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First Flight League Power Rankings - Week 2

August 19, 2022 by Dan Vaughn

Week 2 of the First Flight League Power Rankings are here, with one club making a big jump after a massive win.

- by On Board Show

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August 19, 2022 /Dan Vaughn
coverage, FFL
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USL Gives Sarah Brady the Keys to the Future

August 18, 2022 by Elisabeth Schendel in coverage

Today, the USL announced AC Connecticut’s USL W head coach and Girls Director of Coaching, as the USL Academy Director of the women’s pathway. She’ll be working with USL and its clubs to create the foundation for the future.

by Elisabeth Schendel

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August 18, 2022 /Elisabeth Schendel
USLW, coverage
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One to One - Tracking USL League One

August 18, 2022 by Joshua Duder

We catch up with USL League One as it heads into the final third of the season. With everything to play for, One to One takes a look at one match that happened and one match to watch for in the second tier of USL.

by Joshua Duder

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August 18, 2022 /Joshua Duder
feature, coverage, USL Soccer, Playoff Bracket, USL1, One to One, Union Omaha, Richmond Kickers, Greenville Triumph
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The Illustrated Fan

August 17, 2022 by Dan Vaughn

Tattoo culture has long been part of belonging to subcultures, and in the modern era soccer fandom and ink have interlocked. Fans put their loyalty on their skin and identify their support through visual marks. Looking back through history, it should be no surprise that the high-risk world of supporter culture and tattoos would blend together so often.

by Dan Vaughn

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August 17, 2022 /Dan Vaughn
Coverage, coverage, Culture
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Kicking Back: L.A. Skyhawks - Champions, 1976

August 15, 2022 by Joshua Duder

The club captured lightning in the bottle: the right place; the right front office; the right head coach; and the right mixture of players. In 1976 the sky was the limit for US soccer and an expansion club from the San Fernando Valley playing in the minor leagues was the epitome of that marvelous future waiting right around the corner.

by Dan Creel

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August 15, 2022 /Joshua Duder
feature, coverage, Kicking Back, soccer history, American soccer league, LA Skyhawks, Los Angeles Soccer History, LA Soccer, American Soccer League
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Keystone Football Club (UWS)

August 15, 2022 by Joshua Duder

“Our goal next year is to build on our late season success from this year and continue to mature. We're hoping to bring in some older, more experienced players to not only improve the maturity of the team, but to also help grow our younger players on the field.”

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August 15, 2022 /Joshua Duder
feature, Amateur Soccer, Grassroots Soccer, coverage, Under the Lights, Protagonist, UWS, UWS2, PA Soccer, UWS Soccer

First Flight League Power Rankings - Week 1

August 13, 2022 by Dan Vaughn

With the big national leagues in the offseason, one of our favorite regional leagues, First Flight League, is just getting started. In conjunction with On Board, the FFL’s youtube show, we’ve got the Week 1 Power Rankings.

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August 13, 2022 /Dan Vaughn
coverage, FFL
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Divergence: The Death of the Kitsap Pumas

August 12, 2022 by Dan Vaughn

Four years, this is the article that started it all. After a decade of play in the Northwest, the Kitsap Pumas closed up shop and exited the NPSL. It came as a shock, but it was also just another name in the list of amateur soccer clubs that didn’t make it.

by Phil Baki

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August 12, 2022 /Dan Vaughn
coverage, Kitsap Pumas, NPSL
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Remembering the Dead

August 11, 2022 by Dan Vaughn

In this throwback article from October 31, 2019, Dan Vaughn looks back over the earliest years of American soccer, highlighting the Fall Fiver Marksmen and their goalkeeper, Findlay Kerr. Family contributions, including never before seen photos, make this article a rich one for history fans.

by Dan Vaughn

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August 11, 2022 /Dan Vaughn
history, coverage
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Flying Towards the Sun

August 11, 2022 by Dan Vaughn

4 years ago, Robby Smukler and Icarus were almost unknown the vast majority of lower league soccer. We asked him to write about his inspiration, process, and goals for his company. Since then, his company has grown to dominate lower league amateur soccer in the United States.

by Robby Smukler

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August 11, 2022 /Dan Vaughn
Icarus, coverage
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