Soccer Journal is the official publication of United Soccer Coaches and is one of the few magazines in the world produced exclusively for soccer coaches. Each issue contains technical and tactical articles, news and updates on important events, thoughts from opinion leaders in the sport and features on the interesting people and issues of the game. Soccer Journal is a benefit of United Soccer Coaches membership, published, monthly, online and quarterly in print.
Editions
United Soccer Coaches offers members multiple ways to read the Soccer Journal. All members will receive a printed magazine unless they opt out—in our effort to be environmentally responsible, we offer members the opportunity to only receive the digital edition of the magazine. To opt-out and only receive the digital edition, please contact, membership@unitedsoccercoaches.org.
Members can view the digital editions from a computer, phone, or tablet with their, membership login credentials at www.soccerjournal.org.
Latest Issue of Our Soccer Coaching Journal Now Available: Fall 2024!
The Fall 2024 edition highlights key developments in soccer coaching, leadership, and youth development.
- Leadership & Resilience: President Rusty Oglesby reflects on navigating financial challenges and restructuring the organization, emphasizing resilience and growth.
- Coaching Excellence: Articles explore the traits of successful coaches, including adaptability, integrity, and fostering player potential. There’s a focus on the coach’s role as a teacher and mentor.
- Youth Development: Emphasizes the importance of joining high-level teams, skill-building, and life lessons in soccer, with advice on balancing winning with player development.
- Tactical Insights: A deep dive into the 3-5-2 formation and other key strategies to improve team performance.
- Convention Preview: Promotes the 2025 United Soccer Coaches Convention in Chicago, celebrating achievements and providing learning opportunities for the soccer community.
- History & Innovation: Looks back at the evolution of soccer balls, from leather to modern synthetics, showcasing technological impacts on the game.
- Mental Toughness: Encourages coaches to provide more playing time to youth players for better psychological and developmental growth.
Spring 2023
Summer 2023
Pre-season 2023
Sept/Oct 2022
Nov/Dec 2022
Pre-Season 2022
July/Aug 2022
May/June 2022
March/April 2022
Jan/Feb 2022
Nov/Dec 2021
Sept/Oct 2021
Pre-Season 2021
July/Aug 2021
May/June 2021
March/April 2021
Jan/Feb 2021
Submissions
The magazine serves as a forum for anything soccer and accepts articles in the following soccer-related categories: player development, youth soccer, soccer research, coaching, fitness, goalkeeping, soccer history, international soccer, match analysis, interviews, sport psychology, soccer tactics and soccer techniques. And, yes, we accept articles about referees!
- Articles submitted to Soccer Journal must not be submitted to other publications simultaneously.
- Articles may not be selected for publication. In that event, the author will be informed.
- Articles with practical implications for coaching are given priority.
- Article acceptance is based on the originality of the topic, significance to the soccer coaching profession, and validity.
- Simple, straightforward, concise, logical, and clear writing is best.
Adherence to the prescribed submission requirements as listed below:
- Submit using this online form.
- Label the article with the title and name(s) of the author(s).
- Acceptable word count can range from 700 – 5,000 words.
- High-resolution photos and illustrations are welcome. Please make sure to identify the photographer/illustrator to give them credit.
- If you are a new contributor, please use this online form to submit a high-resolution headshot and a professional short bio to be included with your article.
Photographs appearing in the Soccer Journal remain the copyrighted property of the photographer and cannot be sold or distributed to individuals by association staff. Individuals interested in securing reprints of images that appear in the Soccer Journal should contact the photographer directly. Some photographers make their images available for redistribution. Others do not. There may be a fee involved in securing a reprint.
Reproduction of any content within the Soccer Journal without the written consent of United Soccer Coaches and the writer, photographer or artist is prohibited.
The Soccer Journal is recognized as one of the leading soccer coaching magazines worldwide. Published four times a year and distributed directly to all United Soccer Coaches members, it provides a unique opportunity to connect with all levels of soccer coaches. Advertisement possibilities range from ¼ page ads to center spreads, with the option to run an ad once or in every issue each year. The Soccer Journal provides up to 200,000 impressions a year.
To find out more, contact Toby Truog, United Soccer Coaches Partnership Manager, at?ttruog@unitedsoccercoaches.org.
The editors review all articles for appropriateness of topic and acceptable writing style conformance. Articles may also be reviewed by the editorial subcommittee. When an article is accepted, it will be printed in the earliest appropriate and available issue (at the editors’ discretion), though some articles may be retained for a topic-oriented issue. Inquiries may be sent to Soccer Journal editors:
Managing Editor – Lisa Morel, lmorel@unitedsoccercoaches.org
Executive Editor – Dr. Jay Martin, jamartin@owu.edu
CONTACT
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Kansas City, MO 64108-2463
816.471.1941