 2018) -- United Soccer Coaches and the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) have announced a new Education Partnership that includes endorsement between the two organizations’ coaching education pathways. “AYSO has developed a highly...
2017-2018 Boys ECNL/United Soccer Coaches All-Conference Teams Announced
2017-2018 Boys ECNL / United Soccer Coaches All-Conference Teams Announced RICHMOND, VA (July 10, 2018) – Based on their performances throughout the Boys ECNL season, the inaugural Boys ECNL / United Soccer Coaches All-Conference Teams and Conference Players of the...
Second Annual Play With Pride Week set for Sept. 17-23
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 9, 2018) – After a highly successful debut in 2017, United Soccer Coaches is pleased to announce that the Second Annual Play With Pride Week will take place Sept. 17-23, 2018. The initiative was developed in 2017 by the association's LGBT...
2017-2018 Girls ECNL/United Soccer Coaches All-Conference Teams Announced
2017-2018 Girls ECNL/United Soccer Coaches All-Conference Teams Announced RICHMOND, VA (July 2, 2018) – Based on their performances throughout the Girls ECNL conference season, the inaugural Girls ECNL/United Soccer Coaches All-Conference Teams and Conference Players...
Walter Bahr: Remembering an American Soccer Icon
Simply put, Walter Bahr was an American soccer icon. From captaining the U.S. Men’s National Team, to assisting on the game-winning goal in the United States’ historic 1-0 upset of England at the 1950 World Cup, to a coaching and teaching career that spanned nearly 40...
What Can England Tell us about Where the Game is Headed After the World Cup?
By Sam Polak United Soccer Coaches member Sam Polak has written for several soccer publications including, MLSsoccer.com and FourFourTwo, and is currently an opposition analyst for the USL side Oklahoma City Energy FC. The majority of his work focuses on the...
