By Mike Woitalla The Los Angeles Galaxy is launching high school education program for its Development Academy players. Starting with 2015 fall school semester, theBlended Learning program at the StubHub Center puts the Academy players on the same training schedule as the LA Galaxy first team and LA Galaxy II, the club’s USL team. “[It]allows […]
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U.S. U-18 boys kick off new cycle with Sweden trip
By Mike Woitalla U.S. U-18 boys national team coach Javier Perez has named a 20-player roster for the 2015 Open Nordic Cup Tournament in Sweden, where the USA will face theFaroe Islands on Tuesday, followed by games against Iceland Wednesday and Sweden Friday, and a Sunday placement game. The trip kicks off a new cycle […]
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Coaches Need to Control Themselves — Players Mimic Coaches
By Randy Vogt I have been a referee with the New York Metro Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association (NYMISOA) for the past three decades and look forward to receiving the30-Year Service Award at the NYMISOA Awards Dinner on November 9. Also being honored are the most sporting college and junior college coaches in the New York […]
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Well-planned campus visits are key to making the right college connection
Aspirations to play college soccer and hopes of a scholarship are apt to influence many decisions young players and their parents make. We’ve relayed some of the common questions we’ve heard fromparents to Lisa Lavelle, president of The Sport Source, which has spent more than 20 years in collegecounseling for student-athletes. By Lisa Lavelle We’re […]
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Massapequa returns McGuire Cup to New York for first time in 59 years
By Paul Kennedy Massapequa Arsenal became the first team from New York to win the McGuire Cup since 1959 when it captured the under-19 boys title at the 2015 U.S. Youth SoccerNational Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a 3-1 win over three-time champion St. Louis Scott Gallagher. 2015 U.S. Youth Soccer NationalChampions: Under-19 Boys | Massapequa […]
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'Coaches in Latino community need support from parents' (Joe Supe Q&A)
Interview by Olivia Ruiz Joe Supe, head coach of Southern California’s Irvine Valley College’s women’s team, has spent two decades working to integrateLatino and Latina players into mainstream, competitive soccer. Supe, who started coaching with Southern California Youth Soccer League in 1998, is also a coaching instructor for U.S. Soccer, the NSCAAand Concacaf. SOCCER AMERICA: […]
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Development Academy honors include best 'style of play'
Unique in postseason awards, the U.S. Soccer Development Academy recognizes teams for best “style of play” in addition to the player and coach of the year honors, among others. The style winnersinclude U-15/16 FC Dallas and U-17/18 Chicago Fire, who won the 2015 nationaltitles. 2014-15 U.S. SOCCER DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY AWARDS Under-13/14 Style of Play East: […]
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U.S. Soccer OKs caps for refs
By Mike Woitalla Kudos to the U.S. Soccer Federation, which has announced its approval for referees to wear caps. Previous wording in U.S. Soccer’s“Advise to Referees on the Laws of the Game” stated that, “Hats or caps are not part of the officially accepted uniform …” Recent reporting by Soccer America referee columnist Randy Vogt […]
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FC Dallas youth movement forges ahead
By Mike Woitalla Last Saturday, MLS’s first-place team FC Dallas beat D.C United, 2-1. Its first goal came from 19-year-old Kellyn Acosta. The gamewinner byFabian Castillo was set up by a 23-year-old, Victor Ulloa. Both Acosta and Ulloa came out of the FC Dallas academy program and are among the club’sleague-leading 13 Homegrown signings. Also on […]
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MLS teams book all Development Academy final spots
By Mike Woitalla Georgia United U-15/16, the only non-MLS club to reach the semifinals of either age group in the 2015 U.S. Soccer Development Academy Championships, fell to NewYork Red Bulls, 2-1, on Thursday. The Red Bulls, coached by Simon Nee, benefited from the second-half ejection of Patrick Okonkwo for violentconduct; Okonkwo’s 11th-minute goal was his 33rd […]