Dr. Thomas Fleck, an icon in youth soccer coaching education, passed away on Saturday, December 24,
at the age of 74.
A 40-year member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, Fleck served as president
of the NSCAA for two years (1984-85), Fleck was instrumental in the establishment of the NSCAA
Academies, the association's soccer coaching education division.
I am delighted to announce that I had the honor of interviewing coaches Dean Wurzberger and
Carlos Juarez over the weekend. Both coaches were kind enough to let me have some of their valuable
time as they were staffing the USSF National B license at the Home Depot Center in Carson,
California.
Husky coach Dean Wurzberger resigned on Dec.
Do you have a child who wants to improve their skills? Raise your hand if your amateur adult team
wants some tournament action. Where are the soccer players with a passion to go pro?
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bringing free youth clinics, an amateaur adult tournament and open professional tryouts to 18
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