[USA UNDER-20 WOMEN] Paris St. Germain’s Lindsey Horan scored twice and Harvard freshman Margaret Purce added another as the U.S. under-20 women’s national team defeated China, 3-0, during the USA’s training camp in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. MidfielderRachel Hill fed Horan for the opening goal in the 24th minute, but the Chinese, who will face the […]
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Cal South sends four teams to ODP National Championships
[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER] U.S. Youth Soccer’s annual ODP National Championships will be held Feb. 28-March 2 at the Reach 11 Sports Complex in Phoenix. Cal South, thedominant team in recent years at the ODP nationals, has teams represented in each of the four divisions: 1997 and 1998 boys and girls. 2014 ODP RegionalTeams: 1997 Girls: […]
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GSA-McLean U-17s highlight weekend
[ECNL TEXAS] The three-day ECNL Texas, the third of five ECNL national events, features 116 teams at the Rolling Hills Soccer Complex in Ft. Worth, Texas. The marquee match takes place on Friday, thefirst day, as GSA (14-0-0 in conference play) faces McLean Youth Soccer (10-0-0 in its conference) in U-17 action. GSA features U.S. […]
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U.S. U-17 women defeat New Zealand, 2-0
[NYC INVITATIONAL] The U.S. under-17 women’s national team made it two wins in two games as it defeated New Zealand, 2-0, in its second match of the 2014Women’s NTC Invitational. The U-17s got goals in each half from Mallory Pugh and Zoe Redei. The USAwill win the tournament with a win or draw against Japan […]
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Top U-14s headed to Man United Tourney
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY] The top U-13/14 team from that age group’s inaugural 2013-14 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season will be rewarded with a trip to the 2014Manchester United Premier Cup World Finals. “Our U.S. Soccer Technical Advisors will make a holistic evaluation to determine the top club based on Academy criteria and ratings we havecompiled,” said […]
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Relishing soccer's special bonds at the NSCAA Convention
[MY VIEW] The 2014 NSCAA Convention for me and many of my contemporaries was one massive reunion. You could not walk into the Marriott Hotel lobby without beingbombarded by players you played with or against, coaches who you were coached by, or friends you have made over the years in the soccer community. I wonder […]
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U.S. under-15 boys national team roster
[ABU DHABI CAMP] The U.S. under-15 boys national team head coach Hugo Perez‘sroster for a week-long international training camp in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, that begins Friday, includes three players from the U-17 national team recently won the Aegean Cup:starting left back Edwin Lara, Nicholas Taitague and Carlos Avilez. Ben Lederman of Barcelona’s youth […]
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ODP Girls National Training Camp Rosters
[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER] The 2014 U.S. Youth Soccer ODP girls national training camp begins Monday at Reach 11 Sports Complex in Phoenix. More than 200 players in the1998, 1999 and 2000 age groups have been invited. 1998 Region I Ursula Alwang Goalkeeper 2016Connecticut FC Weston, CT Taylor Bennett Defender 2016 Empire Revolution Dryden, NY Grace […]
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USSF's major investment in player development
[U.S. SOCCER] The U.S. Soccer Federation plans to spend $13.8 million on player development in the next fiscal year. The Washington Post’s Steven Goff perused the USSF’s truncated budget documents for the next fiscal year (April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015) and, regarding the youth game, reported: “The federation plans to spend $5.9 million […]
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Dutch coach at Wolfsburg to be new Arsenal youth boss
[ENGLAND] Andries Jonker, the assistant coach of German club Wolfsburg, will take charge of Arsenal’s youth development program next summer. TheDutchman had previously spent seven years developing and implementing youth coaching reforms with the Dutch federation (KNVB). Jonker, 51, replaces Liam Brady asArsenal’s Head of Youth Development and the Academy. Jonker moved to Germany initially […]