Slammers FC, based in Newport Beach, California, was named ECNL “Overall Club Champion” for the 2015-16 season. Slammers FC won 2016 ECNL national titles at U-15 and U-18 divisions andits teams reached the quarterfinals in four of the five ECNL age group national championships and the semifinals in three. 2016 ECNL FinalsU-14: So Cal Blues […]
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NSCAA aims to combat 'showcase fraud'
Citing that there are too many cases of showcase tournaments and summer camps promoting college coaches’ appearances when they aren’t actually committed to attend, the National Soccer CoachesAssociation of America (NSCAA) has created the “Showcase Integrity Program.” The program enables college coaches to report showcase events that are using their name or school name withoutapproval. […]
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Semis set for Development Academy national championships
FC Dallas has reached the semifinals in both U-15/16 and U-17/18 divisions of the U.S. Soccer Boys Development Academy 2015-16 national championships. U-15/16Quarterfinals FC Dallas 3 (Ferreira, Ferreira, Ferreira) Real Salt Lake AZ 1 (Zarris) Weston FC 0 Chicago Fire 3(Akindele, Cepeda, Takawira) (OT) LA Galaxy 1 (Estrada) Real So Cal 0 Real Colorado 1 […]
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Girls Development Academy adds 28 clubs
U.S. Soccer has named 28 more clubs that will be part of the Girls Development Academy for its inaugural season, which kicks off in fall of 2017. U.S. Soccer named the first 25 clubs June 30 and hasindicated that more clubs will named in the “near future.” 28 Girls DA Clubs (added July 9) Boca […]
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Roster: U.S. U-18 women head to England
U.S. Soccer Women’s Technical Director April Heinrichs has named a 20-player roster for the U.S. U-18 women’s national team’s July 6-15 training camp in England thatwill include games against England’s U-18s July 12 and 14. The roster is comprised 19 youth club players and one collegian, Penn State goalkeeper Amanda Dennis. All theplayers were born […]
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Roster: U.S. U-14 girls national team convenes in Colorado
U.S. U-14 girls national team coach April Kater has called up 36 players for the U-14s’ second training camp, July 9-16 in Ft. Collins, Colorado. The roster is comprised of 27 players bornin 2002, eight 2003s, and one 2004. U.S. U-14 girls national team GOALKEEPERS (4): Ryan Campbell (So Cal Blues;Dana Point, Calif.), Mia Justus […]
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Roster: U.S. U-20 women convene in Chula Vista
Coach Michelle Frenchhas named a 19-player squad for the U.S. U-20 women’s national team’s July 6-15 training camp in Chula Vista, California. The team is preparing for the 2016U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea (Nov. 13-Dec. 3), where the USA will face France, New Zealand and Ghana in first-round play. In latest competition, […]
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U.S. U-20 men down Costa Rica
The U.S. U-20 men’s national team opened the 2016 NTC Invitational Center in Carson, Calif., with a 2-0 win over Costa Rica on goals by Jeremy Ebobisse and SebastianSaucedo. Ebobisse, of Duke University, struck in the ninth minute, assisted the 52nd minute goal Sebastian Saucedo, who’s Mexican club Veracruz on loan from Real Salt Lake. […]
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First 25 clubs named to U.S. Soccer Girls Development Academy
U.S. Soccer has named the first 25 clubs that will compete in the Girls U.S. Soccer Development Academy, whose inaugural season kicks off in fall of 2017. U.S. Soccer indicated upon the Girls DAlaunch that it expects 60 to 80 clubs to compete in the first season, fielding teams in U-14/15, U-16/17 and U-18/19 age […]
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Roster: U.S. U-20 men's team set for NTC Invitational
U.S. men’s U-20 national team coach Tab Ramos has named a 21-player roster for the 2016 U-20 Men’s NTC Invitational June 26-July 4 in Carson, California. TheUSA, which is preparing for qualifying play for the 2017 U-20 World Cup, will face Costa Rica (June 29), Panama ( July 1) Japan (July 3). The U.S. roster […]