U.S. Youth Futsal has named rosters for five boys and five girls teams, U-12 through U-18, for a series of friendlies in Costa Rica July 30-Aug. 30. Players were selected from regional I.D.camps throughout the country last fall and winter and the National I.D. Camp earlier this month attended by more than 400 players. The […]
Youth Soccer Reporter
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
Roster: U.S. U-20 women convene in California
Coach Michelle French has gathered a 24-player U-20 women’s national team squad for a July 22-29 training camp at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. French ispreparing for qualifying for the 2016 U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea. The Concacaf qualifying tournament is scheduled for the end of 2015. The tournament […]
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
U.S. Club Soccer: 31 champions
Thirty-one champions were crowned at the U.S. Club Soccer National Premier Leagues (NPL) Finals and the National Cup XIV Finals in July in Westfield, Ind. 2015 NPLChampions Boys U-13 New York Red Bulls (N.Y.) U-14 Santa Clara Sporting ’00 Green (Calif.) U-15 FC Dallas Pre-Academy (Texas) U-16 New York SC’99 (N.Y.) U-17 Pac San Jose […]
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
Results: ECNL National Finals
The girls Elite Club National League (ECNL) national championship titles for U-15, U-16 and U-17 were decided July 18 in Richmond, Va. The U-14 and U-18 champions were crowned in Seattle in June. U-14 Final Slammers FC (Calif.) 2 San Diego Surf 0 U-15 Final So Cal Blues 3 Michigan Hawks 1 U-16 Final West […]
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
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 national titles. 2014-15 U.S. SOCCER DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY AWARDS Under-13/14Style of Play East: […]
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
Development Academy National Championships Results
The Chicago Fire won the U-17/18 division while FC Dallas was crowned U-15/16 champions at the Development Academy Championships in Carson, Calif., last weekend. U-17/18 Development Academy Championships July 18 Final Chicago Fire 3 Real Salt Lake AZ 1 Goals: Michael Jimenez 13, AndrewGutman 45, own goal 85; Amar Sejdic 50. Chicago Fire U-17/18 2015 […]
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
Real Salt Lake, Chicago Fire reach Development Academy U-17/18 final
Real Salt Lake AZ and the Chicago Fire won their semifinals on Thursday in Carson, Calif., to reach Saturday’s 2015 U.S. Soccer Development Academy Championships final. Real Salt Lake downedSan Jose Earthquakes as goals by Aaron Herrera and Amar Sejdic turned RSL’s midfield dominance into a 2-0 victory. The Chicago Fire twice gave upone-goal leads […]
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
FC Dallas, Red Bulls reach Development Academy U-15/16 final
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 New York Red Bulls, 2-1, on Thursday inCarson, Calif. The Red Bulls, who benefited from the second-half ejection of Patrick Okonkwo for violent conduct, will in the final on Saturday […]
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
U.S. U-18 boys winless at NTC Invitational
The U.S. U-18 men’s national team lost to Uruguay, 2-1, and tied the Czech Republic, 1-1, at the 2015 U-18 Men’s NTC Invitational in Carson, Calif. The U.S. goals came on an own goal and fromJackson Yueill, while Jonathan Klinsmann started in goal both games and captained the Javier Perez-coached team Against the Czechs,Sebastian Elney […]
Posted inStory, Youth Soccer Reporter
MLS clubs take 7 of 8 Development Academy semifinal spots
Georgia United beat the Vancouver Whitecaps in the U-15/16 quarterfinals in a penalty kick shootout to become the only non-MLS club to reach this season’s U.S. Soccer Development Academy quarterfinalsin either age group. U-17/18 defending champion PDA fell to in its quarterfinal against the San Jose Earthquakes. Quarterfinal games were hosted by the higher seeded […]