The NSCAA will honor its first fulltime Executive Director, Jim Sheldon, with its most prestigious award, the Honor Award, at the annual Honors Award dinner, Friday night, Jan. 17 at the NSCAA Convention in Philadelphia. John McKeon, the longtime Executive Director, NSCAA Hall of Fame member, and Past President, had administered the NSCAA from the […]
Archives for January 2014
Lilly To Receive NSCAA Women’s Committee Award
Kristine Lilly will receive the 2013 Women’s Committee Award of Excellence award at the Women’s Breakfast, Jan. 18, at the NSCAA convention [show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The Women’s Committee Award of Excellence was established in 1999 to recognize those who have brought honor and distinction to women’s soccer. This award is sponsored by Washington Area Girls Soccer […]
The 2013 NSCAA Regional Coaches Of The Year Winners
One hundred and thirty-six college, high school and youth soccer coaches from all levels of play have been named 2013 NSCAA Regional Coach of the Year[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. The regional coaches were selected by vote of NSCAA coaches from around the United States. Each coach is eligible for the NSCAA National Coach of the Year award […]
Bob Bradley To Receive Honorary All-American
Bob Bradley is an Americn soccer success story. He grew up in New Jersey and was an outstanding high school player at West Essex HS. He played collegiate soccer at nearby Princeton. Rather than go off into the corportate world like many of his Princeton classmates, he decided he wanted to be a soccer coach. […]
Gene Chyzowych To Receive ‘Walt Award’
Walt Chyzowych Lifetime Achievement Award One of the most decorated coaches in the history of US Soccer, Gene Chyzowych, will be honored as the 2014 recipient of the Walt Chyzowych Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, sponsored by the Philadelphia Union at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Convention in Philadelphia. […]
Encouraging Young Players To Dribble!
When is too much of a good thing too much? That is a question that can be applied to a lot of things. It certainly can be applied to dribbling in soccer. Dribbling is a critical soccer skill, and should be part of player training from an early age. Players learn to keep position of […]
NSCAA Convention Merger With USYS Workshop Was Seamless
Two Big Events, One Site, One Week In January It just made sense when discussions were held to merge the US Youth Soccer Workshop into the NSCAA Convention. Both are large annual events, and there was significant overlap among the attendees. A year ago in Indinapolis, In., the first combined event was held. It seemed […]
Stop Wasting Your Money On………..
Sports Medicine Corner By Dr. Don Kirkendall I’m kind of an infographics junkie, always interested in seeing how creative people present data (especially BIG DATA) in a meaningful design. My favorite book is The Visual Miscellaneum by David McCandless. Great visuals. Worth a look. One of his most widely circulated designs is entitled Snake Oil […]
US Youth Soccer National Championship Series
The 2014 US Youth Soccer National Championship will be held at the Maryland Soccer Plex in Germantown, MD, July 21-27[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’]. Included will be US Youth Soccer Regional Champions in U-13-U-19 Boys and Girls as well as the US Youth Soccer National League qualifiers in the U-14 thrugh U-18 Boys and Girls age groups to […]
Notre Dame Nips Terps
First Men’s National Title Notre Dame’s fight song “Victory March” rang out and the celebration began after the Fighting Irish captured their first men’s soccer national championship at PPL Park in Chester, Pa. [show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’] Victory came 2-1 on two-unanswered goals after the Maryland Terrapins (17-4-5) had taken an early 1-0 lead. “We’re all smiling […]