Podcast: Canton (Mass.) coach Danny Erickson on success, MIAA tourney system
The latest guest on New England Soccer Journal’s "The Goal" podcast is Canton (Mass.) High School boys soccer coach Danny Erickson. Erickson is now in…
Coach’s Perspective: Fall success starts with careful planning
It seems like only a short time ago, I was discussing the end of the fall 2021 high school soccer season. Fast forward to now,…
Coach’s Perspective: Mass. coaches, players grapple with new tourney system
The United States Soccer Federation provides a "Profile Of The Grassroots Coach" for all of the Coach Education Grassroots courses that they run. Coach candidates…
Adam Molusis holds the line in new role for Glastonbury
Editor’s note: This story appears in the September-October issue of New England Soccer Journal. No matter which sport he’s playing, Adam Molusis takes pride in…
Power rankings: MIAA releases rankings for each division in state
On Monday, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) released its initial round of power rankings for boys and girls soccer in the state. The top…
Coach’s perspective: High school coaches amped for normal return to the game
The fall 2021 high school soccer season should be a welcome one for players, coaches, referees, parents and athletic programs after working through unprecedented challenges…
Watch list: The top high school boys teams and players
The high school soccer season kicks off across New England this week. Teams did indeed have a chance to compete last fall, but it was…
Massachusetts H.S. standout Caleigh Christensen charts course for Merrimack
More than three decades later, there will be another Christensen playing high-level college soccer. Nipmuc (Mass.) High School two-sport standout Caleigh Christensen made it official…
Preparing for new season offers excitement, hope
The month of August is my favorite month as a soccer coach. In a span of a few weeks, I go from coaching our residential…
Why we need high school soccer to flourish
The U.S. soccer landscape is going through one of its most important and intriguing time periods in its history. With the men’s national team failing…
New England’s best earn All-American honors
Dartmouth defender Wyatt Omsberg (Scarborough, Maine) headlined a trio of New England-based players named to NCAA Division 1 men’s All-America teams. Omsberg earned his second…
Soccer Dad: Ideas for offseason training
Here we sit in December. In New England, the soccer fields are closed for the winter. Thoughts are shifting to holiday gifts and gatherings. But…
