About the Author

---

Dave Lange has chronicled St. Louis soccer since the 1970s for local and national media outlets. He is the author of the only comprehensive history of soccer in St. Louis--Soccer Made in St. Louis: A History of the Game in America's First Soccer Capital (Reedy Press). He also wrote or coauthored Practice Makes Perfect: A Guide to Fun Training Sessions for 6-10 Year Olds; Cherishing Childhood: The First 100 Years of Community School; Webster University: A Century of Defining Moments; and Taming Troubled Waters: Dr. Henry Givens Jr. and the Transformation of Harris-Stowe State University. He also contributed a chapter to Soccer Frontiers: The Global Game in the United States, 1863-1913. Lange coached youth soccer and holds a USSF National D coaching license and a coaching certificate from the Royal Dutch Football Association. He is senior lecturer at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and adjunct full professor at Webster University.