By Mike Woitalla In March, the Tab Ramos-coached USA won the Concacaf U-20 Championship. On Sunday, the USA has a chance to take the regionalU-17 title for the first ever USA sweep of the two competitions when Coach John Hackworth’s team faces Mexico in the final in Panama. On Friday, the USA beat Cuba, 6-2,to […]
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Captain Sargent leads remarkable U.S. U-17 run
By Mike Woitalla In its four games, so far, in U-17 World Cup qualifying, the USA trailed only once, after giving up a sixth-minute goal against Mexico. Twenty minutes later, U.S.captain Josh Sargent scored the most impressive, and perhaps the most important, of his five goals. Josh Sargent (Photo courtesy of U.S.Soccer) Blaine Ferri’s long, […]
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USA youth teams are on a roll
By Mike Woitalla In March, the Tab Ramos-coached USA won the Concacaf U-20 Championship for the first time while qualifying for the 2017 U-20 World Cup. En routeto the regional title, it celebrated a 1-0 win over three-time defending Concacaf champion Mexico that marked the USA’s first U-20 win over El Tri at the Concacaf […]
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Injured Player? Take Safe Steps in the Return-To-Play Decision
By Dev Mishra, M.D. One of the toughest decisions in youth sports is determining when a player who has suffered an injury is ready to return to action. It’s very easy to get caught up inthe moment of competition and perhaps put an injured player back in the game before he or she is really […]
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'Great feeling' for U.S. U-17s after win over Mexico
By Mike Woitalla Last August, the U.S. U-17 boys lost in Mexico City, 6-3, to Mexico in the 2016 Torneo de Naciones after a being tied, 2-2, until the 55th minute mark. “As a team, we said, we’re not going to let this happen again,” said midfielder Blaine Ferri, who scored the USA’s third goal […]
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Great start for U.S. U-17s — Mexico awaits
By Mike Woitalla Two years ago, in qualifying play for the 2015 U-17 World Cup, the USA, then coached by Richie Williams, faced Jamaica twice. In group play, theAmericans lost to the Reggae Boyz, 1-0. The rematch came in a playoff with a World Cup berth at stake. The USA again failed to score against […]
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U.S. Soccer names new women's youth national team coaches — Kacey White and Keri Sarver
By Mike Woitalla@MikeWoitalla Kacey White, former Capital Area Soccer League (CASL) Directorof Coaching, is the new U.S. U-16 girls national team coach. Keri Sarver, Director of Coaching of the Internationals SC in Ohio for the last seven years, has been hired as the newU.S. U-19 women’s national team coach. Both played pro ball after their […]
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Will we see the next Pulisic? Meet the U.S. boys aiming for the U-17 World Cup
By Mike Woitalla Will the Concacaf U-17 Championship reveal the next Christian Pulisic? Pulisic played for the U.S. U-17s at the 2015 regionalchampionship, which serves as qualifying play for the U-17 World Cup, 10 months before making his Bundesliga debut. Also on that U.S. U-17 team, were Tyler Adams, JoshPerez and Luca de la Torre, […]
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Dallas becomes second U.S. team to win Dallas Cup Super Group
By Mike Woitalla FC Dallas beat Mexico’s Monterrey, 2-1, in the final to become only the second team to win the Dallas Cup U-19 Super Group since its inception in 1990. FCDallas took a 1-0 led in the 23rd minute when 16-year-old Jesus Ferreira set up 17-year-old Paxton Pomykal for a 16-yard shot. Both signed […]
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Hey Coach, set a good example: Use and share sunscreen
By Dev Mishra, M.D. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation that comes with sun exposure is estimated to be one of the most important risk factors for nonmelanoma and melanoma skin cancers. Athletespracticing outdoor sports receive considerable UV doses because of training and competition schedules with high sun exposure, and in alpine sports, by altitude-related increase of UV […]