How do we maintain ambition while cultivating calm? When to push, and when to sit back? Overall, the general consensus among sports...

All of this seems fairly obvious, but what is actually going on? It turns out there's quite a bit of research in cognitive psychology to support a phenomenon that has a few names—partisan perception, ingroup bias, hostile attribution bias, naïve realism, self-serving bias, and motivated reasoning are all part of this broader family.

DC XI is thrilled to announce our participation in the USL Y League  this summer! As part of this elite competition, DCXI will field four...

Introduction   For players aspiring to play soccer at the collegiate level, understanding the recruiting process is essential. One of the...

Washington, D.C. – DC XI Football Club (“DCXI”) and The St. James Football Club (“TSJFC”) are proud to announce an exciting new...

As a coach, imagine spending the week at practice with your striker, fine-tuning their decision-making skills - when to turn and take on...

Name: Pierre Hedji Title: The Tactitican Number of years playing: 32+ Number of years coaching: 15+ Favorite Player of all-time:...

Name: Mike Idiokitas Title: Architect Number of years playing: 35+ Number of years coaching: 18+ Favorite Player of all-time: Zidane and...

Name: Keith Tucker Title: Royal Magician Number of years as a player: 33+ Number of years as a coach: 15+ Favorite Player of all-time:...

Name: Elvis Hedji Title: King Number of years as a player: 25+ Number of years as a coach: 10+ Favorite Player of all-time: Thierry Henry...

The way that I initially learned and fell in love with football was not from a great coach or following a fancy training program. I fell...

There’s a recently published ESPN article These kids are ticking time bombs that is making the rounds and has added more fuel to the...

Every couple of months, a parent will either email me an article about a young athlete dying (like this WashingtonPost article) or chat...