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NCSA Recruiting Corner
Emailing Coaches the RIGHT Way: Communicating with coaches in the right way is one of the most important parts of the
recruiting process. You need to do everything in your power to have successful contact with coaches via emails and phone calls. Your first contact with a coach should always be in the form of an email... click for complete story
NSCAA Coaching Education
Goalkeepers and Field Vision: Too often keepers focus solely on the ball and forget about their surroundings. This becomes obvious when a ball is played across the goal mouth and the keeper thinks it will go wide, only to find an opposing player at the far post open for an easy finish... click for complete story
Provided this issue by
Selina Lai, M.S., R.D.
Adventures of the Pantry Prowler: Typically, a healthy diet for children ages 8-14 includes three meals and one to three snacks during the day. Taking control of what those snacks are is a big challenge for most parents. Applying some of the guiding principles of a healthy diet to snacking will encourage better choices... click for complete story
Laws of the Game - Ask the Referee
The USSF's National Referee Program office receives a multitude of inquiries regarding FIFA's Laws of the Game and numerous questions involving some often confusing rules and calls. Here is a quick sampling of recent topics and the resulting responses... click for complete story
FREE Cal South Online Parenting Course
Sports Path, the leader in online sports education courses, provides a Cal South-branded course entitled "Preparing Your Child for Youth Soccer," which is free to Cal South members interested in furthering their soccer parenting
education... click for complete story
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