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Penn State, USWNT coach Erica Walsh headlines “Celebration of Women’s...
Coach John Daly and USWNT Coach Erica Walsh with W&M Soccer Athletes Erica Walsh, assistant coach for the U.S. Women’s National Team and current head women’s soccer coach at Penn State, took time...
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Helping Our Female Athletes Be Confident, not Cocky
John Daly flanked by W&M soccer standouts Talk about being surrounded by beautiful women… John Daly is loving this. He would tell you so; the ladies would just nod and smile – and defer to their...
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What Kind of Kid is Soccer Making Them?
“What is best for youth soccer development?” I keep reading this question. It’s all over the news, the wires, the blogs? I get it. We’re trying to figure out what will build our soccer programs in this...
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Washington Spirit’s Ali Krieger Inspires After ACL Repair
“Soccer or Basketball?” That’s all I need to ask the girl at the gym. She looks about 16 and she’s got a 4 inch vertical scar down the middle of her left knee. She’s newly post ACL surgery. That goes...
View ArticleGood Job, Good Effort — Really?
Rewind to June 2012: The Boston Celtics win Game 5 of the NBA Finals over the Miami Heat and go up 3-2 in the series. The ever-present TV cameras catch the mood of the losing team as they head into the...
View ArticleCould Kyah Simon’s ACL Tear Have Been Prevented?
Another one bites the dust. This time it’s Kyah Simon, 22-year-old Australian striker and Boston Breakers star, who tore her ACL just minutes after coming on for the Matildas in their friendly against...
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Women’s World Cup 1999 to 2015: Pure Joy Makes No Apologies
The last time we won a Women’s World Cup, it looked like this… “The enduring image of Brandi Chastain, triumphant on a sweltering July day in Pasadena, will endure, documenting a populist victory that...
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Morgan Brian Passed the Concussion Tests, Should She Have Been Allowed to...
I know this is not going to make me popular, but … not every collision spells concussion. Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports The collision between midfielder Morgan Brian and Germany’s Alexandra Popp...
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Title IX: Gender Equality Still Needs Work
On June 23rd, 1972, the President signed Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 into law. It states that “…No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from...
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Showing No Mercy
So, why not stop shooting when you’ve handily won the match? It’s unkind to keep pummeling away at a much weaker opponent. Here are some of the arguments made. We didn’t come here to make friends. We...
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Play to Win: Our World Cup Champions Showed us How
Wow, what a run the US Women’s Soccer Team made to their 4th World Cup Championship! They were exciting, inspiring, motivating, and … provoking. Before the blazing images lose their luster, I want to...
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