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7 Questions to Ask Before Joining a Soccer Club

  Thinking about joining a soccer club in Massachusetts? Well, as you tell by this site there certainly are lots of them! I think first-and-foremost you need to keep in mind that soccer clubs for kids in Massachusetts are a business… nothing wrong with that; we sometimes forget this as we get [...]

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Club Soccer Teams in Massachusetts

Soccer in the United States had its origin in Massachusetts, so it’s only fitting that the sport enjoys a huge following in the state today. Massachusetts Youth Soccer, the official state representative of the US Soccer Federation and the US Youth Soccer Association, is currently the second largest state soccer [...]

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Are Club Soccer Teams Worth the Money?

That’s a good question that every soccer family needs to give considerable thought to answering. Club soccer is a significant financial commitment, especially Mass club soccer where cold weather means winter facilities need to be secured and paid for. Like many good questions, the best answer is… it depends. It depends [...]

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Is Massachusetts Club Soccer Any Good?

The goal of Massachusetts Youth Soccer is to promote and improve the game of soccer for the children of Massachusetts. It encompasses all levels of play, from recreational leagues designed to get kids out to enjoy the game with their friends to premier leagues for athletes looking for more advanced [...]

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Club Soccer: Best Value for Your Money in Massachusetts

Finding the right soccer club in Massachusetts is as much about value as any other purchase families make. While many clubs may claim to have the best coaches, facilities and schedule, it takes the perfect blend of program quality and cost to make a program the best value for soccer [...]

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Soccer Clubs in Mass – Worthy of the Hype?

If you’ve spent any time on the sidelines of a competitive kids’ sports game, you may have witnessed one of the uglier sides of parental love. Competition can bring out the best and the worst in people, and parents are, after all, people. Parents with kids on club soccer teams [...]

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Premier Soccer Clubs Not For Everyone

Club soccer? As opposed to the soccer played by kids in my town? I didn’t think there was a difference… Town soccer is usually open to just about anyone who wants to join and most larger cities and towns have multiple team at every age level. Costs may be under $100 and [...]

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Is “Total Football” Effective?

Total Football is the formation on the soccer field where all players are interchangeable, meaning that when one player moves out of position than another player fills in their place to ensure that the field is still balanced. This form of soccer saw a lot of success in the 1970’s [...]

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5 Best Soccer Teams in Mass

With well over 400 soccer organizations serving over 200,000 members playing on kids’ soccer teams, Mass Youth Soccer has a place for every child who wants one. Most members play on town or rec teams, but Mass club soccer enjoys quite a large following as well. What is the best soccer [...]

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Quickness on the Soccer Field

There’s no question that good soccer players need to be quick. But quickness in soccer doesn’t necessarily require the same skills as sprinting a 50 yard dash. You’ll need to think about specific workouts to increase your speed. Soccer speed sometimes equates to a sprint, like when a forward is trying [...]

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