| Children Score Confidence in Soccer Initiative
From a small school in Uganda to an after-school program in inner-city Chicago, a program initiative by the US Soccer Foundation has sent new and used soccer equipment to underprivileged children all over the globe.
The organization hopes to help children around the world build self-confidence and live a healthy lifestyle.
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Lorenz Roundup: Steve Simmons Hired as Men's Soccer Coach
Steve Simmons, a former associate head coach at Oregon State who has served the last six seasons at the helm of the Northern Illinois men's soccer program, has been named OSU head men's soccer coach Director of Athletics Bob De Carolis announced on Friday. On the surface it seems like a great hire for the Beavers due to Simmons' deep ties to the Pacific Northwest and his already established ties to the OSU soccer program. Simmons takes over for Dana Taylor, who resigned at the end of June to take the same position at Cal State Stanislaus. Under Taylor, Oregon State reached the NCAA Men's Soccer Championships two times (2002, 2003), the first appearances in school history, as he compiled a 79-98-14 record in 10 seasons with the Beavers. Taylor was named Pac-10 Co-Coach of the Year when he lead the Beavers qualified for a tournament berth and ended the year at 13-8.
Italy loss demonstrates US Soccer's lack of progress
There are no moral victories in soccer. The U.S. needs results, and the U.S. Soccer supporters are savvy enough now to expect more from this team. If changes are not made soon, the team will be mired in continuing mediocrity in this World Cup cycle. Its players will continue to receive pats on the back but will be unwilling or unable to improve after losses such as these. And that will be frustrating to watch, indeed. Jim Nguyen is a contributor for Bleacher Report, the open source sports network. .
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