By Maureen Dracup.  Over the past couple of months, I spent time attending coach education events; a licensing course in Chula Vista, California, the NSCAA convention in Baltimore and the USYSA workshop in Pittsburgh. While the classroom and field sessions are an invaluable venue to pick up new ideas... Read More

By Maureen Dracup.  I received this email from that U10 girls’ coach I worked with; an update after their last game. “Before our game on Saturday, I started off with telling the team that we were going to try something different today. They were going to coach themselves. I was going... Read More

By Ihor Chyzowych That’s what I hear at every U-8 youth course I teach. My reply is always the same: “That’s OK!” Then I get the puzzled looks from nearly every coach or coach-to-be. The kids know what they’re doing, it’s the parents and the new coaches who are confused. Adults... Read More

By Sean Fitz-Gerald, National Post GUADALAJARA, Mexico — With a 4-3 win in a penalty shootout on Thursday night, Oct 27th 2011, Canada’s women’s soccer team won its first gold medal at the Pan American Games, beating Brazil at Omnilife Stadium in Guadalajara. Canada had allowed... Read More