Today is the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics, so I thought it would be fun to visit the history of women's soccer - China is where it all (technically) began back in 1991. This post references two documents, please take a moment to download them. They're worth the read :-)SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "08. Click to continue reading...

In the run-up to the Oly's it's interestting to read the thoughtful analysis being posted about the whole Solo-Scurry-Ryan episode at the 2007 Women's World Cup. Following on the heels of the SI piece by Grant Wahl, we have commentary from: Sideline Views - in which Andrea Canales cites Anson Dorrance and the way he [. Click to continue reading...

I've been thinking about the USWNT as they get ready to take on the world in the Olympics. Partly because of the debate touched off here - and also Grant's excellent article that sparked off the discussion.

In some ways, I blame Anson Dorrance.
This is not to say that the man isn't an excellent coach. Click to continue reading...

Yesterday i wrote about CMU Womens soccer and the surprising effect the experience had on me as a Chauvinistic male.I coach mens select soccer and on my way out of the Coaches office I had asked for some reading material because my season would start soon and anything that would help i would take. Click to continue reading...

Dear Bob,

I'm sure you have heard about Drew Carey's challenge to face some U.S. National Team players in a video game that I don't play. You can read about it here.

It got me thinking of the one and only Glenn Myernick story I have. At an NSCAA Symposium, in Richmond, I think, Anson Dorrance spoke followed by Myernick. Dorrance told a story about a player he had. Click to continue reading...