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ATP Stars: Nico Ubide finds the net at DC United Academy

[caption id="attachment_559" align="alignleft" width="900"]Nico Ubide now finding the net at the DC United Academy Nico Ubide now finding the net at the DC United Academy[/caption]   * Nico Ubide How are you? Great! * Tell us a bit about yourself, background, family, how and when you started soccer. Well, I was born in Washington DC. My Mom is from Brazil and my...
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Why aren’t American players taken seriously in Europe

The recent return of Michael Bradley , often cited as the best active American player, from Italy's in-form Serie A  outfit Roma back to MLS club Toronto left many soccer fans puzzled. Although the repetitive line from much of the American press has been that of a hero returning home to a a lucrative contract he could not refuse to help boost the...
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Manny Schellscheidt – Puberty: coaching boys in transition

One of the trickiest periods in youth development is the onset of puberty or the "growth spurt stage" when players' bodies seem to suddenly grow much quicker than they can adapt to resulting in physical but also psychological challenges. For some this period can start as early as age twelve and for others can last till about seventeen. Puberty presents the complex challenge of varied...
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