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Welcome to the June 2007 Byte Size Coaching Newsletter.
As usual, here at the World of Soccer and Byte Size Coaching we always take our deadlines to the limit. So this is the June edition of BSC and we kind of, sort of made. Ok! So we're a day late.
Our featured "club" this month is the Federal Way Youth Soccer Association situated in Washington State.
Federal Way is the 7th largest city in the state and lies between Seattle and Tacoma.
We have an update on the progress of the new BSC website. Should be great. Only drawback is the World of Soccer staff have to go back to school to learn all the In's-and-Out's of the program. They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Don’t you believe it!
A Summer of Soccer is what we are enjoying right now and much more is to come.
And finally, an article about the dilemma that is facing the game of soccer in North America. Not only do the rich get richer, but the so-called "better" players get the best treatment - even though they may not really be the "best" players.
Soccer is a game of opinions and we are always delighted to hear from you.
For the United States and Canada it is a Summer of Soccer. It has already begun with the US Men's team winning the Gold Cup against arch-rivals Mexico. But not before they had a bit of a scare against a lively and impressive Canadian team in the semi-finals. The Americans needed (and got) a little help from the referee and assistant referee to prevent the game going into overtime.
Just starting is the Men's U20 World Cup in 6 Canadian cities. With over 800,000 tickets sold it is already the biggest single sports event in the history of Canada. Thomas Rongen's US team gets a chance to brush up on their French as they are based in Quebec and play in both Ottawa and Montreal.
There is a weird phenomena going on in youth soccer in North America these days. A clear distinction is being made within community soccer organizations separating participation in soccer from the elite levels of the game.
I don't get it. To me they are the same thing. Or at least they should be catered for equally and in the same systems.
"Ok!" you say, "But the better players need better coaching and better competition!"
That's logical. But where do these "better" players come from? And when do they become “better� And if they were in the same system could not some of the "worser" players - if you would excuse my English - be promoted to the "better" category as they develop?
