by Amanda on March 28, 2008
The program is called ProZone, and the guys over at Arsenal Football Club are some if its biggest proponents. “In the past, it was just about feelings, opinions,” Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger explains at www.tribalfootball.com. “So I thought, ‘That’s not good enough,’ and I wanted to know a little bit more. I am always in the [...]
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by Amanda on March 28, 2008
I was sitting in my kitchen this morning with a fine cup of Moka Java when I came across an interesting bit of research in www.thescienceofsoccer.com. In his blog, Dr. Jay Williams does a great job of breaking down sport-specific scientific jargon and putting it into “regular terms” for us soccer coaches. The article that [...]
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by Amanda on March 28, 2008
We all see, and usually ignore, banner ads on a daily basis. I think a lot of people see them as useless and cheap-looking on websites in the 2.0 age, so we’re finding other ways to generate revenue online. I’m interested specifically in how this trend is affecting the soccer market. The background stuff Before [...]
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by Amanda on March 28, 2008
Last night I had dinner with Ethan and Enyo at a great San Francisco restaurant called the 21st Amendment. Ethan does Search Engine Optimization (“SEO” if you want to sound like ‘in the know’) for a search engine that specializes in health care called Healthline.com. Enyo is a Nurse Practitioner at California Pacific Medical Center [...]
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by Amanda on March 28, 2008
+ = As I’ve mentioned, I’ve just started as the Chair of the NSCAA Women’s Committee. This is definitely a dynamic group of people who are involved with the growth and development of women’s soccer, and more specifically, women coaching soccer. As with any national organization, it’s tough to stay connected on a regular basis. [...]
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by Amanda on March 28, 2008
Due to the wonderful generosity of one of our members, the NSCAA Women’s Committee was able to sponsor Erin Lycan’s trip to our Algarve Cup Symposium. Former US national team coach, April Heinrichs, and US national team psychologist, Dr. Colleen Hacker, presented to the group. Pia Sunhage appears to have stopped by as well. We’re [...]
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by Amanda on March 28, 2008
The conflict between the Olympic movement’s high ideals and the commercialism or political acts which accompany the Games has been noted since ancient times. But how interesting is it to watch this play out in modern-day soccer? Since the Cubans deserted their national soccer team this week, I’ve done a bit more research on the [...]
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by Amanda on March 28, 2008
This article is from Soccer America (I think you might have to be Soccer America a member to see this page, so I’ve just reposted the article here) Down to 10 players, Cuba carries on. Friday, Mar 14, 2008 6:45 AM ET [OLYMPIC QUALIFYING] Cuba’s shrinking under-23 national team was down to 10 eligible players [...]
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