After 28 seasons, a few All-Star tournaments, several coaching license programs that do and do not continue to exist, and more painful losses than I care to count, I have arrived at a candid bit ofself-realization. I’m not a good youth soccer coach. No, you can’t judge things solely by results, especially in recreational soccer. […]

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As it happened: The St Louis Blues won the team’s first ever championship with a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final

Minute-by-minute report: The Olympic silver medalists got off to a winning start but had to overcome a delay after severe thunderstorms

The defending champions have been expected to breeze to the final in years past. But the rest of the world has caught up in the last few years

The tournament final started in pleasant conditions, a nice respite from two days of refereeing in a broiler. Within a few minutes, one team’s parents were yelling at the other team’scoaches. In the second half, that other team’s coaches were yelling at the refs, a conversation that continued after the game. Meanwhile, the result had […]

Perhaps the most iconic moment in women's sporting history almost didn't happen.

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The disgraced doctor is behind bars after abusing dozens of youth athletes. But the effects of the scandal are still being felt across the sport

“Coach, what’s the score?” asks the 7-year-old soccer player. “0-0,” says the parent coach, repeating what he learned in the instructions from this club. “No, it’s 5-1,” says a teammate. Kids are going to keep score, no matter what you tell them. And coaches will keep a quiet tally anyway, mostly to keep an eye […]

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My U-14 team’s first practices were heavy on small-sided games and passing exercises. In the opening game of the season, they were dutifully working the ball around, with the most talentedplayers winning the occasional 1v1 battle. We lost 5-1. The other team simply blasted the ball up the field to forwards who were faster than […]

America’s international teams go through ups and downs but the issue of promotion and relegation in domestic leagues refuses to die

We’re losing players! It’s a commonrefrain, everywhere from the Aspen Institute’s Project Play to U.S. Soccer itself. Players disappear from organized soccer, and we should blame overbearing parents, insensitivecoaches and excessive costs. All valid concerns. But if you reel in the parents, reel in the costs, and get coaches to quit coaching Division 5 U-14 […]

Ahead of the new season, our panel of experts deliver their verdicts on the MVP, MLS Cup champions and whether promotion/relegation will ever come to pass

The 34-year-old has retired as the most successful female skier of all time. She is loved for her flaws as much as her phenomenal physical gifts

Dan Loney and I have three things in common. First, we’re parents. Second, we have a goofy sense of humor. Third, we’re on the Enemies List of people who push promotion/relegation as Th…

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