O.k. this is an awesome take on the game. It should be mandatorily incorporated into all soccer training, right alongside futsal and footvolley. It solves a ton problems with the game, like the handball rules and penalty kicks. No more complaints about women's equal pay or transgendered rules. It turns soccer from a broken sport into truly the beautiful game. It should be scholarshipped ASAP. I'm shocked no one has thought of this fix to the game before....duh doy. ... Read more ..read more

Word on the street is that @crush has finally traded in his keyboard for a beach chair and a margarita. Is it true, or just another juicy rumor we’re chewing on? Or is he just lurking in the shadows, waiting to drop another bombshell post ..read more

I have 3 kids 11 and under playing club soccer. The older two play on pretty competitive teams. Why is it so many people I know that have kids that play club soccer have their entire life consumed by it? It’s all we talk about with each other. my spouse and I are always talking about it. It’s on my mind all the time. It’s taken over our life. Every aspect of soccer has. It’s like never ending conversations. All. The. Time. And 90% of it just speculation. But still being discussed. Is this... Read more ..read more

Dear Care and Feeding: Should I Get Involved in My Daughter’s Never-Ending Soccer Team Drama? Frankly, I’m sick of hearing about it. slate.com ..read more

Just watched Untold: Hope Solo vs US Soccer on Netflix. Very good ..read more

https://norcalpremier.com/ecnl-and-norcal-premier-soccer-announce-new-partnership/ Thoughts ..read more

The ECNL website is complicated to check schedules/standings with a seemingly inability to bookmark a specific team or division. In the past, there was a TGS link such as the following for 2023/2024 that could be book marked for a team league schedule/standings: Total Global Sports public.totalglobalsports.com Does anyone know how to find the equivalent link or equivalent functionality on the ECNL website? If someone from ECNL is reading... please... Read more ..read more

I have 3 boys that plays soccer at the same club. My two older play on the top teams at this club. My youngest played AYSO for a few seasons and he scored all the goals, was bored, didn’t want to go, and kept asking to move to club since he has grew up in that environment. So at U7 we put him in a club team this year at the same club. it’s the youngest team the club has. the team practiced all year with their coach who is like director level at this club and things seemed to be going... Read more ..read more

Very Successful Premier level team (playing up 2 years, G08 playing G06) is looking for an experienced, hardworking, dedicated attacking player. Prefer a forward or striker. We are looking for a starter. The team is coached by US Men’s National Team Player and longtime Liga MX Player, Michael Orozco. We are a very active team with the following events on our calendar for this year: CSL Premier - Currently undefeated first place (all games at Great Park) Fall College Showcase – Nov... Read more ..read more

I'd like people's thoughts on clubs in this "Central SD to East County" region for boys in the 8-10 range. We are happy with our club and our coach, but we don't have the numbers to have multiple teams of various skill levels. I'm also not overly impressed with the commitment from some of our parents. We have a few kids that average 1 training session only per week ..read more