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Playing Children in an Older Division
Sep 20, 2007 - 12:40:58 PM
In youth soccer there are in my experience, three types of coaches. There are the coaches that have no "Love for the Game" and that are interested in winning at all cost. There are also the coaches that are more interested in tactics and the control of players where their emphasis is in how good they can manage a game and control players. And then there are the coaches that make children's programs work and will actually concentrate in developing players and teaching the basics because they "Love the Game."

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Soccer vs. Football and the Reno Gazete Journal
Sep 2, 2007 - 11:44:53 AM
So I start my Sunday morning by scanning all news sites and news papers for relevant stories about soccer and in particular about soccer in Northern Nevada. (Got to check out what the news competition says).

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AYSO's Fall Season Starts
Aug 26, 2007 - 9:38:18 AM
So finally the 2007 Carson City AYSO fall season starts. With about 800 kids registered this season, volunteers have been busy to the max.