I coach the men’s and women’s club teams at the University of Florida. The men are always good and so are the women. The men have had more success, as they reached a national final and two quarter finals in the last three seasons. The women finished in the quarter finals last year with a [...]
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Putting Things in Perspective
There was a young lady that played with my club a few years ago. Her team left at U16 for greener pastures and they have all gone in their separate directions since that time. I have kept up with their progress since they moved on and two of the girls signed with a huge division one [...]
High School Soccer – Sometimes a Painful Experience
by Sheldon Cipriani I looked at a Regional Quarter Final game tonight. I was shocked at the quality of soccer on display. People wonder why I am not a fan of high school soccer…at least in my region. This game demonstrated why! The ball spent most of the time in the air. Neither team connected more [...]
Difficulties Facing U-17 MNT Soccer Coaches
I was recently at the IMG Academy in Bradenton Florida auditing my license. The coaches had the opportunity of observing the U17 National Team for a few days. We also spoke with the team coaching staff about their preparation for the upcoming qualifiers in Jamaica, the weaknesses of the players and the strengths of the players. It [...]
A look at the future of US Soccer
by Sheldon Cipriani I looked at a game last night in Orlando. The US U17 B team played a club team from Orlando and lost. The A team was in Phoenix and they tied Brazil 0-0 on Friday. Brazil finished the game with 9 players. My question is should a National team lose to a [...]
