Reducing the number of concussions in high school girls' soccer is a daunting task

Washington PostReducing the number of concussions in high school girls' soccer is a daunting taskWashington PostBy the time her high school and club soccer career ended in 2013, Bellucci, an All-Met, had suffered five concussions. And the effects knocked her priorities into perspective. She walked away from the game she loved, turning down a scholarship to play ...

The Where and How of Soccer's Surge in America

The Atlantic CitiesThe Where and How of Soccer's Surge in AmericaThe Atlantic CitiesLast week, the New York Times' style section identified the latest in its series of infamous "trends," sending a reporter to the far reaches of the East Village and Williamsburg to document a strange new breed of American sports fan — the soccer ...

Ohio Soccer Player Is Dangerously 'Allergic' to Her Own Sweat

ABC NewsOhio Soccer Player Is Dangerously 'Allergic' to Her Own SweatABC NewsCaitlin McComish, a promising collegiate soccer player, set out for a run in her hometown of White House, Ohio, in May 2013 when she began to have trouble breathing and went into life-threatening anaphylactic shock. As a child, she'd been diagnosed ...

MLS Commissioner Don Garber, Arthur Blank explain why pro soccer will take ...

Major League SoccerMLS Commissioner Don Garber, Arthur Blank explain why pro soccer will take ...Major League Soccer"Georgia is in the top 10 in the country when it comes to youth soccer players and it's also a top 10 adult soccer market," said former Columbus Crew GM and current Falcons executive VP, Jim Smith. "You start looking at all these numbers and all the ...

Unintended dream job for BC soccer coach

The StateUnintended dream job for BC soccer coachThe StateThe former Bearcats keeper has become a pillar of the soccer community in the Midlands and across the state. His Brookland-Cayce teams have claimed 12 region championships, two Lower State titles and advanced to the state semifinals six times. He is ...

Can Soccer Save the Left?

The Nation.Can Soccer Save the Left?The Nation.I recently moved a stone's throw away from Emirates Stadium in London, where Arsenal Football Club plays ("football" is what we call soccer here in the UK). I can hear the crowd roar and chant when the wind is blowing in the right direction, and see ...