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Development Academy: Only FC Dallas has a chance return to final four
Posted by Mike Woitalla on Jun. 28, 7:48 p.m.
Only one team that reached the semifinals of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy national championship in 2016 has a chance to return 2017 semifinals. FC Dallas, which is aiming for a third straight U-15/16 U.S. national title, will host the Colorado Rapids in a July 6 quarterfinal.
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Take care of the mighty hamstring
Posted by Dev Mishra on Jun. 27, 7:14 p.m.
We're learning more and more about the importance of the hamstrings in injury prevention and overall athletic performance. Orthopedic surgeons have long been taught that the hamstrings are the "friend" of the ACL.
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Tennessee SC's Ronnie Woodard: 'Start teaching and stop yelling'
Posted by Charley Nordin on Jun. 23, 5:14 p.m.
Last year marked the first time a club from Tennessee won a U.S. Youth Soccer national championship. Coached by Ronnie Woodard, Tennessee SC's U-18 girls lifted the Francis J. Kelly Cup and Woodard was named the 2016 NSCAA National Coach of the Year.
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Hugo Arellano is latest player from 2015 U.S. U-17 squad to make first division debut
Posted by Paul Kennedy, Mike Woitalla on Jun. 22, 7:42 p.m.
Hugo Arellano, the USA's captain at the 2015 U-17 World Cup who signed a Homegrown contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy in January of 2017 via the LA Galaxy II, made his MLS debut last weekend. The 19-year-old played the full 90 while filling in for suspended central defender Jelle Van Damme.
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The Ghana Connection continues: Osman is national boys player of the year
Posted by Mike Woitalla on Jun. 19, 8:48 p.m.
For the third time in six years, the Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year is a Ghana product who came to the USA via the Right to Dream Academy, which seeks opportunities abroad for promising young talent from West Africa.
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Schalke's U.S. teens eye first-team promotion
Posted by Mike Woitalla on Jun. 15, 10:10 p.m.
Missing from the U.S. team that reached the quarterfinals of the 2017 U-20 World Cup were three American teens who were playing for Schalke 04 in its run to the U-19 Bundesliga semifinals: 19-year-old Haji Wright, and 18-year-old Weston McKennie, who turns 19 in August, and Nick Taitague, who turned 18 last February.
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Drink up: Hydration tips for summer soccer
Posted by Dev Mishra on Jun. 13, 7:44 p.m.
In a previous Youth Soccer Insider we discussed recognizing signs of heat illness. Now we will discuss an even more important strategy -- preventing dehydration and possible heat illness through a good hydration strategy.
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Tab Ramos is bullish on USA after U-20 World Cup performance and DA progress
Posted by Mike Woitalla on Jun. 9, 7:53 p.m.
The USA won its group at the 2017 U-20 World Cup and advanced to the quarterfinals, where Coach Tab Ramos' team fell, 2-1, in overtime to the surprise team of the tournament, Venezuela, which won its first four games with shutouts and faces England in the final on Sunday.
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And the Refs Who Do Care
Posted by Randy Vogt on Jun. 8, 6:12 p.m.
Recently, I wrote about the refs who don't care. They are the refs who do as little as humanly possible to survive on the soccer field that day.
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Heat Illness: How to recognize it in young athletes
Posted by Dev Mishra on Jun. 7, 1:35 p.m.
I am often asked this time of year about some strategies for coaches and parents to recognize heat illness, and for some strategies to manage the young athlete. With that in mind let's review some basic principles.
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The Refs Who Don't Care
Posted by Randy Vogt on Jun. 6, 6:46 p.m.
I was appalled as I saw my colleagues officiating. I was to ref the next game at the field and saw the ref, on a warm day on a turf field, wearing a short-sleeve referee shirt and black sweatpants. There was only one assistant referee and he was thankfully wearing black referee shorts but his black socks were pulled down ...
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USA has the momentum at Under-20 World Cup -- but toughest foe awaits
Posted by Mike Woitalla on Jun. 2, 3:02 p.m.
The 17-year-old Josh Sargent has, for U-20 World Cup quarterfinalist USA, scored with his right foot, his head, his left foot -- and in the 6-0 win over New Zealand, with his thigh.
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U.S. U-20 star Tyler Adams has been playing up for a long time
Posted by Mike Woitalla on Jun. 1, 7:10 p.m.
When Tyler Adams showed up for Red Bulls Academy U-13 tryouts, the coaches were quite sure he was ready to play above his age. But they eased him into the older age group.
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U.S. U-20s enter 'best part of the tournament'
Posted by Charley Nordin, Mike Woitalla on May. 31, 4:32 p.m.
At the last U-20 World Cup, in 2015, no collegians saw action for the USA. This time around, Coach Tab Ramos has been fielding Cal goalkeeper Jonathan Klinsmann, New Mexico defender Aaron Herrera and Maryland midfielder Eryk Williamson.
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U.S. U-20s' foe: 'Hard-working' New Zealand team has five U.S. collegians
Posted by Mike Woitalla on May. 30, 4:12 p.m.
The USA aims to reach the quarterfinals in consecutive U-20 World Cups for the first time in history when it faces New Zealand in the round of 16 on Thursday morning (7 a.m. ET FS1, Telemundo En Vivo).
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