The global sport cancellations caused by COVID-19 have reached semi-professional soccer in New England, with the National Premier Soccer League's 2020 summer season cancelled under its current competition structure. The news arose Thursday via an announcement from NPSL board chairman Kenneth … [Read more...]
Oakwood forward Nathan Becher commits to Hartford
The decision took a bit longer than his Oakwood teammates, but Nathan Becher (Brooklyn, Conn.) is now similarly bound for the Division 1 ranks next fall. Becher, 18, committed to Hartford earlier this week, joining South Kent forward Alex Quinones (Bedford, N.H.) and Beachside defender Giovanni … [Read more...]
Revolution Academy focusing on creativity, connections during COVID-19 break
When will soccer be back to normal? It’s the question that hangs around all levels of the world’s game in New England, and one that doesn’t have a definitive answer as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads. For Bryan Scales, director of youth development for the New England Revolution, May 2 fixtures at … [Read more...]
How college soccer teams are managing with their spring season cancelled
With colleges across New England moving to remote learning and spring athletic seasons cancelled en masse due to COVID-19’s spread, the college soccer world has been thrown for a whirl. Instead of Division 1, 2 and 3 programs training together and laying the foundation for next year, they’re left … [Read more...]
What the COVID-19 economic slowdown could mean for youth clubs financially
As much as the COVID-19 moratorium is forcing youth soccer clubs to get creative with remote training, it’s also testing their business resolve and could have long-term financial impacts. When talking with sources across New England youth soccer, the general sentiment was smaller clubs will be most … [Read more...]
How youth soccer clubs are making the most of COVID-19 halt
Under normal conditions, late March would see club soccer players practicing three-to-four times a week by focusing on tactics, skills and fitness. But these aren’t normal times, Connecticut FC ECNL/NPL co-director Matt Micros acknowledged, referencing the screeching halt COVID-19 has prompted for … [Read more...]