January 2012

Vancouver

I arrived tonight in Vancouver, B.C., for the FIFA/CONCACAF Conference on the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany 2011. After looking through my brochure, I’m excited to see that many coaches, instructors and staff from FIFA projects I’ve worked on previously, and many of my fellow Americans, will be here.

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Ryan and Amanda

The idea for this session came about thanks to Ryan Knapp’s and my work together on the new NSCAA.com, a project which began in August 2010 and was a labor of love for the two of us. Throughout the build, Ryan and I researched sites far and wide to hypothesize what makes successful websites tick. We combined this research into five secrets (aka takeaways) to share.

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Photos: MLS SuperDraft and NSCAA Convention

by Amanda on January 22, 2012

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The 2012 NSCAA Convention could once again be called: The busiest week of my life. Here’s the play-by-play, through a few select photos from the camera on my iPhone. I’ve posted the photos in chronological order, enjoy!

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Twitter Stories by Major League Soccer

by Amanda on January 7, 2012

Twitter Stories

After Twitter’s recent compilation of Twitter Stories, the good folks at MLSsoccer.com took a moment to reflect on the tremendous impact this social medium has had on Major League Soccer and the American soccer experience. We posted a few of our favorites to the site in December, and you can see them all here. Personally, my favorite…

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