On Thursday, November 5, I was a panelist at Football Partnership's Tweet Blowing the
Whistle on Social Media, a discussion about soccer and social media. The panelists also
included Greg Lalas (Goal.com), Chris Schlosser (MLSnet.com) and Chris Toy (Studs-Up.com). For more
about the panelists, check out the blog I posted the day after the event.
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Tiffeny Milbrett will be giving a field demonstration at the NSCAA Convention in January in
Philly. On Tuesday, November 9, 2009, I met up with the FC Gold Pride forward in San Carlos,
California, to help her plan for the event.
We talked about how the Convention is set up, and what to expect when delivering a session in
front of a room full of information-hungry coaches.
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Last night I attended Alex Kotler's Football Partnerships panel, "Tweet: Blowing the Whistle on
Social Media." Greg Lalas, Chris Schlosser, Chris Toy and myself were the panelists, and there were
some seriously smart people in the room, all with incredible perspectives. It was humbling and
insightful to be included among this group to discuss and share information on how we are each
using social media to achieve our business objectives.
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This blog post takes a brief look at how Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) and its teams have
used Twitter. We'll look at the early days of Twitter integration and how it's evolved as a sports
marketing tool. Then, we'll discuss a couple ideas for utilizing Twitter's new List feature.
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This blog post takes a brief look at how Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) and its teams have
used Twitter. We'll look at the early days of Twitter integration and how it's evolved as a sports
marketing tool. Then, we'll discuss a couple ideas for utilizing Twitter's new List feature. Keep
in mind this is a very short post on a topic I could describe for days.
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Check out this video by U.S. Soccer in advance of the USWNT vs. Germany match tomorrow!!! They
do such good work with their video diaries, props guys. My favorite part of this video, though, is
at the end when Pia Sundhage talks about playing against German National Team Coach, Silvia Neid,
in 1995, and what that means for players' potential career ambitions of coaching at the highest
levels today.
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Tonight's Big Match-Up is Florida State University vs. University of North Carolina
This great tribute video was emailed over to me this morning by Gloria Averbuch. It's a nice
touch to remind us all that the impact of women's soccer is far greater than Wins and Losses. Check
it out: http://all-access.
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All proceeds from the match will go to the Charlotte Moran Foundation for Women's Soccer
Source: Florida State University Press Release
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – When Florida State and North Carolina square-off at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday,
October 22 at the Seminole Soccer Complex, the two teams will be playing for much more than a berth
in the upcoming ACC Tournament.
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Tonight, October 19th, at 5pm PST / 8pm EST, a lecture: "Facing Off Over Facebook: The Impact of
Social Media on Women Sports" is going to be broadcast LIVE online from the Tucker
Center at the University of Minnesota. http://www.cehd.umn.edu/tuckercenter/lecture/default.
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Red Stars Head Coach Emma Hayes is in San Francisco this week watching Stanford, UCLA, USC, USF,
and Santa Clara women's soccer teams play. I thought it would be fun to ask her the WPS series of
"Off the Field" questions we collect from the players. Hey, coaches have favorite TV shows and
i-pod apps, too!
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The structure of your site's URLs has a serious impact on crawlability, SEO, and
user-friendliness. A solid SEO will know how to craft effective URLs, but other people who have a
direct impact on building your site developers, IT staff, and management may not necessarily be in
a position to think about how they structure your URLs.
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Amanda Palmer is one half of The Dresden Dolls. "Leeds United" is off her solo album, Who Killed
Amanda Palmer?. The track isn't directly about Leeds but the pounding on the keys, the blaring
horns, the voice hoarse from shouting/screaming/singing taps into the riot of football crowds. She
explains that the whole idea of turning out to support your team & getting into brawls with each
other struck her as "Roman" and a good subject for her.
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In November, Alex Kotler of Football Partnerships is putting on a rockin' panel to discuss how
social media is affecting the sport of football, and yours truly has been invited as a panelist.
(I'm super honored/excited to be a part of this! Details below.)
So I'm calling on all my Social Media gurus out there to help me prep!
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Book your trip today! Want more information or to get some first-hand feedback?
Read letters sent to the NSCAA by previous participants.
Today I had the great pleasure of speaking with April Heinrichs, who you'll of course know as
one of the first players on the United States women's national soccer team and later became the
Head Coach.
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Before I get started, yes that really is a living albino alligator. Lisa Cole of the Boston
Breakers is in San Francisco this weekend watching games, so last night we took a jaunt to the
California Academy of Sciences to take in a little NiteLife. This place is AWESOME. Basically, the
Academy is a museum/planetarium/aquarium in Golden Gate Park.
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The Netminder 15 September @ 04:04 PM EST
WPS personnel experts surely know more than overworked journalists, but from first glance here,
Philadelphia seems to have put together a ferocious backbone in just three picks. Lori Lindsey is a
quiet but effective central midfielder, Jen Buczkowski showed plenty of potential in Sky Blue's
playoff run, and Nikki Krzysik is a proven young player.
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Other WPS All-Star blog posts on Soccer Science:
WPS All-Star Weekend Begins
WPS All-Star Weekend II: WPS Awards Ceremony through Kick-Off
We've just finished editing the videos from the WPS Awards Celebration and thought it would be
nice to post links to all of them here so you can see the acceptance speeches.
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Chicago Red Stars player Cristiane battles 9 year old soccer player Renae Blevins to see who is
the ultimate soccer juggler. This is simply too amazing not to post.... Seriously Peter
Wilt: Where did you find this girl?
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Seriously, if you haven't seen this yet, click the video. Or if you have seen it and you want to
see it again, click the video. It's amazing and scary all at the same time.
With the WPS Regular Season ending and the WPS Playoffs beginning, including 2 HUGE WPS events
later this month (WPS Championships and the WPS All-Star Game), life is a bit crazy here at the
League office.
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The photo above was taken by Howard C. Smith at isiphotos.net.
Let's Identify Ways to Support Women in Coaching
The lacking presence of female coaches at the highest levels of sport is a challenge that the
American soccer coaching community is actively looking to improve.
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Wow! What a year will learn ya.
I looked back at one of my old blog posts called, "Amanda Vandervort's Top 8 SEO Sites," and
realize what a rookie I was. While the post certainly has merit, it was less about SEO and more
about tools that can help you create an effective website I still use these tools with frequency so
if you want to check out the post, it's still a good resource.
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1. YACHTING
Yesterday we didn't have any WPS games to cover... and the sun was shining bright... so in lieu
of spending every waking hour in front of my computer, my friends and I hopped about the Kronos for
some serious yachting action. (Stay tuned for more pics.) We're talking about a
2-bedroom/2-bathroom 50-foot yacht complete with a salt water filtration system, satellite TV, full
kitchen, a Jet Ski that Ethan swears is the fastest water craft he's ever driven, exotic beverages,
cheese & fruit plate, homemade pasta salad (yum Paigey), sunshine, bikinis, dice games, and
more.
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In a game that started at noon local time, the Los Angeles Sol's undefeated streak ended at home.
Saint Louis midfielder Amanda Cinalli got the only goal of the game in the 11th minute, with Hope
Solo needing four saves in the shutout. "The loss today is a small bump in our successful season,"
Sol coach Abner Rogers said.
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WPS Chief Operating Officer Mary Harvey got the crew together with pizza and soda to listen to
the Los Angeles Sol vs. Saint Louis Athletica on the audio broadcast. Tony Hubert, who's doing the
commentary, did mention I'd get a shout out on the radio... Tony I'm tuned in ;-)
Wanna know more?
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Athletica just scored in the 11th minute when Eniola Aluko got behind the Sol defense and pulled
the ball back to an unmarked Amanda Cinalli.
Remember, the Sol can capture the regular season title with a win today.
I got a late start blogging because I'm running around for a light feature for Thursday's Daily
Breeze talking to moms, their daughters - and nuns if you can believe it.
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It's been an absolutely crazy couple months here at the WPS League office so instead of sitting
down and writing one long drawn out blog post, I'm pledging one blog post every other day for the
next two weeks with one unique update each time.
Today's update: Interns.
I feel incredibly lucky to have had worked with incredibly motivated, talented interns
throughout my career.
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A look back at USA's 1999 World Cup victory with WPS stars Brandi Chastain, Tiffeny Milbrett,
Christie Rampone, Kristine Lilly, Briana Scurry and Tony DiCicco. If this video doesn't bring tears
of joy to your eyes you must be dead.
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Watch as seven champion athletes and undeniable Title IX beneficiaries celebrate the historic
legislation's 37th anniversary.
Here's a few quotes I collected throughout the day:
"I was in High School when it took effect, we went from having options of gymnastics,
volleyball, and track.
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USL News 19 June @ 08:44 AM EST
Official Press Release
DaCosta, Taylor, Benefiting from Professional Environment Locally and Internationally
Newburgh, NY – For the past week, Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues midfielder Amanda DaCosta
has been training with the United States U-23 National Team in Lorain, Ohio, a Northeast Ohio town
that is home to the Premier Soccer Academies.
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Left to right, top to bottom: Don't Mess with Mer, Wheels Julian, Solid as a Rock Ben, Master
Trick-Meister Cy, Shoot from anywhere Matt, goalkeeper Gaston aka "The Wall", yours truly, Quick
Teet Jung, This is my Recovery Run Dana, Rocket Shot Amy, and El Capitan Josh. (not pictured:
Juke-em Justin, Collected Christian, Touch & Go Megan, and Leave them in the dust Dixon.
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Charlotte Moran (center) pictured with her good friends Louise Waxler and Sue Ryan.
It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I share the passing of our friend Charlotte
Moran. Charlotte passed away peacefully early this morning at her home after a long and courageous
battle with pancreatic cancer.
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Dear athlete,
Whether you know it or not you are, quite literally, a marketable product... but unless you're
one of the few headliners in your league, chances are you just can't afford a team of people to get
your name out there, build a cool website, or create a personalized marketing campaign.
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First - I watched a snippet of Maddow in which she interviewed Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson about
Cheney, et al. He's the former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell. One of the most interesting (to
me) points he made with Maddow was to note what a fearful person Dick Cheney is.
I've always seen him as fear mongering - but seeing him as himself fearful was fascinating.
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I was in Chicago this weekend for their home opener. I'd been to two Opening matches already -
LA Sol vs. Washington Freedom, and FC Gold Pride vs. Boston Breakers, both were very cool. Los
Angeles hosted the Inaugural Match, which by all accounts was the most awesome event I've ever
helped organize.
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