The National Federation of State High School Associations is looking to take coaching education online in partnership with the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). The course is called Fundamentals of Coaching Soccer and will be offered in the Fall of 2009. More information can be found at the NFHS Learning Center. Click to continue reading...

The National Federation of State High School Associations is looking to take coaching education online in partnership with the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). The course is called Fundamentals of Coaching Soccer and will be offered in the Fall of 2009. More information can be found at the NFHS Learning Center. Click to continue reading...

The National Federation of State High School Associations is looking to take coaching education online in partnership with the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). The course is called Fundamentals of Coaching Soccer and will be offered in the Fall of 2009. More information can be found at the NFHS Learning Center. Click to continue reading...

Vedad Ibisevic is on fire.

FC Hoffenheim's striker has scored 6 goals and assisted in two more in his club's blazing start in this years season. Hoffenheim lie in second place behind Schalke.

Its a fairy tale start for a perennial second division team that was promoted for the first time in club history to the Bundesliga.

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Missouri State Bears - 1
Western Michigan Broncos - 0
Senior Allison Osmundson netted the game-winning goal at the 61:38 minute mark in the second-half to give Missouri State their second win on the weekend. The Bears improved their record to 5-3-1 on the season.

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Missouri State Bears - 1
Western Michigan Broncos - 0
Senior Allison Osmundson netted the game-winning goal at the 61:38 minute mark in the second-half to give Missouri State their second win on the weekend. The Bears improved their record to 5-3-1 on the season.

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It says a lot about the UEFA Champions League and a lot more about the global stature of Manchester United that for many in Los Angeles the most important game of the week does not involve the Galaxy or Chivas USA, but today's 11:30 a.m. game on ESPN2 that has the Red Devils facing Jozy Altidore's Spanish team Villareal.

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Major League Soccer rosters were frozen in place today, meaning today was the last chance for those teams with sputtering playoff ambitions to add new talent or throw dead weight overboard. Several teams took advantage of the last-minute deals available throughout the league, so here's a rundown of the latest transactions. Click to continue reading...

College Soccer News has the Lobos ranked 19th and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) ranks them just outside the top 25 also receiving votes (28th).
Somewhat disappointing based on the tradition of the last half decade, the 10 returning players and the quality of transfers and freshman coming in. Click to continue reading...

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...

I arrived in Philadelphia on Thursday excited to represent the Women's Committee at the NSCAA Board of Director's meeting. When I got there, I was cordially welcomed by Al Albert, the NSCAA President. He asked me if I'd be willing to accept a position on the BOD as the Women's Professional Soccer representative. Click to continue reading...

Fox Soccer Channel has announced their Division I intercollegiate calendar for the upcoming season. It's part of an agreement with the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) according to their press release.

Fox Soccer Channel will have live and exclusive coverage of NSCAA College matches featuring the top men's and women's teams from around the nation.

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Last night, I attended a social gathering at the NSCAA coaching academy course at San Francisco State University. Thanks to Jeff Tipping for inviting me - It was great fun to chat with all the female coaches in the room, and also the men who coach women/girls in soccer. Here are a few observations from the evening. Click to continue reading...

I am just off a conference call with the National Soccer Coaches' Association of America Diversity Committee. The purpose of this blog post is to suggest using the Internet for (1) PRIVATE commitee websites, and (2) PUBLIC marketing campaigns. Click to continue reading...

Do coaches lead more than just our players? We often speak of our players as leaders, or our ability as coaches to lead our team -- but what about or ability as coaches to lead one another? How important is leadership within a coaching staff, and what does the leadership that your staff exhibits ultimately mean for the players on your team? Click to continue reading...

The overall objective of the National Goalkeeping Diploma is to explore the tactical components of goalkeeping and the specifics of training and developing goalkeepers. The emphasis of the course is on the tactical role of the goalkeeper within the team framework.

All candidates wishing to take the National Goalkeeping Diploma must have the State and Regional Goalkeeping Diplomas or equivalent (NSCAA/USSF Level I and Level II Diplomas).

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There are still spaces available for the upcoming NSCAA Regional and Advanced Regional Diploma course on the Drury campus February 22 – 24, 2008. Assistant Coach Ryan Swan is the NSCAA contact person and site coordinator. The training begins next Friday and I'll be in attendance as will a number of regional coaches.

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There are still spaces available for the upcoming NSCAA Regional and Advanced Regional Diploma course on the Drury campus February 22 ??? 24, 2008. Assistant Coach Ryan Swan is the NSCAA contact person and site coordinator. The training begins next Friday and I'll be in attendance as will a number of regional coaches.

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The future looks bright for Steve McClaren. Unless Major League Soccer decides to appoint him as a coach or McClaren gets desperate, I don't see Second Choice Steve getting a job anytime in the near future. The future does look bright for him, though, because he definitely could continue doing the speaking engagements as he did [. Click to continue reading...

View EPL Talk's photo slideshow from the NSCAA event featuring a picture of a relaxed Steve McClaren, Gerard Houlier, the new stars of GolTV and much more. Enjoy. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Bookmark to: Click to continue reading...

My first day in Baltimore attending the NSCAA event (National Soccer Coaches Association of America) has been a success. I interviewed Gerard Houllier and asked him whether he was in the running for the Republic of Ireland manager's position, met Steve McClaren, spoke with a senior vice president of marketing from Fox Soccer Channel, interviewed [. Click to continue reading...

Today the ZZ Crew is at the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. We'll be covering the event from several different angels and will hopefully bring you a broad perspective of the event to include; player interviews, coach interviews, fan interviews, cool pictures and videos.

Later this evening we'll catch up with some fellow ZZ members who are here like Barbara O'Connell, Ethan Zohn and Kartik Krishnaiyer and a few other exciting things.

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Drury University is hosting both an NSCAA Regional and Advanced Regional Diploma course on the Drury campus February 22 – 24, 2008. Assistant Coach Ryan Swan is the NSCAA contact person and site coordinator. He anticipates a good turnout from the local coaches for this event. The Regional Diploma is $60 and the Advanced Regional Diploma is $90.

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Drury University is hosting both an NSCAA Regional and Advanced Regional Diploma course on the Drury campus February 22 ??? 24, 2008. Assistant Coach Ryan Swan is the NSCAA contact person and site coordinator. He anticipates a good turnout from the local coaches for this event. The Regional Diploma is $60 and the Advanced Regional Diploma is $90.

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