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A thread of some things (mostly soccer) from this year that had staying power with me, maybe you missed them. Maybe I missed some things that should be remembered too, drop those in the replies.
"Rather than jam underprivileged kids into the pipeline, their solution is to create a different pipeline. Rather than bring the kids to soccer resources, the solution is to bring soccer resources to them." - @HenryBushnell for @FCYahoo
https://sports.yahoo.com/the-privilege-of-play-why-the-worlds-game-is-a-white-game-in-the-us-150024228.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9zcG9ydHMueWFob28uY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACDtG869dEV3Y00I5bPGYJcDOVGpeVtEUO7wNp5SLjPiJ-YOnZuoJNiNVpijfDLHiOnSGYhMLNGKaQ53JtxOKI-LyiYubSlHseGzO4E2GqF4PRT_bem5nlnPifCA_Cqvc8KuxE04yQcT1swGRIIcpDVtmmBVAgIt7K-J9IAmcsXV
https://sports.yahoo.com/the-privilege-of-play-why-the-worlds-game-is-a-white-game-in-the-us-150024228.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9zcG9ydHMueWFob28uY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACDtG869dEV3Y00I5bPGYJcDOVGpeVtEUO7wNp5SLjPiJ-YOnZuoJNiNVpijfDLHiOnSGYhMLNGKaQ53JtxOKI-LyiYubSlHseGzO4E2GqF4PRT_bem5nlnPifCA_Cqvc8KuxE04yQcT1swGRIIcpDVtmmBVAgIt7K-J9IAmcsXV
Referencing that @farenet report, here's the full report:
http://www.farenet.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Representation-in-US-Soccer-FINAL-low-2.pdf
http://www.farenet.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Representation-in-US-Soccer-FINAL-low-2.pdf
For @TheAthleticSCCR, @itsmeglinehan wrote about the @farenet report:
https://theathletic.com/2045092/2020/09/04/fare-report-highlights-barriers-to-diversity-in-u-s-soccer-suggests-actions/
https://theathletic.com/2045092/2020/09/04/fare-report-highlights-barriers-to-diversity-in-u-s-soccer-suggests-actions/
As most of you know the @WNBA players have been leading this charge for a long time.
One of my favorite non-soccer podcasts of the year was this @30for30 pod: The Spy Who Signed Me (47:09).
https://30for30podcasts.com/episodes/the-spy-who-signed-me/
One of my favorite non-soccer podcasts of the year was this @30for30 pod: The Spy Who Signed Me (47:09).
https://30for30podcasts.com/episodes/the-spy-who-signed-me/
Staying with basketball for a moment, I enjoy reading everything Wright Thompson writes. This piece on Jordan for @espn from The Last Dance period of the pandemic has staying power. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29180890/michael-jordan-history-flight
Back at the NWSL Challenge Cup, the most important thing to come out of it: a (relatively) united front against racism during the peak of #BlackLivesMatter 
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@JeffKassouf wrote about it for @EqualizerSoccer.
https://equalizersoccer.com/2020/06/12/black-nwsl-player-discuss-racism-protests-feelings-training-tournament/
. @JeffKassouf wrote about it for @EqualizerSoccer.
https://equalizersoccer.com/2020/06/12/black-nwsl-player-discuss-racism-protests-feelings-training-tournament/
This was a strange, random piece I came across on Medium that you probably haven't read but may want to:
The Scottish Soccer Pioneer Who Joined the Alaskan Gold Rush by @paulbrownUK https://link.medium.com/DdgYv01Hscb
The Scottish Soccer Pioneer Who Joined the Alaskan Gold Rush by @paulbrownUK https://link.medium.com/DdgYv01Hscb
In the year that we lost Diego Maradona, @MLSist takes us into his one night in Toronto in the way that only Pablo can. For @TheAthleticSCCR: https://theathletic.com/2062114/2020/09/14/god-was-in-town-the-night-diego-maradona-played-in-canada/?source=dailyemail
This year (seriously, that was this year!) was the end of US Soccer's Development Academy. @cboehm takes us through the chaotic end for @TheSoccerWire. https://www.soccerwire.com/news/boehm-inside-the-frantic-final-days-of-the-development-academy/
For @ESPNFC, @herculezg had an all encompassing interview with @CharlieDavies9 (1:39:59) that's on YouTube:
One of the most important topics going into 2021 will be mental health, and youth players should not be excluded.
@JonSolomonAspen wrote about mental health in youth sports for @AspenInstSports: https://www.aspenprojectplay.org/coronavirus-and-youth-sports/reports/2020/6/8/why-the-time-is-now-to-coach-mental-health-in-youth-sports
@JonSolomonAspen wrote about mental health in youth sports for @AspenInstSports: https://www.aspenprojectplay.org/coronavirus-and-youth-sports/reports/2020/6/8/why-the-time-is-now-to-coach-mental-health-in-youth-sports
Not soccer/sport specific but continuing on the theme of mental health...In the May, 2020 issue of @TheAtlantic, @katejulian looked at "What Happened to American Childhood?" [longread] https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/05/childhood-in-an-anxious-age/609079/
And once we're aware of the mental health crisis we're in the midst of, what do we do about?
@Wellperformance shared this @PsychToday piece from @ckbergland that's useful in understanding how we can train our brains to Self-Regulate Negative Emotions. https://twitter.com/Wellperformance/status/1248596161587564545?s=20
@Wellperformance shared this @PsychToday piece from @ckbergland that's useful in understanding how we can train our brains to Self-Regulate Negative Emotions. https://twitter.com/Wellperformance/status/1248596161587564545?s=20
For @StarsStripesFC, @thrace wrote "What we really mean when we talk about needing more Black players in American soccer" all the way back in February. https://www.starsandstripesfc.com/2020/2/20/21136698/what-we-really-mean-need-more-black-players-american-soccer
One of my favorite discoveries this year has been @Snaves' newsletter. There is a lot of great stuff in there, but here's him after the David Guetta/MLS/MLK incident (which should be on any top 10 list of most ridiculous things we've seen this year): https://snavely.substack.com/p/review-david-guettas-mlk-house-remix
On the #EqualPay front, there was some limited progress, but a huge problem remains at @FIFAcom. While the women ask for equal treatment, the gap continues to grow.
@Freakonomics dives in with
Should America (and FIFA) Pay Reparations? (48 minutes) https://www.stitcher.com/show/freakonomics-radio/episode/426-should-america-and-fifa-pay-reparations-200144234
@Freakonomics dives in with
Should America (and FIFA) Pay Reparations? (48 minutes) https://www.stitcher.com/show/freakonomics-radio/episode/426-should-america-and-fifa-pay-reparations-200144234
Bob Bradley. Jesse Marsch. Talking. (Part 1: 53 minutes) on LAFC's YouTube channel.
Staying with Jesse Marsch's for a moment, this tactical piece from May "Jesse Marsch’s Principles for Pressing and How to Coach Them" by @albinsheqiri for Red Bull Hub is a great breakdown and should be of particular interest for coaches. https://redbullhub.net/2020/05/18/jesse-marschs-principles-for-pressing-and-how-to-coach-them/
In the coaching realm, Arsene Wenger will always hold a special place for me. A candid interview with @guardian_sport.
Arsène Wenger: 'A sense of anger, humiliation, hate … every defeat is still a scar on my heart' | Donald McRae https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/oct/20/arsene-wenger-a-sense-of-anger-humiliation-hate-every-defeat-is-still-a-scar-on-my-heart
Arsène Wenger: 'A sense of anger, humiliation, hate … every defeat is still a scar on my heart' | Donald McRae https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/oct/20/arsene-wenger-a-sense-of-anger-humiliation-hate-every-defeat-is-still-a-scar-on-my-heart
