Soccer Dad recently took the USSF D License soccer coaching class and shares his thoughts and experiences.
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Another National Youth Soccer Association
Parents and coaches often get tunnel vision with youth soccer based on the national association their kids register with. You just don’t realize there are other national soccer associations out there. As far as I knew, there were four national youth soccer associations under the USSF/US Soccer umbrella: USYSA, AYSO, SAY, and US Club. But [...]
When The Laws of the Game Just Aren’t Enough
Does it make you cringe when a longtime soccer coach yells at a referee over a call that the coach is a) absolutely wrong about and b) should know better? It’s often said one of the best things for an aspiring youth soccer coach to do is get their Grade 8 Referee Certification. Not only [...]
Kentucky Requires Youth Soccer Coaching Licenses
ÂThis is somewhat old news, but welcome all the same. John Thomas over at the USYS Blog recently highlighted a new policy in Kentucky related to the licensing of coaches:
Mandating anything in soccer is tough enough. As one of the national staff coaches for US Youth Soccer, it’s hard educating coaches that have been coaching [...]
US Soccer and the SoccerSphere
Josh at Throughball takes US Soccer to task over their disregard for the many soccer blogs out there covering US Soccer on a daily basis. Clearly US Soccer can do more to leverage the SoccerSphere and expand the reach of US Soccer online.
The Costs of Youth Soccer
Talk to most parents with a child in competitive soccer, and you’re sure to hear about how much it costs. Just about every article written about the problems with youth development in the US will take about the barriers for many due to the high costs. When you participate in an activity that involves travel [...]
And There Was Much Rejoicing
ÂGulati shows Ryan the door. The Times lists a number of potential candidates, though it lacks one candidate that OSG likes for the job and I couldn’t agree more. Would she clash with the USSF? Absolutely. Would that be a bad thing? Hardly. I loved her commentary in tandem with Foudy when this all blew [...]
Where Can I Find Chartreuse Under Armour?
The USSF has released their annual advice to referees related to rule changes enacted buy the International Football Association Board (IFAB) in March. One change in particular will have a major affect on youth soccer parents, especially those who play on travel teams where rules like these are usually stringently enforced:
Law 4 – The Players [...]
Clint Dempsey: “It’s A Huge Blow for US Soccer”
Adam ‘Right Place, Right Time’ Spangler has an in depth post up from Bradenton, including some statements from US Soccer folks down there related to the USMNT coaching situation. In addition to a lengthy, PC, response from U17 head coach John Hackworth, he caught up with Clint Dempsey who came right out with it: "It’s [...]
Bob Bradley Podcast Highlights
Just got done listening to the US Soccer Bob Bradley podcast. Here are some highlights:
It sounds like things fell apart with JK within the last 48 hours – that’s when serious discussions with Bob began.
He feels he and Gulati have very similar views on how to proceed.
His take on [...]
Gulati And Bradley Podcasts Are Up
US Soccer just posted the Gulati conference call podcast as well as a podcast of Bob Bradley outlining his goals for the USMNT.
No Need For Interim
Marc Connolly weighs in. He’s wondering why Gulati is dragging this out instead of naming Bradley as head coach outright.
In the conference call, Gulati mentioned the month of May quite often when referring to when another head coach could be named. It was a bit awkward, considering that Bradley was also on the call. If [...]
U.S. Soccer Just Can’t Score
I missed this late last night when gathering up various columns and articles about Klinsmann. Steve Dilbeck let loose a broadside against US Soccer titled U.S. Soccer Just Can’t Score in the LA Daily News, one many feel they deserve. Here’s a sampling:
The U.S. national team has simply vanished from view. It hasn’t played a [...]
Giving Bradley A Chance
Once we all get over our disappointment at Klinsmann walking away, we have to come to grips with Bradley as the USMNT coach, at least for a while. Just because almost everyone wanted Klinsi doesn’t mean Bradley is a horrible choice. Ives Galarcep has an excellent article up at Soccernet outlining Bradley’s accomplishments, why he [...]
USSF + MLS = Coaching Fiasco
MightyMouse over at BigSoccer has an interesting insight from ESPN espanol this morning:
The real reason Klinsmann walked away from the deal, according to ESPN espanol this morning, was that Klinsmann asked for guarantees from both the USSF and MLS that he would get the players he wanted for the upcoming tournaments. According to a reporter [...]
