[MASSACHUSETTS YOUTH SOCCER] Tom Goodman has been appointed Massachusetts Youth Soccer’s new Technical Director. “Tom brings extraordinary experience to this role,” said Massachusetts Youth Soccer executive director Don Rawson, “nd I know the Tom’s transition willbe seamless.” Goodman most recently served as Director of Training and Evaluation for Massachusetts Youth Soccer and after three years […]
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MLS club finally adopts academy program
[SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES] The San Jose Earthquakes, the notable MLS holdout on the academy scene, launched the Earthquakes Youth Academy, which will field a pairof academy teams in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy system, beginning next season. The academy’s launch coincides with the construction of the “Nutrilite Training Center” as theclub’s home training base. “The […]
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Sereno and Solar partner with EPL club
[CHELSEA FC] Sereno Soccer Club of Phoenix and Solar Soccer Club of Dallas have joined Chelsea FC’s growing U.S. youth club network. Theclubs will host training sessions and camps with Chelsea coaches, benefit from Chelsea-sponsored tournaments and participate in player exchange programs. “Our youth club network isdesigned to create long-term growth and sustainability of soccer […]
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NSCAA Spring Girls High School Rankings
[POLL] St. Mary’s of Stockton, Calif., has moved up one spot to claim in the No. 1 ranking in the NSCAA Spring Girls High School Top 20 with a 12-0-1 record.Previous No. 1 Leesville Road (Raleigh, N.C.) is now No. 2. NSCAA Spring Girls High School Rankings Rank …School … Prev. … W-L-T 1 St. […]
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NSCAA Spring Boys High School Rankings
[POLL] Putnam City North has taken over the top spot in the NSCAA Spring Boys High School Top 20 with a 6-0-0 record. Irmo (S.C.), Shorecrest (Wash.) andStarr’s Mill (Ga.) are tied for second. For all the rankings … NSCAA Spring Boys High School Rankings Rank… School … Prev. … W-L-T 1 Putnam City North […]
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LAFC sends five teams into knockout phase
[DALLAS CUP] LAFC led all clubs with five teams reaching the knockout phase of Dallas Cup XXXI, which moved into the quarterfinals with games Thursday andFriday. LAFC had teams in the under-19, under-15 and under-14 age groups and two teams in the quarterfinals of the under-13 division. Monterrey of Mexico led all foreignclubs with three […]
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Police probe cyber bulling link to suicide of soccer star
[AROUND THE NET] A Long Island youth star headed to college on a soccer scholarship committed suicide, prompting police to investigate dozens of offensivecomments posted on social networking sites directed at the girl before and after her death. Alexis Pilkington starred for West Islip High School insoccer and lacrosse and was headed to Division II […]
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Academy team tours the South
[CHICAGO FIRE] The Chicago Fire’s U-16 academy team recently toured Mississippi and Louisiana, hooking up with the senior Fire team in preseason training. NewFire head coach Carlos de los Cobos even skipped a first-team function to watch the U-16s tie NAIA power Belhaven, 1-1. The Fire U-16s also beatthe Mississippi Fire Juniors, 4-1, and tied […]
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Tryout spots fill up in less than 24 hours
[SUENO MLS 2010] MLS’s nationally televised player search has attracted 1,200 young players for Sueno MLS 2010, which expands to Houston, and returns to LosAngeles and Chicago. All 400 guaranteed tryout spots made available in each city were filled in less than 24 hours. An additional 500 players have registered for the waiting list.The […]
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Sting girls go perfect in regular season
[ECNL] The Dallas Sting clinched the first-year ECNL’s U-15 Challenge A regular-season title with a 9-0-0 record. With one weekend of play to go,the Sting is the only team to secure its place at the top of the standings. The only other team that is unbeaten and untied is Mustang Soccer at 6-0-0 in the […]