In preparation for your next season, give some thought to the role of captains on your team. In a recent Leadership Roundtable Conference Call for leaders of schools and youth sports organizations partnered with Positive Coaching Alliance, we identified several best practices in:
Monthly Archives: October 2008
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
PROFILE: Fairleigh Dickinson’s Samson Malijani
The hottest striker in NCAA Division I men’s soccer is Zambian Samson Malijani, who has scored in eight straight games for Fairleigh Dickinson.
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
NAIA: Men’s & Women’s Rankings
Lindsey Wilson now holds the top spot in both the NSCAA/adidas NAIA men’s and women’s rankings. The men moved into the top spot following previous No. 1 Rio Grande’s 1-0 loss to Roberts Wesleyan. The Blue Raider women remained No. 1 in the women’s rankings ahead of Lee and Azusa Pacific. For all the NAIA rankings …
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
POLLS: Soccer America Women’s Top 25
This week’s action includes several conference showdowns. Defending national champion USC hosts No. 3 UCLA at the Los Angeles Coliseum on Friday, and No. 7 Virginia hosts No. 5 North Carolina in an ACC match on Friday. No. 6 Florida travels to No. 13 LSU on Sunday for a battle of SEC divisional leaders, while No. 16 Colorado meets No. 11 Texas A&M Sunday in a Big 12 top-of-the-table clash. For the Soccer America Women’s Top 25 results and schedules …
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MORNING BRIEFING: Penn State eyes another Big 10 title
After a slow start, Penn State is on course for its 11th straight Big Ten regular-season title. With tough games at Illinois and Purdue this weekend, the Nittany Lions will be challenged, however.
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SCOREBOARD: Soccer America Men’s Top 25
Weekend play includes four Top 25 clashes: Boston College-Wake Forest, Northwestern-Michigan, UC Davis-UC Irvine and Connecticut-Notre Dame all on Saturday. For the America Men’s Top 25 results and schedules …
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MORNING BRIEFING: Akron rolls on
No. 3 Akron won its ninth straight game when the Zips edged No. 14 Michigan, 1-0. No. 18 Indiana continued its rebound with a win by the same score over No. 13 Louisville. For all the Wednesday action …
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Setanta Broadcasts Unwitting Message To The English
Setanta Sports TV cameras homed in on a Welsh fan holding a cuddly toy sheep in front of a big flag during Wales’ U-21 game against its English counterparts. The problem? Written on the flag was the Welsh slogan, “Twll Din Bob Sais,” which translates as “A***holes to the English.”
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Second String Was Second Best
“They were the more alert team tonight. We were second-best at everything.” Houston Dynamo coach Dominic Kinnear after his mostly reserve side’s 3-1 home defeat to UNAM Pumas in the Concacaf Champions League.
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Adelaide United Qualifies For World Club Cup
“It’s insane, an unbelievable achievement for the club and the boys.” Adelaide United defender Sasa Ognenovski hails his side’s progress to the final of the Asian Champions League after beating Bunyodkor of Uzebkistan 3-1 on aggregate. Adelaide will meet Japan’s Gamba Osaka, and is guaranteed a place at the 2008 World Club Cup as either […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Mexican Third-Tier Side Expelled For Drugs Link
The Mexican Soccer Federation (FMF) has expelled a third division team for its alleged ties to drug traffickers. The FMF’s national council voted Tuesday to expel the Mapaches (Raccoons) of Nueva Italia and the team’s president, Fidel Ortega Vargas, two weeks after seven members of the team were detained by federal authorities.
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Donovan’s Last Game For Galaxy?
“I’m sick of losing. It’s a chance to finish on a high note.” Landon Donovan tells Goal.com’s newly installed U.S. editor Andrea Canales that he aims to take the Galaxy’s dead rubber game against FC Dallas dead serious. But he does he mean final game of the season, or final game of his L.A. career?
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Former Poland Coach Arrested On Corruption Charges
Former Polish national team coach Janusz Wojcik was detained Wednesday in Warsaw and will "most likely" be charged with active and passive corruption, according to Polish Justice Minister and Attorney General Zbigniew Cwiakalski. The former player and member of parliament for the Self Defence Party is accused of taking "large amounts of bribes". The minister […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Blatter Escapes Unhurt From Crash
FIFA President Sepp Blatter is often labeled the “Teflon boss” for his ability to avoid questions and accusations about bribery and corruption involving soccer’s world governing body. His charmed professional life seems to extend to his personal life too — at the weekend he escaped unhurt from a high-speed car collision. According to a report […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Moreno’s Bolivian Farewell — In D.C.
Jaime Moreno retired from international soccer Wednesday with a cameo appearance for Bolivia in an exhibition game against El Salvador at RFK Stadium. In the stadium where Moreno’s scored so many goals for D.C. United, however, it was a former United player, Eliseo Quintanilla, who scored the goal of the night as El Salvador ran […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Beckham Should Leave L.A. For Good
David Beckham should leave MLS right now if he seriously wants to play for England at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, writes Graham L. Jones. “Not on loan, not for just a short training spell with AC Milan or any other European club that comes calling, but for good — his own good […]
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Galaxy Kept In Dark About Beckham Move
While AC Milan broke the story Wednesday about taking David Beckham on loan in January, and MLS Commissioner Don Garber confirmed that talks were afoot, it seems that only the L.A. Galaxy was kept in the dark. No wonder Galaxy coach Bruce Arena described the whole affair as “odd.” “The first I heard about it […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
The right to bear arms at kids’ game?
[OFF THE POST] Last week, we reported on a Pennsylvania woman who was allowed to keep her concealed handgun permit despite carrying a Glock 26 to her 5-year-old daughter’s soccer games. Now there’s news from Texas that a soccer dad might lose his permit after pulling a gun on the husband of his son’s female coach during a U-9 game.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Pumas take bite out of Dynamo
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Whether due to fatigue, a backlog of games, or a fierce storm that delayed the kickoff 45 minutes, for one of the few times this season the Houston Dynamo just didn’t have it.
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What They’re Saying
“This is a one-off incident and the practice isn’t prevalent in UAE football. It’s the players’ personal choice to use black magic and very much their own decision.”
— Ahmed Mohammed al Rahomi, spokesman of the Dubai Sports Council after two players, including United Arab Emirates’ star striker Faisal Khalil, were arrested on suspicion of practicing “black magic” and casting spells against other players. (The National)
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Marksmen who make a difference
[MLS] Aside from a stout defense, a healthy squad, and some luck, what every MLS coach wants more than anything else in the playoffs is a hot scorer.
Posted inSoccerTalk with Paul Gardner, Story
Anthems: Better Banned Than Booed
It is utterly perverse, and quite typical of soccer, that the French — the only country with a national anthem worth listening to — should come up with this choice example of utter buffoonery: if, when the anthem, La Marseillaise, is being played before a soccer game, someone boos, then the upcoming game should immediately be called off.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Basel battered by Barcelona
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Barcelona traveled to Basel and knocked in five goals, while there were narrow wins for Inter and Chelsea in Wednesday night’s Champions League action.
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Nigeria pulls plug on world championship
[2009 UNDER-17 WORLD CUP] Compared to most countries, Nigeria has been largely shielded from the credit crunch affecting markets around the world, but that has not stopped the Nigerian government pulling the plug on the organization of the 2009 FIFA Under-17 World Cup.
Posted inSoccer America Magazine, Story
USL-1: A League Of Their Own
It’s been a banner year for the USL First Division. Charleston reached the U.S. Open Cup final, and Montreal and Puerto Rico have stolen the show in the Concacaf Champions League. Behind the league’s success has been the emergence of a group of stars who have found a home in the USA’s Division II league.